thanks, kerry, for reminding me how and why this was suggested.
now that the thing is open, and i haven't actually even tested it, i think the easiest way to "open" the archives would be to test some keywords. it would be much easier than actually cutting and pasting information from the archives into a wiki. what we could do instead is make a single wiki page at .ORG for posting "juicy" key words. these could be posted as links that would go to the archives and search for the word. so education, youth, government, church, letting go, spirit, might be suggested as interesting and fruitful searches. the job becomes one of refining and documenting the interesting searches, rather than cutting and copying. it's a different but not uninteresting way of inviting exploration of the archives. i can make sure there is a prominent page for this on the site... maybe even list OSLIST with other languages on the main splash page to .ORG... but i don't have enough pass/resp to experiment with the searches. i will make an OSLIST page, link it in prominently, test the search process and post a single link to test the link-search-ability of what i've proposed. when i've been able to do this, i will post back here on teh list and invite you and others to come build out that page. does this work okay? do you think it gets us to where you thought we could go? and is this satisfying some of the things you'd raised about mining the archives some years ago, harrison? michael kerry napuk wrote:
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
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