there's a few of us here in australia that wouldn't mind a visit to Norway! alan
www.alanhalford.com.au 0421 475 252 skype: alanhalford On 03/07/2012, at 3:28 PM, Michael M Pannwitz wrote: Dear Hege, if you gather a group interested in stuff to do before and after an os-event in Norway, I and I imagine even others would love to come to Norway and facilitate such an event. Greetings from Berlin just waking up after a long and fun-intensive Stammtisch with a dozen os-agitated people in Berlin... mmp On 03.07.2012 09:06, Hege Steinsland wrote: > Dear Lisa: > This sounds so important and interesting. I really need and want to > learn more about pre - work. > The distance from Norway to Calefornia is a challenge for me to take the > opportunity you offer. > If you ca recommend any substitute, video, podcast or something like > that, it would be great! > > Anyway, good luck, and enjoy all of you that are able to gather on this > occasion :-) > > All the best from Norway > Hege > > Den 3. juli 2012 kl. 02:56 skrev Lisa Heft: > >> Hello, dear colleagues - >> >> This is a message about an upcoming workshop for those of you in or >> around or visiting California next month: The Power of Pre-Work - >> August 8-10 in San Francisco. >> >> I invite you to join me for this learning experience - which is not >> particular to Open Space but for any face-to-face dialogue approach we >> may use: Lessons learned and shared about pre-work. >> Thanks in advance for sharing the word - through email, tweets, other >> social networks, or face-to-face over a good beverage with your >> friends, clients and colleagues. >> I look forward to learning with and from you there - Lisa >> // >> - - - - >> >> /(I reflect upon some of the diverse dialogue events I have >> facilitated and the elements of pre-work that led to their success - >> including a multi-language, multi-culture national immigrant and >> refugee farmer conference, a series of 2000+ participant youth >> ministry conferences, a national conference which introduced dialogue >> to help participants name diverse and conflicting points of view in >> their field, a meeting of international health workers sharing best >> practices across country and culture, a retreat for a global >> information technology department generating ideas for their corporate >> strategic plan, environmental advocates birthing a new global >> organization, HIV/AIDS educators developing mission, vision and a >> shared values statement for their non-profit organization, six >> international agencies collaborating on how to spend a billion dollar >> budget - and other examples of high productivity, creativity and >> partnership and meaningful outcomes in meetings based on dialogue >> methods and processes. What supported the success of these events? >> Not my magic jewel-like words and insights - instead, a thorough >> analysis to select the appropriate tool, plus ongoing conversations >> with the client teams about everything from issues and objectives to >> site, food, documentation, invitation and outreach, follow-up and more >> - with every one of these elements affecting or supporting dialogue. >> To me, the pre-work is essential - and yet, everyone tells me they do >> not get this sort of training in their academic programs or other >> facilitation training. So I decided to host a workshop to share best >> practices and lessons learned about the pre-work.)/ >> >> - - - - >> >> Join us - register now - for >> *The Power of Pre-Work* >> /For people of all levels of experience/ >> >> *August 8-10, 2012* >> >> *San Francisco, California USA* >> >> Facilitated by Lisa Heft >> Fellow, Columbia University's Center for International Conflict Resolution >> Adjunct Faculty, Sonoma State University Organization Development Program >> President Emerita, Open Space Institute US >> >> - - - - >> >> Facilitating face-to-face staff meetings, community >> gatherings, planning sessions, conferences and committees: >> >> It is not just about showing up and doing some sort of magic >> facilitation on the day of the event. >> >> Learn how thoughtful, thorough pre-work can support the success of a >> dialogue event. >> >> For people of all levels of experience - although you will be able to >> retain more of your learning about pre-work if you already do some >> facilitation work >> >> Whether you facilitate using Open Space Technology, the World Cafe, >> Future Search, or other tools, processes and methods with and without >> names - everything in the full system of your event affects and >> impacts everything else. Share what you have learned and learn more >> about all of the elements of Pre-Work. It is all part of an ecology of >> interrelated elements. >> >> Pricing - as always - is flexible - custom tailored to what you as an >> individual can contribute and afford. >> >> *For more information on content, schedule and pricing overview and to >> register,* >> Contact me directly at >> *[email protected]* <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> I look forward to learning with and from you, >> >> Lisa >> >> *Lisa Heft* >> Consultant, Facilitator, Educator >> *Opening Space* >> * >> * >> _______________________________________________ >> OSList mailing list >> To post send emails to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: >> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Michael M Pannwitz, boscop eg Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany ++49-30-772 8000 [email protected] www.boscop.org Check out the Open Space World Map presently showing 390 resident Open Space Workers in 67 countries working in a total of 143 countries worldwide: www.openspaceworldmap.org _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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 .
