self organized learning

[John's Email]

McCarthys even called their work OST!

On Sep 24, 2010, at 2:43 PM, Harold Shinsato <harold at shinsato.com>  
wrote:

> Jim & Michele McCarthy were tasked with reproducing the amazing team  
> they had at Microsoft. They got a number of participants for their  
> first workshop. They tasked them to create their own class. The task  
> of the class was to "create a class that teaches you everything you  
> need to know about shipping great products on time every time."
>
> In other words - they gave it to the team to come up with the  
> workshop. Repeat it hundreds of times, accumulate the learning, and  
> they came up with a brilliant process that reminds me of the spirit  
> and feeling I get in Open Space. It's documented in their book  
> "Software For Your Head".
>
> So yes, maybe it would work to have them define their own  
> curriculum. It might work 10 X better than any other way.
>
>    Harold
>
> On 9/24/10 2:57 PM, David Osborne wrote:
>> It makes me very curious about other forms of experimentation. For  
>> example,
>> I'm about to start a series of virtual leadership development  
>> programs in a
>> peer group. Maybe I should have them define the curriculum and  
>> teach each
>> other ???
>>
>> David
>> dosborne at change-fusion.com
>> www.change-fusion.com
>> 703.939.1777
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 9/24/10 4:52 PM, "Harrison Owen"<hhowen at verizon.net>  wrote:
>>
>>> Danilo -- It is amazing, but right in line with multiple  
>>> experiences I (and
>>> I know others) have had in Open Space. The beauty is the elegant  
>>> simplicity
>>> of the experiment -- and the results. Definitely outside the box  
>>> and I hope
>>> it will become a challenge to all of us to venture outside in  
>>> similar
>>> fashion.
>>>
>>> Harrison
>>>
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>>> Danilo
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>>> Subject: Re: self organized learning
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>>> I believe in self organized systems, but this self organized  
>>> learning is
>>> really amazing for me.
>>>
>>> Nice regards.
>>>
>>> Danilo
>>>
>>> Pat Black pravi:
>>>> Here is a link to a TED talks video that describes open space
>>>> learning.  It is pretty fascinating.
>>>> Pat Black
>>>> http://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_the_child_driven_education.html
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