Re: [OSList] OST Foundations again (Was:...)

2012-09-24 Thread Michael Herman
just getting back to this, harrison... On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 11:38 AM, Harrison Owen wrote: > Michael -- You raise some interesting points, but I am not really sure that > the antithesis you suggest between stability and change works out the way > you say it does in OST or in self organizatio

Re: [OSList] Ending a one day OST with 775?

2012-09-24 Thread Lisa Heft
Hi, Pernilla - One thing I would add is that the very youngest people cannot read to make choices from written topic headings or notes on the wall - so perhaps, just as you might do with a multi-language group - you might have 'translators' to read for them. Also, it is very hard for most p

Re: [OSList] Opening space in the classroom

2012-09-24 Thread Lisa Heft
In my experience with at-risk youth, at-risk adults, and others, Patrick - the form of Open Space stays the same. No matter who you are working with, no matter what the group is working on. No need to add anything just because it is scientists or young people or parents or activists. My rec

Re: [OSList] Training young people in Open Space and World Cafe

2012-09-24 Thread Lisa Heft
Hi, Jamie, Phelim and all - Jamie - I echo what Phelim says - as far as your team understanding the basics of Open Space, anyway - they are welcome to join us for a sort of Level 1 learning (the Open Space Learning Workshop - October 9-11, London) and then taking the information they are le

[OSList] Opening space in the classroom

2012-09-24 Thread Patrick Maxwell
Hey friends, I have a situation, that I'd love some input on. I recently started working in a school for at-risk youth, and so far, I've noticed that the single largest obstacle that the students face is a lack of motivation -- most students aren't any less intelligent than "normal" high schoolers

[OSList] World open space: Hitting the big 100

2012-09-24 Thread Phelim McDermott
Dear Open Space List members, Here in the UK and at Improbable we are feeling very excited as today our bookings for WOSonOS 2012 reached 100 people! As of yet we have not managed to get all their faces onto the who's coming page (do upload your picture if you haven't done it yet) on our websit

Re: [OSList] Training young people in Open Space and World Cafe

2012-09-24 Thread Phelim McDermott
Hi Jamie, Of course the best opportunity for your young leaders and of course yourself in regard to follow up training is not so far from you as Lisa Heft's Open Space Learning workshop is happening very soon 9th-11th Oct and then straight after that is the World open space on open space. Two

Re: [OSList] Training young people in Open Space and World Cafe

2012-09-24 Thread Jamie Colston
Hi Everyone, On Friday I am training some young people between the ages of 14-18 years old in the basics of facilitative leadership. This will be part of the Green Vision Youth Climate Summit (www.greenvisionmovement.org/youthsummit) experience and these young people will be co-facilitators at thi

[OSList] Ending a one day OST with 775?

2012-09-24 Thread Michael M Pannwitz
... I had four pictures attached showing the rain etc ceremony, its awaiting approval to go through since it has more than 100 KB...if it does not go through I find another way of sending them... ciao mmp -- Michael M Pannwitz Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany ++49 - 30-772 8000 Check out the

[OSList] Ending a one day OST with 775?

2012-09-24 Thread Michael M Pannwitz
1) Everyone stands up and, if you have up to 60 people or so, forms one circle, people standing close to each other, if you have several hundred, you just stand in a crowd but the inner circle should be a circle with the others standing behind the folks in the inner circle. 2) Everybody raises t

Re: [OSList] Ending a one day OST with 775?

2012-09-24 Thread Marie Ann Östlund
Hej Pernilla, Behöver du hjälp med att plocka läskflaskor och tuggummin? Säg bara till. Verkar som ett spännande OS. Jag ska till London! Går även på Lisa Hefts workshop. Ha det gott, Marie Ann On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 8:13 PM, Pernilla Luttropp wrote: > Dear collegues! > I very much enjoy the

Re: [OSList] Ending a one day OST with 775?

2012-09-24 Thread Pernilla Luttropp
Thank you for Michael and Harrison for sharing useful ideas! I will keep thinking of various options and if I see you in London I might ask you again, the event is just after WOSonOS. Best Pernilla Den 2012-09-22 21.43, skrev "Meike Hübel | erziehungsweise e. V." : > Thank you for detailed defi