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Message received from Chris Corrigan: 

The Open Space community, through the editing efforts of Rafi Atendelian has produced a lovely ebook on the practice of living in Open Space. 

You can download it here:
http://www.archive.org/details/LivingPeaceTheOpenSpaceOfOurLives

It has wonderful stories, and lots to learn from!

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Attached are the harvest notes from the Guardians Circles, July and August 2008.

 

What do you see?  

 

 

Our steady attention to what is moving us

in the luminous moments of co-inspiration

transforms the fleeting experience into continuous celebration

of the awakening of the collective learner

to its potential for higher intelligence and wisdom,

capable to hold more compassion and complexity.

I'd like to learn if anyone in the AoH community has used the "Art of Hosting" model for improving the succession planning process in the organization. I am writing a paper on this topic and would like to integrate any AoH best practices.

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I am finally blogging! The ocasion is the monthly guardian calls of Axladitsa- Avatakia. I love the idea of whoever can show up and are present. I feel sure this is the way to move consciousness. I have been in a physical space for 2 weeks, working hard 10 hours a day, having no energy for high profile discussions in the evenings, but drinking beer and watching DVDs with my two friends and co-workers.

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Intergenerational at Shambhala: story and what is next?

At the Shambhala Summer Institute, June ’08, people were invited to join a conversation around the next steps for the intergenerational work in Shambhala. It started with people trying to put the story together…

Meg Wheatley remembered that at the first Institute people were wondering: Where is the youth? At the last dinner, the kitchen and serving staff said they had enjoyed the conversations. Then they noticed: they were young!

Different pieces made something happen: the work of Berkana, the Pioneers of Change, David Isaac and Juanita Brown wanting to open space for more young people, Toke Møller hosting a module together with Marianne Knuth…
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Bhanar:

Your perception is very good. There is one other element to consider. There is an old say which fits your theme: “If Siemens only knew what Siemens knows.” There was a study of Siemens which tracked threads of knowledge for which Siemens paid dearly. The study documented that at different times, different sub-parts of the company would have the same issues, create a team to study and solve the issue and put the solution in to effect – several times over.

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