Sorry about that Christine! We are on now - are you and I connected on skype? if not, can you send me your skype handle/request connect and I can add you?
On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 12:43 PM, christine koehler < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Tricia > > I would love to join, but I am very bad at figuring out time zone. > can you give me the hour and the timezone so I can try to convert it to > GMT+1 ? > > thanks > Christine > > > On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 5:23 PM, Tricia Chirumbole < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all! >> >> OS hotline skype is convening in 40 minutes at 12pm EDT - follow link or >> email me to sign up: OS marketplace <http://tinyurl.com/nxbndq8> >> >> Also, following are notes from our previous two hotline skypes - enjoy! >> >> *OS hotline skype – July 23, 2013* >> >> * * >> >> *Website advice request: *Tricia requests advice about including a >> section on her impending OS website about group’s “assessing readiness” >> with a few rhetorical questions. >> >> - Question is why include? A formal assessment tool is not >> recommended >> >> - Situational questions are suggested as possibly valuable. >> >> - Voluntary participation is important >> >> >> >> *Action/product development in open space*: Why don’t we do this more, >> or talk about this more – tons of opportunities. >> >> - Paul co-authored a book entirely in Open Space (editing done >> outside, but this was due to time constraints) >> >> - Link from book that Paul co-authored – wrote book in three >> days, each session was a chapter – peak experiences in life producing a >> real artifact in Open space tech: >> http://pure.au.dk/portal/files/292/Thin_book_OT.pdf >> >> - Interest among group in exploring these possibilities. >> >> - Reference Leadership article by Bob Marshall that was >> circulated on OS list – People like agile, but is a better product >> delivered because people are enjoying the process of scrum/agile? >> >> - Conversation with a friend who thinks something like that >> could only work if the whole organization was in the room, stuck in >> hierarchy, can’t do anything without approval. >> >> - Envision: Open space happening on building site with machines >> and materials – just getting things done – have some items pre-determined, >> so that you don’t need more approvals >> >> - In the arts in the UK there is a great event happening for >> years, takes place in the ruins of a castle, mainly programed, everyone >> works on renovating this castle – do a 3 or 4 day OS and day 2 is an >> invitation to renovate a garden in venue we are meeting, everyone creates >> something >> >> - Envision: to do an OS on urban planning and actually build >> something – you can talk about it, and talk about it, but actually build it >> >> >> >> *Example of action-oriented open-spacey approach in practice: *Young >> people running a web design company somewhere in UK - doing something like >> opening space, but getting things done, not just talking. They would >> convene in a space, talk about goals/plans, identify what various people >> planned to work on in some relative order/timeline – then break off in >> groups depending on what strikes them and reconvene at lunch/later in day. >> >> >> >> *We need Open Space research! *Get $$ for research about developing >> products/doing things in open space – who’s in? Some in group would like to >> move on it. >> >> - Lack of university-based research on Open space, or >> collecting of data beyond anecdotes. >> >> - Could be much bigger and much wider use of Open Space if >> there were academic verification – never been able to get more than a few >> thousand pounds in Brighton – if we can prove OS works in practice and not >> just in theory >> >> - Feeling that Open Space could be the environmental solution >> for the earth. The flow, more efficient than blundering human intervention. >> >> - Could probably do crowd funding, a lot of sources in the US. >> >> - Templeton foundation putting out RFPs for research, academics >> without walls, access to a nonprofit institute that we can work from. >> >> - If a particular field of activity gets the attention of 6 >> journal articles, research funding follows >> >> - You would then have a better chance, for example, to get OS >> in Africa more on the back of aid agencies. They can’t spend their money >> without some verification, such as academic, more just anecdotally based >> research practice. >> >> - Paul has been collecting pictures of OS circles, OS videos. >> Finds people are using this to bring to their organization to sell OS – >> missed how he figured this out…. >> >> >> >> *OS public awareness: * >> >> - David Bohm, dialogue discussion on the web, etc., but open >> space not mentioned. >> >> - Omnipresence is like that [suggesting open space is >> omnipresent] – it is always there so you don’t see that, always present. We >> can’t see something that is always with you. Someone points it out and then >> people question why they haven’t seen it. Living processes are always with >> you so you can’t see them. >> >> >> >> *Suggested bedtime reading:* >> http://www.communityresearch.org.nz/research/evaluation-report-open-space-technology-hui/ >> >> >> >> http://pure.au.dk/portal/files/292/Thin_book_OT.pdf >> >> >> >> OS Hotline skype – July 30, 2013 >> >> * * >> >> Disclaimer: not complete, not fully accurate, and not in proper order……. >> >> >> >> *Improv discussion:* >> >> * * >> >> Meisner technique – improv – an individual’s contribution needs to use >> the words or phrases from previous statements of another person – can be >> comedic, but turns into rapport among participants and a full play can be >> created without a script >> >> >> >> Check out: Fringereview.com >> >> >> >> *Book recommendation:* Moral imagination – good book….. >> >> >> >> *Listening: *Not sure if following tidbit came from above book: Studies >> (I think studies) have found that when you are truly listening to someone, >> your larynx begins vibrating in unison with theirs. Kind of like when you >> realize you are finishing someone’s sentences. … >> >> · Relate to identifying an invitation for Open Space. If you >> truly listen to the people involved, the theme and the words will present >> themselves. >> >> >> >> *Forced crafting of invitations: *We may demonize or idealize a >> situation because we want it to come across as important. We need to use >> words that are there in the community and do it without ego; the words >> usually come if we can remove our ego. >> >> >> >> *Do invitations need to always be stated in the positive? *We may be so >> afraid of the dark that we try to make it all “touchy feely”, but then end >> up not resonating with the real pain people are experiencing. >> >> >> >> Affirmative/appreciative inquiry can be alienating, tell the truth about >> what you see, don’t always need to go the positive route, say what is loud, >> that which we feel most afraid of, >> >> >> >> Is use of affirmative words OS –accepted wisdom? Is it short-sighted? >> >> >> >> *Funny exercise:* Shake your head “yes” and then shake your head, “no” – >> No shouldn’t feel right. Living organisms don’t understand a negative. >> Children don’t understand a no, they respond to….missed it…. >> >> >> >> *Energy practice:* Jin Shin Jyutsu- ancient way of healing, fingers like >> jumper cables referenced as early as 712, rediscovered early 1900s. No >> energy in the human body moves horizontally… >> >> >> >> *How do we practice to facilitate OS?* >> >> · Join in on OS hotline skypes, the OS list and discussions with >> practitioners >> >> · Do it! >> >> · Read the OST guide >> >> · Shadow/co-facilitate open space events >> >> · Personal work: finding space within yourself – whatever ways >> work for you. >> >> · Learn to trust yourself and trust the “process” – confidently >> convey that and hold that trust. >> >> >> >> *Controversy: *OS is very appropriate for situations of controversy >> >> >> >> Open space for unlimited potential, people can walk out, but they don’t >> tend to break the process, the circle can hold the anger. >> >> >> >> Somewhere in the demon of the dictator there is the seed of truth – the >> resistors and oppressors have something to teach us >> >> * * >> >> *Book reference: *Bernard Lievegoed, *The Developing Organization* >> >> >> >> *When hosts want structure: *You can play the game of structure, talking >> up superficial elements of OS to make them feel comfortable and allow them >> to build confidence and trust – such as: noting defined times for opening >> circle, lunch breaks, planned reporting deliverable, etc, but still not >> change the essential elements. *Use their words.* >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Tricia Chirumbole >> US: +1-571-232-0942 >> Skype: tricia.chirumbole >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> OSList mailing list >> To post send emails to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: >> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org >> >> > > > -- > > [image: Christine Koehler, créatrice d'espace de Dialogue et de > Coopération] > Executive Coach, Médiateur > www.christine-koehler.fr > Tel : 06 13 28 71 38 > Fax : 09 72 32 36 65 > New ! Formation 20/06/2013 De l’évènement au > Processus<http://christine-koehler.fr/2013/formation-de-levenement-au-processus-avril-2013/><http://www.youtube.com/embed/4OBVyB5Z9IU?rel=0> > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > -- Tricia Chirumbole US: +1-571-232-0942 Skype: tricia.chirumbole
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