[OSList] HA: HA: Open Space in dictatorship

Wed Feb 12 07:27:58 PST 2014

Dear Harrison,

Thank you for this note. I'm mostly lurking here but try to read all your posts always full of wisdom.

Love and blessings,

Marina
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Отправлено: 12 февраля 2014 г. 2:13
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Тема: Re: [OSList] HA:  Open Space in dictatorship

Marina -- I was hopeful that you would respond to this post. It is
wonderful, as always, to hear from you.

Harrison

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Dear Ulrika,

I echo Elwin as I also have extensive experience of facilitation OST events
in Russia as I live here, especially with different groups of state and
municipal servants in the classroom environment. At the beginning most of
them looked like having freedom shock being invited to post issues they care
for. But after starting discussions they began to change their way of
communication and learning freely and fully. Always coming to the room for
the reports and closing I've observed totally different people - with much
more self-confidence, positive outlook and friendly feelings to each other.
OST actually gives people the first experience of free behavior ,
self-organizing, self-learning and real leadership. I hardly could define
Russian case as a real dictatorship, but I don't know about any bad
consequences for the OST meeting participants. Even though some of them were
saying something like: even though I'd be fired after I will organize
something like this in my office - organization I'll do it and  finally tell
the truth.
I'm  sure it is important to bring OST to every possible place and share it
with as many people as possible.

All the best,

Marina

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[elwinandjoan at yahoo.com]
Отправлено: 10 февраля 2014 г. 18:09
Кому: World wide Open Space Technology email list
Тема: Re: [OSList] Open Space in dictatorship

Ulrika,
I have Opened Space countless times in nearly every country of the former
Soviet Union, from Eastern Europe to Central Asia.
In most cases I had the opportunity to return for further development work.
I have never encountered anyone who suffered any retribution as a result of
Open Space participation. To the contrary, I continue to get email thank you
notes from many participants of Open Space dating back more than a decade.

It always works!

Elwin Guild
Future Development International

On Monday, February 10, 2014 11:34 AM, Ulrika Eklund
<ulrika.eklund at telia.com> wrote:
Dear listmembers and all your experience

I would love to take part of your experience and knowledge about working
with OS in countries operated by dictatorship. A closed space, where you are
used/allowed to think as The party. "Its a lovely country as long as you
follow the rules"

For example I had a training course with a group working in the authorities
and governmental bodies (national and regional level), and they listed some
of the problems in one area. After they were encouraged to brainstorm ideas
and solutions on the problems. After the task I asked - what was the new
ideas and insight you got? New?! We repeated what the party already have
decided"... so it was more a memory test :) An other exampel: in the
university where I met the students study a Human rights course sponsered by
another country. They
said: "its a good course. Why I asked and the answer was: we are allowed to
ask questions when we don't understand, you know sometimes you read a text
in the book and you don't understand and it doesnot help to read it many
times, here we can ask, and we are also allowed to discuss.

So my question - how is Open Space working in this circumstances? How you
know people that think freely are not punished after?

WIsh you all a lovley week
Ulrika

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SE-112 23 Stockholm
Sweden
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