Exactly sister LIsa... Ours are "Open Space Practice Workshops" and the first thing I say is that there are 15 teachers in the room.
It's amazing the stuff I learn when I'm supposed to be teaching! Chris On 11/21/05, Lisa Heft <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, all – > > Chris wrote: > > *<I have given up trying to teach OST. I tell people to just read the > book.> > > *** > > 'Teaching' OS just doesn't resonate for me – it doesn't reflect the > co-learning values of OS. Anyway, how would you teach what people know > inside already? > > I tell people to read the book (as does Brother Chris), and if they want > to come to my 'Open Space Learning Workshops' (I don't call them trainings > because it's co-learning), it's experiencing an OS, after which small groups > teaching back to the class what they've learned, then a day of sharing > thoughts with each other, hearing and sharing stories of variations, design, > 'what-ifs' and so on, looking at photos of diverse OSs, looking at diverse > Books of Proceedings, trying out designing invitations, exploring some > themes, doing some role plays, hearing (by proxy) a lot of wise words from > you folks on the OSLIST, and getting a booklet of handouts that help people > learn more on their own after the workshop (checklists, thoughts from > international OS facilitators, sample themes and invitations, and so on). > > I think the greatest value of going to a workshop together to share > learning is experiential learning, meeting and growing a community of mutual > support and practice, playing ideas off each other, and generally having a > nutritious, engaging time. > > Well what a good segue: I am hosting an Open Space Learning Workshop > December 7-9 in San Francisco – you, dear readers, may have seen an earlier > posting. I would be delighted to learn with and from any of you who may > wish to join me there. Contact me if you would like more information. > > Take care, > > Lisa > > ___________________________ > > *L i s a H e f t* > > Consultant, Facilitator, Educator > > O p e n i n g S p a c e > > 2325 Oregon > > Berkeley, California > > 94705-1106 USA > > +01 510 548-8449 > > [email protected] > > www.openingspace.net <http://www.openingspace.net> > > * * ========================================================== > [email protected] ------------------------------ To > subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about > OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist -- CHRIS CORRIGAN Consultation - Facilitation Open Space Technology Weblog: http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot Site: http://www.chriscorrigan.com
