AW: Open Space experience with African countries

[Mayke Wagner, essence]

Hi Holger, 
thanks for getting me in touch with Valerie and also for sharing your
experience with OST with African participants.
The first aspect you mentioned ("To my experience so far, you should not
fall into the African ³trap² that everything needs to be discussed at
length. So, after you have introduced the rules, do not accept any
discussions but open the market place immediately.") makes perfectly sense
to me. 
For the second aspect ("You might also run into slight problems if there are
some senior people who want their status to be honored.") I am wondering how
you deal with that. In terms of space invasion I can imagine possible ways
to deal with this. Do you have any other recommendations for this specific
situation? What did you do? And what did other people do who found
themselves in this specific situation?

Thanks for your support and your willingness to share. I am very impressed
by the openness and the readiness to invite newcomers to the OST community!
Happy trails,
Mayke
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Mayke Wagner
Hanser 3
88279 Amtzell
GERMANY

mayke.wagner at t-e-a-m.org
Tel (+49) 07520 / 9232 02
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Datum: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 10:06:09 +0100
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Hello Mayke, 

 

I will have a short training session on Open Space in South Africa next
week. I will give you feed back once I am back.

 

To my knowledge one of the leading OST specialists in Africa is Valerie
Morris from Cape Town. I am copying your message to her and you might
contact her if you wish.

 

To my experience so far, you should not fall into the African ³trap² that
everything needs to be discussed at length. So, after you have introduced
the rules, do not accept any discussions but open the market place
immediately. You might also run into slight problems if there are some
senior people who want their status to be honoured.

 

Michael P Pannwitz, can we send her Theo¹s dissertation?

 

Regards, 

Holger 

 

 

Dr. Holger Nauheimer

BeraterKompetenz 

Rosenheimer Str. 5 

10781 Berlin 

 

Tel. +49-30-219 684 49

http://www.beraterkompetenz.de/

 

http://www.change-management-toolbook.com/



 

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Wagner, essence
Gesendet: Dienstag, 16. März 2004 08:19
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Betreff: Open Space experience with African countries

 

Hello from springtime Germany,

I have my first Open Space Conference coming up in April and Lisa encouraged
me to make use of the expertise and experience of all of you!
The Open Space will take place in Nairobi, Kenya and we will have
participants from Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and Sounth
Africa. The topic will be "Towards Sustainability of Healthcare Technology
Systems" with participants being stakeholders, decision makers, and
maintenance staff from all levels (national, regional, district, facility)
of the healthcare technology system.
My question is whether - from your experience - there are certain cultural
aspects I need to consider. Do you have any experience with /
recommendations for this group of participants?

Looking forward to your ideas and stories,

Mayke
___________________________________________
essence - Beratung, Training, Coaching
Mayke Wagner
Hanser 3
88279 Amtzell
GERMANY

mayke.wagner at t-e-a-m.org
Tel (+49) 07520 / 9232 02
visit us:  <http://www.t-e-a-m.org>

 
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