Open Space experience with African countries
Pannwitz, Michael M
mmpanne at boscop.de
Sun Mar 21 03:54:58 PST 2004
Dear Mayke,
the one thing I remember very clearly from an open space several
years ago in Nairobi is the remark of one of the older participants:
"Oh, I know this, we do that in our village, we call it baraza."
On further inquiry it turned out that "baraza" means something like
"sitting under a shady tree" and that some of the others in the room
had heard about it having been a custom in their villages, too, by
different names.
This is certainly a detail I would incorporate into my intro were I
offered another chance to facilitate an os in Africa:
"By the way, what I am going to talk about has roots in Africa. In
fact, some of you elders might have experienced it ...".
This would honor the cultural context as well as the elders in the
circle.
You already had a lead to Theo Groot (he is the fellow who can be
reached via
bduganda at afsat.com )
the address given to you by Jan De Pelseneer from Belgium.
In case you like a copy of the draft of his dissertation, contact him
directly.
Greetings from Berlin
mmp
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From: Mayke Wagner, essence
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 08:19:06 +0100
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
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Mayke Wagner
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Michael M Pannwitz
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