🍃💖🌏💖🍃 On Fri, Sep 24, 2021 at 6:00 PM Tova Averbuch via OSList < oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
> This is heart warming > > > > *From:* OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] *On Behalf > Of *Birgitt Williams via OSList > *Sent:* Friday, September 24, 2021 12:56 AM > *To:* OS list <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> > *Cc:* Birgitt Williams <birg...@dalarinternational.com> > *Subject:* [OSList] Evolve conference Oct 20-22 enhancing the knowledge > of the field of collaborative change > > > > Dear friends and colleagues, > > The Evolve conference has a great line up of speakers and conveners, all > committed to facilitating change in the world. The list of > speakers/conveners includes a few people on our OS community, including > Harrison Owen, Tova Averbuch, Peggy Holman. As well, four of us (Suzanne > Daigle, Jake Yeager, Rachel Bolton and I) are facilitating a meeting within > the conference using Open Space Technology. When we were asked to each take > a one hour session time to have an Open Space during that session, with > topics posted in the chat window, it felt to me like a speed dating version > of Open Space. The four of us conferred and the result was to have one > congruent OST meeting that had five session times, using those sessions as > topic conversation round times. We wanted to offer as much time for the > discussions as possible within the structure of the conference, and we > wanted to provide people who attended any of the sessions to have the > experience of being within something greater, something that could make a > bigger difference. > > > > Having come up with that as our offer, and having the conference > organizers agree to one comprehensive OST meeting taking place in five one > hour sessions over the three days, we solved some of what felt limiting to > us. Suzanne wondered if we could use the last session to have a closing > circle of the OST and we all were very much in favor of her wish and she is > facilitating that session. We wanted to use some of the first session to > open the space and invite for the co-creation of the agenda wall, likely > using Miro. The agenda wall would be open for more topics to be added. > > > > There are still some challenges to be worked out and with the help of the > conference organizers, we intend finding viable solutions. Right now, the > schedule on the website is offered as a list, so it appears that there are > five different Open Space sessions. We will find a way to communicate that > what is offered is an Open Space Technology meeting over the five sessions. > Haven't quite figured out how to convey that this isn't limited to five > times in which there is open space in the conference, but rather that there > is a meeting method that has great value for collaborative change: Open > Space Technology. > > > > I like that the one method that is going to be included in the conference > itself as a method is Open Space Technology. I like that Harrison is one of > the speakers for this first time gathering of people from many communities > of practice, scholars, artists, and more. Open Space Technology remains (30 > years) my favorite of the large group interventions. > > > > Now, back to the conference. It might be the right time, in the absence of > a WOSONOS conference, to enter into a collaborative playground that is > designed to enrich with learning of more that is happening in the growing > field of collaborative change. > > > > with appreciation to all that you are and all that you do towards a more > life nourishing world, > > Birgitt > > [image: Image removed by sender. Picture] > > > > > > *Birgitt Williams* > > *Senior consultant-author-mentor to leaders and consultants * > > *Specialist in organizational and systemic transformation, leadership > development, and the power of nourishing a culture of leadership.* > > www.dalarinternational.com > > > > > > >> Learn More & Register > <http://www.dalarinternational.com/upcoming-workshops/> for any of our > upcoming workshops here. > > > > [image: Image removed by sender.] > > PO Box 19373, Raleigh, NC, USA 27613 > > Phone: 01-919-522-7750 > > *Like us on Facebook* > <https://dalarinternational.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=35ed818c946a88ba7344da05f&id=6677c35b38&e=e7zyhHfiqG> > > *Connect on LinkedIn* > <https://dalarinternational.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=35ed818c946a88ba7344da05f&id=c26173f86b&e=e7zyhHfiqG> > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > 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/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
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