<DIV id=RTEContent>thank you Gerard,<BR><BR>"Maybe there is something like having a critical mass: the more have<BR>experienced a good event, the more will think of the next one. If that's<BR>true, the beginning is slow - but it sounds like you will have 100<BR>ambassadors."<BR><BR>i hope so<BR><BR>People understand what is OST...because for long time i thought i was<BR>not able to explain...but in fact no, they hear and understand what i say<BR><BR>- but they are afraid or worse, it's not good for their benefit to open <BR>space<BR><BR>sometimes we make jokes...<BR><BR>- we have been trying so hard to close the space till now, for such a long <BR>time, do you want to open it now?<BR><BR>.......in some cases, when i feel something like above...all my energy and <BR>hope is lost.<BR><BR>another reaction i often face is something like that<BR><BR>- .........."ok Funda...but how you would make your living with <BR>that?"....then i explain..." but many people are living<BR>with that all
around the world, such and such meetings are held...."....they <BR>say but are not convinced at all......."..ok... "...or they say<BR>"......forget about the private sector, go to World Bank.........."<BR><BR>Anyhow,<BR><BR>greetings from Turkey to Denmark,<BR><BR>Funda<BR><BR><BR><BR><B><I>Gerard Muller <gm@openspace.dk></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Dear Funda,<BR><BR>Reading your mail I thought back of how I began with Open Space.<BR><BR>My Austrian collegue Leopold told me about his first one, I bought <BR>Harrison's book<BR>and having just read it I told a client the next day who said "We are <BR>organising a company day next month,<BR>could that be an Open Space ?".<BR><BR>After that first one I was really ready for the second (and third, <BR>fourth, .....)<BR><BR>Somehow that did not happen, and nothing I can think of I did in the <BR>next 9 months seemed to make a difference.<BR>I
found that quite frustrating.<BR><BR>Then the second one happened (totally unconnected logically to anything <BR>I had done).<BR>This is history - early this year I passed the 200 mark, and my 250th <BR>Open Space event is not too far away.<BR><BR>Whenever it starts is the right time.<BR><BR>Looking back over the years, it seems most events are initiatives of <BR>participants of earlier events.<BR>For example yesterday I had a meeting with a Swedish University. In it <BR>was a lady who had been<BR>to an event about cooperation across the bridge (between Denmark and <BR>Sweden).<BR>The idea came from the chairman of an organisation I had done an event <BR>for 3 years ago.<BR>At the time, that chairman decided to have an Open Space because he was <BR>invited to an event<BR>his Danish competitors organised four years ago ..........<BR><BR>Maybe there is something like having a critical mass: the more have <BR>experienced a good event,<BR>the more will think of the next one. If that's
true, the beginning is <BR>slow - but it sounds like you will<BR>have 100 ambassadors.<BR><BR>Good luck opening space in Turkey,<BR><BR>Greetings from Denmark,<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Gerard Muller<BR>Open Space Institute Denmark<BR>Phone: (+45) 21269621<BR>Mail: gm@openspace.dk<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>On Nov 11, 2005, at 11:37 AM, Funda Oral wrote:<BR><BR>> Dear all,<BR>> <BR>> me<BR>> <BR>> I have been trying to introduce OST in Turkey for nearly 2 years now.<BR>> <BR>> I studied at very good schools in Turkey, had a chance to work in <BR>> Italy, travel around europe<BR>> and visit India during OSonOS 2005. I speak french, english, a little <BR>> bit italian and of course turkish.<BR>> <BR>> I recently had a chance to go to Berlin, participate a training by <BR>> Holger about consultancy and meet Michael Pannwitz<BR>> and some other colleagues there.<BR>> <BR>> I have
invested (am still investing) all my time, my energy,my <BR>> money,my relationships into that. <BR>> <BR>> I have already contacted many NGO's, universities, consultancy firms, <BR>> political parties, everbody<BR>> around me........ <BR>> <BR>> I am doing this because i believe in OST and i feel that it's needed <BR>> everywhere and <BR>> critically, urgently needed in the environment i am living.<BR>> <BR>> I stopped calculating long time ago how much all these efforts would <BR>> bring me in terms of money,<BR>> career and future....otherwise i would have stopped all my efforts, <BR>> bought a little house<BR>> and found a job which pays me and this would have been much more <BR>> rational.<BR>> <BR>> If you consider that i studied Business Administration in english, <BR>> i am taught all these<BR>>
calculations. <BR>> <BR>> Next week we ( Holger, Michael, Jo and me) will have a teleconference <BR>> on "how<BR>> we can cooperate in the introduction of OST into Turkey"<BR>> <BR>> Valerie is not participating to the conference, i am a bit sorry about <BR>> that as she<BR>> would understand better my situation because she lives in South <BR>> Africa. I am currently reading<BR>> PoP book and am very impressed by what they did together ( valerie and <BR>> harrison) there.<BR>> <BR>> Anyway i will probably go on my way with or without your support. I am <BR>> already negotiating<BR>> and reached an agreement to open space for about 100 young people. <BR>> This is a volunteer<BR>> work. I am ready to do that without having a proper training about OST <BR>> facilitation. <BR>> <BR>> OST as a business in Turkey<BR>> <BR>> I am looking forward to see<BR>>
<BR>> * that OST is accepted as a tool here and people are ready to pay it.<BR>> * many colleagues joining me with this work and see their future in <BR>> that area.<BR>> * that OST becomes a must in the development of EU projects...where <BR>> most of the money<BR>> is coming to Turkey<BR>> * that it becomes a subject taught at the universities<BR>> * that it's on the newpapers and media<BR>> * that foreign investments, foreign companies bring OST to <BR>> Turkey.......this is another source<BR>> which brings jobs and money here.<BR>> <BR>> WE, OS Community<BR>> <BR>> I really wish we could cooperate to make organised efforts, together, <BR>> for OST to spread<BR>> around the world...more and more money spend there....more resources <BR>> are<BR>> allocated into this area....more workforce is engaged...more <BR>> investment are made..so on.<BR>> <BR>> I
wish this yes for my future...for future of OST....for the change we <BR>> would bring to life,<BR>> to organizations, to young people etc, to everybody......... <BR>> <BR>> This is a little long invitation letter but short if you consider the <BR>> time i spent ( am still spending)<BR>> to put these together.<BR>> <BR>> Thank you,<BR>> Funda<BR>> * * ========================================================== <BR>> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU ------------------------------ To <BR>> subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of <BR>> oslist@listserv.boisestate.edu: <BR>> http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about <BR>> OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: <BR>> http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist <BR>*<BR>*<BR>==========================================================<BR>OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR>------------------------------<BR>To
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