[OSList] inquiry OS

Bhavesh Patel bhavmail at gmail.com
Tue Mar 5 05:37:34 PST 2013


And just came across this fascinating piece about the effect of Culture on
thinking:
http://www.psmag.com/magazines/pacific-standard-cover-story/joe-henrich-weird-ultimatum-game-shaking-up-psychology-economics-53135/#.US-6tS-PT6E.twitter

The news is that we don't all think like Americans!



On 5 March 2013 17:08, Celia Bray CEO Omni One <
celia.bray at omni-one-consulting.com> wrote:

> Dear OS community
>
> THANK YOU!!
>
> Your reflections are like water in the desert. I have been working in
> remote
> areas around India, Nepal and now I am in Kenya and can see how much I have
> missed my peers to reflect and create with.
>
> Key issues for me to take on from your feedback are in setting the context
> from the beginning within which people feel safe, free and want to be there
> with accurate expectations. So the invitation process and setting the scene
> is where I can see I have skipped some critical steps. Especially in a new
> culture. I will take a lot more time next time to be mindful in the
> invitation process and also find out how to create the safety for people
> (from their cultural rituals etc) to break out of their small tribes in the
> event and follow their passion.
>
> Thank you again. I will go through each of your responses again and create
> a
> new context for the next open space. I love OS and working in new cultures
> stretches me so much because culture has a bit impact on people's freedom
> to
> innovate, speak and be themselves. There is a universality about OS, but I
> am still learning about how to reach the hearts and passion of people in
> different contexts.
>
> Yours in Appreciation!
>
> Perhaps I should organise an international OSonOS in Kenya :-) Bring you
> all
> over!
>
> Celia Bray
> CEO
> Omni One Ltd
> Peace, Enterprise and Community Development
> P  +254 735 191 344
> E  celia.bray at omni-one-consulting.com
> W www.omni-one-consulting.com
>
> 'The best way to predict the future is to create it' Peter Druker
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org
> [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Kári
> Gunnarsson
> Sent: Tuesday, 5 March 2013 11:11 AM
> To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
> Subject: Re: [OSList] inquiry OS
>
> Celia, and other that share there questions and experience good and bad. I
> give you my thanks as this informs my own actions. It also makes it save
> for
> me and others to do the same.
>
> I have facilitated open spaces as part of the program for an annual forum,
> my experience reflection shows me that when people are there for other
> parts
> of the program do not engaged for the progression of the theme. These are
> not the right people and perhaps they would be better served at the bar.
> Perhaps I could have done more pre-work to engage these people that had
> been
> selected to come, but I don't think so. I would have liked it if I had been
> part of the selection process so that I could have asked tows that did not
> have any passion for this to stay at home or simply not to waste there
> time.
> My time was not wasted but the time of the people that did care was blogged
> up by interacting with these people. I felt like they created an energy of
> fear and insecurity. But perhaps this is the fault of the event to provide
> the security for them to engage, but I don't think so. It was only fault of
> the invitation process. but the harm was minimal in my cases.
>
> With best greetings
> Kári
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