OS for 1,000

[Michael M Pannwitz]

Dear Elena,
I also think it is important for people to gather: 2 or 3 or 80 or
1000 or more. Whether that will promote democracy I do not know and
probably I do not even care. What it will promote when done with open
space technology straight and simple is that people will organize
around what touches them, what they are interested in and what they
will actually do something for. Now this is not just theory but I
experience it when I facilitate gatherings using ost.
What I think very little of is to tell others what they ought to do,
even governments. What I experience, also in the future search I I
was involved in in the inner city neighborhood here in Berlin, is
that people, regardless from what walk of life or institution or
elected body they come from, act differently after the event,
collaberate, listen more carefully, act more on things than expecing
others to act.
Whether to have an os with 1000 or 200 with 5 each or 10 with 100
each is more a strategic question to ponder with the sponsor of the
activity or maybe even a practical question of the spaces available.
Knowing you will have a grand time
hugs
michael

--Original Message Text---
From: Elena A. Marchuk
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 08:05:49 +0600

Yes, Michael,
I do like your ideas!
The thing that we are going to gather 1,000 event (after we worked
with FSC and it looks like decision from this meeting - that is very
important for publicity and some people) is THAT we NEED to make a
presedent of peple gathering and making decisions as it is a very
unusual thing WHEN PEOPLE are asked in our far from democratic
country....

May be I'm wrong, but I feel like we need to learn how to say some
words to our governments.

Thank you for you help

Elena
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael M Pannwitz
To: OSLIST
Cc: Elena A. Marchuk
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 12:44 AM
Subject: Re: OS for 1,000


Dear Elena,
about almost a year ago Felicia and I were asked to do a large, maybe
500 or 800 people event for one of the state churches to involve
people from their 2000 parishes. After a while we arrived at a point
with them where it was felt that a number of regional events of
perhaps 200 people would be right. We are now meeting in the regions
and have things set up for 4 open space events in early and late fall
with follow up meetings in the winter.
This came to my mind when you talked about the 1000 in your city
project.
Another thing that came to my mind was the future search for an inner
city neighborhood of about 20 000 people in east Berlin (you can see
some material on my website).
In both cases I feel that the regional, or neighborhood context has
had and will have great value. It is a level at which people can
pretty naturally meet even after the event and develope more
sustainable social, cultural, economic and neighborhood ties.
In the case of the 4 regional open space events in the state church
there is also some thinking of perhaps tying things together after
the 4 events occured to come up with state church-wide projects,
goals, etc.
Good luck with your grand event
michael


--Original Message Text---
From: Elena A. Marchuk
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 09:12:55 +0600

Dear collegues!

I forgot to mention that after such a nice experience in Rubtsovsk
with FSC and OS "Rubtsovsk in 2005: Search for Future and strategies
for development" on the 10-12 of March, there is an idea to organize
an Open Forum for 1,000 citizens of Rubtsovsk, as they really want to
find out what they can do for the city and how can they organize
their life and to find out how to plan their future and make
decisions.

There was one idea to organize a meeting on the stadium, really Open
Space, which we can call FORUM in Russia. Is there any ideas which
worked nice with 1,000? and what is needed for this?






Michael M Pannwitz
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12209 Berlin, Germany
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