Hi Dr. Zouwen, I ordered your book -- delivery date 6/17. Downloaded your paper. The body of knowledge is awesome. Thank you!!!
Regards, Ralph On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 2:27 PM, Tonnie van der Zouwen < i...@tonnievanderzouwen.nl> wrote: > Hi Ralph, > > > > You find the article attached. I hope you will let me know what you think > of the book, or maybe write a review on Amazon? > > > > Best, > > Tonnie > > > > *Van:* oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org [mailto: > oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] *Namens *RALPH FINK JR > *Verzonden:* zondag 5 juni 2011 1:54 > *Aan:* World wide Open Space Technology email list > *Onderwerp:* Re: [OSList] Effective use of Large Scale Interventions: Book > with research findings, training workshop > > > > Hi Tonnie, > > Your book is on my reading list. I am interested in reading ‘Practice > what you preach. Large group conferences as member check’. I welcome the > opportunity to receive a digital copy. > > Regards, > Ralph > > On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 4:58 AM, Tonnie van der Zouwen < > i...@tonnievanderzouwen.nl> wrote: > > Dear all, > > > > After being very quiet in this community for the last year, it is with > great pleasure to inform you that after six years I finally finished my PhD > research on effective use of Large Scale Interventions (which I see as an > approach for whole system change, including the large group intervention > methods such as Future Search, Open Space Technology, World Café, Whole > Scale Change/Real Time Strategic Change). So you may call me ‘doctor Tonnie’ > now :). The Open Space world community contributed substantially to this > research, I want to thank everyone who shared experiences and ideas with me, > on this list, in the WOS on OS in Berlin, or otherwise. > > > > All findings are wrapped up in a book with the title ‘*Building an > evidence based practical guide to Large Scale Interventions. Towards > sustainable organisational change with the whole system’*. It is published > by Eburon Academic Publishers and available as paperback and as eBook (only > $ 13.79) on > amazon.com<http://www.amazon.com/Building-evidence-based-practical-Interventions/dp/9059725034/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1306913486&sr=8-3> > and > eburon.nl<http://www.eburon.nl/building_an_evidence_based_practical_guide_to_large_scale_interventions_ebook?language_code=en>. > The book offers a practical guide with guidelines for effective use of LSI > to assess conditions before the process, enhance performance during the > process, and an evaluation instrument to evaluate effectiveness after the > process. The first parts of the book tell the story of my inquiry in the > practice of LSI worldwide, including Open Space Technology practice, > resulting in an overview of ‘What is LSI?’, which might be a handy chapter > for students or starting facilitators. I hope to develop the practical guide > in more popular versions for divers user groups, in open source. Reactions > are very welcome on www.largescaleinterventions.ning.com > > > > This book benefited enormously from the work and stimulating responses of > founders such as Harrison Owen, Juanita Brown, David Isaacs, Marvin > Weisbord and Sandra Janoff, Barbara Bunker and Billie Alban. I am grateful > for their wise words and for their inspiration. Thanks! > > > > As spin off from my research and book, *an international training workshop > on* *effective use of Large Scale Interventions * is scheduled *17 – 19 > November 2011 in Noordwijk, Netherlands. *The workshop focuses on the > principles and conditions for success and on how to embed large group > meetings in a larger change process. It is not about specific recipes for > Large Group Methods. The workshop is meant for facilitators working with LSI > who want to improve their practice, an interactive master class. For > details and registration see > www.LargeScaleInterventions.com<http://www.largescaleinterventions.com/> > > > > During my research I used large group methods for two research conferences, > as member check. An online Open Space and a life Search Conference. > Participants recognized the conferences as an innovation in action research, > so I wrote an article about it. The title is ‘Practice what you preach. > Large group conferences as member check’. It has been published in Profile, > International Journal for Change, Learning, Dialogue (October 2011). If you > are interested, let me know and I will send you a digital copy. > > Best wishes from a sunny Holland, > > > > Tonnie > > > > > > *Dr. Tonnie van der Zouwen MCM > > *Beneluxlaan 66 > 5251 LE Vlijmen > The Netherlands > > *Tel.: > Mobile: > E-mail: > Internet:* > > +31 73 - 51 11 600 > + 31 6 - 50 69 79 82 > i...@tonnievanderzouwen.nl > www.tonnievanderzouwen.com <http://www.tonnievanderzouwen.nl/> > www.largescaleinterventions.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > > > -- > > Ralph Fink > University of Phoenix > Doctoral Learner > 203 804-5984 > Courage, Openness, Respect, Commitment, Focus in Service to Great Teams > > I commit to the following: " I do now what must be done eventually and can > effectively be done now." > > Reference: http://www.mccarthyshow.com/download-the-core/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > -- Ralph Fink University of Phoenix Doctoral Learner 203 804-5984 Courage, Openness, Respect, Commitment, Focus in Service to Great Teams I commit to the following: " I do now what must be done eventually and can effectively be done now." 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