Hi Michael, I once ran an OST for a Dutch group.
My opening was in English with translation. My posters were in Dutch. All the proposed topics were in Dutch. All the discussions were in Dutch. On Day 3 I re-opened space for action steps, which all were in Dutch, and so was the closing circle. At the end the most skeptical person in the client group, a former navy captain, thanked me for the most useful meeting he had been to and that the results were more than they expected. I don't speak Dutch and till today don't really know what happened! I spent time literally collecting coffee cups, and when it was clear that I was forgotten by all, I went for a walk in a beautiful forest, it was Autumn, and then had a local specially brewed Autumnal beer. It was a real experience of letting go and letting come, and experiencing how OST 'happens.' I couldn't do anything more even if I wanted to because I didn't understand what was happening... and actually I didn't need too! Smiles Bhav... On 16 September 2014 04:51, Michael Wood <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jo, > > Please tell us more about how to facilitate an Open Space when the group > is operating in another language. Is it as 'simple' as having a > 'translator'? Did you find the four principles and one law translated > smoothly into Persian? > > Michael Wood > Perth, Western Australia > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 23:22:16 +0200 > From: Thomas Herrmann <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, World wide Open > Space Technology email list <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OSList] Note from Kabul - it works > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Wishing U all good luck and great outcome. > Wohoo > Thomas > > Skickat fr?n min iPhone > > > 13 sep 2014 kl. 11:01 skrev Jo Toepfer <[email protected]>: > > > > Dear colleagues, > > > > this is a little note from day 3 of an OST event in Kabul, Afghanistan. > 40 people from the Afghan National Association for Adult Education (ANAFAE) > from 6 provinces gathered to work on "Issues and Opportunities for the > > Future of ANAFAE" and I have the privilege to facilitate this event. In > total we have 8 break-out sessions spread over 3 days and day 4 for action > planning. People posted 33 issues in the first morning. So far 12 reports > were handed in. Yesterday during evening news people shared their surprise > and a lot of excitement about the outcome of the event. As I write this > there are 3 break-out sessions going on and I observe intense discussions > and serious engagement in the groups. I guess this proofs again that it > always works. > > > > Greetings > > Jo > > > > P.S. > > It is very easy for me to be detached from outcome since everything is > > going on in Persian language ;-) > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >
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