Dear Hulu and Qinghua, Greetings to you from Taiwan, and best wishes to you for 2014.
I was pleased to see in your email to Suzanne that you are moving forward with Open Space in China this year! I have many good memories of our conversations in Florida at the WOSONOS. I have just agreed to do a 3 day open space learning workshop in Shanghai in July 4-6 2014. It will be sponsored by Open Quest Facilitation, a small company I have done training and facilitation for before. As soon as the information materials are completed I will send them to you in the hope that some of your colleagues would be interested in attending. And of course, I would like to see the 2 of you there also! Any other thoughts about how I might support your efforts are very welcome. Warm regards, Gail On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 3:10 PM, Hulu Chen <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Suzanne, > > Thank you for your kind invitation, and happy new year to all dear > friends. > > Ms. Song is very interseted in this topic, and hope to meet all friends > there to share her thoughts and reflections on our expereinces of promoting > Open Space in China. While she needs a volunteer interpreter for the whole > process. Is there any proper candidate that you (or other friends) > would like to recomend? > > Best regards, > Hulu > > ------------------------------ > > > *陈胡露* > 社区参与行动 项目负责人 > 地址：北京东城区安定门外青年湖南里24号文体中心206, 100011 > 电话：010-84252191-610 > 传真：010-84252191-603 > 手机：18611800737 > 邮件：[email protected] > > 网址：www.ssca.org.cn > > > *Hulu Chen* Project Coordinator > Shining Stone Community Action (SSCA) > Rm. 206, No. 24, Qingnianhu South Street, Andingmenwai, Dongcheng > District, Beijing. 100011 > T: +86-10-84252191-610 > F: +86-10-84252191-603 > M: +86-18611800737 > E: [email protected] > W: www.ssca.org.cn > > *From:* Suzanne Daigle <[email protected]> > *Date:* 2013-12-31 19:04 > *To:* OSLIST <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [OSList] Ignited for 2014... > Dear Friends, > > It's been such a wow year and I feel such love and gratitude for this > community and for Open Space in my life! WOSonOS Florida 2013 was such a > gift, a gift that keeps on giving! The stories I hear of what was ignited > as a result are so heart-warming. Our WOSonOS Millennial co-host leaders > are blasting it out of the park with so many initiatives in education, > entrepreneurship, etc. Soon I will strong arm them to share their stories > on the OS list. They are just too busy doing it instead of writing about > it. > > Lately it feels like I've been on a bit of a sabbatical from our beloved > OS list though I have been reading here and there. Yes I ventured into the > Social Media world, with Twitter and more. I was overwhelmed at first but > then I realized that it's just another example of the beautiful chaos that > is life with all the wonderful global connections that can happen. It's > also an opportunity to spark interest and curiosity around Open Space. > > My passion to bring Open Space to the World of Work has not abated nor has > my deep desire to partner with our Technology pals and others who are > equally passionate about igniting and transforming the workplace. > > In mid-January I will be going to New York to participate in the Annual > Open Space co-hosted by Karen Davis and Harrison Owen at International > House. I decided to personally invite a bunch of close friends from the > Open Space world and others who have not yet experienced OS. Many are > coming including Christine Koehler from Paris and Jasmina Nikolic from > Serbia, Kennan Salinero (a Scientist from San Francisco), Derek Wade (from > the Scrum World from Chicago), Russell Meyer (Social Activist Pastor from > Florida), Ben Roberts (from CT bringing on-line dialogue to the world) , > Achim Nowak (author and keynote speaker), Johann Gauthier (from Quebec > Canada, creator of > HRockstars<https://plus.google.com/communities/111166240740728636143> > which some of you might like to join) and others. Chuni Li who I met there > three years ago will be hosting some of my friends at her home as will Ben > Roberts. Part of the magic of our world in Open Space is when friends of > friends become friends. > > So in the spirit of invitation, I would like to add my voice to Karen > Davis' , the master organizer of this annual affair, to see if others might > like to join. > > Below is the text of the invitation in case the attachment doesn't work. > > Hugs and Happy New Year to all! > Suzanne > > *Opening Space for Peace and High Performance:* > *Living well with Chaos, Confusion and Conflict* > > > > *International House, New York City* > > *January 18-20, 2014* > > > > > > Chaos, confusion and conflict seem to have the upper hand these days. > Whether battered by the forces of nature, feeling the gridlock in > government, trying to survive in a highly competitive and super-connected > world or fearing the constant threats to peace in so many places, we all > can agree that much is happening on our small planet. We feel the impact of > it in our daily lives and many of us struggle. > > > Perhaps it is time to recognize that we, our organizations, as indeed the > entire cosmos �C are all self-organizing systems. And rather than viewing > these forces as a threat or something to control, we can begin to see the > power of self-organization and learn to leverage that power. > > By understanding the primal force of self-organization and letting go, we > will be able to freely pursue the fulfillment of our individual and > collective potential with energy and simplicity. We will engage in the > natural dance of order and chaos that leads to peace and high performance. > > Can we be highly productive and peaceful at the same time? Can > organizations produce exhilarating performance in peaceful environments? > > The 28-year natural experiment that is Open Space Technology (OST) has > demonstrated no less than 250,000 times or more, in 146 countries with > groups of 5 to 3000 that it is not only possible but predictable and highly > probable. We can be hugely productive. We can be peacefully present. > > Some people have viewed the results as counterintuitive, unbelievable, and > have even called it magic. The results continue; however, the “magic” is > not Open Space Technology. Rather it is the force that underlies it �C the > power of self-organization. > > *You are invited* to experience and learn to apply this age old force of > High Performance and Peace as we engage, explore and deepen our > understanding around this question: *“Can We Learn to Ride the > Creative/Chaotic Waves of Self-Organization, Using their Power to Amplify > our Power?”* > > > *THE PROGRAM* > > The Program will unfold over 3 days. On Day I anyone who cares to learn > the fundamentals of OST facilitation or to become more comfortable with > facilitating is invited. This first day focuses on the essentials for > opening space with any group, including core principles, the planning > process, when to use Open Space, action approaches, and role and behavior > of the facilitator. Practice during Days II-III will increase your > proficiency. > > > > Days II �C III: The design for each of the following two days is identical. > In the morning, Harrison Owen, the originator of OST, will offer > reflections on “Creating the conditions for Peace and High Performance” and > on the final day “Opening Space in our Lives, our Organizations and our > World”. The balance of each day will be in dialogue with others in open > space. We will all be teachers. We will all be learners. At the conclusion > you will have a compendium of materials (online) to remind you of your > experience and to support you in your new ventures. > > *If you are specifically interested in the facilitation of OST*, the > first day of the program is essential, as well as reading Harrison Owen’s > *Open > Space Technology: A User’s Guide* and viewing a video of a telephone > company, *OST at US West*, (16 minutes): > http://vimeo.com/25251316.<http://mail2web.com/cgi-bin/redir.asp?lid=0&newsite=http%3A%2F%2Fvimeo%2Ecom%2F25251316%2E>Other > recommendations are Harrison Owen’s TedX talk: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APD7oQ3xrSA and his books *The Practice of > Peace* and *The Wave Rider: Leadership for High Performance*. > > > *TUITION* > > *Corporate* *Nonprofit/Individual* > > January 18-20 (3 days) $750 $500 > > January 19-20 (2 days) 500 > 335 > January 20 (1 day) 250 > 165 > > Fees include lunches, coffee breaks and materials. > > Note: Our desire is to include all who wish to participate. If your budget > does not fit the stated fees, please contact Karen at 1-212-595-9107 or > [email protected]<http://mail2web.com/cgi-bin/compose.asp?mb=&mp=P&mps=0&lid=0&intListPerPage=100&[email protected]&ed=w2iHmUX7FVnBP%2FqbPc0PBsctm5eigVhl0eDi0m4PAEg0wR9LkewR2N2104IfBR9XZpFGYLu59mvE%0D%0Afdt1bPHItGemTxrVQsWMTF9ljSJC5GHNxabAxUxo6VRWbmIR5o%2FD> > . > > > > *YOUR HOSTS* > > *Harrison Owen:* Harrison is President of H.H.Owen and Co. His academic > background and training centered on the nature and function of myth, ritual > and culture. In the middle '60s, he left academe to work with a variety of > organizations including small West African villages, urban (American and > African) community organizations, Peace Corps, Regional Medical Programs, > National Institutes of Health, and Veterans Administration. Along the way > he discovered that his study of myth, ritual and culture had direct > application to these social systems. In 1979 he created H.H.Owen and > Company in order to explore the culture of organizations in transformation > as a theorist and practicing consultant. Harrison convened the First > International Symposium on Organization Transformation, and is the > originator of Open Space Technology. He is the author of *Spirit: > Transformation and Development in Organizations*, *Leadership Is, Riding > the Tiger, Open Space Technology: A User’s Guide, The Millennium > Organization, Tales From Open Space, Expanding Our Now: The Story of Open > Space Technology, The Spirit of Leadership: Liberating the Leader in Each > of Us, The Power of Spirit: How Organizations Transform, The Practice of > Peace *and* Wave Rider: Leadership for High Performance in a > Self-Organizing World*. > > *Karen J. Davis:* Karen, a consultant with organizations globally, is > committed to enhancing the health, effectiveness, and joy of human systems. > She is dedicated to building global community through working and learning > with colleagues throughout the world. For a decade Karen was faculty at > Universidad Diego Portales in Santiago de Chile. She is part of the > leadership of the International Organization Development Association and > has served on the board of the Organization Development Network. Karen > serves on the boards of Open Space Institute of USA, a large healthcare > organization, as well as on boards of community and cultural organizations. > Karen is a co-author in *The Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook*. She has > been involved with Open Space since before its naming. When not traveling > or working around the world, she lives in New York City, returning > regularly to her native Arizona. Summers, she is on her farm in rural > Quebec, Canada. Karen describes herself as a gardener and a world citizen. > > > _ > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- *Gail West, ICA* *3F, No. 12, Lane 5, Tien Mou W RdTaipei, Taiwan 111Ph) 8862) 2871-3150* email) [email protected] Skype) gwestica www.icatw.com
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