[OSList] training

[Michael M Pannwitz]

Dear Kerry,
when asked by a sponsor to train os-facilitators, I offer them the 
weeklong training which has been run by various colleagues at least 20 
times. It has 3 phases. First, experience an os as a participant 
including a planning session and action plannin. Second, reflect on the 
method in an Open Space on Open Space. Third, run an os event, including 
action planning. All participants are offered life-long no cost coaching 
(rarely does anyone actually approach me for that... but it does happen 
and is fun) and prepare an outlook at the end of their training on how 
they will continue their learning journey.
As an ongoing practice, I try to have aspiring os-facilitators be part 
of a facilitation team a couple of times, encourage them to search for 
an os event that is run under a theme that gets them excited, read The 
Book (and in Germany, read "Meine open space Praxis") and facilitate an 
os as soon as they can. This has encouraged a lot of people to work with os.
In addition, I help organize regional OSonOS in Europe (Paris/Christine 
Koehler and friends in 2009, Sardinia/Gerardo de Luzenberger and friends 
in 2011 and in 2013 Netherlands/Frank Little and friends) in those years 
when WOSonOS is not in Europe. This year WOSonOS will be in London, good 
place for all Europeans.
And then, of course, I love the Stammtische for collegial exchange. The 
first one this year in Berlin on Jan 2nd had 9 colleagues (one with her 
baby boy) actively discussing a myriad of aspects of OST and all the 
business around facilitation... this time, as often, there were 2 new 
people, I dont know how they hear of it, selforganisation I suspect.

See you in London later this year
mmp


On 11.01.2012 11:38, Kerry Napuk wrote:
> Hello OSLIST
>
> I am curious how practitioners go about training new facilitators.
>
> We ask potential facilitators to read Harrison's book or our Manual on
> large group facilitation.
>
> We then would brief trainees before an actual OST event we are
> facilitating, have them participate in the event (if it is open and the
> sponsors give permission) and afterwards answer any questions they may
> have.  We also offer to shadow them when they facilitate their first event.
>
> What do you do?
>
> Cheers
>
> Kerry
>
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