Hi John The next step would probably to identify some purpose in form of a research questions. What is it that we are looking for, so that we can start to think about what to measure.
On Friday, 21 November 2014, John Baxter via OSList < oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote: > Hi Kari > > I like your intent, but I hear you when you say you fear it may be "far > too difficult". > > Do you have any thoughts on viable first steps? > (Beyond the immediate step of sharing intent to see what comes of it!) > I am thinking of what in startup language is 'minimum viable product'. > > Cheers > > > *John Baxter* > *Cocreation Consultant & CoCreate Adelaide Facilitator* > jsbaxter.com.au <http://www.jsbaxter.com.au/> | CoCreateADL.com > 0405 447 829 > | > @jsbaxter_ <http://twitter.com/jsbaxter_> > > *Thank you to everyone who came, helped or spread the good word about City > Grill!* > *Summary and links: cocreateadl.com/localgov/grill-summary/ > <http://cocreateadl.com/localgov/grill-summary/>* > > > On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 10:04 PM, Kári Gunnarsson < > oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote: > >> There is an invitation to some scientific rigor for our beloved >> technology. I propose we accept this invitation as a communal effort. An >> idea for a trial design would be to collect survey data where the nuances >> of the lived experiences would be teased out, survey data collected by >> cooperation among our grand Institutes and access given to unaffiliated >> researchers to collect some understandings and make their own conclusions >> in publishable science papers. It will probably be far too difficult, even >> impossible the task of building of such survey database along with the >> standardized questioners. And the time to build it was sometime long ago, >> we are long past out do time. There is urgency to this task. But do we have >> to do it? Well, is there a real need for this approach? I think we can host >> this endeavor, even try to find a design that allows for a Double-blinded >> rigor. My vision is that we design standardize and publish a survey that we >> then allow events to use to collect data for us, data that we then give to >> researchers where they can use it for their publishing needs. There is also >> the Pandora’s Box of issues and opportunities. It looks like it is a topic >> ripe for an open space, "be prepared to be surprised". >> >> The new late majority folks are going for the theme of „participatory >> processes“ and request an overview over the landscape. It is the new >> gathering pole and open space is central for me in this arena as it is less >> controlling that other processes. Perhaps tour rigor should be part of a >> broader sense of analyses under the more general heading of participatory >> processes. >> >> But perhaps when we look at Open Space, then we must use the same type of >> analyses as when we look at research approaches, like when we look at the >> difference on Double-blinded procedure done by WHR Rivers >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._H._R._Rivers and earlier research >> procedures. >> >> A resent story on "time to think", two weeks ago I facilitated a short 3 >> hour open space for a local branch of a political on their internal >> operations. There were also a lot of other things happening before and >> after the conversation part of the program, some football fans even >> disappeared during the open space to see the ongoing game. Personally I >> was happy that we had the lunch before the open space, I took some time for >> reflection and thinking about the possible dream future and topics that >> make us show up for the work. Then reflection and lunch was served, a lot >> of chatter during the soup lunch, then back to the introduction of >> principles … “Whatever happens is the only thing that could have, be >> prepared to be surprised!”… democracy of the feet / the law of mobility, >> the bugs and what they give us. Then brake for topics. … It was short >> time and a lot of conflict of attention by the sponsors for the other parts >> of the day program, but it worked out well. The passion for work and the >> freedom of this technology opened for topics and responsibility that had >> previously been submerged by the tyranny of long speeches and lectures. >> Give a little time and then open up some space, works each time given the >> preconditions. >> >> In openness, >> Kári the group coach >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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