[OSList] OS cred that may appeal to a UN agency?

[Tricia Chirumbole]

Thanks HO and Paul!

Good advice, and you have confirmed my suspicion that I should leave out
the term "open space", at least in the proposal.

Also good to know that some open space has penetrated the UN behemoth :)

Tricia Chirumbole
US: +1-571-232-0942
Skype: tricia.chirumbole



On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 5:01 PM, paul levy <paul at cats3000.net> wrote:

> 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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