[OSList] formal report on OS used in healthcare (malaria elimination) in rwanda

[Michael Herman via OSList]

i think we might be outgrowing our knowledge base, birgitt -- which seems
like a good thing!  i choose to let the wiki/blog defer to the oslist and
even the oslist is but a sliver of the story sharing that goes on now
around open space.  we all share responsibility for the story-keeping and
sharing now, via osw wiki, other websites, oslist, facebook, twitter....
 its a big world!  <grin>

as for new in healthcare, i read it as this was the first time they'd used
OST in this particular setting.

michael


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Michael Herman
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http://MichaelHerman.com
http://OpenSpaceWorld.org



On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 1:09 PM, Birgitt Williams <
birgitt at dalarinternational.com> wrote:

> thanks for this Michael. it is great to have objective statements about
> the value of OST. I hope that the wiki site is still active and possibly
> this could be posted to it isn't lost to our knowledge base. I am not so
> sure that there is accuracy in saying that OST is new to health
> research...I think it is simply that there isn't a sufficient
> mechanism/process for the volumes of information to be compiled. I know I
> am guilty of that. In the early days, it felt more doable to post various
> bits of information...until the world accelerated. I hear from people that
> have come through OST training with me, from time to time, and there are so
> many stories. Many are from the international development agencies...many
> from health. And so I know that they are out there.
>
> warmly,
> Birgitt
>
> On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 11:55 AM Michael Herman via OSList <
> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
>> os friends,
>>
>> jane alaii shared this report of her work with me...
>> https://malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1475-2875-13-167
>>
>> i think some will be interested.  while the good results and general
>> findings about open space will be familiar to many, this kind of formal
>> reporting and analysis of what happened is less common.  maybe useful where
>> you are...
>>
>> michael
>>
>>
>>
>> Community mobilization for malaria elimination: application of an open
>> space methodology in Ruhuha sector, Rwanda
>>
>> Background
>> Despite the significant reduction of malaria transmission in Rwanda,
>> Ruhuha sector is still a highly endemic area for malaria. The objective of
>> this activity was to explore and brainstorm the potential roles of various
>> community stakeholders in malaria elimination.
>>
>> Methods
>> Horizontal participatory approaches such as ‘open space’ have been
>> deployed to explore local priorities, stimulate community contribution to
>> project planning, and to promote local capacity to manage programmes. Two
>> open space meetings were conducted with 62 and 82 participants in years 1
>> and 2, respectively. Participants included purposively selected community
>> and local organizations’ representatives.
>>
>> ...
>>
>> Conclusion
>>
>> Results from the present research show that open space, newly deployed in
>> health-related research, yields interesting findings as other participatory
>> approaches and can serve as a platform to gather more information from
>> various members of the community, to formulate measures to be taken towards
>> elimination and create motivation for key stakeholders to be involved in
>> such a programme, all within a short period of time. Future work will
>> involve discussions on how agreed-upon actions will be effectively put into
>> practice for malaria elimination in the area. Based on this, ongoing follow
>> up to evaluate whether knowledge gained and skills learnt are shared and
>> sustained among communities will be conducted.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Michael Herman
>> Michael Herman Associates
>> 312-280-7838 (mobile)
>>
>> http://MichaelHerman.com
>> http://OpenSpaceWorld.org
>>
>>
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