[OSList] Ang.: Mixing self-organization with structuredinstruction

Fri Sep 20 12:52:05 PDT 2013

Hi Eiwor

I'll contact Elizabeth!
And thanks for your search about study circles.

Greetings from Chile
Agustín
On Sep 20, 2013 9:47 AM, "Eiwor Backelund" <eiwor at gatewayc.com> wrote:

> **
> Hi Agustin, first there is no book about Whole Person Process
> Facilitation, only a workbook you get in the workshop when you learn it.
> The method acknowledges the whole person, with emotions, spirit, mind and
> body and invites the whole person to come with all the wisdom and knowledge
> each have. It works in different ways with the different learning styles so
> people can at least at some point learn their own best way. And it works
> with the energy and spirit of the group, learning about content step by
> step. The method is taught by Genuine Contact Trainers. I suggets you
> contact Elisabeth Tepper from Caracas, Venezuela so she can guide you. I
> think she also does workshops online both in English and Spanish and she
> is closer to your timezone than many of the other online workshop teachers
> are. Her website is http://www.elisabethtepper.blogspot.se/.
>
> Studycircles are really common in Sweden, in fact I think we invented the
> method in 1890 something. I have worked for a Swedish study
> organization for the last couple of years, with study circles and culture
> events, so I am familiar with them and have also taught people how to work
> this way. I know there is some material in English, I used it a few years
> ago when teaching people from Romania but I couldn´t find them online.
> There is also very little in English on the websites of the Swedish study
> organizations, they are mainly for marketing. So I will write something
> that can guide you, and will send it to you. I am going away for the
> weekend so I can not send it before next week. Hope that works for you.
> Blessings
> Eiwor
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Agustin Villena <agustin.villena at gmail.com>
> *To:* World wide Open Space Technology email list<oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
> *Sent:* Friday, September 20, 2013 12:39 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [OSList] Ang.: Mixing self-organization with
> structuredinstruction
>
> Hi Eiwor
>
> You put your finger in exactly my need. I need to organize somtehing
> similar to an study circle here in Chile about agile methods.
>
> Any recommended info (preferably links or ebooks) about mathos used to
> organize study circles and how to run an effective Whole PersonProcess
> Facilitation (I don´t know that technology ) will be really appreaciated
>
> Thanks
>   Agustin Villena
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 4:07 AM, eiwor at gatewayc.com <eiwor at gatewayc.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi Agustin, I have thougth about your question because I sometimes end up
>> in that discussion with clients. I deeply agree with Lisa, that it takes
>> many considerations and one of them is whose priority? Who has the need to
>> add things such as seminars, will it support the people in the meeting and
>> how can I be sure of that?
>> In case I decide to do something I use Whole PersonProcess Facilitation
>> for that part of the meeting and often put it before the OST meeting. This
>> facilitation builds on much the same values as OST. I never add anything to
>> the OST or prepare topics. However I often invite the participants to
>> reflect on what they would like to discuss about the theme of the meeting.
>> And I think of the participants as the experts. They often even know what
>> they dont know and find ways to find out.
>> I see the facilitator or leader much as the study circle leaders we have
>> here in Sweden. Their role is to support the learning with facilitation
>> methods so people can find their own way. Often they are people who just
>> have a passion for the topic.
>>
>> I am sure your meeting will be great. Good luck!
>> Eiwor
>>
>> Genuine Contact Professional
>> A holistic approach to organizational success
>> Gateway Creation Tools
>> 070 2622946
>>
>>
>> ----- Reply message -----
>> Från: "Agustin Villena" <agustin.villena at gmail.com>
>> Till: "World wide Open Space Technology email list" <
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>> Rubrik: [OSList] Mixing self-organization with structured instruction
>> Datum: ons, sep 18, 2013 18:58
>>
>>
>> Hi Lisa!
>>
>> My problem is the preparation that the talks/workshops need, that is not
>> well addressed in the just-in-time organization
>>
>> Maybe we need to do a preparation some time before de OpenSpace
>> researching some topics of interests that may need a structured
>> talk/workshop
>>
>> Do you know any experiences that made any similar arrangements?
>>
>> Our local OS is a very valuable and scarce time and we really need to
>> make the most of it
>>
>> Saludos desde Chile
>>
>> Un abrazo
>>   Agustin
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 11:53 AM, Lisa Heft <lisaheft at openingspace.net>wrote:
>>
>>>  Hello, fabulous Agustin -
>>>
>>> Anyone can converse, share, discover, present, show, explain… in the 1
>>> or 1.5 hours of the time schedule you have designed, no?
>>> On your post-its you could label if some meeting areas have projection
>>> or something, so someone posting their topic on the Agenda Wall chooses
>>> that post-it because they want a big screen or something.
>>> So I am curious and perhaps you can tell us more - what is preventing
>>> someone from giving a structured talk within the design of your
>>> discussion-session scheduling?
>>> Of course some people may exercise their two feet if they find that
>>> having a conversation is more informative than receiving a talk..and you
>>> know all that.
>>> So I'm wondering if there is something more that informs your question -
>>> such as… if it's just the participants who want something specific, you can
>>> invite it from them. You can ensure your participant group includes people
>>> who know about this stuff and tell those 'experts' about they dynamics of
>>> we-all-share-wisdom / high engagement in Open Space.
>>> If it is the organizers or sponsors, I suppose they could put something
>>> on the Agenda Wall and see if anyone comes. That has some power dynamics
>>> attached to it so …
>>> Here I am back at the beginning of my circle wondering why this could
>>> not happen in typical Open Space.
>>> Thanks for telling us more…
>>> And always good to see you here Agustin…
>>>
>>>                    Lisa
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  On Sep 17, 2013, at 7:24 AM, Agustin Villena <agustin.villena at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>  Hi all
>>>
>>> I'm the foundet of the local agile community in Chile. Since 2010 our
>>> main conference adapted OS as its methodology,  starting with an
>>> experimental slot of to hours to a whole day.
>>>
>>> In our community are enthusiasts that are eager for clues to hack their
>>> own work cultures that probably need a more structured talk or workshop.
>>>
>>> Any hints about how to do a good mix between structured content and the
>>> self-organization of an OpenSpace?
>>>
>>> Greetings from Chile
>>>
>>> Agustín
>>>
>>>
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