Opening Space in Africa

[Cleo Mseka]

Thank you all for your wonderful comments,

@ Chris, thanks so much for your referrals...i will have a look at the site

@ Harrison, thank you for your recommendation for Ghana as a destination of
choice. Your comments are aligned with my vision for as you put it
a succession rolling in Africa. I agree as you say interventions are
probably needed the most here yet resources are the least. I am not sure
however whether i would agree with you on the atmosphere being toxic...where
people perceive/see toxic, i see an opportunity for improvement.

@ Lisa, thanks so much for your comments and insights. I agree the
conference should be about Amazing Africans as you put it, but i see it more
as a collaboration of learning and sharing that will take place between us
as Africans and the broader international community, as i think there are
opportunities for us to learn from each other

To clarify further, my questions were three fold
I`m interested in people who would in future be interested in attending
leadership conferences in Africa, either as a participant or as
speakers/facilitators to share their success stories, challenges, modalities
etc.
pertaining to leadership, change, strategy, open space facilitation etc

The second question was around for those that would be interested in such an
event- which African country would appeal to you to attend such an event. In
the long-term, my vision is for the event to be hosted on a rotational basis
across various African countries.

Thirdly, if you have attended/facilitated leadership conferences/seminars in
the African region or in your region before, what worked well and what didnt
work well. What would people like to see more of or engage more about WRT
Leadership, Organisational Change, Facilitation techniques etc

At this stage, I am in the infancy stages of doing some research and will
thereafter develop a concept paper to be submitted for funding later this
year.

Warm Regards,
Cleo


On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 4:29 AM, Lisa Heft <lisaheft at openingspace.net>wrote:

> Hello, Cleo -
>
> Yes, as you have learned in our several responses - there are a number of
> us on OSLIST and some who are not on OSLIST who have opened space in Africa.
> My own experience in African is in Zambia, South Africa and in Mozambique,
> so far.
> And there are others who reside in Africa who do this work - some of their
> names have also been shared by Michael and others.
>
> Many of us - in our work all over the world - have used Open Space as a
> tool to facilitate leadership events / forums or spaces of knowledge sharing
> relating to change and leadership.
>
> So I am a bit unclear about what you are asking - if you are asking what
> country would appeal to -us- to attend an event - shouldn't it be about the
> participants in the region - amazing Africans - rather than which
> international folks can come? The largest number of people who attend an
> in-person event are always those in the region - in addition to others who
> can afford the resources to join. But it is not about us - it is about
> Africans and Africa, no?  So would not your prospective participants be
> those in Africa who you may wish to gather together for leadership events?
>
> As to what works well, what does not work well - are you familiar with Open
> Space? If so - there is rich learning on this list and that is a big
> question - perhaps you have some particular questions? And if you have not
> yet experienced Open Space - have you read Harrison Owen's book, "Open Space
> Technology: A User's Guide" to learn how this dialogue tool works?
>
> Please do feel welcome to ask more questions - we are all here to support
> and believe in you,
>
> From an early evening in California USA,
> Lisa
>
>
>
>  On Mar 7, 2011, at 12:34 PM, Cleo Mseka wrote:
>
>  Hello All,
>
> The African Continent is ripe with opportunities, however Leadership is a
> key barrier limiting growth to propel our visions.
>
> I am interested in chatting more to people who have opened space in Africa,
> or used this as a tool to facilitate Leadership events/froums/or spaces of
> knowledge sharing relating to change and leadership and are interested in
> the development of the African continent.
>
> I am investigating the possibility of delivering a Leadership summit of
> some sort at a preferred destination in the continent.
>
> If you have attended leadership summits before, what worked well, what
> didnt work well, how much business did you generate from contacts made, what
> would you like to see less of or hear more of? Which countries in Africa
> would appeal to you to attend a similar event?
>
> If you are interested to share your
> learnings/skills/experiences/modalities/success stories/passions etc- please
> email me on cleomseka at gmail.com or chat on linked-in
> http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=34361704&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro
>
> Thank you for listening to me.
>
> Warm Regards,
> Cleo
>
>
>
>


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Cleo Mseka
cleomseka at gmail.com
+27 72 266 1098

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