Sorry for resending, got word that this post to the os list was being held as too many were copied. I had cc a few folks at the Climate Assembly. Not sure if it posted because of this so here goes again. On Jan 31, 2016 9:22 AM, "Suzanne Daigle" <[email protected]> wrote:
> To recap the Question: What is Open Space? > > When I first experienced Open Space, there were no words to describe it > though Lord knows I tried. > > Having been involved in two palpably life enriching events this past > month: one at International House in New York and the other with a first > time Open Space facilitator, Amy Chen from China who facilitated about 100 > people at an important climate change Open Space national gathering in > Florida, the same is as true for me now as it was in 2009. > > How to describe the space that Amy opened, the hearts and minds she > touched, the words and actions that got ignited in folks, all much older > than she. > > How to describe the light in her eyes and the shine in her smile having > boldly ventured forth to facilitate this first event where those used to > being national speakers, presenters to thousands as experts or advisors > were now sitting in a circle with those who were used to sitting in an > audience listening to them. > > The topic sea rising and climate change... > > Suddenly because of 23 year old Amy and those who supported her, including > a young woman from Paris working at the newsroom, a conference became > something that was just as hard to describe as Open Space Technology is. > > The shift from traditional conference to something indescribable happened > in less than 30 minutes, groups self-organized, totally engrossed in their > topics ageless and equal. > > And the words shared at closing circle hours later about this experience, > a first for most in the room, were as varied as the waves in an ocean were > we riding a wave. All I can say is that the urgency, poignancy and depth of > connection that happened there leaves no doubt of the urgency that will > follow in action and in words, face to face and virtually with QiQoChat > because these serious issues demanded no less of them and suddenly had room > and space to emerge. > Indeed there are no words or definitions that can capture this experience > of Open Space. > > And if in our every day life, we are asked about this thing called Open > Space Technology, what a great invitation to open space to discover each > other, to go straight to the issues and to the stuff of life that matters > to them and to us, to the big talk. > > Or we can always tell the story of the coffee break as Amy did yesterday > to describe the difference between a traditional conference where most are > listening with just a few doing most of the talking. Much more engaging, > she said, to be in a Open Space where all can contribute in the talking and > creating. > > Hugely appreciative and looking forward to a day of well deserved rest in > nature with a young woman from China and another from Paris. > Suzanne > Hi! > > OST is way of re-opening the space. The space is always open, before > people arrive to the scene. When they arrive, they build the fences > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_8EBn2PLHA>. Then the need to re-open > the space emerges as people feel bad behind the fences. Then the OST is > invented to fulfil this task. > > Be well! > > > *Arno* > > > > 2016-01-28 19:55 GMT+02:00 Daniel Mezick via OSList < > [email protected]>: > >> What is Open Space Technology? >> >> -- >> Daniel Mezick >> Culture Strategist. Author. Keynoter. >> (203) 915 7248. Bio. <http://www.DanielMezick.com/> Blog. >> <http://www.NewTechUSA.net/blog/> Twitter. >> <https://twitter.com/DanielMezick> >> Book: The Culture Game. <http://theculturegame.com/> >> Book: The OpenSpace Agility Handbook. >> <http://www.amazon.com/OpenSpace-Agility-Handbook-Daniel-Mezick/dp/0984875336> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> Past archives can be viewed here: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > Past archives can be viewed here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >
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