Facilitating open space for a diversity of ages

Tue Jun 15 13:13:07 PDT 2010

More thoughts
 Some years ago a large group of American Community Arts
Councils did an OS on their work – just like you all. But it was an Open
Space unlike any other I have ever seen. The participants were a talented
crew, to say the least, with an inventive passion that seemed to know no
bounds. Right from the start when they announced their sessions it was a new
and different ballgame. Session announcements were danced, mimed, sung,
drummed and just about every other artistic medium you can think of. And it
went from there all through the two days. When they got to the end, I guess
you could call it a “closing circle” but improve dance would be more
accurate. Anyhow I would presume that you will be hosting a similarly
talented group, and my suggestion would to invite them to brings anything
that they feel might contribute to the party. Instruments for sure, but that
might be just the beginning. Who am I to tell you and Phelim how to “do
improv” – but I think you will have a lot more fun if you think of the
gathering not (just) as an Open Space but also as a wonderful improvisation
with 150 participants. And for sure the 3 year olds will be the stars!

Harrison 

Harrison Owen

7808 River Falls Dr.

Potomac, MD 20854

USA

Phone 301-365-2093

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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Sarah-Jane
Rawlings
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 11:06 AM
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Subject: Facilitating open space for a diversity of ages

I work with Phelim at Improbable and in July we are facilitating an open
space for 150 teachers and their pupils and artists who have all been
working together over the last five years in a government supported
programme around artists in schools. The aim of the open space is to give
all of the participants an opportunity to feed back on the experience but
also to begin to think about how they could be taking it all forward and the
question is: Knowing what we know now, what should we really be doing at
school?

The participants will include children as young as 3 to 16 and their
teachers and the artists who have been working with them and I just wondered
if anyone had experience of facilitating open space with this diversity of
age range. We have thought about enlarging the news room to include a kind
of craft / making area to enable the very young ones (and anyone else of
course) to report in ways other than using computers but would welcome any
other tips at all.

Thank you very much.

Sarah-Jane 

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Improbable 

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On 14 Jun 2010, at 13:30, Harrison Owen wrote:

Lisa -- for whatever it is worth -- in 1985, the year of the first Open
Space I celebrated my 50th birthday. Turned out that life was just beginning
-- again. Have fun!

Harrison

Harrison Owen
7808 River Falls Dr.
Potomac, MD 20854
USA
Phone 301-365-2093
www.openspaceworld.com
www.ho-image.com (Personal Website)
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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Lise
Damkjær
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 4:19 AM
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Subject: SV: [OSLIST] Es ist fertig angerichtet und kann vorbestellt werden!

THANK YOU Michael!
I really look forward to get your book - and hope that I understand some
german!!

And I'm very happy to hear that if it isn't too late to start at age 56,
then there is still hope...

I enjoyed our talks in Berlin...

See you!
Lise

Lise Damkjær
civilingeniør og FLOWvært
T: 2949 9636

Learning4life udforsker flow i (arbejds-)livet, projekter og i virksomheden.
www.learning4life.dk
Blog: http://lisedamkjaer.blogspot.com

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Fra: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] På vegne af Michael M
Pannwitz
Sendt: 12. juni 2010 09:06
Til: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Emne: [OSLIST] Es ist fertig angerichtet und kann vorbestellt werden!

Liebe Listige,
ja, es ist fertig und erscheint diesen Sommer, das Buch über
"Meine open space Praxis".
Vom ersten Kontakt mit dem Veranstalter über das Vorbereitungstreffen 
und die Durchführung des open space bis zu den Nächsten Treffen...hier 
findet sich alles, was zu meiner open space Praxis gehört.
Und, was sind die Folgen der Arbeit mit open space in einer 
Organisation? Das beschreibt ein Veranstalter in einem extra Kapitel.
Hier das ganze Inhaltsverzeichnis für einen Vorgeschmack:

http://www.boscop.org/assets/1778-inhalt.pdf

Bis zum 17. Juni kann das Buch versandkostenfrei und mit einem Rabatt 
von 28% vorbestellt werden. Wer in den nächsten 5 Tagen vorbestellt 
bekommt einen guten Preis und ich weiß genauer, wie hoch die Auflage 
sein soll.
Das Formular zum vorbestellen gibt es hier

http://www.boscop.org/assets/1775-vorbestellung.pdf

Einfach ausdrucken, ausfüllen, an den Verlag faxen oder anderweitig zum 
Verlag auf den Weg bringen (alle Kontaktdaten zum Verlag sind auf dem 
Zettel). Nach dem 17. Juni schickt der Verlag eine Rechnung...dann 
trudelt das "Dankeschön" von mir ein und im Laufe des Sommers folgt das 
Buch.

Für die BegleiterInnen unter Euch kann es sich durchaus lohnen, vor 
jedem aufregenden zukünftigen open space in dem Buch zu 
schmökern...schon alleine um sicher zu gehen, dass nicht etwas 4322 oder 
die Vorlage für das Dokublatt, der Kärtchensatz oder andere wirklich 
wichtige Dinge vergessen wurden.
Für Euch TeilnehmerInnen, VeranstalterInnen, Forschende...und 
anderweitig an dem Verfahren interessierte gibt es Einblicke aus Euren 
Perspektiven in die Welt von open space...unterstützt von fast 100 
farbigen Bilder.

Herzliche Grüße aus Berlin Lichterfelde
mmp

-- 
Michael M Pannwitz, boscop eg
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Auf der open space world map finden Sie 137 Frauen und Männer,
die in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz  mit open space arbeiten.
Weltweit sind es 395 aus 69 Ländern, die in insgesamt 141 Ländern aktiv 
sind.
Mal reinschauen!
www.openspaceworldmap.org

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