Dear IsaI can relate to your feeling that open space is opaqueand its true: all the description in the world cannot convey the power and the magic of open space in action. But there is a handy little DVD available at www.openspaceworld.org <http://www.openspaceworld.org/> in the bookstore sectionit shows Harrison doing open space with US WEST (a BIG American company). You get a bit more of the picture, although best, as Louise says, is to find a place to be in it!
Wishing you well in your journey, Kathryn Kathryn Thomson (Is is okay for me to change the subject line if the content in the exchange is no longer relevant to that previous subject line??) -------------------------- Proteus Communications prot...@shawbiz.ca Some doors open only from the inside Hafiz _____ From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of louise Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 10:09 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Tr : Re: opening space with very small groups Welcome Isa This is not a dumb question. There is no trademark attached to the Open Space. Thanks to Harrison Owen. You may start with reading Open Space Technology: a User's Guide written by Harrison Owen. Very very usefull. You will also find many usefull tips on http://openspaceworld.org and http://openspaceworld.com and to other sites from there.Then you might want to try it by participating in one in your neighbourhood and really get the feel. Check the world map on this site to see if there is someone near you who is actually faciliating OS, and have a coffee with her or him. There are training sessions around the world, you may want to register. Then the best way will be to try it out as a facilitator. If you read french, you might find what is the psychosociology behind OST on my blog http://leadershipcreateur.wordpress.com. Basically to me it is to trust that people get organized and create from chaos, just as the rest of the universe. Our job as a facilitator is to open space enough so they can do it. Being as invisible as possible while totally present. Hope this is of some help to you and welcome on board Louise Brissette +1.514.271.0318 leadershipcreateur.wordpress.com Un leadership créateur pour une écologie du travail C isa Kocher <c...@ttnet.net.tr> a écrit : Date : Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:02:48 +0300 De : C isa Kocher <c...@ttnet.net.tr> Objet: Re: opening space with very small groups À : osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu _____ From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Tree Fitzpatrick Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 5:44 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: opening space with very small groups I have opened space for a small board retreat ] I am sure this is a really dumb question but I have been reading these posts here for several days and the literature on the web site. I was referred to this by a discussion at Couch Surfing, one of whose founders wants to make open space an integral part of Couch Surfing. Is Open Space exclusively a proprietary software or is there a methodology one can study by old fashioned reading? What is the psychosociology or whatever or small group methods or whatever behind it? Thanks. Thank you for the ongoing discussion. I real do appreciate the idea of Open Space, but without having an actual opportunity to engage in it, it is all pretty abstract and a bit opaque for me. And the discussion does not seem to be making what is happening any more concrete for me. Like I said sorry for the naive inquiry. Isa Kocher * * ========================================================== 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 _____ Lèche-vitrine ou lèche-écran ? <http://cf.shopping.yahoo.com> Yahoo! Magasinage. * * ========================================================== 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 * * ========================================================== 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
