For what it's worth, I have opened space several times for students in an MBA program and have experienced what I thought was indifference.
Looking back on it, I remember that in nearly every case there was significant impact from each event - They left the Open Space event and actually made things happen that would not have otherwise happened. DURING the event was this indifference thingie, and I remember leaving every event thinking it had flopped only to hear of great happenings 2-3 months later. My theory is one of their posturing and competition in that academic environment and lack of trust in the process . . . It was "weird" and not conforming to the curriculum even though the class was for a "Change Management" class. These grad students were fighting the process DURING the event . . . and embraced it some time later after having enough time (I guess) to cogitate. After 3 years of doing these, the invitations for me to do them ceased. I sometimes wonder if that is because it is not part of the traditional curriculum. Best, b On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 5:21 PM, Heather <[email protected]> wrote: > Larry, > Your report is really interesting. Congratulations on that positive > feedback! May I confirm that you were conducting OS with *graduate > students* (ie: people pursuing MA or PhD degrees)? What type of program / > discipline? I ask b/c in my experience, graduate students have been anything > but indifferent. Cynical perhaps, self-absorbed, concerned about success, > financial issues and mastery of the specialised vocabulary / theory/ > knowledge base of their discipline, often seeking respect or feeling stymied > by their research / programs of study; but not indifferent, and never > concerned about disagreeing with others; except perhaps their supervisory > committee members. > > So I'm really curious as to what was causing these grad students to feel > indifferent? > > thanks, > Heather > -- > > > > Dr. Heather Young-Leslie Ph.D. > > *www.HeatherYoungLeslie.wordpress.com* > > *www.linkedin.com/in/HeatherYoungLeslie* > > > > > * * ========================================================== > [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 -- Barry Owen Principal Real Estate Broker Keller Williams Realty 30 Burton Hills Blvd Suite 175 Nashville, TN 37215 – Green Hills Call me: 615-568-2123 Text me: http://www.mycricket.com/send-text-message-online email me: [email protected] Read my Blog: http://activerain.com/blogs/barryo Visit The Owen Group http://www.theowengroup.net http://www.owengroupnashvillehomes.com Barry Owen’s Internet Portal to all blogsites, websites, and social networks http://tnrealestatetribalhub.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/barry-owens-web-portal/ Simply & BOLDLY Living the FourFold Way in Open Space! Quintessentially connected to the real estate industry to offer the ultimate experience for Home Buyers and Sellers in Middle Tennessee . . . Inquire within! * * ========================================================== [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
