Hi Jo, exciting developments which show again the transnational, transcultural applicability of open space-technology. If you carry on like this the OSonOS 11 will be held in central asia in 2003! hugs michael
On Sun, 26 Aug 2001 11:41:15 +0200, Jo Toepfer wrote: >Dear friends, > >I'm working at the moment on a short-term conHtract for the International >Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Central Asia >(Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgystan), helping >the Central Asian Red Crescent Societies to overcome the difficulties they >face in the changing environment since independence from the Soviet Union. >Open space provides excellent opportunities for that! So, in each country I >facilitate a one-day open space meeting in Russian with 30-35 people: staff >members, external partners, beneficiaries and other stakeholders. The >design is simple: >09:30 opening >11:00 1. Group >12:00 2. Group >13:00 3. Group >15:00 planning next steps >17:00 closing circle >17:30 end > >I have done it already in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and it worked! In >Tajikistan 16 issues were posted and I got 11 reports in, in Uzbekistan 23 >issues were posted and 17 reports were produced. Due to the lack of a copy >machine, computers and sometimes electricity I arrived at a very low-tech >design. Thanks god that Post-its are available! I do not produce the book >of proceedings in the meeting it will be done after and the planning next >step sequence is as simple as this (I picked up some ideas from Michael M >Pannwitz - thanx Michael!): >I put all reports on the wall and reading the proceedings is held as a >visit to this gallery. Than I put a blank A3 paper near to each report, >which carries the headline: "open questions and further recommendations". >People visit the paper and put in their additional ideas. Than I put up a >next A3 paper with two headlines: "Who is doing What, When and with Whom >and which resources are needed". Participants visit the wall again and >discussing these questions the agreements on the paper. The participants In >Tajikistan agreed something about next steps nearly on all 11 issues - only >on one issue the next steps paper remained blank. In Uzbekistan I got three >blank papers by the end of the planning sequence. On Wednesday this week I >have to facilitate the open space meeting here in Turkmenistan. Does >anybody heard about an open space technology meeting in Turkmenistan or is >this the first? > >Greeting from Ashgabad >Jo Toepfer > > >-- >Jo Toepfer >Tel: +49-30-42018000 >Fax: +49-30-69088159 >http://www.joconsult.de/ > >* >* >========================================================== >osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu >------------------------------ >To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, >view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, >Visit: > >http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html Michael M Pannwitz Draisweg 1 12209 Berlin, Germany FON +49 - 30-772 8000 FAX +49 - 30-773 92 464 www.michaelMpannwitz.de To subscribe to the oslist, send the following message (and nothing but the message): "SUBSCRIBE OSLIST" to lists...@listserv.boisestate.edu SUBJECT field should be left BLANK * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
