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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2>Dear Reinhard, (dear
all)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT color=#000080 size=2>thank you for your reply!
</FONT><FONT color=#000080 size=2>I agree, that a Visual Facilitator is much
more than a Visual Recorder. And I can see lots of application fields for
visual facilitators and amazing inputs! For example in trainings, traditional
conferences, seminars, workshops, meetings, exhibitions, e-learning sessions,
story telling, future search conferences, and I guess much, much more. If a
consultant would have also the knowledge of "Visual Facilitating" or work
together with such an expert, he/she could include this art very good in the
consulting work AROUND OSTs (before and after) in order to support ongoing
learning and change processes in a special way. </FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2>My very personal understanding
about OST is, that it has the unique wonderful message of "Power to the People".
I think, DURING an OST meeting Facilitators should give a good Role Model for
"self-organization", for OST newcomers as well for potential OST organizers and
potential OST facilitators. Here I think "less is more!" I think, it is the task
of an OST facilitator to make very clear in the opening circle, the relevance of
proceedings also regarding the further work after the conference or regarding
third parties, who could not attend (in case interested people want to read a
digital book of proceedings). Facilitators of OSTs should support the
"Creativity of the NOW" ... providing everything, what helps to explore
participants own abilities to produce records, stories, pictures, songs, art,
and so on. During the OST the facilitator should be the "artist" in opening
space, holding space and closing the meeting. My opinion is, that especially
with OST we should facilitate the power of the people (and further
self-organized work) and less the powerful memories of one persons pictures
(abibilities).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080>I think, that a
professional meta-frame (above the OST meeting) is the important key point for
achieving goals and sustainability, and to enable deeper transformation. Here we
need "communication architects"/"Change Facilitators", who are able to design
individual process chains, combining methods, and building bridges between
face-to-face and on-line participation/collaboraton.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2>So far my "two cents" to this
topic.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=2><FONT color=#000080>Best regards
and a wonderful week!<BR>Gabriela</DIV>
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