[OSList] Certification?

[Amanda Bucklow]

Paul: I am with you! 

Harrison: The only conversation that has lasted longer than certification is the one about competence...

One mediation organisation who should remain nameless, has 72 people on the Standards Committee and you can imagine the output... BS...

Greetings!
Amanda

Amanda Bucklow
Independent Commercial Mediator
http://www.amandabucklow.co.uk

On 8 Aug 2013, at 18:41, paul levy <paul at cats3000.net> wrote:

> I'd like to formally propose that we introduce a Certificate of Non-Certification which states: "This is to certify that X is not certified". This I believe would add enormous credibility and endorsement to our practice. We could even certify a group of certified non-certifiers to ensure the non-certification process is properly certified.
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> I'm more than happy to be certified over this issue.
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> Paul Levy
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> On 8 August 2013 15:50, Harrison Owen <hhowen at verizon.net> wrote:
>> Certification (whatever that might mean) seems to be a perennial topic. I suppose that is understandable, but for myself it is a horrible idea. My reasons are several. First of all it is too much work. The thought of developing the criteria, programs, and even worse, “protecting the brand” is totally exhausting. We’d have to have certifiers to certify the certifiers and so on ad infinitum. Second reason – Open Space seems to be taking care of itself. When folks come on with “A little Open Space,” “Sort of Open Space,” “Modified Open Space,” ... the participants (increasingly) understand that they aren’t getting the genuine article—and say so. I recall one instance where a large gentleman stood up in the middle of the “program” and loudly proclaimed, “This sure ain’t Open Space! I’m out of here.” And he walked. I guess you could call that “Market Certification.” Best of all  --- it works all by itself. One more thing not to do!!
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