Re: [OSList] How to deal with having many languages in open space?

2013-10-16 Thread Carmela Ariza
Thanks cris, and a good way of describing, enfleshing, embodying self-organization: "People are always ready to help translate if they know that it is the job of the community to supply the resources for understanding rather than the job of the host." Carms   If there is to be any peace it will

Re: [OSList] How to deal with having many languages in open space?

2013-10-16 Thread chris . corrigan
Seconding these many excellent points from Dianne. I have recently facilitated events in Estonian, Turkish, Irish and French and I only speak French passably. We worked with either translating instructions or with whisper translation to those that needed it and offered the principle that whoeve

Re: [OSList] How to deal with having many languages in open space?

2013-10-16 Thread Carmela Ariza
Dear Diane, Thank you for your input. This is a big help! Cheers, Carms   If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having. -- Henry Miller On Thursday, 17 October 2013, 1:57, Diane Gibeault wrote: Hi Carmela, I will share my experience with and without interpreters.  

Re: [OSList] Open Space at a school on Tuesday

2013-10-16 Thread Jamie Colston
Dear All, Thank you for you ears, thoughts and advice over the last couple of weeks. I really appreciate it. Just to let you know that I opened space on Tuesday. It began at 9.07 (rather than 9am when there were only 3 people there and I was extremely concerned!). However we had 16 students, 6 gov

Re: [OSList] How to deal with having many languages in open space?

2013-10-16 Thread Diane Gibeault
Hi Carmela, I will share my experience with and without interpreters.   First - Without interpreters as this is a more common situation   I have facilitated an international OS conference organized by an NGO who did not have a budget for interpretation. This in fact is more representative of my

[OSList] I would like to be informed

2013-10-16 Thread Lourdes Adriana Diaz-Berrio Doring
Hello! -Please if you have some information about a public OS in France please let me know it is for a friend of mine who wants to participate and to learn more. Adriana- Adriana Díaz-Berrio Ph.D. CRHA (514) 739 2268 www.diazberrio.com ___ OSList mailing