Avner wrote: "we opened a space in Arabic and Hebrew in Jerusalem."
Perhaps it is because I know you. Perhaps because I have been there. But whatever the reason, your note is very special to me. Thank you! Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, Maryland 20854 Phone 301-365-2093 Skype hhowen Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org Personal website www.ho-image.com OSLIST: To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: www.listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of avner Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 5:04 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Question - bilingual opening And just to add to Michael Panwitz map of experiencing, about a year ago together with Fuad Abu Hamed, we opened a space in Arabic and Hebrew in Jerusalem. We were walking separately in the one circle, sometimes he was leading in Arabic and sometimes I did in Hebrew, we didn`t translate but we kept the rythem. It was fun and well received Avner Haramati Jerusalem ----- Original Message ----- From: "Corbaz Catherine" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 10:41 AM Subject: Re: Question - bilingual opening > Hello, everybody, > Last year i did it in french with a German speaking colleague, who also > facilitates OST. It went on well, maybe a bit long. With my colleague, > the one who speaking walked , then stop,went at the rim of the circle and > the other one went on. so everyone say it in its own words, walking > rhythm, etc. We were not translating. > > I also have done it alternatively speaking french and German, which was > conformable. > > Your idea to have to circles, seems to me interesting, however it means > that they group speaking french should not be to small regarding the > other group. Worth a try. > > I'll keep your idea or next opportunity. > > Catherine Corbaz > Facilitation & Forum ouvert > Roseaux 20 > CH-2503 Bienne > +41 32 323 38 43 > +41 79 794 38 55 > http://www.c2f2.net > > > > Le 24 mai 07 à 14:28, Communications Esther Matte a écrit : > >> Hi all, >> >> Yes, it was a great conference with Deb at Rococo. People there were >> really impressed with OS. Hopefully, we'll gather a few people for our >> FoFo in Val David this fall :-) >> >> Deb and I learned a lot, of course, as we do every time we facilitate >> OS. One of the questions we played with was the bilingual opening. We >> briefly considered doing the opening together, each in one language, but >> quickly realized we couldn't walk the circle together. So we cut down on >> the opening text so that Deb could do it systematically in both >> languages (French and English). And she did a great job! However, it was >> still too long. Later in the event, people started to ask that we do >> just English since everyone there understood. But we were in Montreal >> after all, so Deb maintained the French, and the organizers were happy >> about that. They wanted to hold a bilingual event and they wanted the >> French to be present. >> >> Now that I think about it, I'm wondering if we could have done two >> circles just for the opening. To put people in the OS frame of mind and >> spirit in their own language. Then, merge the 2 in 1 circle, have them >> look around it, feel the energy and richness of knowledge, experience, >> etc. and then start the agenda. For the other circles, keep the >> bilingual format, but with bits of French here and there instead of >> systematic translation. >> >> What do you think? >> >> Looking forward to reading your thoughts :-)) >> >> Esther >> >> * >> * >> ========================================================== >> [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 > > * > * > ========================================================== > [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 > > __________ NOD32 2291 (20070525) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > * * ========================================================== [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 * * ========================================================== [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
