Working in rural areas

[SRMA Consulting]

Dear Mee Peng

I am proud because of you.
Keep going.

Warmly,
Dragana


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mee Peng Toh" <meepengt at TM.NET.MY>
To: <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 6:28 PM
Subject: Re: Working in rural areas


> Hello all,
>
> Recently, I hosted an 'improvised' Open Space in the annual leadership
> seminar for AIESEC (www.aiesec.org, an international student-run
> organisation focuses on youth learning through work placement abroad)
young
> members in Malaysia.
>
> I posted the intention and invited those who had topics to come to the
> front of the plenary and announced the topics. One came out and announced
> it. The 2nd came, the 3rd came... I made all stood in front and announced
> their topics again. Then I assigned some spots in the hall for discussion.
> The rest of the people joined in.
>
> It was a total disaster and quite massive in hosting the space, as it was
> the first time for members to expose to 'free-flow/open' discussion. I
> didnt introduce the 4 principles, but only The Law of Two Feet. No report
> was generated.
> However, we received positive comments because people could discuss what
> they wanted and moved around easily. Some even asked to have more open
> space for discussion. I agree with John's documentation that "it is more
> important to feel and be together than it is to write it down", especially
> in introducing OS for the first time in a fixed, closed and controlled
> environment.
>
> A young Malaysian, a participant in Art of Hosting May 2003 and Learning
> Village 2003 in Slovenia,
> Mee
>
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