Thanks, Harrison! On 10/16/07, Harrison Owen <hho...@verizon.net> wrote: > Ted -- I couldn't quite figure out how to access your friend Alain from the > information you gave -- so herewith a reply online. > > I am totally sure that any number of good folks in Canada will be happy to > help him out, and will offer their services. AND. The simple answer is > --just read the book and Do It! And even if he goes for some "training" the > answer remains valid, I think. This is not rocket science. Read the book and > Do it! I grant you that it may take a life time to be totally comfortable, > but for whatever it is worth, I am always uncomfortable when I "open space" > if only because I never have a clue what is actually going to happen, > certainly in detail. But that is what makes "the work" totally worth while, > and constantly renewing. You just never know. It is always different. > Marvelous! And are you in control? Not even a little bit!! > > And if you don't want to read the book (Open Space Technology: A User's > Guide) take the short course. Sit in a circle, create a bulletin board > displaying what everybody has a passion for, enter the market place of > ideas/time/space -- and go to work. > > Could be a little rough, and the experience of 1000's of folks over 20 years > might be helpful. However, it has worked for quite a while, maybe for > thousands of years. Just Do it! And when Alain has a little experience, talk > to his new colleagues here online. They are always happy to share. > > Have Fun! > > Harrison > > Harrison Owen > 7808 River Falls Drive > Potomac, Maryland 20854 > Phone 301-365-2093 > Skype hhowen > Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com > Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org > Personal website www.ho-image.com > OSLIST: To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the > archivesVisit: www.listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > > -----Original Message----- > From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Ted Ernst > Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 3:55 PM > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Subject: Re: OS faciliation training > > OSLISTers, > > My friend Alain sends this question. Please send responses directly > to him and CC me? Thanks! > > peace, > ted > > On 10/16/07, Desilets, Alain <alain.desil...@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca> wrote: > > Question: if I wanted to get training on how to conduct and facilitate an > Open Space workshop, where would I go? > > > > As you know, I am co-organising a translation conference in Gatineau, Oct > 2008, and am pushing for it to have an Open Space part. I might want to be > the facilitator for that session because the conference does not have a lot > of money and could probably not afford the services of a professional > facilitator. > > > > > > ---- > > Alain Désilets, National Research Council of Canada > > Chair, WikiSym 2007 > > > > 2007 International Symposium on Wikis > > Wikis at Work in the World: > > Open, Organic, Participatory Media for the 21st Century > > > > http://www.wikisym.org/ws2007/ > > > > > > > -- > Humanize the Earth! http://tedernst.com > Open more space! http://www.openspaceworld.org > skype: TedErnst > > * > * > ========================================================== > 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 >
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