A soul moves on
Pannwitz, Michael M
mmpanne at boscop.de
Sun Jul 17 11:00:47 PDT 2005
Dear Masud,
well, knowing myself, I will definitely have a few things to say
about the training in Pakistan
during and after the event.
And thanks for your offer to help me host the event!!
Yaari, my second oldest son will be with me
(have a look
http://www.openspaceworldmap.org/
click on Germany and then on his name)
he has developed some real skills in unusual situations facilitating
os in the mountains of Rumania,
the forests of Slovenia, the tundra near Murmansk....and now Karachi,
which I imagine to be a huge,
steaming, vital world city where the skill of adapting will be quite
useful.
Greetings from Berlin
and to all of you a great time in Halifax!!
mmp
On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 10:36:24 -0600, Masud Sheikh wrote:
>Dear Michael,
>Thank you for posting this message. I never knew Colin, and visited his
>Web site referred to a few days ago by Chris Corrigan (I think); I learnt
>quite a lot from it. Yesterday, I also visited the map referred to below,
>and the site where messages were posted after his passing away was
>confirmed. I thought of posting something as well, but could not think of
>anything really meaningful, beyond what had already been posted, by people
>who knew Colin.
>
>I think the most frigtening aspect of the London bombings for me was the
>lack of knowledge of parents about radicalization of their children. Less
>traumatic manifestatations of such disconnect is when children get hooked
>on drugs or join gangs, some of which become violent.
>
>I appreciated our offline conversation about your visit to Pakistan. I
>wish I was there to help in hosting you, and wish you all the best. Like
>me, I am sure others on this list would look forward to hearing more after
>your return.
>My very best wishes
>Masud
>
>On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 00:00:28 +0200, Pannwitz, Michael M wrote:
>
>>Dear colleagues,
>>after talking with Colins family and Kerry Napuk
>>the World Map entry for Colin Morley, killed in the bombing of
>>Edgware Road underground station on July 7,
>>was changed today.
>>Have a look
>>http://www.openspaceworldmap.org/
>>click on UK and then on Colins name.
>>
>>Greetings from Berlin where I am getting ready to fly to Pakistan in
>>10 days to lead
>>an open space technology training for
>>35 colleagues from Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
>>The theme chosen for the first of the three open spaces in the
>>training will be:
>>
>>óReligion-Society-Governance: The Role of Ethical Concepts in the
>>Shape and Development of State and Society in South Asia"
>>
>>Greetings from Berlin,
>>mmp
>>
>
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>From Sun Jul 17 19:47:59 2005
Message-Id: <SUN.17.JUL.2005.194759.0400.>
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 19:47:59 -0400
Reply-To: chris at got2change.com
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From: Chris Kloth <chris at got2change.com>
Organization: ChangeWorks of the Heartland
Subject: Re: Culture survey - "Walk around survey"
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For what it is worth, Esther, this additional information and Harrison's
comments on surveys remind me of another tool to share that my
colleagues and I have been calling the "walk-around-survey" for about 20
years.
Please indulge me the story so I can create some context.
Like many things, it grew out of a moment of momentary genius inspired
by panic. I arrived at a conference to do a program where I was going
to do a presentation on a topic no one really figured would be
interesting to more than a narrow segment of the participants. Since it
was a conference I had no way of knowing in advance who or how many
would be there or exactly what they were hoping for. I developed a set
of Likert style questions intended to probe some of the common issues
and concerns related to the subject matter. I intended to use it as
both a trainer's tool (get to know the participants' expectations) and a
conversation starter (like others who develop instruments, my values,
beliefs and model were embedded in the survey).
I ran off what I thought would be more than enough surveys to pass
out. I also made flip chart copies of the survey pages so I could post
what I thought would be the quick & dirty start to the session.
A much larger number of people showed up for the session than any of us
anticipated. Since I did not have enough surveys, still wanted the info
they were intended to produce, needed some time to figure out how I was
going to get through the session, and always carry a zillion extra
markers...I spread out the chart pads along the walls, passed out the
markers and asked that everyone in the room take a few minutes to fill
out the survey using markers. The chaos of the situation and the need
to go to different chart pads and walls to complete the survey preserved
just enough privacy to feel reasonably comfortable the information would
serve its purpose.
As people were finishing and returning to their seats I was looking to
see if there was any sense I could make of the results, which were now
posted so everyone could see. While I saw some patterns that fit some
of what I expected, I decided to ask the group what they saw.
Individuals identified one or two scales and share what it meant to
them. I asked if other people had different views on what those scales
might mean. When patterns of congruence or dissonance emerged from
multiple comments, and where there seemed to be energy behind those
interpretations, I simply asked what in their experience informed their
views.
What a session! We never got to my outline. However, in retrospect
(this was long before I had ever heard of OST or dialogue), participants
who cared took responsibility for speaking up and making their own
meanings. I simply asked an occasional clarifying question or made a
process observation. As I listened I heard them making some of the
points I would have made if we had gone to my outline. I also heard
things that I never anticipated. Mostly I heard energy. As we wrapped
up I asked if anyone wanted to share what, if anything, useful they got
from the session. The two or three "punch lines" I had in mind were
addressed, as was a lot more good stuff I never thought of. The
enthusiasm and "grin-sheet" evaluations were very gratifying.
Over the years I have found that if I don't have much time to create a
container for dialogue, or we have yet to get to the stage where I can
introduce OST, I can get the "voices" of the whole system "on the wall"
so that everyone can see it, no one can say the researcher
misrepresented the data and get people involved in making meaning
instead of defending or attacking the consultants' or the boss' summary.
Chris Kloth
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For what it is worth, Esther, this additional information and
Harrison's comments on surveys remind me of another tool to share that
my colleagues and I have been calling the "walk-around-survey" for
about 20 years.<br>
<br>
<br>
Please indulge me the story so I can create some context. <br>
<br>
<br>
Like many things, it grew out of a moment of momentary genius inspired
by panic. I arrived at a conference to do a program where I was going
to do a presentation on a topic no one really figured would be
interesting to more than a narrow segment of the participants. Since
it was a conference I had no way of knowing in advance who or how many
would be there or exactly what they were hoping for. I developed a set
of Likert style questions intended to probe some of the common issues
and concerns related to the subject matter. I intended to use it as
both a trainer's tool (get to know the participants' expectations) and
a conversation starter (like others who develop instruments, my values,
beliefs and model were embedded in the survey). <br>
<br>
<br>
I ran off what I thought would be more than enough surveys to pass
out. I also made flip chart copies of the survey pages so I could
post what I thought would be the quick & dirty start to the session.<br>
<br>
<br>
A much larger number of people showed up for the session than any of us
anticipated. Since I did not have enough surveys, still wanted the
info they were intended to produce, needed some time to figure out how
I was going to get through the session, and always carry a zillion
extra markers...I spread out the chart pads along the walls, passed out
the markers and asked that everyone in the room take a few minutes to
fill out the survey using markers. The chaos of the situation and the
need to go to different chart pads and walls to complete the survey
preserved just enough privacy to feel reasonably comfortable the
information would serve its purpose.<br>
<br>
<br>
As people were finishing and returning to their seats I was looking to
see if there was any sense I could make of the results, which were now
posted so everyone could see. While I saw some patterns that fit some
of what I expected, I decided to ask the group what they saw.
Individuals identified one or two scales and share what it meant to
them. I asked if other people had different views on what those scales
might mean. When patterns of congruence or dissonance emerged from
multiple comments, and where there seemed to be energy behind those
interpretations, I simply asked what in their experience informed their
views.<br>
<br>
<br>
What a session! We never got to my outline. However, in retrospect
(this was long before I had ever heard of OST or dialogue),
participants who cared took responsibility for speaking up and making
their own meanings. I simply asked an occasional clarifying question
or made a process observation. As I listened I heard them making some
of the points I would have made if we had gone to my outline. I also
heard things that I never anticipated. Mostly I heard energy. As we
wrapped up I asked if anyone wanted to share what, if anything, useful
they got from the session. The two or three "punch lines" I had in
mind were addressed, as was a lot more good stuff I never thought of.
The enthusiasm and "grin-sheet" evaluations were very gratifying.<br>
<br>
<br>
Over the years I have found that if I don't have much time to create a
container for dialogue, or we have yet to get to the stage where I can
introduce OST, I can get the "voices" of the whole system "on the wall"
so that everyone can see it, no one can say the researcher
misrepresented the data and get people involved in making meaning
instead of defending or attacking the consultants' or the boss' summary.<br>
<br>
<br>
Chris Kloth<br>
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