i think we might be outgrowing our knowledge base, birgitt -- which seems like a good thing! i choose to let the wiki/blog defer to the oslist and even the oslist is but a sliver of the story sharing that goes on now around open space. we all share responsibility for the story-keeping and sharing now, via osw wiki, other websites, oslist, facebook, twitter.... its a big world! <grin>
as for new in healthcare, i read it as this was the first time they'd used OST in this particular setting. michael -- Michael Herman Michael Herman Associates 312-280-7838 (mobile) http://MichaelHerman.com http://OpenSpaceWorld.org On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 1:09 PM, Birgitt Williams < [email protected]> wrote: > thanks for this Michael. it is great to have objective statements about > the value of OST. I hope that the wiki site is still active and possibly > this could be posted to it isn't lost to our knowledge base. I am not so > sure that there is accuracy in saying that OST is new to health > research...I think it is simply that there isn't a sufficient > mechanism/process for the volumes of information to be compiled. I know I > am guilty of that. In the early days, it felt more doable to post various > bits of information...until the world accelerated. I hear from people that > have come through OST training with me, from time to time, and there are so > many stories. Many are from the international development agencies...many > from health. And so I know that they are out there. > > warmly, > Birgitt > > On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 11:55 AM Michael Herman via OSList < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> os friends, >> >> jane alaii shared this report of her work with me... >> https://malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1475-2875-13-167 >> >> i think some will be interested. while the good results and general >> findings about open space will be familiar to many, this kind of formal >> reporting and analysis of what happened is less common. maybe useful where >> you are... >> >> michael >> >> >> >> Community mobilization for malaria elimination: application of an open >> space methodology in Ruhuha sector, Rwanda >> >> Background >> Despite the significant reduction of malaria transmission in Rwanda, >> Ruhuha sector is still a highly endemic area for malaria. The objective of >> this activity was to explore and brainstorm the potential roles of various >> community stakeholders in malaria elimination. >> >> Methods >> Horizontal participatory approaches such as ‘open space’ have been >> deployed to explore local priorities, stimulate community contribution to >> project planning, and to promote local capacity to manage programmes. Two >> open space meetings were conducted with 62 and 82 participants in years 1 >> and 2, respectively. Participants included purposively selected community >> and local organizations’ representatives. >> >> ... >> >> Conclusion >> >> Results from the present research show that open space, newly deployed in >> health-related research, yields interesting findings as other participatory >> approaches and can serve as a platform to gather more information from >> various members of the community, to formulate measures to be taken towards >> elimination and create motivation for key stakeholders to be involved in >> such a programme, all within a short period of time. Future work will >> involve discussions on how agreed-upon actions will be effectively put into >> practice for malaria elimination in the area. Based on this, ongoing follow >> up to evaluate whether knowledge gained and skills learnt are shared and >> sustained among communities will be conducted. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Michael Herman >> Michael Herman Associates >> 312-280-7838 (mobile) >> >> http://MichaelHerman.com >> http://OpenSpaceWorld.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] > >
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