OS faciliation training

[Ted Ernst]

Sorry, Alain, I have been much remiss in the most basic of recommendations.

Harrison Owen's book, Open Space Technology: A User's Guide
is the basic resource here.

peace,
ted

On 10/17/07, Desilets, Alain <Alain.Desilets at nrc-cnrc.gc.ca> wrote:
> What book?
>
> Alain
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tedernst at gmail.com [mailto:tedernst at gmail.com] On
> > Behalf Of Ted Ernst
> > Sent: October 16, 2007 7:36 PM
> > To: OSLIST; Desilets, Alain
> > Subject: Re: OS faciliation training
> >
> > Thanks, Harrison!
> >
> > On 10/16/07, Harrison Owen <hhowen at verizon.net> wrote:
> > > Ted -- I couldn't quite figure out how to access your friend Alain
> > > from the information you gave -- so herewith a reply online.
> > >
> > > I am totally sure that any number of good folks in Canada will be
> > > happy to help him out, and will offer their services. AND.
> > The simple
> > > answer is --just read the book and Do It! And even if he
> > goes for some
> > > "training" the answer remains valid, I think. This is not rocket
> > > science. Read the book and Do it! I grant you that it may
> > take a life
> > > time to be totally comfortable, but for whatever it is
> > worth, I am always uncomfortable when I "open space"
> > > if only because I never have a clue what is actually going
> > to happen,
> > > certainly in detail. But that is what makes "the work"
> > totally worth
> > > while, and constantly renewing. You just never know. It is
> > always different.
> > > Marvelous! And are you in control? Not even a little bit!!
> > >
> > > And if you don't want to read the book (Open Space Technology: A
> > > User's
> > > Guide) take the short course. Sit in a circle, create a
> > bulletin board
> > > displaying what everybody has a passion for, enter the
> > market place of
> > > ideas/time/space -- and go to work.
> > >
> > > Could be a little rough, and the experience of 1000's of
> > folks over 20
> > > years might be helpful. However, it has worked for quite a while,
> > > maybe for thousands of years. Just Do it! And when Alain
> > has a little
> > > experience, talk to his new colleagues here online. They
> > are always happy to share.
> > >
> > > Have Fun!
> > >
> > > Harrison
> > >
> > > Harrison Owen
> > > 7808 River Falls Drive
> > > Potomac, Maryland 20854
> > > Phone 301-365-2093
> > > Skype hhowen
> > > Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com Open Space Institute
> > > www.openspaceworld.org Personal website www.ho-image.com
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> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On
> > Behalf Of Ted
> > > Ernst
> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 3:55 PM
> > > To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> > > Subject: Re: OS faciliation training
> > >
> > > OSLISTers,
> > >
> > > My friend Alain sends this question.  Please send responses
> > directly
> > > to him and CC me?  Thanks!
> > >
> > > peace,
> > > ted
> > >
> > > On 10/16/07, Desilets, Alain <Alain.Desilets at nrc-cnrc.gc.ca> wrote:
> > > > Question: if I wanted to get training on how to conduct and
> > > > facilitate an
> > > Open Space workshop, where would I go?
> > > >
> > > > As you know, I am co-organising a translation conference in
> > > > Gatineau, Oct
> > > 2008, and am pushing for it to have an Open Space part. I
> > might want
> > > to be the facilitator for that session because the
> > conference does not
> > > have a lot of money and could probably not afford the services of a
> > > professional facilitator.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----
> > > > Alain Désilets, National Research Council of Canada
> > Chair, WikiSym
> > > > 2007
> > > >
> > > > 2007 International Symposium on Wikis Wikis at Work in the World:
> > > > Open, Organic, Participatory Media for the 21st Century
> > > >
> > > > http://www.wikisym.org/ws2007/
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
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