Gathering the clans to nourish our community

Nearly 100 OSR alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends attended our Gathering the Clans to Nourish our Community event on December 10th.  It was an inspiring evening to share future possibilities and to invite our community to support a visiting faculty fund.  Our visiting faculty help to distinguish the OSR educational experience and brings tremendous value and vitality to OSR. 

Claire Bronson, graduate of OSR 6 graphically recorded this evening that was both fun and marked the beginning of our next growth and development at OSR.

Join our students and faculty for a webinar on December 6

From Evolutionary System Design to a Global Eco-Civilization — The Courage to Lean into a New World!

We are pleased to invite you to participate in this OSR webinar featuring Alexander Laszlo. This webinar is part of an OSR course titled,  "Systems - An overview of theory and perspective" and we welcome our alumni and community of friends to participate as well. 

This offering takes place on Tuesday, December 6 from 7 - 8:30 pm.  Cost is $25.  Register today.

As the beautiful saying by Arundhati Roy goes, that a new world is not only possible, it is already here. On some days you might hear her breathing. It is through the visionary pragmatism of spirit and profound love of life that she awakens — in each of us. She lives in our interactions, so let us curate the emergence of a global eco-civilization. Together, we will. The themes that bring forward Alexader Lazslo's current inquiry are holistic being, curated emergence, and transcendent consciousness.
 
At the intersection of these frames exists the possible. To simultaneously mid-wife the emergence of a global learning society built on an economy of abundance (and the knowledge of how to value and cultivate it) and thrivability (beyond mere sustainability), to give birth to it and to be that society being born is the challenge of the evolutionary change agent of our times. We must become the threads of emergence even as we weave them. This is the business of establishing a new mythodology — a new social narrative. It lives here among us. Join us for this very informative and inspiring conversation!

Visit: SyntonyQuest, a non-profit that Alexander Laszlo created.

Students are reading, Chaos 2012 by Ervin Laszlo

Alexander Laszlo, Ph.D., is co-founder and President of Syntony Quest. As Professor of Systems Science and Evolutionary Development he currently teaches at a variety of MBA and Doctoral programs internationally, and is President Elect for 2013 of the International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS).

Sign up today for a design thinking workshop with Peter Coughlan, IDEO

The OSR Master's Program is excited to have IDEO's Peter Coughlan present a workshop for our community.

Design Thinker is an energizing workshop that challenges teams to flex their creativity to solve a realistic and complex design challenge. In so doing, they engage with the terms, techniques, and thought patterns of successful innovators.

Learn more about this one day workshop

Saturday, January 7, 2012
9 - 4 pm
Seattle University
Sponsored by OSR
Cost: $150

Marv Weisbord is coming to OSR - help us spread the word!

Help us get the word out to your community of friends and colleagues.  This is a unique opportunity to learn from an individual who has influenced all of us in the field of Organization Development.

Register today for this special event!

Download a flyer and share with your network

Gathering the clans - a message from the design team

Dear OSR cohorts and our community of friends,
 
Hopefully you have heard about an important upcoming event.  It's called:
 
“Gathering the Clans to Nourish the Community”
 
This fund raising event is scheduled for Saturday evening, December 10 at Seattle University.  It is an important part of the ongoing story of OSR and we look forward to seeing you there! Registration includes dinner.  Register today!

If you are not able to make it to this event we encourage you to make a year end donation to OSR.  Your donation of whatever amount will assist OSR in sustaining the important work we are doing in the world.  You can do this online or by check to OSR NW.  For questions or assistance contact Leslie Chamberlain.

We are also seeking volunteers to assist with helping us connect with each cohort.  Ideally we would have one key contact person per cohort. As Albie puts it, we want to create a small but MIGHTY web!  If you can help with this, email Albie Merrill.  

Thank you!

Gathering of the Clans Design Team
Albie Merrill, Co-Chair, OSR 7
Yolanda Bailey, Co-Chair, OSR 16
Ron McEnulty, OSR 14
Leslie Chamberlain, OSR Administrator

The Importance of Sustainable Community: A Conversation with Linda Booth Sweeney and Fritjof Capra

There are still spaces available to listen to and engage with Fritjof Capra and Linda Booth Sweeney, both visiting guest faculty in the OSR graduate program.  This is a free event to the community held at Seattle University, Thursday, November 10 from 6 - 7:30 pm.

Register today

Join us:

• find out what draws Fritjof and Linda to this conversation
• consider the importance of community from their perspective
• what do we mean when we say, "sustaining and renewing"
• be a part of the conversation