[OSList] WOSonOS - future hosts? Wisdom to share...

[Lisa Heft]

Hi, Cecilia -

If you feel you can grow a community of practice for this method and  
for facilitation in general, then you will have the community to do a  
fabulous regional OSonOS even if you want to wait a bit to have  
enough / more capacity and support from your local colleagues to host  
folks coming from afar.

And you already are meeting some wonderful Open Space colleagues based  
in Africa.

Part of growing an Open Space facilitator community - as modeled by  
our fabulous colleagues in various parts of the world - is to host  
workshops and other facilitator gatherings over time, to grow and  
nurture learning and practice in this method in your local community -  
to grow that capacity. Which is a beautiful thing.

Several of us in various parts of the world who teach, give our  
workshops wherever in the world we are hosted. So perhaps there is  
some international Technical Assistance funding that would support you  
in doing that / bringing that to Kenya.  Or maybe you feel you have  
rich background, experience and knowledge in the behind-the-scenes  
elements of Open Space and wish to create your own workshop to teach  
this process in your region.

When you feel it is your time to invite a larger event such as this  
one - remember that most of the participants will come from your local  
region, and a few of us from other countries may be able to join you.  
So the best thing to do is to serve your local community - which will  
be there before, during and after your Open Space event. Right?

And perhaps not this year - but perhaps next year, you can come to the  
WOSonOS to see what that is like.
Or attend the European Leaning Exchange or some other regional /  
international gathering, to explore more with your world colleagues in  
those settings.

Remember that if you can creatively raise most of your funds to get to  
a WOSonOS or similar event - we have creative ways to share resources  
to help with your other costs - such as home-stays, flexible  
registration fees, ride-shares and more.

Hmmm. I think you will be good at strategizing, building resources,  
and building and growing a learning community. Because you already  
are... !

LIsa



On May 7, 2013, at 10:05 PM, Celia Bray CEO Omni One wrote:

> I hate seeing the messages about the WOSonOS. I want to go as I know  
> it will be amazing, but am not in a situation to go this time. Maybe  
> the next one can be in Kenya? I am up for that!
>
> Have a fabulous time everyone!
>
> Peace,
>
> Celia Bray

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