More on Empowerment - Moderation and Languages
Nino Novak
n.novak at agenda-tuebingen.de
Fri May 31 12:17:22 PDT 2002
On Thursday 30 May 2002 00:15, Artur wrote:
> After all how can I show respect for the other if I am imposing
> him (or them, as in international mediation) my language?
Would say, this has been one of the greatest challenges of mankind - and is
still. There are no receipts. There are only "soft impacts" like - belief -
good will - or "spirit" (which seems to be perceptible for some of you here
in the list).
(And there are other people, who share belief/good will/spirit. )
But it remains a very challenging question: How can we show respect for the
other?
Nino
ps
> Regards, Nino. Nice to "see" you ;-)
Thank you Artur-
and it's fine to hear your nice words :-)))
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>From Fri May 31 12:25:02 2002
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Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 12:25:02 -0700
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From: Lisa Heft <lisaheft at pacbell.net>
Subject: Access Queen asks: How do you raise money for your trip to OZ?
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Hello, it's me again, your friend AQ.
So you want to go to the global Open Space gathering in November, but you
don't have the funds?
It's time to think creatively.
Maybe YOU don't have the funds...but maybe someone else on this list or in
your other networks and communities does. All it takes is the asking. The
following sources won't pay your whole amount, but put them all together
and...you never know...
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Method #1: Ask the Open Space Institute
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Write a request for funding to the OSI Board and explain how you feet the
criteria below. They wish to provide funding...
· To support underserved areas
· To provide support that is leveraged to reach multiple people
· To match recipients' actions and resources with OSI-US actions and
funds
· To have a commitment from the recipient to share the story of their
OST experience.
So in your letter you will want to illustrate how their funding you will
fulfill these goals.
You can send your request to
usa at openspaceworld.org
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Method #2: Start a Fund and Ask Your Friends to Contribute
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I started a Melbourne fund to collect money to share with those of you who
have lower incomes and are hoping to get to Melbourne -- and miraculously
money is growing in it.
I received some money from Chris and Laurel after everything was paid off
from our last OSonOS in Vancouver, Canada last year - about $1000 US
(thanks, you two!)
and then...(which brings me to Method #3)
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Method #3: Create Something Amazing And Sell It!
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Some additional funds came into my Melbourne fund from our creative
colleagues in Germany (thank you Michael Pannwitz and Florian Fisher!).
Michael facilitated the first Open Space Learning Exchange in Germany.
There, they organized a trading session for hand-colored covers to the Book
of Proceedings just before the reading phase of the OS. All the money
flowing during that bazaar was deposited in a box - totaling up to 200 Euro!
But wait, there's more...
Later that morning one participant demonstrated his juggling skills at an
appropriate junction, resulting in a few Euros more so that Michael and
Florian's contribution grew to 235 Euros!
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Method #4: Share Your Frequent Flyer Miles
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If anyone has frequent flyer miles to share, let me know and we can add that
to the pool for giving away to help each other get to Melbourne.
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Method #5: Show Me The Money
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If any of you have some extra money to share with those who have less,
contact me directly and I shall give you the information so you can put it
in my Melbourne fund.
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Method #6: Get More Ideas
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If any of you have other ideas on how to raise money, let me know and I
shall share them in future Access Queen messages.
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Method #7: Let Us Know You Need Help
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We will never know to help you if you don't let us know. If you want, you
can write a paragraph about yourself and I will introduce you as someone who
would like some financial support in a future Access Queen message. That
way we can raise each others' awareness of who can help whom.
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Method #8: Don't Forget The Pocket Money
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Sometimes it is hard enough to get funding to come to an OSonOS, but when
you get there, for some people, the pocket money for one day (out of pocket
expenses for meals, transportation, etc.) equals - for folks from some
countries -- more than several month's salary. So one way you can share
your resources is to pay for other peoples meals, etc. or slip them $20 a
day *during* the OS so that you can help them socialize with everyone else
without it being a further financial burden.
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Method #9: Believe In The Possibilities And Trust The Unknown
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Sometimes you just have to take the step of believing that you will get
there. Why don't you go ahead and register for OSonOS, and then the rest
will come together miraculously? It has worked for me for two OSonOS's in a
row.
For an invitation and other details on OSonOS in OZ:
http://www.openspaceworld.org/osonos
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Anybody have some additional methods to share?
Lisa
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L i s a H e f t
Access Queen
2325 Access Road
Access, California
94705-1106 USA
(+01) 510 548-8449
lisaheft at pacbell.net
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>From Fri May 31 13:53:05 2002
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Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 13:53:05 -0700
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From: Lisa Heft <lisaheft at pacbell.net>
Subject: My smallest OS ever
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So there I was last week at the International Association of Facilitators
conference in Fort Worth, Texas. It is a conference put on by all
volunteers (fellow facilitators) where facilitators present workshops to
each other - a really marvelous experience.
I only had a few people signed up in advance for my Open Space Technology
workshop (hey - whatever happens), and so when I got to Fort Worth I asked
the conference hosts if they might spread the word to and invite people from
the community, so that I could offer this service to people working in Fort
Worth.
Well, after thinking so very hard on how to put together a message and how
to get the word out over the holiday weekend, I suddenly realized that I
should let it all go and see what(ever) would happen.
So I set up the room and waited for the adventure.
I had invited a volunteer who was helping with the conference to come to my
workshop, as he had been working so hard he had not attended anything.
And so it turned out that Doug was the only participant in my Open Space.
(!) Nobody else showed up.
So we went on an adventure together.
I asked him if he was interested in testing out two questions about OS: one,
with how few people can you do OS, and two, can you teach one-way
information (such as how to do OST) in a completely OS setting. He was open
to it and so was I, so we just dived in together!
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Our Open Space lasted from 8:30am until 3:00pm.
My preparation included handouts (checklists, planning, further reading,
samples), a collection of books of proceedings, and flyers about OSonOSinOZ
and other upcoming events. The room was set up like a normal OS, with the
inclusion of a wall full of little signs organized into Role and Task (the
idea is to choose a role from one column and a task from another and put
them on like nametags, so in a group of people you would have a whole range
of circumstances and settings for using OS and you could role play talking
to clients about these situations).
Signage around the room included areas A, B, C and D.
I set up about six chairs in a circle (even though Doug and I only filled
two of them - our imaginary colleagues filled up the rest), and I opened the
space. The theme was "What Can We Learn From One Another?"
Doug immediately laid down on the ground to write sign after sign with his
topics; I soon joined him to add some topics that I thought might play well
off of his topics along that same line. We generated 17 topics:
His topics were all about what he wanted to know about OST (bear in mind he
had not read the book and had no previous knowledge of OST):
- 1st Time OS Experience
- Worst OS Experience
- Open Space versus Other Methods
- Use of Computers To Track Minutes
- Follow-up After Meeting
- Best Food For Open Spaces
- How Much Space Needed
- How Long Is Too Long?
- New Techniques
- Agenda Planning
- What's Changed About OST In The Last 5 Years?
My topics - I could probably have not written any topics at all. Of course
I have never written topics when I was the facilitator, and Doug was doing
just fine. But I thought it would help to play off of each other, because
of the issue of diversity. So here's what I added.
- On Being an Independent
- What Do You Love About Texas?
- Where Are The Indians?
- Spirituality and Work
- What Do You Want To Be Remembered For?
- If You Could Try Anything, What Would You Try?
So now we had a wall full of items, complete with the time/space stickies.
So here's what we did next:
We took all the 9:30-10:15am topics and posted them on the wall near area A.
And we brought three chairs over there (one for each of us and one for a
virtual colleague). Doug led the order of the session, picking out each
item from the wall as he felt drawn to it, and that is what led our
discussion. We covered all those issues, and then it was time to go 'to our
next session'. So we moved all the chairs over to area B, brought all those
topics over to post on that wall, and continued as such around the room
throughout the day.
"My whole group" decided to go to lunch together, and I was happy to take
'my whole group' out to lunch. My whole group took bio breaks together, as
well, whenever needed throughout the day. By the end of the day, every
topic had been discussed, *plus* Doug had a complete education in Open Space
based on his own learning needs - a custom-designed master class on Open
Space. Proof that you can give one-way information in Open Space and still
have it be learner-centered (a big surprise to me).
But wait - something even more wonderful happened...People came to visit!
Our workshop was near the bathroom - maybe that helped, plus we kept both
doors wide open. (I was tempted to put up our "Session Full" sign on the
door....). Two other workshops were meeting that day.
So first, Rob Stroober (hi, Rob!) from the Netherlands came by and sat in
our third chair in the circle. He dropped in right when we were talking
about the Your First OS and also If You Could Try Anything...topics. He
just fit right in and we learned from him regarding those topics. Then he
had to leave to catch a plan. Bye, Rob!
Later on Sherwood ___ came into the room. He had experienced OS many years
ago with Harrison, and he walked right in on the topics of how OST has
changed over the years. So he was able to share some thoughts on that
overview. Then we left to rejoin his other workshop. Bye, Sherwood!
David Johnson, a facilitator from Texas, shared his scariest facilitator
moment - ironically, when he had to dump a very carefully planned agenda and
suddenly respond to the group's need and found himself booking rooms for
self-organized discussions a la Open Space. See you later, David!
And Laura Hsu (hi, Laura!) dropped in to share how she teaches the method of
OST, and we had a wonderful exchange of ideas and materials. (Bye, Laura!)
So we had international cross-cultural input and surprises that happened
when new folks sat in our third chair!
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To close, I passed my favorite special rock around our circle, now reformed
in the middle of the room, of six chairs. Doug shared some thoughts, I sat
in another chair to share with him what sometimes people say in a closing
circle, and then I sat in my own chair to close. In the center of the
circle were fabric, the rock, my Tibetan bells, my compass, flowers and some
food offerings.
It was a wonderful, magical experience, and it taught me much that I would
never have known in any other way. Doug is off to lead his own Open Spaces,
and I thank him for his partnership in what was a delightful day full of
learning, laughter and exploration.
And PS: We still made enough noise for the two other workshop groups to hear
us through the walls! I guess joy is sometimes loud....
Lisa
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L i s a H e f t
Consultant, facilitator, educator
Open Space Technology and Experiential Learning
2325 Oregon
Berkeley, California
94705-1106 USA
(+01) 510 548-8449
lisaheft at pacbell.net
www.openspaceworld.com
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