I'd like to formally propose that we introduce a Certificate of Non-Certification which states: "This is to certify that X is not certified". This I believe would add enormous credibility and endorsement to our practice. We could even certify a group of certified non-certifiers to ensure the non-certification process is properly certified.
I'm more than happy to be certified over this issue. Paul Levy On 8 August 2013 15:50, Harrison Owen <hho...@verizon.net> wrote: > Certification (whatever that might mean) seems to be a perennial topic. I > suppose that is understandable, but for myself it is a horrible idea. My > reasons are several. First of all it is too much work. The thought of > developing the criteria, programs, and even worse, “protecting the brand” > is totally exhausting. We’d have to have certifiers to certify the > certifiers and so on ad infinitum. Second reason – Open Space seems to be > taking care of itself. When folks come on with “A little Open Space,” “Sort > of Open Space,” “Modified Open Space,” ... the participants (increasingly) > understand that they aren’t getting the genuine article—and say so. I > recall one instance where a large gentleman stood up in the middle of the > “program” and loudly proclaimed, “This sure ain’t Open Space! I’m out of > here.” And he walked. I guess you could call that “Market Certification.” > Best of all --- it works all by itself. One more thing not to do!!**** > > ** ** > > Harrison**** > > ** ** > > Harrison Owen**** > > 7808 River Falls Dr.**** > > Potomac, MD 20854**** > > USA**** > > ** ** > > 189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer)**** > > Camden, Maine 04843**** > > ** ** > > Phone 301-365-2093**** > > (summer) 207-763-3261**** > > ** ** > > www.openspaceworld.com <http://www.openspaceworld.com%20> **** > > www.ho-image.com <http://www.ho-image.com%20> (Personal Website)**** > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > OSLIST Go to: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org**** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > >
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