OST and the legacy of education

Chris Corrigan chris at chriscorrigan.com
Fri Jan 17 00:31:36 PST 2003


Hi Justus and Daniel

Thanks for your comments on the paper.  When I get a chance, probably in
the slower season of spring, I'll take a crack at re-jigging some of it,
and I'll try also to produce a haiku version.  Why not, eh?  Something
about the seven lessons and the four principles and the one law that
makes the formal arithmetic editor within me scream for pure form!

And welcome to the picnic Daniel...you'll quickly discover that it is
often me who brings the "cheese."

Chris...
...who is wondering who brings the "bread..."


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CHRIS CORRIGAN
Consultation - Facilitation
Open Space Technology

Bowen Island, BC, Canada
http://www.chriscorrigan.com
chris at chriscorrigan.com


>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of
daniel
>  Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 8:26 PM
>  To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
>  Subject: Re: OST and the legacy of education
>
>  well Chris...
>  If this gets to you then may you happily read the following praise
for
>  your
>  paper on the 'unschooling' thing.
>  Great indeed I say.
>  My comments are simply that you need to get people to read it through
>  then
>  automatically go back to the beginning and read it again and again
and
>  .....yes.add some
>  haiku.( it seemed to sort of..end after the Conclusion which in some
>  circles
>  is probably expected but it really does deserve some loop or fine
Haiku.
>  Really it says it all.
>
>  Stage Two is to Open Space on Human Frailty/Folly and Vanity.
>
>  Some years ago I had the pleasure of listening ( sitting at the feet
of )
>  Herman Aihara who suggested that the whole purpose of being here on
the
>  planet was, as he put it...to enjoy merry gossip and picnics.......
>  So. I live on the Westcoast of the South Island of New Zealand.
Friend
>  of
>  Helen Patterson and new to this fine gossip.
>  Here are four great word/concepts.
>  PermaCulture..  UnSchooling..  Macrobiotics..Open Space Technology.
>  And it seems to me that it is all absolutely true.
>  Daniel Lebel
>
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: "Chris Corrigan" <chris at chriscorrigan.com>
>  To: <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
>  Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 2:44 PM
>  Subject: OST and the legacy of education
>
>
>  > Hi folks.  I have recently completed a paper on Open Space
Technology,
>  > freedom shock and the legacy of education.
>  >
>  > You can view a .pdf of this paper at
>  > http://www.chriscorrigan.com/educationpaper.pdf
>  >
>  > Comments and criticisms are both helpful and welcomed.
>  >
>  > Chris
>  >
>  >
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>  > CHRIS CORRIGAN
>  > Consultation - Facilitation
>  > Open Space Technology
>  >
>  > Bowen Island, BC, Canada
>  > http://www.chriscorrigan.com
>  > chris at chriscorrigan.com
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>From  Fri Jan 17 08:44:00 2003
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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 08:44:00 GMT
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Subject: Re: Question about "top manager"
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Dear Ulrika,

the good news is that the top executive "likes OS". Often, when the top guy=
 enters the scene at the end and wants to make a speech, there is high pote=
ntial for a disconnect between what the groups worked out and what he/she w=
ants to say. So, it is ofen a setup for difficult times (if not real damage=
).

In your case there is a possibilty for a "good end" because a) the person l=
ikes" OS and b) he wants to talk at the end of the sessions. In such a case=
 I would propose to the executive to first listen to what the groups have t=
o say. He then could fold this knowledge into a dialogue with the group tha=
t can be prepared along the following lines:

- What are his questions after he listened to the groups reports?
- Where does he see possibilities for creating something that molds togethe=
r his and the groups ideas?
- Where was his passion touched?
- other, you may come up with more questions ....

I suggest to talk about this openly with the person before the event. In ca=
se you see strong resistance you might consider NOT to do the OS at all. So=
metimes when people have a chance to open the"box" and are pushed back into=
 it later, the damage is larger than not doing it at all.

GOOD LUCK!!!!
--=20
mit besten Gr=FCssen / best regards

Uwe Weissflog
Pathway Guidance=20
35516 V=F6hl-Marienhagen - Germany
tel.: +49-(0)5635-991197
fax.: +49-(0)5635-993934
www.pathwayguidance.com
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