Hi, all - Chris wrote: <I have given up trying to teach OST. I tell people to just read the book.>
'Teaching' OS just doesn't resonate for me - it doesn't reflect the co-learning values of OS. Anyway, how would you teach what people know inside already? I tell people to read the book (as does Brother Chris), and if they want to come to my 'Open Space Learning Workshops' (I don't call them trainings because it's co-learning), it's experiencing an OS, after which small groups teaching back to the class what they've learned, then a day of sharing thoughts with each other, hearing and sharing stories of variations, design, 'what-ifs' and so on, looking at photos of diverse OSs, looking at diverse Books of Proceedings, trying out designing invitations, exploring some themes, doing some role plays, hearing (by proxy) a lot of wise words from you folks on the OSLIST, and getting a booklet of handouts that help people learn more on their own after the workshop (checklists, thoughts from international OS facilitators, sample themes and invitations, and so on). I think the greatest value of going to a workshop together to share learning is experiential learning, meeting and growing a community of mutual support and practice, playing ideas off each other, and generally having a nutritious, engaging time. Well what a good segue: I am hosting an Open Space Learning Workshop December 7-9 in San Francisco - you, dear readers, may have seen an earlier posting. I would be delighted to learn with and from any of you who may wish to join me there. Contact me if you would like more information. Take care, Lisa ___________________________ L i s a H e f t Consultant, Facilitator, Educator O p e n i n g S p a c e 2325 Oregon Berkeley, California 94705-1106 USA +01 510 548-8449 <mailto:lisah...@openingspace.net> lisah...@openingspace.net <http://www.openingspace.net> www.openingspace.net * * ========================================================== 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