Re: [OSList] celebrating 30 years of Working With Open Space Technology

[Chris Kloth via OSList]

Thanks for your post. Birgitt.

While I have not been active online in recent years, I have followed 
along. You and I started about the same time and shared many OSONOS 
experiences in those early years.


Several of you observations ring true for me. I also did experimentation 
with when shorter sessions might be effective - especially after an 
extended meetings.


Over the years two of my clients eventually incorporated the principles 
and practices of OST into their organization cultures. Others use OST 
more or less regularly.


One of my favorite memories of an OST meeting involved calling together 
a group of mental health professionals who were concerned about some 
pending legislation that could have significant negative affects 
statewide if passed. One of the things I was aware of as background 
noise was that the urban leaders and the rural leaders were actively 
involved in a political battle with each other. While that issue had 
very little to do with the reason they gathered, they ended up with a 
shared legislative strategy AND resolved the urban/rural issue while 
they were at it! As we all know - they just needed the space!


Another was when The U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services System was 
planning their annual national training program. My colleagues and I had 
worked with some of their local jurisdictions using OST and some people 
suggested using OST for their national event. There was definitely some 
resistance. They finally agreed to half traditional and half OST. They 
started in the traditional format and spent the last day in open space. 
Starting the next year they did the whole event using OST!


One of my favorite memories of Harrison is dancing with Harrison and 
Ralph to the music of the Rolling Stones at one OSONOS.


Another is from US election day, 1988. (There is a separate Harrison 
story related to that election, but I digress.) I had invited Harrison 
to do an Open Space training with me in Columbus, Ohio. Our "design" for 
the day was to model the process by using the usual OST calling of the 
circle and agenda setting to shape the training on the spot. While I was 
still thinking in terms of introducing Harrison, and having Harrison 
make some opening remarks and call the circle, he unexpectedly handed 
off calling the circle to me. Once we had the agenda, we shared roles 
working with the group. Participants were very satisfied, including two 
who were openly skeptical about the process. In retrospect, I was struck 
by Harrison's humility, as well as his confidence in me - someone he had 
not know for very long.


In the words of the Grateful Dead, "What a long, strange trip it's 
been!" And a wonderful one, as well.



Shalom,

Chris Kloth
Principal/Lead Consultant
ChangeWorks of the Heartland
254 South Merkle Road
Columbus, OH 43209-1801
Ph: 614-239-1336
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Fax: 614-237-2347
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On 4/5/2022 6:01 PM, Birgitt Williams via OSList wrote:

Dear friends and colleagues,
this month I am celebrating 30 years of working with Open Space 
Technology. What a grand journey it has been, giving me a vehicle to 
be of help to leaders and  their organizations...while simultaneously 
growing me. I benefited a lot from in depth four day trainings in OST 
with Harrison, attending, co-sponsoring seven training sessions in 
Canada. I continue to facilitate in the ways that we were originally 
taught, with adjustments made to adapt OST for the online environment. 
I refuse to facilitate an OST less than four hours, with sessions 
never less than one hour.


My two favorite experiences of being a participant in OST meetings: 
the first OSONOS in a hotel near Dulles airport in which just over 30 
of us gathered to explore our learning with OST and the excitement of 
participating in what was then pioneering work with organizations. The 
second of my favorite experiences was the Expanding Our Now event in 
Oregon in the mid 90's sponsored and facilitated by Harrison Owen and 
Anne Stadler. Five full days within an OST container, exploring and 
accomplishing ways to expand our now. Again, about thirty of us came 
together, from a number of countries, with profound experiences within 
which each of us experienced personal transformation and the expansion 
of ourselves, and the expansion of our NOW. We who gathered understood 
that the bigger our NOW, the better we facilitated. The power of a 
multi-day OST is not often the current offer...however, it is powerful 
beyond what can be imagined.


In those early days, I experimented with how short an OST meeting 
could be while still retaining what I believed was valuable about OST. 
Four hours was the shortest I would go...and in those days I did so as 
a means for following up from a multi-day OST for the purpose of 
moving topics forward that had been prioritized from the multi-day 
OST. 

Re: [OSList] Invitation to Open Space Hotline for Tuesday, April 19th at Noon EDT

[CHARLES COLPITTS via OSList]

Thank you, Koos.  I’ll check into it.

CMC

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> On Apr 17, 2022, at 5:42 PM, k...@auryn.nl wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Charles,
>  
> Thanks! The time zone converter is nice, but when I clicked on it, it came up 
> with a date in March (despite the url you gave, which contains the correct 
> date). In March, Europe does not have DST yet (it starts the last Sunday of 
> March) so the time came out wrong. When I corrected the date to April, the 
> time was right.
>  
> So, folks using the time zone converter have to pay attention to the date to 
> make sure DST is calculated correctly.
>  
> Koos
>  
> Van: OSList  Namens CHARLES COLPITTS 
> via OSList
> Verzonden: zondag 17 april 2022 23:26
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> CC: CHARLES COLPITTS 
> Onderwerp: [OSList] Invitation to Open Space Hotline for Tuesday, April 19th 
> at Noon EDT
>  
> Hi all!
>  
> Here’s your invitation to the Open Space Hotline convening on Tuesday,  April 
> 19th, at  12:00pm EDT
>  
> Rolf suggested that I add a time zone converter so you can figure out what 
> time noon EDT is in your time zone.
>  
> Here is one!
>  
> https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20220419T16&p1=179
>  
> Are you involved in opening space? Are you interested in Open Space 
> Technology?
>  
> It's not quite an Open Space event, but it is a space open to receive 
> whatever is alive for you right now.
>  
> The invitation is to share, listen, inquire, and be open to be surprised.
>  
> Join the emergent conversation...
>  
> from PC, Mac, iOS or Android: 
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Re: [OSList] Invitation to Open Space Hotline for Tuesday, April 19th at Noon EDT

[Koos de Heer via OSList]

Hi Charles,

 

Thanks! The time zone converter is nice, but when I clicked on it, it came up 
with a date in March (despite the url you gave, which contains the correct 
date). In March, Europe does not have DST yet (it starts the last Sunday of 
March) so the time came out wrong. When I corrected the date to April, the time 
was right.

 

So, folks using the time zone converter have to pay attention to the date to 
make sure DST is calculated correctly.

 

Koos

 

Van: OSList  Namens CHARLES COLPITTS 
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CC: CHARLES COLPITTS 
Onderwerp: [OSList] Invitation to Open Space Hotline for Tuesday, April 19th at 
Noon EDT

 

Hi all!

 

Here’s your invitation to the Open Space Hotline convening on Tuesday,  April 
19th, at  12:00pm EDT

 

Rolf suggested that I add a time zone converter so you can figure out what time 
noon EDT is in your time zone.

 

Here is one!

 

https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20220419T16 

 &p1=179

 

Are you involved in opening space? Are you interested in Open Space Technology?

 

It's not quite an Open Space event, but it is a space open to receive whatever 
is alive for you right now.

 

The invitation is to share, listen, inquire, and be open to be surprised.

 

Join the emergent conversation...

 

from PC, Mac, iOS or Android: 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/751609912?pwd=QmZCYUNrYTU4Y2ZrWHVFTzVTcTMvUT09  

 

 

 

 

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[OSList] Invitation to Open Space Hotline for Tuesday, April 19th at Noon EDT

[CHARLES COLPITTS via OSList]

Hi all!

Here’s your invitation to the Open Space Hotline convening on Tuesday,  April 
19th, at  12:00pm EDT

Rolf suggested that I add a time zone converter so you can figure out what time 
noon EDT is in your time zone.

Here is one!

https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20220419T16&p1=179

Are you involved in opening space? Are you interested in Open Space Technology?

It's not quite an Open Space event, but it is a space open to receive whatever 
is alive for you right now.

The invitation is to share, listen, inquire, and be open to be surprised.
 
Join the emergent conversation...

from PC, Mac, iOS or Android: 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/751609912?pwd=QmZCYUNrYTU4Y2ZrWHVFTzVTcTMvUT09  




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Re: [OSList] Who would like to see free speech return in America with Elon Musk buying Twitter?

[Katherine Jennings via OSList]

Stay in your lane, stay focused, be patient and kind for surely we will get
to where we need to be and we shall surely learn what we don't yet know.

A simply life is what we have been resisting for so long that has led us to
too much of everything.

I have surrendered to the illusion of control and embraced "the light and I
am one"
. I have found my lane and have intentions of staying in my lane.  enjoy is
on the menu, would you like to order some?

Respectfully
K. Sweetness Jennings CASAC, BA, MPS

On Fri, Apr 15, 2022 at 5:24 PM Mark Carmel via OSList <
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> Obviously the powers that be do not want it. The smear campaign against
> Mr. Musk has intensified with his offer to purchase Twitter and restore
> free speech...
>
> As the greatest Peacemakers and Proponents of Free Speech in the World,
> what do YOU Think?
>
> The result will be a telltale sign for the future practice of our beloved
> OST...
>
> Cheers,
> MC
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