Interesting...what I see is a kindred spirit between Humboldt and Owen in that both thought about doing meetings differently and drew on their knowledge of the natural world to do so.
Thanks for the link Rolf. Chris On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 5:09 AM Rolf Schneidereit via OSList < [email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Lucas for the inspiring reference to Humboldt. I just looked for > the speech ( > https://www.deutschestextarchiv.de/book/view/humboldt_rede_1828?p=1) and > had a passage translated with DeepL: > > The ancient generation knew the value of the living word, the inspiring > influence which high mastery exerts through its proximity, and the > illuminating power of conversation when it passes unprepared, freely and > gently at the same time, through the fabric of scientific opinions and > doubts. Unveiling of the truth is unthinkable without divergence of > opinions, because the truth is not recognized in its entire scope, at once, > and by all at the same time. > > Rolf > > > > Am 28.06.2023 um 08:52 schrieb Lucas Cioffi via OSList < > [email protected]>: > > Hi Bhav and everyone! > > I hope you are doing great, and thank you for posting the article by Tim > O'Reilly. I pasted in the relevant quote about the scientist Humboldt who > created a conversational conference. > > Given the information available in the article, I can't come to the same > conclusion of the author, that Humboldt's event format was the same as open > space. I think more info is needed to hear about whether people could > propose topics, whether they could choose sessions, and whether they could > move between sessions. From the information available, it might be that > Humboldt chose all the topics and assigned people to different discussions. > > Here is the relevant part of the article: > >> "Humboldt was revolutionizing the sciences. In September 1828 he invited >> hundreds of scientists from across Germany and Europe to attend a >> conference in Berlin. Unlike previous such meetings at which scientists had >> endlessly presented papers about their own work, Humboldt put together a >> very different programme. Rather than being talked at, he wanted the >> scientists to talk with each other. There were convivial meals and social >> outings such as concerts and excursions to the royal menagerie on the >> Pfaueninsel in Potsdam. Meetings were held among botanical, zoological and >> fossil collections as well as at the university and the botanical garden. >> Humboldt encouraged scientists to gather in small groups and across >> disciplines. He connected the visiting scientists on a more personal level, >> ensuring that they forged friendships that would foster close networks. He >> envisaged an interdisciplinary brotherhood of scientists who would exchange >> and share knowledge. ‘Without a diversity of opinion, the discovery of >> truth is impossible,’ he reminded them in his opening speech." > > > It would be interesting to know more. > Lucas Cioffi > > On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 1:16 AM Bhavesh Patel via OSList < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/true-inventor-unconference-tim-o-reilly/ >> OSList mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> See the archives here: >> https://oslist.org/empathy/list/everyone.oslist.org > > OSList mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > See the archives here: https://oslist.org/empathy/list/everyone.oslist.org > > OSList mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > See the archives here: https://oslist.org/empathy/list/everyone.oslist.org -- ____ CHRIS CORRIGAN Blog and resources: http://www.chriscorrigan.com Harvest Moon Consultants: https://www.harvestmoonconsultants.com Upcoming events and workshops and online courses: https://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot/events/ Located on Nex̱wlélex̱wm (Bowen Island), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh-ulh territory,
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