----- Original Message ----- From: "Funda Oral" <fundao...@superonline.com> To: "Pannwitz, Michael M" <mmpa...@boscop.de> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 6:55 PM Subject: OS map
> Dear Micheal > > Turkey is not on the map neither. But I was thinking that "my interest in > OS" wouldn't be > sufficient to include Turkey there. I wanted to make sure that someone (or > me) uses this method > here. > > If my interest is enough than I also would like to include Turkey there. > > Dear Emi, > > I also keep writing similar messages with you; saying that we need > communication and > dialogue but do we really want it? aare we ready to hear each other? in > Turkey. > > But I also see that we don't have any other choice but to start talking. > > Funda > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pannwitz, Michael M" <mmpa...@boscop.de> > To: <osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu> > Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 3:57 PM > Subject: Re: Fw: Can I have a meeting with you? > > > > Dear Emi Hotta, > > one of the things that a number of us have discovered is that open > > space "works" in a number of different cultures. In fact, nobody has > > reported that it does not work in a particular culture. Also, it > > seems, that some or mayby all cultures have had open space like ways > > of communicating for thousands of years. When I facilitate an open > > space in Kenya a few years back an old man stood up and said "I know > > this, we do that in our village". When I asked him what word he has > > for it he said "baraza" which means as much as "meeting under a shady > > tree". Others in the group then recalled that there used to be > > similar things in their villages (different tribes) with different > > names, but essentially the same concept. > > When looking at the German "tribal" roots a meeting style called the > > "ting" comes to mind, that also seems familiar to danish and perhaps > > other northern European traditions. > > Of course, North American Indians sat down in a circle and talked > > things through. > > In German and English and I suppose in other languages there are > > also a number of references to circles, like "Kreis der Familie" or > > "Kreis der Freunde" or "Freundeskreis" all suggesting that the circle > > is one of the basic elements people have always known about. > > I wonder whether there are similar roots in Japanese tradition or > > language. > > I invite you to have a look at > > http://www.openspaceworldmap.org/ > > As you go over the map with your cursor the names of countries in > > which open space has been used show up and those countries where > > os-people work have a number behind the country's name indicating how > > many there are. > > Someone has actually done open space in Japan but so far nobody has > > included themselves personally. > > If you like, you can include yourself....anyone working with open > > space (practitioners, members of organisations that use open space > > for their ongoing work, researchers and others having an ongoing > > interest) is invited. > > The map has been up for about 3 weeks and 52 people from 16 different > > countries have included themselves so far. > > Its a good way to show the world who is involved with open space > > worldwide. > > When you take a look at > > http://www.ostasia.net/ > > you will see an emerging network of os-folks from Hong Kong, Taiwan, > > Singapore, India, Thailand...would not surprise me if Japanese > > colleagues start showing up there, too. > > When you pass through Germany and particularly through Berlin, stop > > by and we will arrange a meeting (there is a whole bunch of us in > > Berlin which you can see when you hit the search button in a country > > field and enter Berlin and hit search again...12 people so far) > > As I am writing this mail to you I remember receiving an inquiry from > > Dr. Waldemar Kippes (kip...@redemptor.or.jp) > > back in 2002 who was interested in introducing open space around the > > topic of "the future of spiritual/pastoral care" for ministers > > working in hospitals in Japan. He had heard of an open space I > > facilitated around a similar topic for ministers in Germany > > have a look at > > http://www.michaelmpannwitz.de/index.php?id=69 > > and then scroll down to Nr. 82...there are some pictures of the open > > space. > > > > > > On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 04:25:03 -0600, Emi Hotta wrote: > > > > >Dear Peggy and Friends in the Open Space Listserv, > > > > > >Hello, everybody. > > >I'm Emi Hotta and Peggy forwarded my request to you. > > >Peggy, thank you so much for all your kindness in trying to help me. > > >I joined the OS list by your recommendation. > > > > > >Most of the overview of the research is written in the e-mail. > > >I hope to add a few background below in case you might be interested. > > > > > >In Japan, Open Space Technology is very unfamiliar and the word "Open > Space > > >Technology" can't be found on the Japanese internet. > > >However, I think there is a great need in Japan for concepts like Open > > >Space > > >Technology. > > >Japan used to be a very high context and single culture. > > >Now there is a great need for diversity and change, but we ended up not > > >knowing how to communicate and create synergy with people from diverse > > >background and culture. > > >I thought Open Space and many other generative facilitation processes > such > > >as Appreciative Inquiry, and Dialogue are needed in Japan. > > >I have a great passion to introduce the concept and value of Open Space > > >Technology to Japan. > > > > > >I have a detailed document describing the research concept. > > >And also, I will certainly share the information with anybody who has > > >helped. > > >Please contact me if you are interested. > > > > > >Sincerely > > >Emi Hotta > > >Researcher > > >Human Value Inc., Japan > > >Tel: 81-3-5775-2888 > > >Fax: 81-3-3408-5544 > > >E-mail: ho...@humanvalue.co.jp > > >http://www.humanvalue.co.jp/company/eng/eindex.htm > > > > > >* > > >* > > >========================================================== > > >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 > > > > > > > > > > > > Michael M Pannwitz, boscop > > Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany > > FON ++49 - 30-772 8000 FAX ++49 - 30-773 92 464 > > www.michaelmpannwitz.de > > > > 125 Berliner open space-Veranstaltungen von 12 BegleiterInnen in 16 > verschiedenen Bereichen: > > www.openspace-landschaft.de > > > > An der 152-köpfigen E-Gruppe "openspacedeutsch" interessiert? 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