OST and disaster management

[Larry Peterson]

Just to reinforce Lisa.  Aboriginal leadership through the Presbyterian
Church in Taiwan has used OST with communities who were flooded out or to
deal with damage from earthquakes.  The Gov't wanted to relocate them and
they wanted to self-organize their response and care.  The events have had
an important impact.  My workshop there a couple of years ago was to help
them further develop their capabilities in opening space.

 

I agree that people self-organize important responses to crises of all sorts
and then some NGO's believe they have to save them rather than build on that
organization.  Also Check with John Engle in Haiti for some amazing stories
of the use of Open Space.

 

Larry

 

From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Lisa Heft
Sent: November-29-10 11:30 AM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Re: [OSLIST] OST and disaster management

 

Hola Jaime - 

 

I am sure Gail West or other colleagues in Taiwan may share about OS being
used by our colleagues in Taiwan - with villagers in the southern part of
the island whose villages and lives have been dramatically affected by
massive storms.

 

Be well,

Lisa

 

Lisa Heft

Consultant, Facilitator, Educator

Opening Space

lisaheft at openingspace.net

 

On Nov 29, 2010, at 8:05 AM, Jaime Pedreros wrote:





Dear colleagues,

I am preparing a presentation (45 minutes) about the participation of
the population, often called "victims" of natural disasters in the
process of recovering/reconstruction. I am absolutely sure that OS is
one of the most powerful methods for organizing and engaging people in
their own renaissance. Please let me know about cases and experiences
where OS was used and let me know your comments.

Thanks and a great hug from warm La Paz

Jaime

 

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