Open Space -- The Credible incredible

I have been following the discussion initiated by Kerry with interest and from afar -- recently opening some space in Serbia. Anyhow, I have been mulling over the notion of the credibility (or lack thereof) of Open Space. On the one hand it amazes (and sometimes amuses) me that some folks talk abo

Re: Open Space -- The Credible incredible

G'day. I also find it interesting that OS is seen as new. To me it appears to be a logical extension of the work of Kurt Lewin (1940's - group type work), Reg Revins (1950's ? -action learning/research), Experiential learning/ Group dynamics - 1960's, Encounter groups/T Groups - 1960's/1970's

A request

G'day. This weekend I go into the final planning session for an OS where the potential number of participants could be 350. It is for an environmental group where the production of ooodles of paper is inappropriate However my initial question is to do with the logistics of the opening. The v

Re: A request

At 08:20 AM 3/7/2002 +1000, you wrote: What I was thinking was to have people state their issue and opportunity and then hold onto and display their slip of paper with their issue/s. During the decision making time the issues which go up on the board would be those being allocated a space by so

Re: A request

Dear Denis, more wallspace would be neat. I have had situations like the one you describe and have used tables: one row of tables in the usual manner and one row of tables stacked on top with the top of the tables facing the crowd. Even gives you a little ledge for the markers. I could also see you

Re: Open Space -- The Credible incredible

See also the detailed chart that Martin Leith published here is the direct link to it http://www.martinleith.com/downloads/guide.pdf michael p On Thu, 7 Mar 2002 08:10:08 +1000, Denis Cowan wrote: >G'day. > >I also find it interesting that OS is seen as new. > >To me it appears to be a logical ex

Re: A request

Denis-- Chris Weaver and John Engle have reported, on the OSList, on Open Space meetings that did not use a bulletin board, but instead had participants gather around the session-proposer and go off to the meeting place. But those were small meetings, and I think that for an OS of the size you de

Re: Open Space -- The Credible incredible

Denis-- Thanks for the reminder that we all build on the work of pioneers and inventors who went before us. The first direct forerunner of an Open Space conference that I am personally aware of was an international conference on the future convened by a friend, Gus Jacacci, at a castle in Italy a

Re: Send good energy march 7 during our Open Space dialogue

Susan, what a great project! Good energy is on its way. Joelle Everett * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu,

Re: Open Space -- The Credible incredible - Thank you for this rich and dynamic dialogue......

Dear Ost community Thank you for this rich and dynamic dialogue..I have been enjoying and reflecting on these treads of credibility building, more or less structure in the OST community, purpose of the board and now the GRAND IMPERIAL MASTER OPTION - maybe the most wonderful solution to a

Additions to OS County List

Here are some additions to the list of countries, where our team has done OS processes: Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica and Peru. Warm regards, Gil ** AMAUTA INTERNATIONAL, LLC Gilbert Brenson-Lazan - Socio-Ger

world ost

Thanks to Michael Pannwitz (and a boost from Harrison) for listing countries where OST has happened. With the addition of Romania, the list totals 42 countries. I am sure Elwin Gould can add to that number. A global shape for Open Space is emerging. It also would help to know who has a website

Re: world ost

hi Kerry and co is there a place to see all the countries know to have had OST so far - so i can see if I can add any countiry to it ? i am i bit confused as to where the full list till now is ? thanks - toke Thanks to Michael Pannwitz (and a boost from Harrison) for listing countr

Re: world ost

Kerry et al, I've facilitated OST in Papua New Guinea, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Bosnia, Macedonia, and Azerbaijan. My next OST will be in Uzbekistan in June. Yeh! We're Global. Elwin Guild Future Development International 1307 Bolton Street Baltimore, MD 21217 410.669.6734

ost-country list

Dear Toke, so far Elwin and Joan, Gilbert Brenson-Lazan, Harrison Owen, Michael M Pannwitz, Mark Pixley, Martin Leith, Kerry Napuk and perhaps a few more have been adding to this fastes growing list ever. We are now at the count of 59...which is something like 27% of all the known countries on this

Re: Open Space -- The Credible incredible

Hi Jeff: I have always been struck by the fact that the UIA folks have almost discovered OST, but not quite. One part of me wants to fly to Geneva and spark them up, and another part of me wants to let them discover it for themselves and see how they do. UIA (Union of International Associations)

Call for Open Space Stories...

CALL FOR STORIES-- The Open Space Institute (US) invites you to share your experiences in Open Space via our online newsletter. The newsletter goes to the OSList, members of the Open Space Institute (US) and an extended e-mail list of people who have expressed an interest in Open Space. If y

Re: Open Space -- The Credible incredible - Thank you for thisrich and dynamic dialogue......

Toke: Can I take a short attempt at starting to answer your questions? My responses follow your quoted questions, but my mail reader can't separate them out from your original text, so read closely! > What is the intent of the OST community in the first place? > I don;t think there was an inte

Re: Open Space -- The Credible incredible

Joelle: There are two "Open Space" gatherings I participate in that have never heard of Harrison or OST. One is an annual camp for homeschooling families held over the first week of what would be school. Everyone shows up, offers a workshop or a session, picks a time and place and gets to it. T

ost-country list

Dear all, I have facilitated OST meeting in the following countries, which we could add to the list: Kazakhstan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Kyrgystan keep expanding the coverage of our planet! Jo -- Jo Toepfer Tel: +49-30-42018000 Fax: +49-30-69088159 http://www.joconsult.de/ * * =

Re: ost-country list

Just to add as it grows I have had the privilege to open space in Denmark, Slovenia, Poland, USA, Sweden, Ukraine which maybe only adds Poland as new countries to the list that Michael so kindly made a little while ago... Greetings - toke ** Dear all, I have facilitated OST meeti

Re: Open Space Technology as an event or as an intervention (long)

Dear friends and colleagues on the OS list, There has been a lot of keen interest in signing up for the second annual "train the trainer" in the Genuine Contact program, with most of the spots for 2002 and some for 2003 spoken for. Many of those who signed up are interested in learning our program

Re: Open Space -- The Credible incredible

Jeff-- Thanks for that quote! The phenomenon of similar ideas rising into consciousness in several places in the same time period has always intrigued me. Joelle * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subsc

Re: ost-country list

Thanks Jo, now that everyone on the list has the excel table just add those countries people come up with, my count is way over 60 countries now. Greetings from Berlin michael On Thu, 7 Mar 2002 18:07:42 +0100, Jo Toepfer wrote: >Dear all, > >I have facilitated OST meeting in the following countr

Re: ost-country list

Dear Michael, thanks for your activity. You might add China (mainland). Our activity on the Global Mental Map of Change Management (formally: the dictionary of change) has grown to 8 languages: English, German, Spanish, Polish, Swedish, Italian, Portuguese, French. I am waiting for the Arabic and

Re: Open Space -- The Credible incredible

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Open Space tonight

Hello all- We had a wonderful Open Space experience this evening with about 60 people on the theme of Building Communities of Peace and Inclusion. We had great diversity in age, gender, race and background. The topics were great and the debrief was moving and rewarding. We had people form the N

Open Space tonight

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