hello ralph, i think birgitt is right that it takes a lifetime... which is a bit too long to spend in a workshop setting. since we're going to rely on a lot of lifetime learning in this, it helps if people bring some experience with living in open space. the more experience they have in the open space soup we live in, then the easier it is to understand the technology bit we're suggesting. it's helpful if they also have experience inside of an ost event, but that can be created in the training time as well.
since this is a lifetime learning, it seems most important that people learn *enough* to feel that they can go out and begin to practice for themselves and make *enough* connections with others (workshop leader and participants and comfort with joining oslist worldwide conversation, too) to support them in talking and trying more about this stuff. i find that substantial community connections and personal confidence can be made in two days. indeed, we are teaching a method that in itself suggests that significant shifts can occur in just 2-2.5 days. that is, in part, where i have based my two-day practice workshop on. the complete outline for that program is posted, somewhat cryptically but i think you'll understand it well enough, at http://www.globalchicago.net/ost ...just scroll down to the training links and click the 'outline' one. incidently, we've had some very nice things happen in just one day, as well. will be glad to hear what you finally decide to do with this one and how you think it works out in (and into) practice(s). m -- Michael Herman Michael Herman Associates 300 West North Avenue #1105 Chicago IL 60610 USA phone: 312-280-7838 http://www.michaelherman.com http://www.globalchicago.net ...inviting organization into movement * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html