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<div>Several people have asked for an outline of the 2 day OS training
we did in Taiwan recently, so, belatedly, here it is.</div>
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<div>Day 1</div>
<div>Morning: We began with people saying what brought them to
the program, each individual drawing pictures of when they had
experienced "open space" some time in their lives, then
sharing those with others Then we did an Open Space session (a
few had never experienced OS and it was a good refresher for the
others). I put up 4 possible topics to choose from (others could
be added if they didn't resonate with those). They were
"What we/I can do to take responsibility for Taiwan's economic
future", "New work opportunities with our increasingly high
unemployment rate", "How to fully live a high quality
life" and something else I can't remember. They immediately
chose the high quality of life, so we opened the circle and were off
for two 1 hour sessions, quick convergence, action groups and a
closing circle.</div>
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<div>Afternoon: Walked through the steps - pretty much out of "A
Users Guide" - and the nuts and bolts as laid out in a manual we
prepared. We then had them get into groups - learning teams of 3
or 4 - to share their own experiences of the 4 principles and Law of
Feet and get them well grounded. They then dramatized one of
them for the whole group and we reflected on our learnings. It
was great and lively for mid afternoon activity. </div>
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<div>Each person then listed at least 5 places they would like to do
an OS program and who the sponsor would be. They went back into
learning teams where they chose 1 organization and sponsor as their
client. It turned out that 3 groups had someone with whom I had
been talking about an OS in their organizations so they made good
subjects. They did an in-depth interview with the sponsor,
worked on the theme and practical arrangements including wonderful
invitations. And we closed with evening news.</div>
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<div>Day 2 morning: After the opening circle, they shared the
invitation letters and PR materials created on Day 1 with the whole
group. Then returned to their learning groups, created their
wall charts, set up their rooms/spaces, and took turns facilitating
the OS meeting. (All of this was done in 1 large room).</div>
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<div>Afternoon: After lunch we met as a whole group to reflect
on learnings from the practice, got feedback on their practice
sessions, and had an extended question and answer time before the
closing circle.</div>
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<div>Good music and juggling lessons and practice added greatly to the
spirit and learning of us all.</div>
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<div>Since the training one of the actual Open Space events has been
held - in a city government early intervention center composed of
depts of education, social service and health. Three of the new
OS facilitators followed that up with an OS for parents of the
children being treated, and they have decided to continue this as a
monthly event. Tomorrow I'm going with another facilitator as
she opens space for a civil service learning organization group.
What a pleasure to be the backup support!</div>
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<div>I'm so grateful for the many learnings from this list that I've
been able to pass on. Our thanks to you all.</div>
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<div>Gail</div>
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<div>-- <br>
Gail West, ICA<br>
3F, No. 12, Lane 5, Tien Mou West Road<br>
Taipei 111 Taiwan<br>
Phone: (8862) 2871-3150, Fax: (8862) 2871-2870 <br>
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