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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
href="mailto:owenhh@mindspring.com" title=owenhh@mindspring.com>Harrison
Owen</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:patrick.mcauley@SYMPATICO.CA"
title=patrick.mcauley@SYMPATICO.CA>Patrick McAuley</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 12, 2000 11:03 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: Knowledge Cafe</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>At 09:19 AM 6/12/00 -0400, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite"><FONT face=arial size=2>Is anyone on this list
familiar with a process called Knowledge Cafe? Any thoughts on how
effective it is as a collaborative learning process? How it would
compare with Open Space for the same purpose?</FONT><FONT
face=arial></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>************************<BR>I have been part
of one LC -- and it appeared to work fine. But compared to an Open Space it
seemed to me to be pretty thin. I guess if I had the time, and wanted to go
deeply, I would opt for OS. However, if the objective is in/out quickly with
issues surfaced and some conversation -- LC could do it. It certainly looks more
traditional and could keep sponsors and participants (initially) in a happier
frame of mind. But I would never recommend it for "Heavy
Lifting."<BR><BR>Harrison<BR>
<DIV align=center>Harrison Owen<BR>7808 River Falls Drive<BR>Potomac, MD
20854<BR>USA<BR>phone 301-469-9269<BR>fax 301-983-9314<BR>website <BR><A
href="http://www.mindspring.com/~owenhh"
eudora="autourl">www.mindspring.com/~owenhh</A><BR>Open Space Institute
websites<BR><A href="http://www.openspaceworld.org/"
eudora="autourl">www.openspaceworld.org</A><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>