Reinhard-- I agree with you that practitioner is not a beautiful word. I do think it is a useful word. It seems to communicate, at least in a limited way, across diciplines and languages. I like the distinction it implies the practice of a particular discipline, not just having an interest or being a student. And it can be used for a variety of different kinds of practices.
Many people who use Open Space work in a variety of different fields or modes, so it can be difficult to define just exactly what we do. At least for me, practitioner implies that we are working, and in a professional way. As for "International Forum of Visual Practitioners Association"--that certainly is not a beautiful name. Long, awkward, not a pleasing sound. Maybe this group could start over with the naming process, and listen to all the suggestions aloud before deciding on a new name. Visual Practice International would have most of the elements. The program where I learned about organizational consulting had a very long and awkward name, but nobody ever used it and it soon was shortened into an easier (but still not beautiful form). You might add a poet to the visual artists for a name committee. Joelle * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
