Judith, these are excellent observations and need to be built into the design of every online open space event.
To these I would add issues of visual accessibility, for example if participants are colour blind, they often have a hard time using online whiteboard tools unless we have deliberately chosen colour blind friendly schemes. Issues of accessibility and privilege should be a key part of design for anyParticipatory meeting. If working in the online space has begun to surface these issues, that is a good thing! Even in face-to-face meetings it is important to constantly wrestle with accessibility in all it’s forms. Chris On Mon, Jan 11, 2021 at 5:42 AM Judith Stemerdink-Herret via OSList < oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote: > Hi everybody, > > I would like to reply on James’ comment about access and privilege in an > online world. I experience and observe that there are still enough problems > and inequalities to participate for many people: > > > - First of all access to a device (computer, smart phone). Many have > smart phones but not all have a computer to use all possibilities of > interacting like working in break-out sessions together on Google doc or > virtual collaboration tools. > - Second a strong and stable bandwidth. This depends on the > region/country you live in but also on your personal budget. > - Third to be able to fully connect with others you need also a camera > that everybody can see you too, which definitely adds on to the personal > connection. > - Forth is connected with the 3rd point because a camera allows to > sneak into “your home” and shows a lot about your personal living standard > and enables/hinders you to concentrate on the participation (e.g. if family > members are in the same room, noise from the neighbourhood/street etc.). > Even offices can be difficult surroundings if you share the same room with > several colleagues. > - Fifth, to participate from home is for many people a challenge > because they have children or other family members to care for and get > interrupted. > > > Some of the above mentioned points might be mitigated easily. For instance > we don’t have to show where we are and can choose in some video tools the > background. Some limitations like local bandwidth is less in your control. > > Regarding the background of our personal video, I prefer to see the > “reality” people are seated and understand a bit better the challenges > around them. I smile if a toddler wants to be on the lap of the daddy, or a > colleague appears unknowingly on the screen, or a cat hijacks the keyboard. > It gives me a feeling that we are all humans and not only nice and neat > little computer screen windows. > > How is your experience regarding access and privilege? > > Kind regards from sunny Vienna, > Judith > > > > *JuSt-Her e.U.Judith Stemerdink-Herret* > > Consultant in organisational development, Facilitator for multistakeholder > participation, Trainer > FN 482990 f > UID ATU72945968 > > Phone: +43 699 8171 2134 > Email: welc...@just-her.eu <welc...@just-her.eu> > Webpage: www.just-her.eu > Partner @ www.wendekraft.com > > "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go > together." African Proverb > > > *From: *James Sheldon <queerpedago...@gmail.com> > *Subject: **Re: [OSList] feedback on virtual meetings using open space > technology* > *Date: *10. January 2021 at 04:25:14 CET > *To: *World wide Open Space Technology email list < > oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> > > > I know we say whoever comes are the right people... but that has always > come down to issues of access and privilege, which can be somewhat > mitigated by technology, even if there's still issues of bandwidth or > Internet access. It will be interesting to see how OS unfolds in this > brave new world we live in... > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > Past archives can be viewed here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org -- --- CHRIS CORRIGAN Facilitation - Training - Process Design - Strategy Complexity - Art of Hosting http://www.chriscorrigan.com Grateful to live on Nex̱wlélex̱wm (Bowen Island), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh territory,
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