OS and mediation and Laur

Fri Nov 12 19:04:50 PST 2010

Dear All,

I have been enjoying a lot by following all the OS threads, but let me share 
this thoughts from the experiential point.

I was exposed to some peace processes in the Philippines and I see that OS may 
help a lot in arriving equilibrium in many parts of the globe. Mediation is 
purposive, such that peace comes after series of requests on all sides are met.. 
OS, on the other hand, is consensus building from the first moment it is 
initiated; and, and at the point of convergence and sharing. Conflict is handled 
well by the process, that in the end, everyone is satisfied and satiated.

Mediation could be a small subtext in the OS process which would possibly happen 
somewhere during the discussions or perhaps during the agenda setting..

My humble submission.

Cheers from the Mindanao, Philippines.

Franklin M. Quijano
Iligan City

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From: Michael M Pannwitz <mmpanne at boscop.org>
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Subject: Re: [OSLIST] OS and mediation and Laur

Dear Larry,
stories like that make my day!
Have a great weekend.
And the rest of you all around the globe, too.
Greetings from Berlin
mmp

Larry Peterson wrote:
> As a wise man once said, opening space is partly about expanding "our" now.
> As a process enables a group to experience together increased
> consciousness/awareness. Meditative practice can do the same for
> individuals.  Can corporate practice of Open Space do the same for
> collectives?  
> Last night I opened a space for a group of 20 somthings, friends of Laur,
> who are exploring how to develop a "Civic Series" of conversations to better
> understand world issues. Only a couple had experienced and "unconference"
> and they realized that this was different.  Others in the diverse group
> (what Toronto is) blossomed within the surprise of open space.  Most now see
> the potential "Civic Series" differently so the next steps should be fun and
> interesting.  Certainly, many expanded their sense of what is possible now.
> 
> Larry
> 
> 
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> From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Bui
> Petersen
> Sent: November-12-10 11:42 AM
> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Subject: Re: [OSLIST] OS and mediation
> 
> Hi Arno,
> 
> I have a background in mediation myself and my experience with OS is more 
>recent. As anyone on this list would tell you, OS would be a great way to hold 
>your conference. I'm just not sure why you would do mediation during the 
>conference. Even a mediators' conference. Do you really have that big disputes 
>to resolve?  :)
> 
> While OS can be useful for resolving some disputes, it is an entirely different 
>process from mediation, at least as I know it. Mediation involves significant 
>intervention in the discourse, while OS is almost trying to intervene as little 
>as possible. In my practice, I consider these to be the opposite extremes of 
>what I do.
> 
> Apart from OS there are several other processes that you can use as components 
>of an otherwise conventional conference, such as World Cafe, Conversation Cafe 
>just to name a couple. But as with anything, it all depends on what you are 
>trying to accomplish. Decide on the purpose first and then pick the tool.
> 
> Hope that is helpful.
> 
> Bui Petersen
> 
> On 12/11/2010 5:15 AM, Arno Baltin wrote:
>> Hi everybody!
>> 
>> I have seen on the list comments from listers with connections to mediation. I 
>>am intersted in possible overlappings of these two methods.
>> After expressing once my skepsis on traditional conference arrangement (on a 
>>mediatiors annual conference) I was encouraged to suggest alternatives. I 
>>suggested OS. This idea developed into search for a mix of mediation and OS. The 
>>min. program is still dividing annual meeting between time for presentations and 
>>OS. The max. program could be some arrangement including OS and mediation 
>>practice.
>> So, what you think?
>> 
>> Arno
>> 
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