Of course...share the plans! The meeting we did was a full day - about 6 hours, but I think this could easily be done in 4.5. Makes for a long evening, but don't skimp on time.
Chris ---- Chris Corrigan ch...@chriscorrigan.com http://www.chriscorrigan.com On 2010-04-22, at 7:11 AM, Bui Petersen wrote: > Hi Chris, > > Excellent idea. Would you mind if I shared your plan and experience with a > group that I'd like to propose this idea to? And how much time did you have > for the "All-Citizens Meeting"? > > Thanks, > > Bui > > On 21/04/2010 2:37 PM, Chris Corrigan wrote: >> >> A plan I have had for recent local political elections... >> >> Here in Canada during election season we usually have "All-Candidates" >> meetings whereby local candidates for office stand in front of a roomful of >> people, outline their ideas, tear each other apart and try to emerge the >> victor. The meetings are rarely participatory and serve to reinforce petty >> meanness and closed minded debate. >> >> So the design we are using for meetings on Bowen Island is the "All-Citizen >> Meeting" whereby we host an Open Space session around the question of, if >> elected, what would YOU want to make happen on Bowen Island? Of course >> everybody is welcome to come and post topics and meet with others across the >> political spectrum to figure out how they would get their pet issues on the >> table and implemented. >> >> And of course political candidates are welcome to come to and see what their >> people are saying. >> >> We did this once in 2002 and it was a disorienting experience at first for >> the politicians but they quickly forgot themselves and joined in the fun and >> got a good sense of what thoughtful citizens working together could produce. >> >> >> I have worked with many, many elected politicians in Canada, from all levels >> of government. They all have liked Open Space, so you should have no >> trouble using it within the political party structures for policy >> development. >> >> The only place I know for sure that has used Open Space actively within the >> political party structure is the Green Party in Estonia. You should contact >> Mikk Sarv or Toomas Trapido in Estonia. Mikk was a long time participant on >> this list (and may still be), and Toomas is a current sitting MP and is >> working to improve and reform the Estonian Green Party using Open Space. I >> spent some time with both of them in December. Lovely men, deeply committed >> to their work and skillful in the use of Open Space for this kind of change. >> >> Chris >> >> >> ---- >> Chris Corrigan >> ch...@chriscorrigan.com >> http://www.chriscorrigan.com >> >> >> On 2010-04-21, at 6:35 AM, Galina Tsarkova wrote: >> >>> Dear Carol. >>> >>> we had experiences with tow political parties in Russia from 2004. >>> >>> We had one for 6 hours during election campaign with 170 people; one day >>> promote some insight programmes for 103 or more people from all regions of >>> Russia; for 37 regions annalists for create of local election programmes; >>> for Administration of President of Russia for one of the political party to >>> solve the problems if sustainability. >>> >>> >>> All best Galina Tsarkova, >>> >>> Moscow >>> >>> >>> 2010/4/21 Carol Loughrey <lough...@nbnet.nb.ca> >>> I have been approached by a political party to use open space in their >>> policy development process both inside the party and with the general >>> public. If anyone has any experience with this and any wisdom to share it >>> would be appreciated. I have always wanted to use OS in this kind of >>> environment. 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