Dear all,

Please find enclosed the LOPN NewsFlash for April 2009 here:
http://www.lopn.net/NewsFlash.html

We hope you enjoy this series.  This is the second in this series.

Also see a message from Sherry Immediato of SoL below.

Warmly
Sheila Damodaran
Email: dmsl@...
Singapore:  +65-94790526
Botswana:  +267-74780886
LOPN Homepage: http://www.lopn.net[1]
My Homepage: http://www.loatwork.com/aboutme.html[2]
LOPN eGroup: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/LOPN/[3]
Botswana eGroup: http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/BotswanaLO/[4]
India eGroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndiaLO/[5]
Vietnam eGroup: http://groups.google.com/group/lopnvietnam[6]
Asia LO Practitioners:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsianLearningOrganizationPractitioners/[7]
CafeAsia eGroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cafeasia/[8] -----
Forwarded message from immediato@... -----
    Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 21:18:28 -0400
    From: Sherry Immediato <immediato@...>
Reply-To: immediato@...
Subject: Join Peter Senge in Leading & Learning for Sustainability -
Discounts available through April 10, 2009
      To: Sheila Damodaran <dmsl@...>

Dear Sheila,I'm sure you've quoted these words yourself or heard
them at one time or another:

&QUOT;TOTO, I'VE A FEELING WE'RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE.&QUOT;

Dorothy Gale (to Her Dog Upon Finding Herself In Oz) In /The Wizard Of Oz/

When I'm feeling a little unnerved by the degree of change and
uncertainty these days, I'm reminded of this favorite childhood story.
For me, Dorothy's journey from Kansas to the land of Oz and back was
simultaneously a terrifying and empowering adventure, best negotiated
in good company with genuine curiosity.

In the spirit of this story, we invite all aspiring sustainability
champions to join us in Portland, Oregon in May to improve our
individual and collective ability to effectively promote intelligence,
compassion and courage in our organizations, and the larger systems of
which we are all part. Based on Peter Senge's new book, /The Necessary
Revolution/[9], LEADING &AMP; LEARNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY will
incorporate not only the ideas from the new book but will also feature
some of the revolutionaries themselves. (See the attached brochure or
download if from the SoL website.[10]) IF YOU REGISTER AT OUR
PUBLISHED RATES BY THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 3RD, GET 2 FREE NIGHTS AT THE
HOTEL MONACO DURING THE WORKSHOP; IF YOU REGISTER BY NEXT FRIDAY,
APRIL 10TH, YOU'LL STILL GET 1 FREE NIGHT AT THE HOTEL. Just mention
"OZ" on your registration form.

Why is this worth your time and money? Most organizations are in
the early part of a journey from reducing unsustainability to
increasing sustainability - there's lots of low-hanging fruit waiting
for someone to harvest it. HERE ARE SEVEN CONCRETE BENEFITS OF
EMBRACING LEADERSHIP IN A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY. Savvy internal
advocates recognize these realities. And their cross sector
counterparts become better partners when they understand that:

* There is significant money to be saved.
* There is significant money to be made.
* You can provide your customers with a competitive edge.
* Sustainability is a point of differentiation.
* You can shape the future of your industry.
* You can become a preferred supplier.
* You can change your image and brand.

But there's more. The Leading & Learning for Sustainability
workshop[11] will incorporate many of the basic learning disciplines
and deepen their relevance for the world in which organizations
operate today. In particular, we will see how systems thinking tools
can be used to help people "see" the larger systems of which they're a
part, how the work on mental models and dialogue is providing a new
underpinning for innovative collaborations across diverse
organizational boundaries. Lastly, personal mastery and the creative
orientation help shift our orientation from being "less bad" to truly
creating organizations, value chains, industries, and communities that
align with our deepest aspirations.

We have five goals for participants in this session:

* Balance between initiating and sustaining systemic change in the
long-term and building momentum and taking action in the short-term.
* Appreciate the interdependence of interior development with
external action to effectively produce system change.
* Develop more capacity for resilience, compassion and creativity
in the face of opposition and indifference.
* Clarify your own personal vision.
* Have new insights about opportunities you can act on immediately.

A participant in our February program summed it up this way: /"The
course offered me a very welcome break to reflect on my personal
leadership, be inspired and meet a great group of bright, engaged and
open people. I gained a deeper appreciation for the dynamics of
systems thinking and the application of a systemic view on
sustainability which will allow me to take higher leverage actions in
working on complex challenges in my organization."/

Please consider joining us in Portland in May. We encourage you to
attend with a colleague, and to pass this invitation on to others. If
you are not able to attend now, but are interested in future sessions,
please let me know. Our next scheduled session will be on November
18-20 in Washington, DC. If you'd like to talk to someone about this
session or anything else related to SoL, please contact me or Frank
Schneider[12] (+1 (617) 300-9535) at SoL.

If you want to stay current on Peter Senge's work, please subscribe
(no cost!) to his blog[13] on SoL's website. (Use the RSS feature of
your web browser so that you can be automatically informed of new
postings.)

At the end of the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy discovers that she could
only take the step home because of what she learned on her journey. We
hope that you will find SoL and its many offerings a good occasion for
practice, companionship and insight on your journey to realize your
heart's desires. So many people like you tell me: there's just no
place like SoL!

With best wishes,

Sherry

PLEASE NOTE: You have received this message because you are on
SoL's mailing list. If you do not wish to receive future mailings from
SoL, please reply to this message and put REMOVE in the subject.
Sherry Immediato, President & Managing Director SoL (Society for
Organizational Learning) PO Box 381050 Cambridge, MA 02238
USAe-mail: immediato@... Phone: 1-617-300-9540 Phone:
1-617-300-9550 (assistant - Diane Nakashian)Visit us at:
http://www.solonline.org.

Visit us at: http://www.solonline.org.

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Links:
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[1] http://www.lopn.net/
[2] http://www.loatwork.com/aboutme.html
[3] http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/LOPN/
[4] http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/BotswanaLO/
[5] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndiaLO/
[6] http://groups.google.com/group/lopnvietnam
[7] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsianLearningOrganizationPractitioners/
[8] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cafeasia/
[9] http://www.solonline.org/NecessaryRevolution/
[10] http://www.solonline.org/repository/file?item_id=20738147
[11] http://www.solonline.org/announcements/item?item_id=20738149
[12]
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[13] http://blogs.solonline.org/users/psenge/blog/


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HTML Message

Dear Sheila,

I'm sure you've quoted these words yourself or heard them at one time
or an= other: "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore= ."

Dorothy Gale (to her dog upon finding herself in Oz) i= n The Wizard of
Oz

When I'm feeling a little unnerved by the degree of change and
uncertain= ty these days, I'm reminded of this favorite childhood
story. For me, Dor= othy's journey from Kansas to the land of Oz and
back was simultaneously a = terrifying and empowering adventure, best
negotiated in good company with g= enuine curiosity.



In the spirit of this story, we invite all aspiring sustainability
champ= ions to join us in Portland, Oregon in May to improve our
individual and co= llective ability to effectively promote
intelligence, compassion and courag= e in our organizations, and the
larger systems of which we are all part= . Based on Peter Senge's new
book, The Necessary Revolution, Leadi= ng & Learning for Sustainability
will incor
porate not only the ideas fr= om the new book but will also
feature some of the revolutionaries themselve= s. (See the attached
brochure or download if from the SoL website= .) If you register at
our published rates by this Friday, April 3r= d, get 2 free nights at
the Hotel Monaco during the workshop; if you regist= er by next Friday,
April 10th, you'll still get 1 free night at the hotel= . Just
mention "OZ" on your registration form.



Why is this worth your time and money? Most organizations are in the
ea= rly part of a journey from reducing unsustainability to increasing
sustaina= bility - there's lots of low-hanging fruit waiting for
someone to harvest i= t. Here are seven concrete benefits of
embracing leadership in a susta= inable economy. Savvy internal
advocates recognize these realities= . And their cross sector
counterparts become better partners when they u= nderstand that:

There is significant money to be saved.

There is significant money to
be made.

You can provide your customers with a competitive edge.

Sustainability is a point of differentiation.

You can shape the future of your industry.

You can become a preferred supplier.

You can change your image and brand.

But there's more. The Leading & Learning for Sustainability workshop will
incorporate many of the basic learning disciplines and deepen
= their relevance for the world in which organizations operate today.
In p= articular, we will see how systems thinking tools can be used to
help peopl= e "see" the larger systems of which they're a part, how the
work on mental = models and dialogue is providing a new underpinning
for innovative collabor= ations across diverse organizational
boundaries. Lastly, personal master= y and the creative orientation
help shift our orientation from being "less = bad" to truly creating
organizations, value chains, industries, and communi= ties that align
with our deepest aspirations.



We have fiv
e goals for participants in this session: Balance between
initiating and sustaining systemic change in the long-term and building
momentum and taking action in the short-term. = Appreciate the
interdependence of interior development with external ac= tion to
effectively produce system change.

Develop more capacity for resilience, compassion and creativity in the
= face of opposition and indifference.

Clarify your own personal vision.

Have new insights about opportunities you can act on immediately= .

A participant in our February program summed it up this way: "The course
offered me a very welcome break to reflect on my personal
leadership, b= e inspired and meet a great group of bright, engaged and
open people= . I gained a deeper appreciation for the dynamics of
systems thinking and= the application of a systemic view on
sustainability which will allow me t= o take higher leverage actions in
working on complex challenges in my organ= ization."



Ple
ase consider joining us in Portland in May. We encourage you to
att= end with a colleague, and to pass this invitation on to others.
If you a= re not able to attend now, but are interested in future
sessions, please le= t me know. Our next scheduled session will be on
November 18-20 in Washin= gton, DC. If you'd like to talk to someone
about this session or anythin= g else related to SoL, please contact me
or Frank Schneider (+1 (617) 300-9535) at SoL.



If you want to stay current on Peter Senge's work, please subscribe (no
cost!)= to his blog on SoL's website. (Use the RSS feature of your
web brows= er so that you can be automatically informed of new
postings.)



At the end of the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy discovers that she could only
ta= ke the step home because of what she learned on her journey. We
hope that= you will find SoL and its many offerings a good occasion for
practice, com= panionship and insight on your journey to realize your
heart's desires=
. So many people like you tell me: there's just no
place like SoL!



With best wishes,



Sherry



PLEASE NOTE: You have received this message because you are on SoL's
ma= iling list. If you do not wish to receive future mailings from
SoL, plea= se reply to this message and put REMOVE in the subject.

Sherry Immediato, President & Managing Director SoL (Society for
Organizational Learning) PO Box 381050 Cambridge, MA 02238 USA

e-mail: immediato@... Phone: 1-617-300-9540 Phone:
1-617-300-9550 (assistant - Diane Nakashian)

Visit us at: http://www.solonline.org.

C. Sherry Immediato, Managing Director
SoL (Society for Organizational Learning)
PO Box 381050
Cambridge, MA 02238 USA

e-mail: Immediato@...

Phone: 1-617-300-9500 (SoL Main Number)
Phone: 1-617-300-9540 (direct); 1-617-283-7809 (mobile)
Phone: 1-617-300-9550 (assistant - Diane Nakashian)


Visit us at: http://www.solonline.org.



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