Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 107, Issue 8
Dear Anne must be holding the space! I had a question, and needed someone to reflect back, "well, what do you WANT to do?" Xo Jeff San Francisco On Sun, Mar 15, 2020, 3:34 PM anne stadler via OSList < oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote: > Virtual OS experiment: > > We’re IN one! Now At the Chaos period of complex self-Organization. As an > entity in the system, you need to ask what has heart & meaning for you & DO > IT. Give your support to something already attracting energy (a Strange > Attractor) and/or initiate a “session”!! Right now. Right where you ARE. > Love! ANNE > > On Sun, Mar 15, 2020 at 1:40 PM > wrote: > >> Send OSList mailing list submissions to >> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> >> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> oslist-requ...@lists.openspacetech.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> oslist-ow...@lists.openspacetech.org >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of OSList digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >>1. A VIRTUAL OPEN SPACE EXPERIMENT (Suzanne Daigle) >>2. Re: A VIRTUAL OPEN SPACE EXPERIMENT (Barry Owen) >> >> >> -- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2020 10:14:10 -0400 >> From: Suzanne Daigle >> To: OSLIST >> Cc: Lucas Cioffi , luis@beit.world, Suzanne >> Daigle , Barry Owen >> >> Subject: [OSList] A VIRTUAL OPEN SPACE EXPERIMENT >> Message-ID: >> < >> cajh+flb2byqfbabrwumwu1dcp5wmbprqacc4_srv+ndhjxm...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Hello All, >> >> >> >> A huge leap, a bold move. Later today and this week, we are launching the >> Virtual Agora Gardens as part of the World Happiness Fest activities. It >> will be a self-organizing conversational space using the combined >> technologies of QiQo Chat (where you can choose your garden and topic) and >> Zoom (where you then engage directly in face-to-face conversations on >> topics of your choice). A unique feature of this Virtual Agora >> (gathering) >> is that people will be hosting each other. No leaders, facilitators or >> official hosts. Self-organizing like in nature! >> >> >> >> You can check out the space and concept here; >> https://worldhappinessfest.qiqochat.com/cafe >> >> >> >> All are warmly invited to join this experiment, lending your passion and >> skills as hosts and facilitators, helping us informally open and hold >> space >> for others and with others. It is free and lasts all week. You can drop >> in >> anytime and stay as long as you want. >> >> >> >> As the planning for the World Happiness Fest was underway, there was no >> way >> to predict the alarming and unfolding circumstances of the coronavirus. >> The Global Happiness Event is in its third year and has been increasing >> exponentially. Over the past weeks and month, the planning team, >> organizers >> and world hosts have been adjusting, creating and responding with such >> sensitivity, generosity and heart. >> >> >> >> With this latest Virtual Garden initiative, it?s also been a race against >> the clock. What was intended to be a small Open Space experiment, >> complementing the many activities (presentations, live events, and more) >> of >> the World Happiness Fest is now potentially a place and space that will >> fill an urgent and important need for many. >> >> >> >> *A bit more background:* >> >> >> >> The World Happiness Fest Week (March 16th - 22nd) >> https://www.happinessfest.world/en/ is launching today from Madrid. All >> in-person events and presentations *now *?without audience? will be >> recorded and live streamed free. Many of the in-person Agoras (gatherings) >> ? about 80 around the world have been cancelled or scaled down which will >> certainly shift the attention to virtual. Many of our colleagues in the >> Open Space community were/are hosting Agoras where they live: in Canada, >> Nashville, Spain, India and other places. >> >> >> >> *Lucas Cioffi*, founder of QiQo Chat and a great friend of Open Space, has >> worked tirelessly to develop this virtual garden concept with input from >> our friends and colleagues here and there, along the way. >> >> >> >> *Luis Gallardo*, Founder and President of Happiness, also an ardent >> supporter of Open Space, came up with the idea of having a virtual garden >> setting for this conversational intiative. Luis was at World Open Space in >> October and he, with core members of his planning team, also attended the >> Peace and High Performance gathering in New York. >> >> >> >> This is an excerpt of Luis? message to a global community a few days ago >> as >> their team continued to plan, adjust and respond to the needs and current >> happenings.* It is in the spirit of his
Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 107, Issue 8
Virtual OS experiment: We’re IN one! Now At the Chaos period of complex self-Organization. As an entity in the system, you need to ask what has heart & meaning for you & DO IT. Give your support to something already attracting energy (a Strange Attractor) and/or initiate a “session”!! Right now. Right where you ARE. Love! ANNE On Sun, Mar 15, 2020 at 1:40 PM wrote: > Send OSList mailing list submissions to > oslist@lists.openspacetech.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > oslist-requ...@lists.openspacetech.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > oslist-ow...@lists.openspacetech.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of OSList digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > >1. A VIRTUAL OPEN SPACE EXPERIMENT (Suzanne Daigle) >2. Re: A VIRTUAL OPEN SPACE EXPERIMENT (Barry Owen) > > > -- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2020 10:14:10 -0400 > From: Suzanne Daigle > To: OSLIST > Cc: Lucas Cioffi , luis@beit.world, Suzanne > Daigle , Barry Owen > > Subject: [OSList] A VIRTUAL OPEN SPACE EXPERIMENT > Message-ID: > < > cajh+flb2byqfbabrwumwu1dcp5wmbprqacc4_srv+ndhjxm...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hello All, > > > > A huge leap, a bold move. Later today and this week, we are launching the > Virtual Agora Gardens as part of the World Happiness Fest activities. It > will be a self-organizing conversational space using the combined > technologies of QiQo Chat (where you can choose your garden and topic) and > Zoom (where you then engage directly in face-to-face conversations on > topics of your choice). A unique feature of this Virtual Agora (gathering) > is that people will be hosting each other. No leaders, facilitators or > official hosts. Self-organizing like in nature! > > > > You can check out the space and concept here; > https://worldhappinessfest.qiqochat.com/cafe > > > > All are warmly invited to join this experiment, lending your passion and > skills as hosts and facilitators, helping us informally open and hold space > for others and with others. It is free and lasts all week. You can drop in > anytime and stay as long as you want. > > > > As the planning for the World Happiness Fest was underway, there was no way > to predict the alarming and unfolding circumstances of the coronavirus. > The Global Happiness Event is in its third year and has been increasing > exponentially. Over the past weeks and month, the planning team, organizers > and world hosts have been adjusting, creating and responding with such > sensitivity, generosity and heart. > > > > With this latest Virtual Garden initiative, it?s also been a race against > the clock. What was intended to be a small Open Space experiment, > complementing the many activities (presentations, live events, and more) of > the World Happiness Fest is now potentially a place and space that will > fill an urgent and important need for many. > > > > *A bit more background:* > > > > The World Happiness Fest Week (March 16th - 22nd) > https://www.happinessfest.world/en/ is launching today from Madrid. All > in-person events and presentations *now *?without audience? will be > recorded and live streamed free. Many of the in-person Agoras (gatherings) > ? about 80 around the world have been cancelled or scaled down which will > certainly shift the attention to virtual. Many of our colleagues in the > Open Space community were/are hosting Agoras where they live: in Canada, > Nashville, Spain, India and other places. > > > > *Lucas Cioffi*, founder of QiQo Chat and a great friend of Open Space, has > worked tirelessly to develop this virtual garden concept with input from > our friends and colleagues here and there, along the way. > > > > *Luis Gallardo*, Founder and President of Happiness, also an ardent > supporter of Open Space, came up with the idea of having a virtual garden > setting for this conversational intiative. Luis was at World Open Space in > October and he, with core members of his planning team, also attended the > Peace and High Performance gathering in New York. > > > > This is an excerpt of Luis? message to a global community a few days ago as > their team continued to plan, adjust and respond to the needs and current > happenings.* It is in the spirit of his heartfelt words that we are > extending this invitation to you. * > > > > > > Given the almost widespread alarm that is causing the spread of Coronavirus > throughout the world, we want to take a very special role, a role of hope > in view of fear, and the remembering that we are all responsible for the > decisions we make. > > This is the time when we need positive, calm and aware leadership. It
