Peace and High Performance
for Myself, Others and our Planet
For all the details check out http://openspaceworld.com/
International House, New York City_________January 14-17, 2011
Rarely, if ever, have the people of this planet had greater need for both Peace and High Performance. Peace so that we may freely pursue the fulfillment of our potential. And High Performance for ourselves, our organizations and our world so that our pursuit may be accomplished with energy and simplicity.
Can we be highly productive and peaceful at the same time?
Can organizations produce exhilarating performance in peaceful environments? What if we could have it both ways? This sounds ideal and also impossible. You can have one or the other, not both -or so we have thought.
However, as a result of a natural experiment of over 25 years, it has become clear the ideal can become reality, and that the means are at hand. It is our choice. We can be hugely productive. We can be peacefully present. And we can do both at the same time as well as sustain our planet.
The experiment is called Open Space Technology (OST). It began in 1985, and , and subsequently has been run well over 100,000 times. Almost one hundred and forty countries and millions of people have been involved, and group sizes have ranged from five up to 2500. Specific uses have included everything from community planning to design of complex projects.
Deeply complex and conflicted issues can be dealt with productively in an atmosphere of respect, hope, trust – even a degree of intimacy and affection amongst prior sworn enemies. Some people have viewed the results as counterintuitive, unbelievable, even magic. The results continue, however, the "magic" is not Open Space Technology. Rather it is the force that underlies it - the power of self-organization. You are invited to learn how to apply the powers of this age-old force to facilitate High Performance and Peace. Take advantage of this opportunity to fulfill your personal highest purpose.
The Program
The Program will unfold over 3 or 4 days. On Day I anyone who cares to learn the fundamentals of Open Space facilitation is invited. This day includes essentials for opening space with any group, including core principles, the planning process, when to use Open Space, role and behavior of the facilitator, and action approaches. Practice during Days II-IV will increase your proficiency.For all the details check out http://openspaceworld.com/
Days II – IV: The design for each of the following three days is identical. In the morning, Harrison Owen, the originator of OST, will offer a reflection and the balance of the day will be spent working with peers and colleagues. We will all be teachers as wellas learners. At the conclusion you will have a compendium of material (online) to remind you of your experience and to support you in your new ventures.
Reflections by Harrison Owen:
Day II Peace and High Performance - A Natural State
Day III Griefwork – Keeping Things Moving
Day IV Practicalities – Doing High Performance, Peacefully
If you are specifically interested in the facilitation of OST, the first day is essential, as well as reading Open Space Technology: A User’s Guide and Expanding Our Now: An Introduction to Open Space. Other recommended books of Harrison Owen are The Wave Rider: Leadership for High Performance and The Practice of Peace.
I'm myself seriously considering to attend this training, sure! Enjoy life!
Eleder
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