[OSList] Campus Europae Higher Education Open Space

Sun Aug 16 23:38:03 PDT 2015

Dear Harold and you other os workers around the world,

here is what I can do every day as far as "easy" steps are concerned

--- talk to someone today about what it means to a groups, an 
organísation and other similar critters to experience the force of 
selforganisation (pointing out that being in an OST event usually delivers)
--- tell someone about a pretty good starting point to find out more 
about OST (books on the subject written by the fellow who stumbled on 
this and books by experienced os-practitioners on their work)
--- calling a sponsor and have a chat on how things are going days or 
months or years after an os-event I facilitated
--- contacting someone I think would benefit from and contribute to the 
spread of open space and invite her/him to come to Krakow (it would be 
great to have sponsors in Krakow)

I guess there are many other "easy" steps for many of us.

What I think belongs to the things not to do is what I have experienced 
in my former life as an OD consultant, supervisor, trainer: Creating 
standards, defining what it is and isnt, having a way of certifying 
os-workers/facilitators/supervisors/etc and creating institutions to 
watch over, copyright, etc. a  process that has been unfolding since the 
big bang, packaging it like a "new", "revolutionary", "highly 
effective", "etc" medicine... its a sure way down to ossification and 
formalisation...

Greetings from a lovely morning in Berlin
mmp

On 17.08.2015 01:03, Harold Shinsato via OSList wrote:
> Hi Artur,
>
> Thanks for asking the Open Space Institute - U.S. to take some action.
> Be it a YouTube channel or something else.
>
> The watering down of the true essence of Open Space, and then slapping
> "Open Space" on it, confuses everyone about what we've been
> *successfully* accomplishing for 30 years. It's not the first time it's
> happened, nor will it be the last - but each time it happens - there are
> *innocent* people who get the wrong message about what is open space.
>
> As the OSI-US meeting is tomorrow - I will bring this to the agenda. And
> as Harrison Owen said, we all are authorized to start "institutes". A
> coherent group effort can make the best difference here, starting from
> any of the other open space institutes, practice groups, stammtisch's, etc.
>
> I'm glad for this conversation to continue as a starting point for
> making some coordinated actions (like blog articles, twitter posts,
> youtube videos, letters to the editor, etc.) The greater difference Open
> Space makes - the more likely there will be this kind of co-opting
> effect. But a smaller effort now can help others spread the word when
> things like this happen.
>
> What easy steps can we take today, so that more people say in the face
> of yucky things like the Campus Europae Higher Education Open Space:
>
>      "Hey - that's *not* an open space! You should try an authentic one!"
>
>      Harold
>
>
> On 8/16/15 3:43 AM, Artur Silva via OSList wrote:
>> Thanks for your answer, Hélène.
>> I am afraid that when we talk or write we have to use words. The point
>> is: shall we use "Open Space" without any further and correct
>> clarification or shall we always clarify what is our understanding of
>> what "Open Space" really is, in the context of OST?
>> But I agree with you that it would be much easier - and it is not
>> impossible - to use also images. For instance it would not be
>> difficult to create a channel on YouTube for Open Space (that is, Open
>> Space Technology) with many small films of successful OST events,
>> which could also be displayed - or linked from - the pages of OS
>> Institutes and practitioners around the world. I would suggest that
>> the OSI-US take the lead on creating that channel and selecting the
>> videos. I can provide the ones that were at the NING, I think
>> In a Pt OSonOS (Pt from Portugal), two years ago, in one of the
>> breakout sessions, there was a consultant lady, that was previously
>> the HR Director of the Portuguese delegation of a
>> larger pharmaceutical multinational. She told us that she was amazed
>> because*she understood for the first time what Open Space really was*,
>> even*if she had already attended some sessions organized for them by
>> consulting companies as being "Open Space" but where the facilitators
>> (?) were always intervening during all the session*. She finally
>> understood, from her experience at the Pt OSonOS, that what those
>> "facilitators" were doing was indeed closing the space for self
>> organization.
>> Have a nice Sunday
>> Artur
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *From:* helene <h.menissier at orange.fr>
>> *To:* Artur Silva <arturfsilva at yahoo.com>; World wide Open Space
>> Technology email list <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
>> *Sent:* Saturday, August 15, 2015 6:53 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [OSList] Campus Europae Higher Education Open Space
>>
>> Hi Artur and all of us!
>> thank you Artur for your message!
>> I've already got such observations from a O.S.facilitator in France
>> who was upset about an official organisation (conseil régional) who
>> wanted her to organize a "so-called" O.S. which in fact would be no
>> O.S. (= not all of the problem as you told below, but with one big
>> distorsion: the contents of the different workshops of the O.S. were
>> decided before! and of course without the participants)
>> aren't you aware about living in a world where only words exist "really"?
>> so don't use words anymore!
>> best wishes to everybody
>>
>> Le 15/08/2015 19:14, Artur Silva via OSList a écrit :
>>>
>>>
>>> The question, Paul, is that talking to this or that DG at EU about
>>> the "need to open the space" is not enough. There is a strong need to
>>> explain what Open Space means!
>>>
>>> In this case, they have used the name (Open Space), but nor the
>>> procedures of an OST event, neither the spirit of Open Space.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Artur
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> *From:* Paul Nunesdea <nunesdea at me.com> <mailto:nunesdea at me.com>
>>> *To:* Artur Silva <arturfsilva at yahoo.com>
>>> <mailto:arturfsilva at yahoo.com>; World wide Open Space Technology
>>> email list <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
>>> <mailto:oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
>>> *Sent:* Saturday, August 15, 2015 5:14 PM
>>> *Subject:* Re: [OSList] Campus Europae Higher Education Open Space
>>>
>>> A blessing Artur!
>>> I have engaged with one of EU DGs the DG Connect and talked
>>> extensively about the need for opening space in their events.
>>> Who knows they are talking to each other?
>>> Best
>>> Paul
>>>
>>> From my iPhone
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 15/8/2015, at 17:00, Artur Silva via OSList
>>> <<mailto:oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Good morning Open Spacers:
>>>> I have received from a friend this mail that announces a “Higher
>>>> Education Open Space” organized by the European Union. He sent me
>>>> this happy because EU was adopting Open Space and he expected me to
>>>> be happy with that.
>>>> Here is the mail I have received:
>>>> *« Campus Europae Higher Education Open Space*
>>>> https://ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/j3D5QLVQoIUZFJh6yH6JJUH9AetBjX2-b5eXIibKlI2I4l7xIPb79R7TtiWkjyOjR3-59RSECf9oIXEilr7o_cGrtkdBOO3hwE6oYtG7OndlbUQeFukscONjTK3vJhZB44LEe6HQYwR7j3fS6N2_F6U-KiSKDvAaoP2jq8M=s0-d-e1-ft#https://gallery.mailchimp.com/e0ba59dcb487a8983ceda27d9/images/081b2de9-cf33-4708-8890-fb8f96ab7807.pngThe
>>>> /Higher Education Open Space
>>>> <http://eucis-lll.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=e0ba59dcb487a8983ceda27d9&id=7c89775e7c&e=3bba19aa9f>/ (HEOS)
>>>> 2015, following up the /Council's communiqué after Yerevan/
>>>> <http://eucis-lll.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e0ba59dcb487a8983ceda27d9&id=e8bd74d07c&e=3bba19aa9f> will
>>>> provide universities, students and stakeholder representatives an
>>>> open, innovative and creative space for discussion on joint
>>>> approaches to face these challenges. It also aims to contribute in a
>>>> concrete way to the modernisation of higher education and to build
>>>> alliances to reinforce the competitiveness and governance of
>>>> European universities. It will allow for policy discussions and
>>>> practical working sessions through two main events: a conference on
>>>> the 3rd of November on how to reach 20% of student mobility by 2020
>>>> while maintaining the quality of mobility flows; an Open Space on
>>>> the 4th-5th of November addressing topical issues of universities,
>>>> students and stakeholders in the field of the modernisation agenda.
>>>> Register until 30 September 2015!
>>>> <http://eucis-lll.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e0ba59dcb487a8983ceda27d9&id=79c041547d&e=3bba19aa9f>
>>>> /» /(end of the mail)//
>>>> /If one looks to the Program (//
>>>> <http://uni-foundation.eu/higher-education-open-space/conference>/http://uni-foundation.eu/higher-education-open-space/conference/)
>>>> one finds the Agenda below (after my signature)./
>>>> /There are a lot of speakers all the time!!! But even the sessions
>>>> that could be "open" are like this: /
>>>> /1) The session on /*”Disruptive innovation in the field of student
>>>> mobility”**has 4 experts speaking about it (no students, as far as I
>>>> can see)*
>>>> *2) The session of **“Group Discussion” (14:00 - 15:00) **has **4
>>>> predefined subjects**:*
>>>> ·Funding strategies to increase exchanges
>>>> ·Length matters: 1 semester vs. 1 year abroad
>>>> ·Ad-hoc partnerships and international consortia
>>>> ·The increasing importance of QA and recognition of credits
>>>>
>>>> /*3) The*/*Round-table (15:30 - 17:00) **has 2 speakers****(Profs).***
>>>> **
>>>> *So my questions are:*
>>>> *-**Is this Open Space?***
>>>> *-**What is the concept of "Open Space" of the European Union?***
>>>> *-**Did they get that name (Open Space) from OST facilitators from
>>>> Europe or it was only the fact that “Open” is cool (and “Closed” is
>>>> awful) and they don’t even know what OST is?***
>>>> **
>>>> *I would like to have other opinions, especially from European
>>>> people more close to the center of Europe (somewhere in the line
>>>> from Brussels to Berlin…)*
>>>> *Regards and have a nice week end*
>>>> **
>>>> *Artur*
>>>> *(From Portugal, in the Southwest of Europe - or is it in the North
>>>> of Africa? See the map bellow...)*
>>>> **
>>>> *----------------*
>>>> /*Attachment 1 */
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>       Agenda
>>>>
>>>> *09:00 - 09:30: Arrival and registration*
>>>> *09:30 - 10:30: Opening session*
>>>> ·Opening speech
>>>> ·Keynote speaker on the renewed framework of ET 2020
>>>> Speaker: Representative of the European Commission, Directorate
>>>> Education, Audiovisual and Culture
>>>> ·The challenges of universities to maintain quality in mobility
>>>> while intensifying their mobility flows
>>>> Speaker: Prof. Miguel Ángel Sotelo, President of the European
>>>> University Foundation
>>>> ·The students’ perspective on the challenge of increasing mobility
>>>> Speaker: Safi Sabuni, President of the Erasmus Student Network
>>>> *10:30 - 11:00: Coffee break*
>>>> *11:00 - 12:30: Disruptive innovation in the field of student mobility*
>>>> ·The automatic recognition of studies abroad
>>>> Speaker: Prof. Christoph Ehmann, Secretary-General of the European
>>>> University Foundation
>>>> ·The Erasmus Without Papers network
>>>> Speaker: Valère Meus, International Relations Expert of the Ghent
>>>> University
>>>> ·Solving the challenge of fair grade conversion
>>>> Speaker: Dr. Anthony Vickers, Bologna Expert, University of Essex
>>>> ·Towards 100% of student mobility
>>>> Speaker: Prof. Éric Tschirhart, Vice-President of the University of
>>>> Luxembourg
>>>> *12:30 - 14:00: Lunch*
>>>> *14:00 - 15:00: Group discussions*
>>>> *Increasing the quantity and quality of student mobility*
>>>> ·Funding strategies to increase exchanges
>>>> ·Length matters: 1 semester vs. 1 year abroad
>>>> ·Ad-hoc partnerships and international consortia
>>>> ·The increasing importance of QA and recognition of credits
>>>> *15:00 - 15:30: Coffee break*
>>>> *15:30 - 17:00: Round-table*
>>>> *How universities can best reach 20% of student mobility and its
>>>> impact on society*
>>>> ·Prof. Georg Winckler, former Rector of the University of Vienna and
>>>> former President of the EUA
>>>> ·Prof. Éric Froment, former President of the University Lumière Lyon
>>>> 2 and former President of the EUA
>>>> *17:00 - 17:30: Closing session*
>>>> *Attachment 2 *
>>>> Map – Portugal in the world (and Azores as part of Portugal)…
>>>>
>>>> <https://www.google.pt/search?q=world+map+portugal&biw=1312&bih=921&tbm=isch&imgil=C2NUEHJZ0N389M%253A%253BCFLWhrA_yxek_M%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.hasslberger.com%25252Fterceira%25252Fpages%25252Fmap-terceira.html&source=iu&pf=m&fir=C2NUEHJZ0N389M%253A%252CCFLWhrA_yxek_M%252C_&usg=__5shYsIl1mtR9BUkQ2PY-5Dwwxt0%3D#imgrc=C2NUEHJZ0N389M%3A&usg=__5shYsIl1mtR9BUkQ2PY-5Dwwxt0%3D>https://www.google.pt/search?q=world+map+portugal&biw=1312&bih=921&tbm=isch&imgil=C2NUEHJ
>>>> Z0N389M%2
>>>> 53A%253BCFLWhrA_yxek_M%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.hasslberger.com%25252Fterceira%25252Fpages%25252Fmap-terceira.html&source=iu&pf=m&fir=C2NUEHJZ0N389M%253A%252CCFLWhrA_yxek_M%252C_&usg=__5shYsIl1mtR9BUkQ2PY-5Dwwxt0%3D#imgrc=C2NUEHJZ0N389M%3A&usg=__5shYsIl1mtR9BUkQ2PY-5Dwwxt0%3D
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