Re: "It always works" - revisited again

2003-06-10 Thread Michael Herman
judi's previous posting is one of the gems i squirrelled away at http://www.globalchicago.net/ost in the notes at the bottom of the page, in the "opening the classroom" topic... john engle notes there too. but perhaps judi will add another chapter to that story? michael h --- from judi richar

"It always works" - revisited again

2003-06-10 Thread Douglas D. Germann, Sr.
Judi-- If you please, Judi, how did you use OST to teach business law? :-Doug. Germann * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view t

Re: OST, OSO, OSW... (an overall coment on "It always works revisited")

2003-06-10 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Larry-- Good for the rest of us that a holiday or cold comes along once in a while to keep you home, sharing good thoughts. Be well soon. Joelle * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, unsubscribe

Re: About the next OSonOS and the OS site - the quest for a "global OS"

2003-06-10 Thread Esther .
Michael: How about a Canadian language site? (grin) Esther Esther Ewing The Change Alliance - Assisting Individuals and Organizations to Build Capability www.ChangeAlliance.com 330 East 38th St, Suite 53K New York, NY 10016-9804 212-661-6024 Authorized Distributor, Panoramic Feedback www.panor

Re: About the next OSonOS and the OS site - the quest for a "global OS"

2003-06-10 Thread Esther .
Artur: Happy holidays!! I applaud your efforts and your willingness to challenge us all. I wish that I spoke some of these other languages. I have some shreds of French (don't have any trouble conducting conversations en francais, par exemple, a la France) but don't speak it well enough to conduct

Re: OST, OSO, OSW... (an overall coment on "It always works revisited")

2003-06-10 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Artur-- Your comments touched on some of the difficulties when someone (king, invading army, church hierarchy) try to impose transformation by "power over." I don't think that any of us (maybe the CEO of an organization, and I question that) can create an Open Space organization by the applicati

OST, OSO, OSW... (an overall coment on "It always works revisited")

2003-06-10 Thread Artur Ferreira da Silva
Hello dear friends: [In the first draft of this post, I began with a parenthesis (strange way of beginning), about today being a holiday in Portugal, but it got too big and has been removed to a PS... But before it was removed it degenerated in a second parenthesis about "metanoia" that I have de

Re: OST, OSO, OSW... (an overall coment on "It always works revisited")

2003-06-10 Thread Larry Peterson
"whatever happens is what could have" to be a general law of the world or a general principle of Spirit. On the contrary, in a world where so many of us refuse to fight for a better and Open World, letting the playfield free for those that pollute the earth, but also the bodies and hearts of the ci

Re: OS deliverables for medical folks

2003-06-10 Thread Harrison Owen
At 02:32 PM 6/10/2003 -0700, L i s a H e f t wrote: But as usual, it will help my client talk to her planning committee if she has more concrete examples of experts / expertise / measurable outcomes / cutting-edge research being discussed / research-science-treatment-you get what I mean. Anybod

Re: About the next OSonOS and the OS site - the quest for a "global OS"

2003-06-10 Thread Michael Herman
yes, artur, anyone who has some passion for ost in their own language can convene a wiki website at osw.org. john engle is about to start incubating something similar in haitian creole, maybe not at osw, but at globalchicago. once it gets started, it may or may not be appropriate as an osw.org t

Re: "It always works" - revisited again

2003-06-10 Thread Larry Peterson
As soon at the Faculty of Education confirms the date and contract, I'll let you all know where it's going to be. The fun part is that my daughter is likely to start undergrad education at the same school in the fall. Strange how those things work out. Larry Larry Peterson Associates in Transfo

Re: OS deliverables for medical folks

2003-06-10 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Lisa-- I don't have a client example to give you, just the observation that in this complex situation, it seems very important to me to have a dynamic process that allows for sharing information and ideas in all directions, not just the traditional vertical dimension. Doug's recent work with geri

Re: OS deliverables for medical folks

2003-06-10 Thread Lisa Heft
But of course, and thank you. And I can also let them know of the Fred Hutchison Cancer Research experience with OS. L i s a -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Harrison Owen Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:44 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisest

Re: "It always works" - revisited again

2003-06-10 Thread Judi Richardson
Hello Larry and Diane, Open Space in education is such a natural fit. As many of you know I've been using it as a teaching methodology at the University Level. I even facilitated Business Law using OST. Many teachers are in pain and limping through our education systems. If you remember after

Re: OS trainer in France

2003-06-10 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Sharon-- Chris Schoch is in Paris, at least part of the time. He is an experienced OS practitioner, don't know if he offers training. E-mail schochc...@aol.com Joelle Everett * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu

the registration process is working

2003-06-10 Thread Eiwor Backelund
Hallo everyone, This time of the year is simply wonderful here in Sweden with the chestnuts and lilacs blooming and the different green colours are uncountable. I am so happy to live in this time and be a part of this. I am also very happy being a part of the Open Space community and to see all th

OS deliverables for medical folks

2003-06-10 Thread Lisa Heft
Hello, all - I have been planning an Open Space 1.5 day conference with a client - New Directions for Integrating Services For the Incarcerated and Their Families. This conference will be for about 75 medical clinicians (some who are staff of hospitals and other medical facilities 'outside' and so

Re: Open Space Technology in the UK

2003-06-10 Thread Max Edwards
Thanks Shay, I think I'm getting the gist now! Best regards, Max. Seamus McInerney wrote: Hi Max, The beauty of Open Space is that there is no professional body. It is, by it's very nature, a sharing of ideas, concepts and experience among those who have a passion for opening space within which

Re: "It always works" - revisited again and again

2003-06-10 Thread kerry napuk
Hii What happened to the plea for larger type? Open Futures has facilitated three university events: Heriot-Watt with 142 faculty on designing a more attractive university for future students and a combined one for Heriot-Watt and Glasgow Universities with 63 participants on commercialising new

Re: Open Space Technology in the UK

2003-06-10 Thread Esther .
Max: Having said that, you could be in touch with Anne Radford who is a consultant using both Open Space and Appreciative Inquiry in her practice and who is an Appreciative Inquiry instructor. She is very plugged into the network in UK and would likely know who out there was using both. Her websi

OS trainer in France

2003-06-10 Thread Sharon Quarrington
Does anyone know of a OS Training (or trainer) located in France? We had a request for training - but I bet they would be happier to work with someone closer. Sharon * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To s

Re: OS trainer in France

2003-06-10 Thread John Engle
sharon, i encourage you to contact cheikh sow, a skilled practitioner in open space. he lives in bordeaux france. his email address is so...@club-internet.fr (also in the cc line) john = Website: http://theexperiment.info Sitentenet : http://eksperyansla.info Site : http://Lexperience.inf