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

[Celia Bray CEO Omni One]

Dear Lisa

 

I am onto it. I am running a facilitator training in a few weeks to start
building the OS community in Kenya. It is one of my visions for East Africa,
a thriving Open Space community giving space for communities to create their
own future. It is very much needed in this culture of 'do to' aid which I
find patronising and the results are appalling. But then David knows all
about that!

 

peace

 

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

OmniC84a-A08aT06a-Z

'The best way to predict the future is to create it' Peter Druker

 

From: oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org
[mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Lisa Heft
Sent: Wednesday, 8 May 2013 6:28 AM
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
Subject: Re: [OSList] WOSonOS - future hosts? Wisdom to share...

 

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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