Nice one Rob. Have you popped the Shepparton east one into the database? http://openspaceworldscape.org/
See you soon at our next OS Yum cha! ;-) Warm regards, Andrew On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 12:42 PM, R Chaffe <[email protected]> wrote: > Andrew > > In Shepparton east I worked with a translator with newly arrived people > fro Italy - told less jokes and allowed more space. > > In India it was completely different when working in the villages as > English was not common. I had translators translating into Hindi and then > re translating into the local dialect. It was so much fun once I settled > into the fact that I needed to allow three times the time if I talked. > Consequently I reduced my talking time by a factor of three and it worked > like a charm, the news sessions were interesting as the jokes were lie a > ripple effect with me being the last person to hear the joke. Again more > time and it was amazing how the other ways of communicating became so much > more evident especially smiles and an easy stance. > > By the way the outcome of the main session was a complete change in how > they propagated their trees for revegetation projects from tube trees they > had to carry in for miles to open rooted stock that was grown next to the > school (students involved) using almost the same system they had been using > for germinating rice - a system that is thousands of years old. They could > do it cheaper and more productively their way! > > Regards > Rob > > > On 24 Feb 2016, at 11:31 am, Andrew Rixon via OSList < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Sounds great Michael. > > > > And totally agree. > > > > Will pop it into the database! > > > > And maybe a few other Aussies lurking could do the same :-) > > > > Warm regards > > Andrew > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On 24 Feb 2016, at 10:00 AM, Michael M Pannwitz <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> My pleasure, Andrew. > >> > >> Its no secret that a lot of os-work is happening all over the planet. > And its also no secret in general that we os-practitioners are a shy crowd, > hiding most of the tremendous stuff we are doing. I keep wondering why only > a tiny fraction of our work is documented... seems to me that documenting > more of what we do is a simple way of spreading the word. The 793 events > recorded by some 60 of us in the worldscape represent probably only 0,001% > of what is actually taking place. > >> > >> Greetings from Berlin > >> mmp > >> > >>> On 23.02.2016 22:02, Andrew Rixon wrote: > >>> Thanks Michael. > >>> > >>> And thanks also for sharing the openspaceworldscape link. > >>> > >>> Australia looks a bit scarce on the map - but there is plenty happening > >>> here. ;-) > >>> > >>> Warm regards, > >>> Andrew > >>> > >>> On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 10:24 PM, Michael M Pannwitz > >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >>> > >>> Dear Andrew, Lisa, Birgitt and you others, > >>> > >>> a few years ago I was asked to facilitate an event in the > northeastern > >>> corner of Poland with folks across the border from Lithuania also > >>> attending. The sponsor asked two translators to translate my > US-American > >>> introduction into Polish and Lithuanian. They walked the circle > behind > >>> me as Lisa also described. One effect was that I constantly had > little > >>> breaks to focus on the next thing to say and the participants had > >>> various inputs they could understand in different languages (my > >>> assumption: all understood their mother tongue, of course and most > had > >>> at least some rudimentary language skills in the other languages > >>> spoken). > >>> All posters were in the three languages and issues were written on > >>> sheets that had been folded into three spaces, so that translations > >>> could be added by other participants. > >>> I was wondering how they would manage in the breakout sessions. To my > >>> surprise, a number of the breakout sessions used Russian... so there > was > >>> a common language? On inquiry, I was told that it would never do to > use > >>> Russian in an event like this, at least not in the "official" parts. > >>> Ok, be prepared to be surprised. > >>> > >>> Here is a short summary of some aspects of this event back in 2002 as > >>> recorded in the Open Space worldscape > >>> > >>> > http://openspace-landschaft.de/an_veran.asp?veranstaltungId=1041&sprache=en&von_seite=ue_veranstaltung.asp&ds=10&branche=&begleiterId=9&anzeigeOrtId=0 > >>> > >>> > >>> Reading through this report I noticed that I did not include the > >>> part about Russian in my note... hmmm? Political correctness? > >>> > >>> A few years later, Harrison came to Berlin and did his three day > >>> Practice of Peace event. Every day starts with a lecture followed by > >>> an open space on the theme of the lecture. On the first day, > >>> Harrison introduced the process, on the second day a colleague from > >>> Russia did it in Russian and on the third day I did it without using > >>> spoken words. > >>> To me, the most memorable moment was during the Russian introduction > >>> (not being translated) when pretty much at the beginning a > >>> participant ran to the Russian colleague, kneeled in front of her > >>> pleading, in English, to please translate her introduction. At that > >>> moment, his friend that he sat next to in the circle called out: > >>> "Hey, come back here, I know Russian and can translate for you if > >>> you like!" > >>> This was a hilarious intervention that not only stopped the space > >>> invader but also demonstrated how hidden the ressources in the group > >>> are even for people in the know (friends). > >>> > >>> From all this and other situations I learned to ask questions when > >>> the issue of translation arose (especially when the sponsor of the > >>> event does not come from the local context). This often leads to > >>> "one less thing to do" and to make more space for the forces of > >>> selforganisation to do its thing. > >>> > >>> Yes, lets hear how things went and I invite you to deposit a note > >>> about this event in the Open Space worldscape, a data base with > >>> presently 793 events recorded, here is the link, its in English and > >>> German > >>> > >>> http://openspaceworldscape.org/ > >>> > >>> > >>> cheers > >>> mmp > >>> > >>> > >>> 22.02.2016 22 <tel:22.02.2016%2022>:18, Andrew Rixon via OSList > wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi All, > >>> > >>> I'm helping a client prepare for an Open Space event - 400 > people, > >>> and within the audience there will be a group of 10-20 koreans > who > >>> will require a translator. > >>> > >>> I'd love to hear stories and tips on what people have found to > work > >>> well... > >>> > >>> Warm regards, Andrew > >>> > >>> -- Andrew Rixon PhD Director Babel Fish Group W: > >>> http://www.babelfishgroup.com E: [email protected] > >>> <mailto:[email protected]> > >>> <mailto:[email protected] > >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> M: +61400 352 809 > >>> <tel:%2B61400%20352%20809> F: +61(0)3 8610 > >>> 0162 > >>> > >>> *Come join Bob Dick and I on April 12th and 13th in Melbourne > for:* > >>> "Kickstarting Change that Lasts: How to flatten hierarchies, > build > >>> relationships and get work done! > >>> <http://kickstartingchangemelbourne2016.eventbrite.com.au>" > >>> <http://kickstartingchangemelbourne2016.eventbrite.com.au> An > >>> innovative program on applying Open Space Technology and Action > >>> Learning > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ OSList mailing > list > >>> To post send emails to [email protected] > >>> <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe > >>> send an email to [email protected] > >>> <mailto:[email protected]> To subscribe or > >>> manage your subscription click below: > >>> > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > >>> Past archives can be viewed here: > >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Michael M Pannwitz > >>> Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany > >>> ++49 - 30-772 8000 <tel:%2B%2B49%20-%2030-772%208000> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Check out the Open Space World Map presently showing 402 resident > Open > >>> Space Workers in 67 countries working in a total of 143 countries > >>> worldwide: www.openspaceworldmap.org < > http://www.openspaceworldmap.org> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Andrew Rixon PhD > >>> Director > >>> Babel Fish Group > >>> W: http://www.babelfishgroup.com > >>> E: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >>> M: +61400 352 809 > >>> F: +61(0)3 8610 0162 > >>> > >>> *Come join Bob Dick and I on April 12th and 13th in Melbourne for:* > >>> "Kickstarting Change that Lasts: How to flatten hierarchies, build > >>> relationships and get work done! > >>> <http://kickstartingchangemelbourne2016.eventbrite.com.au>" > >>> <http://kickstartingchangemelbourne2016.eventbrite.com.au> > >>> An innovative program on applying Open Space Technology and Action > Learning > >> > >> -- > >> Michael M Pannwitz > >> Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany > >> ++49 - 30-772 8000 > >> > >> > >> > >> Check out the Open Space World Map presently showing 402 resident Open > Space Workers in 67 countries working in a total of 143 countries > worldwide: www.openspaceworldmap.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 > > Past archives can be viewed here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > -- Andrew Rixon PhD Director Babel Fish Group W: http://www.babelfishgroup.com E: [email protected] M: +61400 352 809 F: +61(0)3 8610 0162 *Come join Bob Dick and I on April 12th and 13th in Melbourne for:* "Kickstarting Change that Lasts: How to flatten hierarchies, build relationships and get work done! <http://kickstartingchangemelbourne2016.eventbrite.com.au>" <http://kickstartingchangemelbourne2016.eventbrite.com.au> An innovative program on applying Open Space Technology and Action Learning
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