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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-AU'>was</span></font></span><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-AU'> wondering if any one else have stories of using open
space either on this issue or in relation to complex scientific issues.</span></font><span
style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-AU'> </span></font><span
style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-AU'>Your help and stories would
be gratefully received.</span></font><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-AU'> </span></font><span
style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-AU'>Thanks</span></font><span
style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-AU'> </span></font><span
style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-AU'>Anne</span></font><span
style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi Anne:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I recently led an OST event
with Colorectal Cancer Researchers, Patient advocates and policy makers sponsored
by the major Canadian funding agency for such research.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It was for 60 people from across </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Canada</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'> and had two major foci.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>One was to identify what were seen by
the group as research priorities and the other was, at the end of the event to
test agreement on establishing a Canadian research institute on this
topic.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>People were asking if there
was enough uniqueness to the research in </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Canada</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'> to date to give it a particular focus.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The event was for 1.5
days, with the space being opening the first evening after an hour of context
setting by researchers and advocates and some priority setting and conversation
after </span></font><st1:time Hour="14" Minute="0"><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>2:00</span></font></st1:time><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> on the second
day.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>It worked extremely well,
even with the time limitations.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The
priorities were set with the voting software so the sponsors got what they
wanted in addition to the development of a community of practitioners.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I am doing another event
in a couple of weeks on Population Health issues with a similar research focus,
but with fewer people.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Scientists can certainly
get into Open Space.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>As usual, it
is the theme and the givens that help to convince them it is serious.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
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