Dear friends and colleagues, the Genuine Contact program was developed throughout the 1990's, with one of its primary roots in Open Space Technology. In those early years of working with OST, studying with Harrison, participating in great conversations with wonderful people, I was fascinated with what occurred within an OST meeting that I refer to as 'outcomes' and others refer to with words like 'intangible capital'.
I realized that one of the greatest outcomes was genuine contact. Genuine contact with the collective became apparent to me first, then genuine contact with another, then genuine contact with self, and genuine contact with creation/creator. Over the years I have found that as people experienced this genuine contact, they did so in different sequences than my experience. What was common was the overwhelming feelings, experience, and heart to heart connection that was experienced. For some, it felt like the first time to be in genuine contact. Participating in multiple OST meetings fosters greater and greater experience of genuine contact. At some point, anything that is not genuine contact is not desired. This is an exciting factor in sustainability of a new paradigm after an OST meeting, and definitely in those organizations that make regular use of OST. This experience generated one of the five beliefs of the Genuine Contact program <https://www.dalarinternational.com/about-dalar/values-beliefs/>, and its worldwide community of practice. We believe that focusing on genuine contact enables individuals and organizations to achieve the individual and organizational health and balance that is needed for optimal effectiveness. Positive change in the organization is directly linked to positive change in individuals. Both are required for sustainable new ways of working. in genuine contact, Birgitt *Birgitt Williams* *Supporting Next Level Leadership "Leading So People Will Lead"* Author, Senior Consultant, President Dalar International Consultancy, Inc <http://www.dalarinternational.com/> Founder Genuine Contact Program <http://www.dalarinternational.com/genuine-contact> Co-owner Genuine Contact Group, LLC <https://genuinecontact.net/about/co-owners/> Founder Extraordinary Leadership Network <http://www.extraordinaryleadershipnetwork.com/> *Learn with us for your skill and capacity development for leading and working in the new leadership paradigm "Leading So People Will Lead"* Upcoming learning module: Working with Open Space Technology <https://www.dalarinternational.com/curriculum/open-space-technology/>. Three different learning options to learn a process for facilitating meetings that engage the people. Self-Study + One-to-One Mentoring + Mentoring Circle; Self-Study + Real-Time Workshop + Mentoring Circle; and Self-Study + Real-Time Workshop + One-to-One Mentoring + Mentoring Circle with real time workshop dates three consecutive Fridays from 9am to 12:30pm EST on October 18, 25, and November 1st. PO Box 19373, Raleigh, NC, USA 27613 Phone: 01-919-522-7750
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