A spirit guide told me there were people here from many, many countries, all searching for the Holy Grail. But I know something that might interest you. We have Open Space as part of our Conference this year, and the creator of Open Space himself is here. Well, I don't know. We just don't give out that kind of information, because it stereotypes people, you know, and we believe in diversity and difference without those nasty stereotypes.
Participants come to our Conference because they want to belong.
Why, to the field, to the profession, to the group, to OD and ODN they want to feel that excitement of belonging. Mind you, though, we don't use any of those belonging labels to describe the participants. Well, no one really knows the answer to that question. You see, one of the reasons people come to our Conference is to find out if they themselves are creating OD, or if they're participating in activities with other people who are creating it. Sounds like a search to me.