Re: [OSList] Open Space in schools

2013-09-23 Thread Lisa Heft
Good job, Carms! And Artur, I am very sad. Because I love it so much when you disagree with me… ;o) Abrazos, Lisa On Sep 23, 2013, at 5:20 PM, Carmela Ariza wrote: > > Yes Lisa I remember saying in the opening circle that it is time to think > outside the box. Then I continued to say: w

Re: [OSList] Open Space with Agile: Failure patterns

2013-09-23 Thread Peggy Holman
Harold, Thanks for bringing your knowledgable and eloquent perspective. Great to see these two communities working through an understanding of each other. With you and others as translators, I think Agile is in good hands. Peggy __ Peggy Holman Journalism t

Re: [OSList] Open Space in schools

2013-09-23 Thread Artur Silva
Hi Jamie: I am completelly in agreeement with Lisa (this time ;-) Artur From: Lisa Heft To: World wide Open Space Technology email list Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 6:12 PM Subject: Re: [OSList] Open Space in schools Jamie - in my experience, any sp

Re: [OSList] Open Space in schools

2013-09-23 Thread Lisa Heft
Jamie - in my experience, any speeches (longer than 'thanks for coming, we're so excited, here's your facilitator let's get to work') In saying this - I know there are also cultural and regional traditions. However, having people speak too much at the start… - starts putting the body to rest

Re: [OSList] Open Space with Agile: Failure patterns

2013-09-23 Thread Lisa Heft
Harold - you teach me so much - in every way you see, reflect upon and thoughtfully articulate your observation and experiences. Tool, process, way of live, value system. Open Space Technology, which also means not 'technology' in the commonly used sense of that word but instead a way of being (

Re: [OSList] OS with Sign Language as a first language

2013-09-23 Thread Michelle Copper
Hello Lee I also had a very positive experience of using open space with deaf persons. One event I fact at ed was with 100 women of varying  abilities. I had one deaf person and one deaf blind person (and her seeing eye dog!) each with an. Intervenor. One had a computer so she could read. on a smal

[OSList] HA: Open Space in the sand

2013-09-23 Thread Тясто Марина В .
Wow, Thomas! Congratulations! Even though I couldn't open your pictures I could imaging how wonderful it was! Warm regards from Siberia, Marina От: oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org [oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] от имени Thomas Herrmann

[OSList] OS with Sign Language as a first language

2013-09-23 Thread Lee Simpson
Hi all, We are planning an OS with BSL (British Sign Language) as a first language. Anybody done something like this and have any tips about things like sight lines during opening, announcing of sessions and closing circle? Thanks. Lee ___ OSList mai

Re: [OSList] OS with Sign Language as a first language

2013-09-23 Thread Lee Simpson
Hi Diane, Thank you for sharing your experience. That is really great to read about, very useful and very encouraging. lee On 23 Sep 2013, at 16:01, Diane Gibeault wrote: > Hi Lee, > > I facilitated an Open Space meeting for deafened people, people who once > heard and spoke but have now lo

Re: [OSList] OS with Sign Language as a first language

2013-09-23 Thread Diane Gibeault
Hi Lee, I facilitated an Open Space meeting for deafened people, people who once heard and spoke but have now lost their hearing completely or in good part and have not necessarily learned sign language or lip reading. The invitation from a volunteer organization went to the community at large.  

Re: [OSList] Open Space with Agile: Failure patterns

2013-09-23 Thread Harold Shinsato
Harrison, About your statement "Open Space is a terrible way to introduce some new process, and especially to assure 'buy in'". You're clearing going directly against the heart of what Dan is trying to promote. Maybe I invite disaster for myself by speaking an alternative view from what you

Re: [OSList] Open Space in schools

2013-09-23 Thread Harrison Owen
Jamie - I would be very careful with that "context setting" piece. And if possible, I would separate it by time and space from the actual Open Space. There are a whole bunch of reasons. First, Spending an hour on "limitations" doesn't sound like open space. Practically, my experience is that partic

Re: [OSList] Open Space in schools

2013-09-23 Thread Jamie Colston
Dear All, I have been working with a Secondary school in the UK to support students to develop their school council into something which gives them a real voice in their school and supports them to make things happen. As part of this process, in the last academic year I ran some world cafe session