Well, seems to me that academia is evolving, like everything else -- though at a much slower rate! :-)
I for one, am looking forward not just to more research "about" Open Space... but for Open Space itself, to be seen as a form of valid research... within an evolving (post-positivistic) frame, of course. with much love, Rosa *Rosa Zubizarreta* *meet me at my DiaPraxis website <http://diapraxis.com> and on my Listening Arts blog <https://rosaz.wordpress.com/>* * <http://www.DiaPraxis.com>* On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 5:05 PM, Harrison Owen via OSList < oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote: > Andi – I am a little slow. That happens when you get to be 81. Not an > excuse. Just a fact. If you do happen to find a reference to the research > of the good Professor Emma, that would be wonderful. And If she has > published a peer reviewed journal that would be a FIRST! So far, Academe > has successfully managed to avoid the massive embarrassment of Open Space. > --- Farfetched, I sure, but if OS actually did what most of us have seen > “it” do – the egg on the academic visage could be extensive. Senility > showing, I am sure. Along with a true confession. I have been trained in > the ways of academe. Dreadful! > > > > Harrison > > > > Winter Address > > 7808 River Falls Dr. > > Potomac, MD 20854 > > 301-365-2093 <(301)%20365-2093> > > > > Summer Address > > 189 Beaucauire Ave > > Camden, ME 04843 > > 207 763-3261 <(207)%20763-3261> > > > > Websites > > www.openspaceworld.com > > www.ho-image.com > > > > *From:* OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] *On Behalf > Of *Andi Roberts via OSList > *Sent:* Thursday, December 1, 2016 6:12 PM > *To:* World wide Open Space Technology email list > *Subject:* [OSList] Open Space undermined? > > > > The following popped up on an email today at a University I work with and > I thought that the research might be of interest to this group. I am unable > to attend the session, due to prior work commitments, but will try and dig > up the source paper. > > > > Unstructured Meeting Organisation in Open Source Communities > > Professor Emma Bell, Professor of Management and Organisation Studies, > Keele University, will be presenting at the next DPO seminar on Wednesday, > 7 December, at 14:00, in Meeting Rooms 3 - 4 in the Michael Young Building. > > *Abstract:* > > In this paper we focus on the organisation of ‘unconferences’, an umbrella > term that refers to a range of off-site meeting formats where there an > explicit attempt to break down social hierarchies and develop organic forms > of organization (Burns and Stalker, 1961). Also referred to as ‘camps’, > unconferences have no pre-set agenda, are designed to be participant driven > (Wolf et al., 2011), and are characterised by a ‘distinct lack of > structure’ (Boule, 2011: 17). Drawing on a qualitative study of > unconferences aimed at managers and management consultants, we assess the > extent to which unconferencing enables the hierarchical power relations > that characterise conventional off-site meeting organisation to be overcome > (Bell and King, 2010; Ford and Harding, 2008). We find that unconferences > go some way towards addressing interactional and performative dynamics that > contribute towards unequal participation and exclusion in off-site meeting > encounters. However, our analysis also highlights the powerful behavioural > norms and group dynamics associated with off-site meetings which can result > in these attempts at openness and sharing being undermined. > > > > Cheers, Andi Roberts > > Twitter: @Andi_Roberts > > Web: www.MasterFacilitator.com > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > 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/ > oslist@lists.openspacetech.org >
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