participant organized Open Space-training, second installment

[Harrison Owen]

This is a remarkable journey. More importantly, I think it may just take the
notion of "training" to a new and better level. Thanks for enriching us all!
And -- when you catch your breath (get some sleep), I would really be
interested in knowing what you thought was going to happen versus what
actually happened. And what did you learn from that.

Harrison

Harrison Owen
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Phone 301-365-2093

Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com
Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org
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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Jo Toepfer
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 6:28 AM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: participant organized Open Space-training, second installment

Dear Colleagues,
for some reason our first installment did not go through so we sent it
again today and just saw that it arrived ok.
We are now in the final stage of the training on Friday morning. The
participants of each of the 10 "travel groups" are writing notes to each
other to say farewell. In a few minutes they will have time to reflect
individually on their further journey as open space-facilitators. The
training will close with a 45 minute dialog reflecting the past week,
handing out of certificates of participation and a farewell ceremony.
Our last report took you through Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday were  filled with 8 groups  (random groups allowing
for new constellations with sparse prior contacts) planning an open space
on the topic "I, open space facilitator", one of the teams being selected
to actually actively take on the roles of sponsor, facilitator, assistant,
helper. The other teams provided feedback to the active team in a
structured exercise.
Action planning was carried through by another team yet , followed by the
same feed back process.
Some of the 10  issues under the theme "I, open space-facilitator":
-self employed os-facilitator, how?
-how to deal with space invasions
-practicing the introduction
-holding space in conflict
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Some of the 19 action plans (yes, 19 action plans with no prior
prioritization) at the end of "I, open space-facilitator"
-founding an initiative for open space with the hearing impaired
-open space at the University
-founding of the group "Young Berlin os-group"
-going independent
-the os-foundation
-learning exchange on action planning in open space
-installing a mailing list
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Now, Friday noon, the group said farewell with items they want to put into
their suitcases for their ongoing journey, with gifts (T-shirts for all the
of the sponsors, the training team), warm rain ceremony and walking off in
all directions leaving the group behind.
Packing, cleaning up and after lunch an invitation from the kitchen and
catering crew to sit with the Training Team to find out what this open
space thing is all about.
Greetings from an exciting, fulfilling week with 59 trained
os-facilitators  swarming out all over.
jo and mmp



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Jo Toepfer, boscop
Tel: +49-30-42018000
Fax: +49-30-69088159
http://www.joconsult.de

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