[OSList] Jasmina Nikolic recognized for opening access and space in Higher Education in Serbia

[Suzanne Daigle]

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Sometimes it's hard to contain our excitement about Open Space and  the
feeling of pure joy and sheer luck to be involved in this work.   And when
it happens to someone you met who experienced Open Space for their first
time  at an event that you facilitated, who then goes on to open and
re-open space in an area as important as education, well you just can't
help but gush about it, especially when those people become close friends
and colleagues which is what happens so often in this Open Space community.

The Open Space I am referring to was a two-day "Scrum beyond Software" in
Phoenix hosted by Tobias Mayer, that took place in 2010. It's where I met
Jasmina; Harold was there too and many others, including Kennan Salinero, a
scientist, who will be facilitating open space for other scientists for the
first time in the San Francisco area this weekend. I facilitated two events
with her in the past 3 years. She too is a dear friend.

As Open Space facilitators and as women, we don't want to take credit or
bring visibility to what we do (in fact it's in the DNA of our role,
napping and such)  but sometimes when great stuff happens to people we know
and amazing spaces are bursting open, well we just want to let it rip and
say: Hallelujah and Congrads!

It makes us so darn happy (and yes humble too) to imagine that many others
are experiencing Open Space, sitting in a circle, connecting deeply and
getting to work on issues that they are passionate about.

So thanks Harold for gushing with me about Jas and let's hope that we will
all gush for each other, sharing stories, our own or others, celebrating
the exponential growth of Open Space around the World.  To see this work
recognized in Academia is a mighty fine thing...and no (wink, wink) we
won't question why it's been taking so long.

Suzanne





On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 9:46 AM, Harold Shinsato <harold at shinsato.com>wrote:

>  Congratulations, Jasmina!
>
> Take a look at this woman's resume' available online. VP of Higher
> Education Reform using Open Space, Kanban, Scrum, wow!
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bKsMSUdLbF5FDtpV54SGMMgsVp5tAqb1ip7kf5pdeFA.
>
>
> She's been doing amazing things in higher education, only some of which is
> documented in this paper, "Going Agile: Agile Methodologies in the
> Education of Global Citizens". http://goo.gl/m4WB5H.
>
> And she's a competitive ice skater! And she's hosting the WOSonOS in
> Serbia in 2014. A place to be next year!
>
>     Harold
>
>
>
> On 10/25/13 4:32 AM, Suzanne Daigle wrote:
>
> This "hot of the press", happening right now the the University of
> Belgrade,  in Serbia, future host location for WOSonOS.  Truly exciting
> news!
>
> Jasmina Nikolic receives an international "Open Access" award for her work
> in Education and Research in Serbia.  Accorded the esteemed title of
> Archont.
>
> Open Access Week 2013 <http://www.openaccessweek.org/> is a global event,
> now in its 7th year, that promotes open access as a new norm in scholarship
> and research.
>
> This year's theme is "Open Access: Redefining Impact" and a diverse range
> of events are happening around the world this week (October 21 and 27).
>
> Open access (OA) – free, immediate, online access to the results of
> scholarly research, and the right to use and re-use those results as you
> need – has the power to transform the way research and scientific inquiry
> are conducted. It has direct and widespread implications for academia,
> medicine, science, industry, and for society as a whole.
>
> This is an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue
> to learn about the potential benefits of open access, to share what they’ve
> learnt with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation.
>
> Jasmina and an army of students, faculty and others are truly busting the
> gates, doing some fabulous education reform work in Serbia and also
> inviting the same with other higher education institutions in the European
> Union.  I had the opportunity to see some of this first hand last month.
> Wonderful to see the opening of space through Open Space and the execution
> of work happening with Kanban and Scrum that Jasmina has been inviting. So
> much positive and creative energy in a spirit of shared leadership --
> passion and responsibility.
>
> Heard about this yesterday and so much fun to be part of this breaking
> news story with Jasmina's colleague Jelena Kamaric sending me live photo.
> Posted  it just now on Open Space Technology Facebook.
>
> Congrads Jas,
>
> Suzanne
>
>
>
>  --
> Suzanne Daigle
> Open Space Facilitator
> NuFocus Strategic Group
>
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-- 
Suzanne Daigle
Open Space Facilitator
NuFocus Strategic Group

FL 941-359-8877
Cell: 203-722-2009
www.nufocusgroup.com
s.daigle at nufocusgroup.com
twitter @suzannedaigle
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