Bernd, I echo the sentiments of others who say YES! it can be done and you are the person to do it!
I recently facilitated on OS on community -based program development for people with developmental disabilities... by and large an illiterate group with varying levels of cognitive impairment. I can attest to how well they self-organized (announcing their topics in the circle, using symbols and finding other ways to capture their learning - asking that those who can read and write capture some notes and share them, pictures, etc...). Closing comments expressed deep excitement and satisfaction, clear ideas for new services, and champions to track the progress of programs. I ran into one of the participants with a developmental disability the other day at a restaurant ( 1 1/2 months after the meeting) - she not only remembered me and the OS experience, she was still talking about her passion for certain services and what she's doing about that. I suspect that the organizers, facilitators and animators will have the most problem with using OS - they are used to feeling all tidy and in control. Best wishes, glory WB-TrainConsult wrote:
Dear os-list I REALLY NEED HELP FROM YOU OUT THERE! My questions (for now): 1) Should I take the responsibility to invite my client to go for such a journey? In other words: is it possible to realize open space with people who are completely illiterate? 2) Are there practical experiences I can rely on? 3) Wouldn't it be necessary (and great) to make OST even simpler? (Putting a part of the external instrumentation back into the heads) Bernd
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