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[Nici Richter]

Hi

I am studying Leading Women in 2012 at the Gordon Institute of
Business Science - University of Pretoria (www.gibs.co.za) in South
Africa.

We were exposed to Open Space Technology (OST) during the Social
Entrepreneurship Certificate Programme in 2010.

We view OST as part of Action Learning.

Kind regards

Nici Richter

On 21 April 2012 03:41,  <chunili2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Thank you Barbara!
> I didn't see my own posting and was wondering what happened to it.
> I don't think we have to position OS as anti-academia or anti-research. It
> is such an empirical process it can firmly stand on its own ground. I
> include the topic of Open Space in my own teaching of Organizational
> Behavior and Research Methods. My students are always fascinated by this
> process.
>
> Chuni Li
>
> ________________________________
> From: Barbara B. Bunker <bbunker at buffalo.edu>
> To: chunili2000 at yahoo.com; World wide Open Space Technology email list
> <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 9:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [OSList]
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> Chuni Li... I read your post after my earlier reply and I also agree with
> your
> description of the situation.  B3
>
> Barbara B. Bunker Ph.D.
> Professor of Psychology Emerita
> The University at Buffalo
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> On Fri 04/20/12 12:17 PM , chunili2000 at yahoo.com sent:
>> 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
>> TO: oslist ; 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!
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