Ooops... smiling now with a big fat "disgruntled grin".... seems the tail end of my email (in draft form) did not get deleted! Perfectly imperfect I guess. [?]
On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 2:01 PM, Suzanne Daigle <[email protected]> wrote: > Wow...Wow...Wow...Wow! How could one not LOVE this website! And not feel > the heartfelt spirit of invitation from Phelim, baby Riddley Matilda and > the amazing host team who is planning, preparing and imagining us all being > in London for the: WOSonOS(WORLD Open Space on Open Space 2012 UK > from October 11th to the 15th > I vividly remember Matilda extending an invitation at the Berlin WOSonOS > in 2010. We were touched, moved and inspired as we watched art, mime and > theater unfold before our eyes as she creatively shared the heartfelt > welcome on behalf of many. I knew then as I know now that something special > was afoot. In Chile in October 2011, we saw a similar ceremony as the > talking stick made its way from the first South America WOSonOS through New > York across the sea to the place that will also host the 2012 Olympics and > WOSonOS. Like wow, how very cool! > > *I had not registered yet nor bought my plane tickets*...I was sitting on > the fence wishing so to go! Uncomfortable spot I must admit. Like many of > us, I hesitated thinking of the cost (actually quite reasonable) and other > things like time and schedule. Well by week's end, if not sooner, I will > let my intuition transport me and make this happen. It's what I've done > time and time again since I met Open Space, going to where I was drawn to > go...Taiwan, Seattle, Arizona, Berlin, Canada, Florida, New York, > Washington, Chile, and so many other palces -- sometimes working and > facilitating, sometimes just participating. I have never looked back and > never regretted my decision. The memories of everyone I met are still part > of me every day. There is no way to describe what it feels like to meet > someone in person that you met on this OS list. Friends for life in the > most special way. We walk into a room united by the "whoever comes is the > right people" and the "whatever happens is the only thing that could > have"! > > *I hope others will be impulsive and feel guided to register and make > their travel plans as I will be doing.* > I owe such a debt of gratitude to Open Space and this wonderful generous > community of ours. Open Space jolted me in ways that made me discover the > courage of my own leadership and a desire to impact the world of work with > others so it becomes a place where people feel included, connected and are > contributing together. The workplace is my first passion and through that > passion I have also become connected to friends, family, new colleagues, OS > mates, work and community, in ways I could never have imagined. > > Yes like many of you I revere Harrison Owen ... thankful that he too > followed his intuitive path which led to this wonderful collective work and > way of being that we call Open Space. A place of shared leadership, > self-organizing, high performance and life that invites everyone to > discover who they are and how much of a difference we can all make when we > learn to trust ourselves and get out of our own way, rolling up our sleeves > to do amazing things together, inviting others to do the same. Now more > than ever, it seems that this world is inviting us to pay it forward, doing > more of what we do simply by inviting...opening, holding and closing > space...so that others afterwards can keep opening and re-opening spaces > everywhere. > > I cannot think of a better place to be than London England in October > 2012. A place of history as we create the future together, bringing hearts > and minds, new learning and lots of purposeful sharing. So I urge you all > to gather your dollars and pennies, be creative and imaginative to get > there so we can make this event an event that carries the spirit of all the > WOSonOS events that came before...so that we can stand on the shoulders of > the giants who preceded us, connect with others who recently discovered > Open Space and make theatrical magic happen in real life. > > Let is also be officially know that my first job is to see if Phelim and > Matilda will let me change Riddley's diaper or perhaps in London they call > this his nappie! You see I'm a bit rusty, we married our daughter a few > weeks ago, and I need the practice thinking that in the future, I'll be > doing this as a new grandma. > > Spread the word, send a wish, extend an invitation to others, register, > buy a ticket and let everyone know you are coming! > > Suzanne > > > > > > So with the memory of Taiwan, Sleeping Lady in Washington USA, Orillia > Ontario Canada, Berlin, Chile, and so many other places wh > , > In Chile at the 2011 WOSonOS last October, the spirit of this invitation > carried forward when Juan Luis Walker and Lisa Heft created a veritable > theatrical event to set the stage for this grand upcoming event in London > in a ceremony to transfer the talking stick from Chile where we were > beautifully hosted to London via New York when > > > > > It's enough that Open Space ALWAYS tugs at my heart. > > On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 6:39 PM, Phelim McDermott <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Open space friends and fans >> >> I am excited to inform you that our WOSonOS 2012 website is now live, >> ready to welcome you here to London in October for the 20th World Open >> Space on Open Space. At the site there are a number of things to check >> out. It contains all of the event details including: Schedule, Venue, and >> support on how to get there and where to stay. This is the home page: >> >> http://wosonos2012.com/ >> >> You can of course book your tickets from the booking page and those of >> you who have already booked and who know they are coming (thank you for >> your helpful support!) there's a "Who's coming?" page: >> >> http://wosonos2012.com/who-is-coming.php >> >> This is where you can upload your picture and details and let us and >> others know you are coming. >> >> Also do help us spread the word by sharing the website link and >> contributing to our chain of invitations: we are inviting you all to do >> your own inviting! Your invitation can be in any language or form. Check >> out the invitations already up and submit your own here: >> >> http://invites.wosonos2012.com/ >> >> For those people new to OS there's also a page for the wonderful Lisa >> Heft's Open Space learning workshop which happens in the days running up to >> the main OS event. >> >> http://wosonos2012.com/pre-learning-workshops.php >> >> Of course the website is a work in progress - we are still developing it >> so do use the "contact us" link to let us know of any glitches or >> malfunctions as we continue to work on it and visit it again in a couple of >> weeks to see how it has grown. >> >> A warm welcome everyone. >> >> On behalf of Improbable and the Wosonos2012 team. >> >> >> Phelim X >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> OSList mailing list >> To post send emails to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: >> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org >> > > > > -- > Suzanne Daigle > NuFocus Strategic Group > 7159 Victoria Circle > University Park, FL 34201 > FL 941-359-8877; > CT 203-722-2009 > www.nufocusgroup.com > [email protected] > twitter @suzannedaigle > > -- Suzanne Daigle NuFocus Strategic Group 7159 Victoria Circle University Park, FL 34201 FL 941-359-8877; CT 203-722-2009 www.nufocusgroup.com [email protected] twitter @suzannedaigle
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