Re: OS and certification

1999-06-09 Thread koos de heer
I wouldn't worry too much about it, John seems to know a few things about Open Space, I couldn't find any lies. I don't like the design of his website, but the infor- mation is OK. The one thing he does not understand is the fact that trying to monopolize it goes against the spirit of Open Space, b

Re: OS and certification

1999-06-09 Thread owen
Brigitt Wrote -- >I am not qualified nor is anyone to "certify" someone as an OS facilitator. >With the assistance of my friend and colleague Michelle Cooper, I did >consider that I could present "certificates of accomplishment" which >honoured the persons and didn't bring me into a position of "c

Re: OS and certification

1999-06-09 Thread Barbara E. Sliter
Birgitt, Please let us know how this goes. It is interesting to see Fast Company practicing what it covers in its magazine. Barbara -- >From: Birgitt Bolton >To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu >Subject: Re: OS and certification >Date: Wed, Jun 9, 1999, 3:48 PM > > Dylene, > thank you

Re: OS and certification

1999-06-09 Thread Michael Herman
hello friends, very glad to hear of your event, too, birgitt. have done one half-day session here with 30-35 from the chicago company of friends cell. though, barbara, i'm not sure that it's the same people doing open space as creating the mag! anyway, our day was buzzin!!! yours should be gran

Re: OS and certification

1999-06-09 Thread Birgitt Bolton
Dylene, thank you for your kind words. And I too love that people are beginning to come forward as a whole person, take risks in that way about getting employment, and are removing themselves from "a resume and a label". Tomorrow I am facilitating an Open Space for the Toronto group of Fast Compan

Re: OS and certification

1999-06-09 Thread Dylene Cymraes
In a message dated 6/9/99 2:22:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, birg...@worldchat.com writes: << People are doing personal profiles which are complete binders that they take to job interviews through which they visually walk the interviewer in terms of demonstrating their life accomplishments and p

Re: OS and certification

1999-06-09 Thread Birgitt Bolton
The last group that came through a training program with me asked if they could have some kind of certification. I haven't been doing this and I listened to what they had to say. They said that in keeping with OS being very different, that those of us doing OS training ought to understand that ther

Re: OS and certification

1999-06-09 Thread ralphsc
Peg and others, I checked the website you cited and found the name of John Dicus, which is a familiar name, somehow. Haven't I seen it here on our list? Can't be sure, but thought I had. I have always had a little difficulty with commercial organizations certifying anything like this, but I sup

Re: OS and certification

1999-06-09 Thread Dylene Cymraes
To All: I liked Harrison's lack of ego attachment to this--and if he is ok with it, then I suppose I can't gripe too much-- Though it does seem a little like a license to breathe, doesn't it? Blessings, Dylene Cymraes

Re: OS and certification

1999-06-09 Thread Rhodes Hileman
Peg Holman wrote: > > What did I stumble across but this: http://www.ourfuture.com/oscert.htm > (it's a consulting firm -- Cornerstone Consulting -- that offers > CERTIFICATION in doing OS) > This is still bothering me so thought I see what others think. The need for certification of expertise on

Re: OS and certification

1999-06-09 Thread Richard Charles Holloway
CornerStone has a well-designed website...and while the issue of "certifying" open space practitioners may run counter to this culture, I'm acquainted with one of the principals there and believe that he's a wise and principled advocate and pracitioner of Open Space. With that said, perhaps it (in

OS and certification

1999-06-09 Thread Peg Holman
I was checking out a new search engine and entered Open Space Technology. What did I stumble across but this: http://www.ourfuture.com/oscert.htm (it's a consulting firm -- Cornerstone Consulting -- that offers CERTIFICATION in doing OS) I asked Harrison Do you know who these people are??? Here