Hi Juliane, yes, the meeting at Bebelplatz seemed to be "boring" on a superficial level, but I felt a "sacred space". I know that a lot of peopls complained about the separateness of the speakers from the crowd. But clearly, the setup, bringing these 112 folks together, didn't allow for another choreography, for more physical closeness. Mind you, there was a security issue as well - many of these people that were present are certainly on the target list of their secret services back home, let alone CIA, Mossad, what have you. The alternative is no alternative - to put them into a closed space, with lots of bodyguards.
I reiterate - the significant event did not take place on the Bebelplatz, the round table was just the symbol of the process, an earthen symbol of "the world speaks". What was striking was the real life thingy on the web, followed by tens of thousands of people simultanously. As consultants we always say that a question is an intervention. These were 11200 interventions into the global system - this should have a butterfly effect, or not? and by the way, I love people who live their dreams, like the guy who set that whole thing up and found sponsors (very controversial, indeed, the main sponsor being Allianz Versicherungen). The technology worked until afternoon, I was preparing my best Bolognese ever and had my laptop with speakers in the kitchen to watch it. Don't know whether the technology broke down, but this is rather a challenge for understanding how technology can benefit communication in the Global Village, and for how to improve. I am looking forward to see all the 11200 statements on the Web. What was the motto? "Once you have seen it, it can't be unseen." (or something like that) Disfruta Argentina, carinosa Juliana. Un fuerte abrazo, Holger * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist