[OSList] "Academic Validity?"

[chunili2000 at yahoo.com]

Open Space can be considered a form of Action Research methods, similar to Appreciative Inquiry.  People who own the problems solve the problems, and the solutions can be continuously improved  through iterations.
A method has validity when it does what it's supposed to do.  Researchers are welcome to study the various forms of validity (construct, content, criterion, etc.) on Open Space. However, at the end of the day, if Open Space gets you what you need and does what it's supposed to do, from action research's point of view, it's valid and a very practical applied research method.

 
Chuni Li
 
From: Barry Owen <barryo at comcast.net>
To: oslist <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>; vasconcelos at alum.mit.edu 
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 11:54 AM
Subject: [OSList] "Academic Validity?"


Hi Folks,

I know this is not the first time this question has surfaced.

Who out there (in here) has some good stuff to share?

This "academic validity" question boggles my mind

The message initially came through the Open Space facebook page

J Arthur Vasconcelos Hi! I was questioned about the use of OS in research. I was planning on using OS for a section of my thesis but got criticized for "OS not having academic validity" and "has never been used in research" and "it is not a recognized research method like a focus group or delphi pannel". HELP! Any info about using OS in academia? Thank you!  
vasconcelos at alum.mit.edu 
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