that is very helpful to read. with two fellow facilitators we are just writing a wikipedia article on facilitation in polish, so this exchange comes in very handy :) thank you so much!
karolina. ____________________________________ *karolina iwa* creativity & self-organisation blog <http://www.karolinaiwa.com> I twitter <https://twitter.com/karolinaiwa> I l <http://de.linkedin.com/pub/karolina-iwa/58/9b6/403>inkedin <http://de.linkedin.com/pub/karolina-iwa/58/9b6/403> D: +49 15774 932193 PL: +48 880 747578 ____________________________________ On 15 November 2014 15:12, Artur Silva via OSList < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Brian: > > I agree with Harrison that Academia tends to avoid the subject of OST. But > this can also be seen as an opportunity for your Institute ;-) > > Nevertheless this community has been able to find some quotable references > (other than Harrison's books and papers). You can see them here: > OpenSpaceWorld: > ResearchActivities > <http://www.openspaceworld.org/cgi/wiki.cgi?ResearchActivities> > > > > > > > OpenSpaceWorld: ResearchActivities > <http://www.openspaceworld.org/cgi/wiki.cgi?ResearchActivities> > Academic Research on Open Space Technology Thanks to [LarryPeterson] and > [LisaHeft] for finding most of these research papers focusing on Open Space > Technology see also: > View on *www.openspaceworld.org* > <http://www.openspaceworld.org/cgi/wiki.cgi?ResearchActivities> > Preview by Yahoo > > In what concerns Portugal, I have only heard of a PhD using OST > (or similar) in a context of blended learning. At least a paper has been > published: Isabel Pereira, Antonio Dias Figueiredo, 2010, Extending open > space technology for blended learning, 10th IEEE International Conference > on Advanced Learning Technologies. > > You may find the paper at “academia.edu” searching for the 2nd Author. > > Regards > > Artur > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Harrison Owen via OSList <[email protected]> > *To:* 'Bryan Rill' <[email protected]>; 'World wide Open Space Technology > email list' <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, November 14, 2014 2:32 PM > *Subject:* Re: [OSList] Open Spaces research > > Brian... Nice to hear from you. And, as you already know or will shortly > find out, solid research regarding Open Space is in very short supply. For > reasons best known to itself, Academe has assiduously avoided the subject. > With the exception of a few dissertations, all good and useful to be sure, > there has never been (to the best of my knowledge) any serious, peer > reviewed research. Odd, to say the least. I do have my suspicions as to the > rationale, or lack thereof...but it is pretty much virgin territory with > lots of rich findings just waiting for discovery. > > What Academe has chosen to ignore has not gone unnoticed, and I don’t > think it would be stretching a point to say that OSLIST, this funny old > listserve, is in fact a multiyear research conference conducted by the > folks who know it best – the practitioners of Open Space from all over the > world. It may not observe the standard protocols -- random, double blind > studies and such -- but the discussion is rigorous and quite often heated. > Lots to look at. > > And if you will forgive a personal note, you might check out my last book, > “Wave Rider: Leadership for High Performance in a Self Organizing World” It > struck me some years ago that Open Space sets itself up very nicely as a > Natural Experiment. We have clearly defined experimental pre-conditions, a > standard process, with comparable outcomes. As a Natural Experiment, the > standard controls are largely absent, however in the way of natural > experiments, very large numbers tend to make up for this lack. In the case > of Open Space, there have been roughly 300,000 iterations of the > experiment, conducted in 146 countries over 29 years. The book is > essentially my “Final Report.” The personal biases are obvious, but I think > the data is pretty strong. Enjoy. > > Harrison > > Winter Address > 7808 River Falls Drive > Potomac, MD 20854 > 301-365-2093 > > Summer Address > 189 Beaucaire Ave. > Camden, ME 04843 > 207-763-3261 > > Websites > www.openspaceworld.com > www.ho-image.com > OSLIST To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives > of OSLIST Go to: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > > *From:* OSList [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf > Of *Bryan Rill via OSList > *Sent:* Friday, November 14, 2014 12:34 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [OSList] Open Spaces research > > Dear Harrison and other Open Spacers, > > I would like introduce myself and make a request regarding research into > the efficacy of Open Spaces. > > My name is Bryan, and I recently founded the Co-Creation Institute at the > Hong Kong Polytechnic University. CCI, as we call it here, is a space to > facilitate personal and organizational transformation, with a strong base > in presence and reflective dialogue. Our objective is to create new > cultures of innovation that combine interactive environments with > co-creative facilitation. I invite you to explore our program, but more > importantly I would like to know more about existing research. Co-Creation > and presence training will benefit from empirical research, and I am now > looking for related research projects to inspect the methodology, issues > raised, and future directions that we may push. > > Open Spaces integrates many of the principles that we draw inspiration > from, and I am planning on implementing it as a framework within CCI. While > I have read many discussions and the text on Open spaces, I would like to > find out more about how others have conducted research. If anyone has such > information, please contact me any time. Our program would benefit from > your experience. > > > Kindest Regards, > > Bryan Rill, PhD > Director, Co-Creation Institute > Hong Kong Polytechnic University > School of Design > [email protected] > www.co-creationinstitute.com > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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