Hello Tricia Check this out - gathering of young women leaders from across latin america for the UN - open space was the whole of day 2 and it went off like a rocket - despite some initial fears the staff were moved to tears by bits of it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jtGcqn5LHA&feature=youtu.be Happy to share the design with you if you like Linda x Linda Joy Mitchell Tel: 0113 2681656 Mobile 07947507382 www.lindajoymitchell.org.uk On 02/11/2013 20:05, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: >Send OSList mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > >You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >than "Re: Contents of OSList digest..." > > >Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: OS cred that may appeal to a UN agency? (Harrison Owen) > 2. Re: OS cred that may appeal to a UN agency? (paul levy) > 3. Re: OS cred that may appeal to a UN agency? (Tricia Chirumbole) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 16:24:56 -0400 >From: "Harrison Owen" <[email protected]> >To: "'World wide Open Space Technology email list'" > <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [OSList] OS cred that may appeal to a UN agency? >Message-ID: <000701ced740$6e8100f0$4b8302d0$@net> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > >Tricia ? The UN, like many similar organizations, is bureaucratically, >systemically, spiritually antithetical to Open Space... but guess what? >OS does show up and in fact has been used for years. My major contact is >with the Human Rights people, whose job it is to go where nobody in their >right mind would go. Into the meanest, nastiest conflicts on the planet ? >right in the middle, between the conflicted parties. And quite often the >chosen vehicle is good old OST. So whenever you think you are facing a >?hard day? in Open Space, just think about the wonderful possibility of >opening some space for the FARC and the Columbian Government! One thing I >have learned when dealing with such folks (UN types, that is), >particularly when writing proposals for them, is Don?t make a big deal >out of Open Space. And certainly don?t try to sell them/explain it. And a >workable design is to give them what they expect, then ?sucker-punch? >them with Open Space at the end. Goes like this: Part I Al > l the talking heads, Practice Modules, etc. that the might expect. Part >II ?Assimilation and Future Planning? (aka OST). And make sure it is at >least 1 (one) day. > > > >ho > > > >Harrison Owen > >7808 River Falls Dr. > >Potomac, MD 20854 > >USA > > > >189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer) > >Camden, Maine 04843 > > > >Phone 301-365-2093 > >(summer) 207-763-3261 > > > >www.openspaceworld.com > >www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) > >To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of >OSLIST Go to: ><http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org> >http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tricia >Chirumbole >Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 3:46 PM >To: World wide Open Space Technology email list >Subject: [OSList] OS cred that may appeal to a UN agency? > > > >Hi all! > > > >I am writing a proposal to the UN for an evaluation of a Gender-based >violence Information Management System (IMS) that is in use in >conflict/post-conflict areas - I am writing it on behalf of the market >research and strategy firm that I do work for, Junicon. > > > >As I develop the methodology, it occurred to me that it could be valuable >to slip in an Open Space at the beginning of each of the country field >missions (5-7 days, 3 countries, 2-4 stakeholder organizations in each >country, but few reps from each stakeholder org involved with the IMS). > > > >Based on my experience, there will be concern with getting interested >parties in the room at the same, as well as concern with any engagement >that takes more than 1.5 hours...those issues aside, does anyone know of >any UN use of Open Space, or related experiences that may be appealing to >a body such as the UN > > > >Thank you!!! > > > > >Tricia Chirumbole > >Open Space Facilitator, Certified Scrum Master > >Mojo Collaborative > >www.mojocollaborative.com > > > >571-232-0942 > >skype: tricia.chirumbole > >twitter: @themojozone > >-------------- next part -------------- >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >URL: ><http://lists.openspacetech.org/pipermail/oslist-openspacetech.org/attachm >ents/20131101/8bf2d8bd/attachment.html> > >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 21:01:52 +0000 >From: paul levy <[email protected]> >To: World wide Open Space Technology email list > <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [OSList] OS cred that may appeal to a UN agency? >Message-ID: > <CAAnJsbAYiVZdE1Hkd83nx+W0XaiSnZ=YEu=9nGzjjjqkS=m...@mail.gmail.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >Trish > >I did work some years back with the United Nations Development Programme >and also facilitated an open space funded by NATO. > >They'll hover on the day at the edges and may try to insert three hours of >opening thank you speeches. Battle those away, smile and ignore the >hoverers and get to work with the people who are in the room. > >Best > >Paul > >On Friday, 1 November 2013, Tricia Chirumbole wrote: > >> Hi all! >> >> I am writing a proposal to the UN for an evaluation of a Gender-based >> violence Information Management System (IMS) that is in use in >> conflict/post-conflict areas - I am writing it on behalf of the market >> research and strategy firm that I do work for, Junicon. >> >> As I develop the methodology, it occurred to me that it could be >>valuable >> to slip in an Open Space at the beginning of each of the country field >> missions (5-7 days, 3 countries, 2-4 stakeholder organizations in each >> country, but few reps from each stakeholder org involved with the IMS). >> >> Based on my experience, there will be concern with getting interested >> parties in the room at the same, as well as concern with any engagement >> that takes more than 1.5 hours...those issues aside, does anyone know of >> any UN use of Open Space, or related experiences that may be appealing >>to a >> body such as the UN >> >> Thank you!!! >> >> Tricia Chirumbole >> Open Space Facilitator, Certified Scrum Master >> Mojo Collaborative >> www.mojocollaborative.com >> >> 571-232-0942 >> skype: tricia.chirumbole >> twitter: @themojozone >> >-------------- next part -------------- >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >URL: ><http://lists.openspacetech.org/pipermail/oslist-openspacetech.org/attachm >ents/20131101/da59b76e/attachment-0001.htm> > >------------------------------ > >Message: 3 >Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2013 09:47:11 -0400 >From: Tricia Chirumbole <[email protected]> >To: World wide Open Space Technology email list > <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [OSList] OS cred that may appeal to a UN agency? >Message-ID: > <cagt+w5meufbz9cjbvavhxz2r0vb1mu2zkb9rziu0iz6ycxu...@mail.gmail.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > >Thanks HO and Paul! > >Good advice, and you have confirmed my suspicion that I should leave out >the term "open space", at least in the proposal. > >Also good to know that some open space has penetrated the UN behemoth :) > >Tricia Chirumbole >US: +1-571-232-0942 >Skype: tricia.chirumbole > > > >On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 5:01 PM, paul levy <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Trish >> >> I did work some years back with the United Nations Development Programme >> and also facilitated an open space funded by NATO. >> >> They'll hover on the day at the edges and may try to insert three hours >>of >> opening thank you speeches. Battle those away, smile and ignore the >> hoverers and get to work with the people who are in the room. >> >> Best >> >> Paul >> >> >> On Friday, 1 November 2013, Tricia Chirumbole wrote: >> >>> Hi all! >>> >>> I am writing a proposal to the UN for an evaluation of a Gender-based >>> violence Information Management System (IMS) that is in use in >>> conflict/post-conflict areas - I am writing it on behalf of the market >>> research and strategy firm that I do work for, Junicon. >>> >>> As I develop the methodology, it occurred to me that it could be >>>valuable >>> to slip in an Open Space at the beginning of each of the country field >>> missions (5-7 days, 3 countries, 2-4 stakeholder organizations in each >>> country, but few reps from each stakeholder org involved with the IMS). >>> >>> Based on my experience, there will be concern with getting interested >>> parties in the room at the same, as well as concern with any engagement >>> that takes more than 1.5 hours...those issues aside, does anyone know >>>of >>> any UN use of Open Space, or related experiences that may be appealing >>>to a >>> body such as the UN >>> >>> Thank you!!! >>> >>> Tricia Chirumbole >>> Open Space Facilitator, Certified Scrum Master >>> Mojo Collaborative >>> www.mojocollaborative.com >>> >>> 571-232-0942 >>> skype: tricia.chirumbole >>> twitter: @themojozone >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> >-------------- next part -------------- >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >URL: ><http://lists.openspacetech.org/pipermail/oslist-openspacetech.org/attachm >ents/20131102/bc35640d/attachment-0001.htm> > >------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >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 > > >End of OSList Digest, Vol 33, Issue 3 >************************************* _______________________________________________ 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
