Dear Funda, if you are interested in having Turkey be "blue" then I think it might be time for you to include yourself in the worldmap, it takes no more than 3 minutes and you can decide how much of an inclusion fee you want to pay (more on this under "About This Project" at the bottom of the map and there the chapter on "How is the map financed?"). It is one thing to know that there is something going on in a country (like someone interested in os) but, of course, it starts getting really exciting, when there is a real life person in that country, that is more than a blue surface. So, you are cordially invited...! And if you also put a picture with your data I will finally know whether you are a handsome gentleman or a lovely lady! As you know, there is a large turkish population in Berlin....and there are some turkish colleagues into organisational development and into open space....so if you come to Berlin to visit one of your relatives here (my fantasy is that every person in Turkey must have a relative living here!), I will introduce you to some of the many os people, show you around and go to Hasirs, my favorite turkish restaurant. Greetings from Berlin mmp
On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 18:55:41 +0300, Funda Oral wrote: >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? Enfach eine >mail an mich. >> >> Schaut mal in die neue Open Space World Map, seit dem 17.8.2004 online >> www.openspaceworldmap.org >> >> * >> * >> ========================================================== >> 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? Enfach eine mail an mich. 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