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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Dear
Community of Practice:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>We had
some fascinating and invigorating discussions in </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Toronto</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> on November
28-30 with regard to Collaborative Research into Open Space, Self-Organization
and Emergence.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I have now put the
OS Reports from the event up on the OSI Canada website at <a
href="www.openspacecanada.org/CRReports.htm">www.openspacecanada.org/CRReports.htm</a>
.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>It
took a little while to sort out what happened at the close, which might be of
interest to all.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The event was
sponsored by </span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Ryerson</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> </span></font><st1:PlaceType><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>, OSI Canada and
HH Owen.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>There were some great
discussions from my perspective and from others as well.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>A couple of folks who came were clearly
into a traditional "research" paradigm.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>They did not want their names to be part
of any public reports of the event.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>Nor did we think to articulate at the beginning the "given"
that the OS reports would be put on the OSI Canada web site.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>(Now we know.)<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>So, we just needed to be sure that
everything was clear before we put up the reports.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>They are now posted without some
names.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It did raise the interesting
question of any "research" -- who owns the "data"?<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It has been posted for a little while,
but I thought I would wait until now to announce it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>There
will be more to come on this.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Pat
Sniderman at Ryerson is likely hosting some ongoing conversations on the issues
that emerged.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>A couple of groups
have decided to pursue their ideas after the event and will likely share them
with the larger "community of practice" in the near future. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>We
have some great stories about our perceptions of the impact of OST such as the
recent one from </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Nigeria</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Truly exciting!<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>That is certainly one kind of “evidence”.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>There are other kinds of “evidence”
as well from all 4 quadrants.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I am
finding it interesting at this point to explore how we might collect and get
other forms of evidence out there.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>I think there are some next ideas on this in the reports.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>(A couple of the pictures seem to “move”
when put on the <span class=GramE>web,</span> I hope I have corrected that well
enough.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><span
class=GramE><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US'>Happy New Year.</span></font></span><font size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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