[OSList] Marking a New National/Regional Educational Policy -examples of Open Space meeting being set up?

[Michael M Pannwitz]

Dear Inga,

some colleagues have already reported on their experiences and I imagine 
that there are many others that could add to that.

My take on your inquiry is different. I think, to put it briefly, that 
thinking and even working on it simply reduces the space and several 
important opportunities for those actually in charge of the event at hand.

What can be done, however, and I have seen this work many times, is to 
get the people sponsoring events regardless around what challenge to 
have a planning group/preparation group for the event at hand.

This planning group is a sort of extension of the sponsor who sets up 
the planning group. The way I usually describe the planning group is to 
have a bit of a microcosm of the kind of folks the sponsor would like to 
have or expect at the event.

The planning group is set up and meets as such just once (sometimes but 
rarely more than once) around four questions:

--- what do we envision as happening after the open space event (this 
brings up their intentions, interests, expectations, dreams, etc.)
--- what should be the overall topic, question, theme for the event
--- who all needs to be at the event to have our expectations met and 
addresses our overall topic
--- what are the tasks that need to be taken on before the event and who 
is in charge of them.

Your role as facilitator is then to just facilitate the planning 
session, taking responsibility for process and structure of that event 
and leave all the content to those participating (the sponsor and his 
helpers).

This kind of planning event makes sure from the very beginning that 
nothing context oriented will happen unless folks present take it up. 
Just as in an Open Space event itself.

The Planning session as described above take about 3,5 hours. I have 
used it in my praxis about 200 times before I published the detailed 
design. If you stick to the design I would not be surprised if it were 
to work everytime.

The effect is, that the event is entirely owned by those responsible for 
it.

Have a great day
Greetings from Berlin
mmp



Am 30.10.2018 um 18:20 schrieb Ingibjorg Gisladottir via OSList:
> Dear OS community
> 
> Can anyone lead me to examples of where OS has been used in the making 
> of Educational Policy of a nation/state/community?
> 
> I think it is important to invite children, teenagers, 
> highschool/university students and young people who are recently out of 
> school to the conversations. . ..but who else should be there?
> 
> Your insights on this and experience is appreciated if you have the 
> possibility to share it with me.
> 
> All the best
> 
> Ingibjorg (Inga)
> 
> ingibjorg.gisladottir at gmail.com <mailto:ingibjorg.gisladottir at gmail.com>
> Reykjavik, Iceland

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