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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Mayke</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Excellent. This strategy may be applicable to
communities in my country as well. ( Brasil)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Luiz</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=mayke.wagner@t-e-a-m.org href="mailto:mayke.wagner@t-e-a-m.org">Mayke
Wagner, essence</A> </DIV>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 01, 2004 5:47 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> sharing my first OS experience</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hello to all of you,<BR>about a month ago, I facilitated my first
Open Space in Nairobi, Kenya. I<BR>worked with 40 engineers, medical doctors,
technicians and administrators<BR>from the field of technical health for 1,5
days and it went really well. The<BR>feedback from the participants was very
positive. We had 6 sessions and<BR>ended up with 32 topics. The first day of the
conference was "traditional"<BR>with one expert in front and everyone else
listening. So the people really<BR>experienced a change when the Open Space
started and you could tell they<BR>were struggling with those 2 concepts. My
impression was that in the field<BR>of developmental aid - certainly in the area
I was working in - the people<BR>felt comfortable with the idea of an expert
from the North (Europe) having<BR>the answer (and consequently the
responsibility - ability to respond) for<BR>the problems in East Africa. Open
Space questioned this assumption and<BR>invited them to acknowledge their own
expertise and ability to find their<BR>own answers for their problems. After the
first 4 sessions we had the<BR>evening news and in the discussion it became
clear that the participants<BR>were torn between the "traditional" way and the
Open Space way. I addressed<BR>this struggle on a meta-level with the
participants the next day which was<BR>helpful to create some more discussion
and insight...<BR>From a systemic point of view it was quite startling to see
how this<BR>"imperialism" of the European expert having the answers for the
problems of<BR>East Africa was supported by the behavior of the European
participants as<BR>well as of the African participants. Both sides contribute
their share to<BR>keep this pattern stable which in the long run does not
support sustainable<BR>independence... From that perspective the experience was
rather sobering for<BR>me...<BR>Anyway, I am convinced that the Open Space
conference was thought provoking<BR>not only on the level of healthcare
technology...<BR><BR>Happy
trails,<BR><BR>Mayke<BR>___________________________________________<BR>essence -
Beratung, Training, Coaching<BR>Mayke Wagner<BR>Hanser 3<BR>88279
Amtzell<BR>GERMANY<BR><BR><A
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