[OSList] Open Space in Prison

[Michael Herman]

wow.  just WOW.  awesome.  thank you, chris!  wow.

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Michael Herman
Michael Herman Associates
312-280-7838 (mobile)

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




On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 9:10 PM Chris Kloth via OSList <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> This week I have been doing some work with Adam Foss and his
> Prosecutor Impact program in Columbus, Ohio. USA. (See link below)
>
> As part of this two week program we took 40+ prosecutors to Marion
> Correctional Institution for the day. Most had never been in a prison.
> Without going into the details, a group of 12 inmates organized a day
> of activities to provide the prosecutors to explore what it might mean
> to re-imagine the roles of prosecutors on the criminal justice system
> in the US and in Ohio.
>
> We entered a very large chapel in the prison and discovered a very
> large circle of chairs. Imagine my surprise when Wayne, a lifer, said
> that while he had been inside he had learned about a process called
> Open Space Technology and entered into a brief review of the
> Principles and the Law! He sent markers around the circle, explaining
> that they were serving as both a talking sticks and ways to identify
> topics... an approach that accommodated the security concerns
> reflected in prison policies.
>
> Purists might raise a number of questions about how the process was
> planned and executed, but if the essence is opening space for people
> to organize themselves to have several rounds of dialogue within the
> Principles and the Laws... I call it an amazing success. If inmates
> and prosecutors crying and embracing as part of the closing circle...
> I call it an amazing success.
>
> Before we left I asked Wayne how he learned about OST. He said he
> found this "old green book" in the prison library!
>
> I have been blessed to have experienced and convened many OST
> experiences that left me feeling deeply touched, but I suspect this
> session will always live deep  in my heart as one of the most profound!
>
>
>
> https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_foss_a_prosecutor_s_vision_for_a_better_justice_system/discussion
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>
> --
> Shalom,
>
> Chris Kloth
> ChangeWorks of the Heartland
> 254 South Merkle Road
> Bexley, OH 43209-1801
> ph 614-239-1336
> fax 614-237-2347
> www.got2change.com
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> Think globally. Act locally.
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