I have to admit my memory is light on those details. I think from my perspective I was facilitating a circle. And I do remember personally at some point that Moscow seemed like a clear choice. It just shimmered I to being.
I also remember that I think we deeply entrusted the next Wosonos to the Moscow deep, and there is a bit of a sacred trust in taking responsibility for this gathering. Chris _____________ CHRIS CORRIGAN www.chriscorrigan.com > On Jul 15, 2019, at 11:28 AM, Marai Kiele via OSList > <[email protected]> wrote: > > That’s exactly what I am intending to describe in my short story, Peggy! > I smile, reading your description. > > I don’t remember „Bohm dialogue“ (Are talking objects used in that?) > Please remind me of what exactly you are referring to, so I can integrate > that in my story. > > I do have a clear memory of the moment when Chris Corrigan picked up the > talking object and spoke up. > As I remember it, besides the „I“ language, he invited all who where > expressing themselves to broaden their perspective. > > Not just think of „what do I want“ or „what do we, in this room, want“ but > include all those around the globe who are not physically there. > What would be best for the longterm flourishing of OST and for all those who > belong to the community, in some way or another? > What would be best for those who weren’t capable of bringing their > perspective in themselves? > > To me, that was a sacred moment. I experienced that the whole atmosphere > shifted, and after a while the next location had become clear to the whole > group: > Moscow / Russia. > > But I won’t give all the details of my whole story away in this email! ;-) > > Marai > > >> Am 15.07.2019 um 18:17 schrieb Peggy Holman via OSList >> <[email protected]>: >> >> Yes, it was the year of Harrison’s 70th birthday. I remember the dancing! >> >> The closing circle keeps coming back to me. We had invitations to go to two >> places in 2006. We used Bohm dialogue to discern where to go. I remember we >> used a talking piece among the 50-60 people. I recall setting it up with >> something like listen to each other and speak when moved. And you, Chris, >> added the essential guidance to speak “I” language — from personal >> experience. >> >> Peggy >> >> >>> On Jul 14, 2019, at 11:17 PM, Chris Corrigan via OSList >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I remember 2005…it was celebrating Harrison’s 65th birthday I think too (or >>> was it 70th? I just know it was significant). I wrote a song for him >>> based on a Nova Scotia folks song…I’ll look through my old note books and >>> see if I still have the lyrics. I was so nervous to sing it! I thin I >>> rehearsed it with Esther Ewing, but I was too nervous to do it as a duet! >>> >>> I remember too that we also mourned our colleague Colin Morley, who was >>> killed in the July 7 2005 London Underground bombings the month before. >>> >>> I met some life-long friends at that OSonOS, including Feliz Telik from >>> Turkey and Piret Jeedas from Estonia who were both working (along with >>> Kairi Birk) at Tim Merry’s Split Rock Learning Centre in Yarmouth. >>> >>> Halifax is such a great city. And it was a really fun time, probably my >>> favourite of the three full OSonOS’s I attended (including the OSonOS IX >>> which I co-hosted with Laurel Doersam in Vancouver in 2001). There was >>> great conversation, a beautiful, community location and dancing and >>> drinking every night! >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> >>>> On Jul 14, 2019, at 1:37 PM, Jeff Aitken via OSList >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> That (first or second) Day's Inn osonos was late '94. It was after the >>>> November US election when Newt G became Speaker of the House (he was on TV >>>> at the hotel.) Funny how memory works. >>>> >>>> Jeff >>>> San Francisco >>>> >>>>> On Sun, Jul 14, 2019, 1:10 PM Jeff Aitken <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Hi, the archives don't seem to go back that far. Were we on the MetaNet >>>>> back then? Then the oslist was born in mid 90s when we needed a listserv >>>>> instead of a website based conversation? >>>>> >>>>> I remember the first or second Day's Inn gathering. >>>>> >>>>> Was a nice complement to the OT "Symposium on Organization >>>>> Transformation" taking place each July in different locations. The 9th US >>>>> OT was in Colorado '91 and the 12th US OT was in Napa California '94 - >>>>> and that's the limit of my memory :) >>>>> >>>>> Jeff >>>>> San Francisco >>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Jul 14, 2019, 10:02 AM Harrison Owen via OSList >>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> The questions of when, how many and where have persisted over the years. >>>>>> Frankly I can't remember either. Even the first one is foggy in terms of >>>>>> year -- but I know where... Day's Inn at Dulles Airport. Suggestion is >>>>>> that you use the search function on OSLIST. Somewhere "back there" I am >>>>>> sure you will find the collective ruminations. >>>>>> >>>>>> Harrison >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: Marai Kiele via OSList <[email protected]> >>>>>> To: ost list international <[email protected]> >>>>>> Cc: Marai Kiele <[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Sun, Jul 14, 2019 7:07 am >>>>>> Subject: [OSList] WOSonOS 2005 Nova Scotia - do you remember >>>>>> >>>>>> Hey folks, >>>>>> >>>>>> I am writing a short story about my experience at WOSonOS 2005 in Nova >>>>>> Scotia. This will likely be published as a contribution to a short >>>>>> stories book. >>>>>> >>>>>> It was my first and life-changing experience with collective sense >>>>>> making (the way the location for the next WOSonOS was chosen, or rather: >>>>>> how it became obvious to the group). >>>>>> >>>>>> I have the session reports from back then, but what I am missing are >>>>>> numbers like: >>>>>> >>>>>> - How many participants were we? >>>>>> - From approximately how many countries? >>>>>> >>>>>> And then the questions that probably have been asked many times before. >>>>>> Yet I still couldn’t find the „right“ answer: >>>>>> >>>>>> - Since when does WOSonOS exist? >>>>>> - In which locations / or in how many locations has it taken place >>>>>> up to this year? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks a lot in advance! >>>>>> Marai >>>>>> >>>>>> https://about.me/maraikiele >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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] >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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