Dear Michael I suggested the possibility of creating accessible archives for specific applications of Open Space, starting with education, which grew into a wiki wiki initiative based on your work on interactive sites. We now have an embryo archive for education which can be visited by going to the following:
http://www.openspaceworld.org/network/wiki.cgi?OpenSpaceinEducation Following this thinking, could we access archives on other applications, such as healthcare, communities, voluntary organizations/charities, government (central and local), politics & democracy etc? What other subject areas would people suggest? More importantly, would people post their stories to designated sites? The purpose of organizing around applications was twofold: it promotes process credibility by allowing potential sponsors to see what others have done and practitioners to learn from experiences of other facilitators. Moreover, the interactivity of the wiki wiki allows "dead" material to be brought back to life. This could be a very exciting innovation for our Open Space World and particularly people using the OSLIST. As much of the OSLIST material is very fleeting, it is reassuring to know that the archives would remain available. I also feel this opportunity is very compatible with Harrison's philosophy and shared by many others about giving the process to the World. If the process is available to everyone and truly "open", we should feel comfortable enriching it with our experiences. Thank you, Michael, for taking steps to bring the archives alive. NOW, how do we access them? How about a simple step-by-step procedure to tap into this rich resource? Cheers Kerry Open Futures Edinburgh www.openfutures.com * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
