Thank you Michael. Much depth and wisdom in your post! A deep bow of appreciation.
Jeff On Sun, Oct 31, 2021, 6:25 AM Michael M Pannwitz via OSList < [email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Jeff, > > of course. > > First, let me point out, that this os event was not "one of your > neighborhood os". I was hired as the facilitator and had no stakes in > this particular neighborhood. > > The title for the event was > "Projektschmiede für den Helmholtzplatz" which translates roughly into > "Forging Projekts for the Helmholtzplatz" > an inner city neighborhood of about 18 000 with the Helmholtz square in > the center of it. > Here is the link to the City of Berlin website that gives more detail. > > > https://www.stadtentwicklung.berlin.de/wohnen/quartiersmanagement/de/helmholtz/index.shtml > > One aspect of the text there translates into > > "Through various forms of citizen participation such as open space, > future workshops and thematic working groups, communication could be > established, networks strengthened, and the main areas of action for > district development jointly developed." > > And here is some detail to the event itself listed in a data base of > about 800 ost events > > > https://openspaceworldscape.org/events/95-projektschmieden-fuer-das-gebiet-helmholtzplatz > > Ok, here is the memory of that event of 20 years ago that immediately > came to my mind when I read your email: > > After the sponsor had opened the os event and I had introduced into the > process, folks rushed to the center to jot down their issues and > projects in planning. > One participant announced his project with: > > "I want all the money that has been assigned to the projects for my > project because it is the most important project for our neighborhood" > and continued to outline what he had in mind. > I have forgotten what it was all about. (The city wanted to fund > projects that a jury of citizens would select). > > In the course of the day I saw him and a bunch of folks working on their > plans for this project, similarly to the other groups. > > In the evening news of the first day the convener of this very important > project stood up and said, as I remember it: > > "I came here with the most important project for our neighborhood. Our > group worked out a wonderful plan. And I now know that we dont need any > of the promised money. And I know now and am very happy to tell you that > I found something much more important than money. I found a bunch of > dedicated folks that will get this project running. What a gift." > > So, this is what can happen and has in all os events I had the privilege > to facilitate. > All OST events that have the prerequisites for the unfolding of > selforganisation in place will make stuff appear that nobody would have > believed when entering the room. > > ....... > > Regarding the fictional relative asking "for a real story to inspire > them", I would tell this relative that I do have awesome stories but a > few questions for him before the story part. > > And that would, I have experienced, be the more exciting part of our > conversation. > > Greetings from Berlin where we will have our traditional open space > Stammtisch tomorrow evening (Monday, November 1 beginning at 7pm) that > has been convening for more than a decade here > > https://www.kreuzberger-weltlaterne.com/?lang=de > > I will be there a little earlier to study the Menu and start the evening > with mocca and ouzo... everyone who has been "vaccinated or recovered" > and the documents for proof can enter the restaurant > > ciao > mmp > > > > Am 28.10.2021 um 15:53 schrieb Jeff Aitken via OSList: > > Hi Michael. Care to share a story of one of your neighborhood OS? > > > > Say you have a relative in their 20s who is considering Open Space in a > > neighborhood, and asks for a real story to inspire them. What story > > would you tell them? > > > > Jeff > > > > On Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 2:24 AM Michael M Pannwitz via OSList > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected] > >> > > wrote: > > > > > > Dear Tonnie, > > > > having firefighters in an open space event spreads like wildfire... > > similar to os events in schools (of course, with parents and > > neighborhood), or in church parishes where you have folks from all > > walks > > of life, or, of course, in neighborhoods. Its those events that > create > > strong ripples across all subsystems... and kept me busy. > > > > Greetings from Berlin where I see complicated excursions with > hundreds > > of people over weeks to get a new government... it would surprise > > me, if > > any of them ever were in an os event. One classical os event, > meaning > > the whole enchilada, would get them done in 10 percent of the > time... > > now they are planning to get done by Xmas, hmmm! > > > > > -- > Michael M Pannwitz > Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany > +49 30 7728000 [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > 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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