Chris Macrae recently posted about the possibility of Open Space Bars which could just as easily be Coffee Shops or Virtual Drop ins like what we experienced for the OS30th and HO 80th celebrations. So Chris YES to your vision!
Chris also introduced us to Amy Chen recently. Amy was in Beijing with Harrison and Ms Song a few months ago. A recent grad in BioEngineering from the Hebei University of Science and Technology in China now living in Washington, she was blown away by Open Space and is hungry to learn more. It fits with her passion around innovation and powerfully engaging youth in education and all of us in the workplace. Amy will be joining us at International House in New York for the three days and there's a chance that Chris might be there too for a few days. It will be exciting as there will be many passionate individuals trailblazing in many domains including science, education, technology, self-managed workplaces and more. Lots of synchronicity at play as people show up. Still time to register if you see a possibility to be with us: https://osius.org/peace-high-performance-2016 This afternoon Amy and I were on Zoom together...hanging out agelessly, talking about projects and plans, dreams and more. It totally felt like Open Space. Together we watched a presentation by Angela Maiers -- someone I met recently in Denver, who in her own way is opening giant spaces in the hearts and minds of students, teachers, schools and community across the country. Angela had never heard of Open Space and as I described it briefly, her eyes lit up and she quickly connected it to her mission and purpose. Unfortunately she was already committed for January otherwise she too was planning to hop a plane and join us in New York. Angela and others have mobilized over a million students across the US with their purposeful and igniting message "YOU Matter". As I reflect on what excited me the most this past year, it will be what Angela is igniting. It has Open Space written all over it...in spirit and in action. Boggles the mind to think of what's possible if we introduce the simple steps to "sit in a circle; create a bulletin board, open a marketplace and get to work" to what she is already doing. When people and communities start bumping into each other, the multiplier effect is exponential. We don't even have to work all that hard. It just happens by itself. This being the season of giving, I offer you these special presentation links as gifts hoping you will be as inspired as Amy and I were today. 1. Presentation at the Business Innovation Factory: https://vimeo.com/91020743 <https://vimeo.com/91020743> (students speak at the end) 2. The story of students and community mobilized from McAllen Texas, one of the poorest Metro areas in the US. A twitter stream, pictures and short videos that will hook your heart from August to as late as last week. https://storify.com/angelamaiers/choose2matter-at-mcallen-isd-in-texas Wishing one and all a Happy New Year. I know 2016 will be an amazing year. Suzanne Suzanne Daigle Open Space Facilitator NuFocus Strategic Group FL 941-359-8877 Cell: 203-722-2009 www.nufocusgroup.com [email protected] Twitter @Daiglesuz
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