Re: OST and the legacy of education

2003-01-17 Thread daniel
well Chris... If this gets to you then may you happily read the following praise for your paper on the 'unschooling' thing. Great indeed I say. My comments are simply that you need to get people to read it through then automatically go back to the beginning and read it again and again and .yes.

AW: Announcing "The Practice of Peace"

2003-01-17 Thread Pierre Walther
... this is the kind of projects I would be interested to know : what are the impacts ? the sustainability of impacts ? ... can they be documented ; to make development work more effective . Good luck . and all the best . Pierre Switzerland -Ursprungliche Nachricht- Von: OSLIST [mailto:

Open Space and Social Change

2003-01-17 Thread Christine Kent
Dear open spacers I am about to launch a self help/support group in Melbourne, Australia for mature age women who are dissatisfied with their work/income earning arrangements. I will be using open space to facilitate this group. What I am doing seems to differ a little from the normal open space

Re: Open Space and Social Change

2003-01-17 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Christine-- I have worked with a number of groups in similar situations over the years, using a workshop called "Reinventing Yourself." This is not Open Space, though I think Open Space would work very well. Mine is a series of structured exercises addressing various issues--inner feelings, clar

Re: AW: Announcing "The Practice of Peace"

2003-01-17 Thread Harrison Owen
At 05:05 PM 1/17/2003 +0100, you wrote: ... this is the kind of projects I would be interested to know : what are the impacts ? the sustainability of impacts ? ... can they be documented ; to make development work more effective . Good luck . and all the best . Pierre Switzerland I got your pre

Re: Question about "top manager"

2003-01-17 Thread kerry napuk
Dear Ulrika That's cool, better he comes for an hour than not at all. Here's what I would suggest if it fits in with your timetable: 1. When he enters, take him around to see the wall of outputs from previous sessions. 2. Show him the current issues being discussed in breakout groups and ask h

Re: Question about "top manager"

2003-01-17 Thread Ralph Copleman
Ulrika, On several occasions, the ³late CEO² thing has occurred in events I¹ve facilitated. I like to brief him/her in advance about what the participants have been experiencing, in general terms, before s/he arrives. I suggest that s/he simply blend right in. There are often latecomers and I¹v

Re: Question about "top manager"

2003-01-17 Thread Gerard Muller
Dear Ulrika, I would suggest you take a meeting with the manager before the Open Space, for different reasons. 1. To find out whether she/he supports the event and is open for any outcome 2. To assess to what extent the person is likely to be able to catch the athmosphere and understand

Re: Question about "top manager"

2003-01-17 Thread uwe.weissflog
Dear Ulrika, the good news is that the top executive "likes OS". Often, when the top guy enters the scene at the end and wants to make a speech, there is high potential for a disconnect between what the groups worked out and what he/she wants to say. So, it is ofen a setup for difficult times (

Re: OST and the legacy of education

2003-01-17 Thread Chris Corrigan
Hi Justus and Daniel Thanks for your comments on the paper. When I get a chance, probably in the slower season of spring, I'll take a crack at re-jigging some of it, and I'll try also to produce a haiku version. Why not, eh? Something about the seven lessons and the four principles and the one