[OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 33, Issue 3

Sun Nov 3 01:52:06 PST 2013

Hello Tricia 

Check this out - gathering of young women leaders from across latin
america for the UN - open space was the whole of day 2 and it went off
like a rocket - despite some initial fears the staff were moved to tears
by bits of it 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jtGcqn5LHA&feature=youtu.be

Happy to share the design with you if you like

Linda x

Linda Joy Mitchell

 Tel: 0113 2681656
Mobile 07947507382
www.lindajoymitchell.org.uk

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>   1. Re: OS cred that may appeal to a UN agency? (Harrison Owen)
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>   3. Re: OS cred that may appeal to a UN agency? (Tricia Chirumbole)
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>Message: 1
>Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 16:24:56 -0400
>From: "Harrison Owen" <hhowen at verizon.net>
>To: "'World wide Open Space Technology email list'"
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>Subject: Re: [OSList] OS cred that may appeal to a UN agency?
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>Tricia ? The UN, like many similar organizations, is bureaucratically,
>systemically, spiritually antithetical to Open Space... but guess what?
>OS does show up and in fact has been used for years. My major contact is
>with the Human Rights people, whose job it is to go where nobody in their
>right mind would go. Into the meanest, nastiest conflicts on the planet ?
>right in the middle, between the conflicted parties. And quite often the
>chosen vehicle is good old OST. So whenever you think you are facing a
>?hard day? in Open Space, just think about the wonderful possibility of
>opening some space for the FARC and the Columbian Government! One thing I
>have learned when dealing with such folks (UN types, that is),
>particularly when writing proposals for them, is Don?t make a big deal
>out of Open Space. And certainly don?t try to sell them/explain it. And a
>workable design is to give them what they expect, then ?sucker-punch?
>them with Open Space at the end. Goes like this: Part I Al
> l the talking heads, Practice Modules, etc. that the might expect. Part
>II ?Assimilation and Future Planning? (aka OST). And make sure it is at
>least 1 (one) day.
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>[mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Tricia
>Chirumbole
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>Hi all!
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>I am writing a proposal to the UN for an evaluation of a Gender-based
>violence Information Management System (IMS) that is in use in
>conflict/post-conflict areas - I am writing it on behalf of the market
>research and strategy firm that I do work for, Junicon.
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>As I develop the methodology, it occurred to me that it could be valuable
>to slip in an Open Space at the beginning of each of the country field
>missions (5-7 days, 3 countries, 2-4 stakeholder organizations in each
>country, but few reps from each stakeholder org involved with the IMS).
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>Based on my experience, there will be concern with getting interested
>parties in the room at the same, as well as concern with any engagement
>that takes more than 1.5 hours...those issues aside, does anyone know of
>any UN use of Open Space, or related experiences that may be appealing to
>a body such as the UN
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>Thank you!!!
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>Tricia Chirumbole
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>Open Space Facilitator, Certified Scrum Master
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>Mojo Collaborative
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>www.mojocollaborative.com
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>571-232-0942
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>skype: tricia.chirumbole
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>twitter: @themojozone
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>Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 21:01:52 +0000
>From: paul levy <paul at cats3000.net>
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>Trish
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>I did work some years back with the United Nations Development Programme
>and also facilitated an open space funded by NATO.
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>They'll hover on the day at the edges and may try to insert three hours of
>opening thank you speeches. Battle those away, smile and ignore the
>hoverers and get to work with the people who are in the room.
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>Best
>
>Paul
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>On Friday, 1 November 2013, Tricia Chirumbole wrote:
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>> Hi all!
>>
>> I am writing a proposal to the UN for an evaluation of a Gender-based
>> violence Information Management System (IMS) that is in use in
>> conflict/post-conflict areas - I am writing it on behalf of the market
>> research and strategy firm that I do work for, Junicon.
>>
>> As I develop the methodology, it occurred to me that it could be
>>valuable
>> to slip in an Open Space at the beginning of each of the country field
>> missions (5-7 days, 3 countries, 2-4 stakeholder organizations in each
>> country, but few reps from each stakeholder org involved with the IMS).
>>
>> Based on my experience, there will be concern with getting interested
>> parties in the room at the same, as well as concern with any engagement
>> that takes more than 1.5 hours...those issues aside, does anyone know of
>> any UN use of Open Space, or related experiences that may be appealing
>>to a
>> body such as the UN
>>
>> Thank you!!!
>>
>> Tricia Chirumbole
>> Open Space Facilitator, Certified Scrum Master
>> Mojo Collaborative
>> www.mojocollaborative.com
>>
>> 571-232-0942
>> skype: tricia.chirumbole
>> twitter: @themojozone
>>
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>Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2013 09:47:11 -0400
>From: Tricia Chirumbole <tricia at investorswithoutborders.net>
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>Thanks HO and Paul!
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>Good advice, and you have confirmed my suspicion that I should leave out
>the term "open space", at least in the proposal.
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>Also good to know that some open space has penetrated the UN behemoth :)
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>Tricia Chirumbole
>US: +1-571-232-0942
>Skype: tricia.chirumbole
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>On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 5:01 PM, paul levy <paul at cats3000.net> wrote:
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>> Trish
>>
>> I did work some years back with the United Nations Development Programme
>> and also facilitated an open space funded by NATO.
>>
>> They'll hover on the day at the edges and may try to insert three hours
>>of
>> opening thank you speeches. Battle those away, smile and ignore the
>> hoverers and get to work with the people who are in the room.
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>> On Friday, 1 November 2013, Tricia Chirumbole wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all!
>>>
>>> I am writing a proposal to the UN for an evaluation of a Gender-based
>>> violence Information Management System (IMS) that is in use in
>>> conflict/post-conflict areas - I am writing it on behalf of the market
>>> research and strategy firm that I do work for, Junicon.
>>>
>>> As I develop the methodology, it occurred to me that it could be
>>>valuable
>>> to slip in an Open Space at the beginning of each of the country field
>>> missions (5-7 days, 3 countries, 2-4 stakeholder organizations in each
>>> country, but few reps from each stakeholder org involved with the IMS).
>>>
>>> Based on my experience, there will be concern with getting interested
>>> parties in the room at the same, as well as concern with any engagement
>>> that takes more than 1.5 hours...those issues aside, does anyone know
>>>of
>>> any UN use of Open Space, or related experiences that may be appealing
>>>to a
>>> body such as the UN
>>>
>>> Thank you!!!
>>>
>>> Tricia Chirumbole
>>> Open Space Facilitator, Certified Scrum Master
>>> Mojo Collaborative
>>> www.mojocollaborative.com
>>>
>>> 571-232-0942
>>> skype: tricia.chirumbole
>>> twitter: @themojozone
>>>
>>
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