Is whatever information present the right information??

[Ingrid Ebeling]

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Am 15.03.2007 um 21:22 schrieb Bui K. Petersen:

> I actually I couldn't agree with you more. And very well worded as  
> well. I also agree with your comment on experts.
>
> I guess my main concern is with short OST (one day or less), I  
> don't expect that the people I will be working will be able to do  
> anything longer than that. In the cases where "people do need some  
> more help", it unlikely that they can reach the people with more  
> information the same day. Especially if they are meeting on the  
> weekend as I expect will be the case in my situation. But going  
> back to my question, I realize that even if you were able to ensure  
> the attendance of some "expert(s)", you can never be sure what kind  
> of "expert" is needed, and even then why would some "expert" attend  
> something for a whole day just for the possibility that they may  
> provide some "expertise" for as little as 2 minutes. Unless, of  
> course, they are otherwise interested and would be one of the  
> "whoever comes".
>
> But anyway, you said it so eloquently which hopefully will  help me  
> explain this to others
>
> Thanks,
>
> Búi
>
> Harrison Owen wrote:
>> Ah – The Expert Syndrome! And experts can be helpful if you  
>> clearly understand the question for which they have the answer.  
>> But more often than not I find that people are foggy about the  
>> question. So when it comes to the “right” people – particularly in  
>> a community setting – the ones with the question, a question they  
>> really care about are the right ones for a start. And then strange  
>> things can happen, particularly if the people discover that the  
>> answer to their question lies right in the middle of their own  
>> experience, contacts, and energy. At that point, they turn out to  
>> be The Expert. And that is called empowerment. And who knows, the  
>> people may well come up with a solution (answer) that nobody every  
>> thought of before. Experts, on the other hand, tend to provide  
>> answers to questions they know about – and if you don’t fit into  
>> their box, you just don’t fit. Of course if the people do need  
>> some more help, there are such things as phones and internet.
>>
>>
>> Harrison
>>
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>> Bui K. Petersen
>> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 7:11 PM
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>> Subject: Is whatever information present the right information??
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>>
>> Thanks to everyone on this list, I am learning more and more about  
>> OST. But every couple of weeks I get a new question.
>>
>> "Whoever comes is the right people" totally makes sense.  But what  
>> about the information needed? We have all been at "conventional"  
>> meetings where nothing was accomplished due to lack of proper  
>> information. How do we deal with that in Open Space? Obviously the  
>> invitations is critical but we can't really be sure that the  
>> people with expertise will show up unless we pay them. Can we?
>>
>> When we are working with groups or communities with few resources,  
>> how can we make sure that the right information (legal, technical  
>> etc.) is in the room?
>>
>> Looking forward to everyone's wonderful and enlightened responses.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Búi
>>
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