At 10:08 AM 4/26/2002 -0700, Peggy wrote:
The broad question is what are we learning about Open Space in highly conflicted, violent settings that can increase the likelihood of success?
Tova and Avner could help a lot here -- but my major learning is that there is precious little difference between a "highly conflicted, violent settings" and what one might call "normal" -- whatever that is -- when it comes to Opening Space. I found it useful to be more intentional and careful (possibly) with my pre-event conversations with sponsors just to make sure that they really wanted to take this trip and what the ground rules were. But other than that -- business as usual.
The practical question is in Pablo's words: One concern we had is whether it is really necessary that they speak Spanish, some think that with one of us as a co facilitator this is not needed. What are your thoughts on this?
I can remember doing several OS in Latin America where I was just about the only English speaking person. Personally I would have felt a lot better had I spoken Spanish for reasons of politeness if nothing else -- but as far as the effectiveness of the OS, again it was business as usual. One of the things I learned was just how intuitive OS really is. Another learning was about how unimportant the actual words really are. But i always think it is much better to have the whole thing in a language understood by the people. It wipes out the expert syndrome, and a whole mess of other unneeded baggage. Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, MD 20854 USA phone 301-365-2093 Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org Personal website http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm 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
