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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>I think of Open Space "Technology" as the
meeting process. Open Space is the larger practice of life. When I
think of OS as a daily practice or as part of a process moving towards
consciously living in Open Space, then I drop technology. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>from snowy Seattle,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Peggy</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mbody@iinet.net.au href="mailto:mbody@iinet.net.au">Allison & Jim
Baensch</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 29, 2005 4:19
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [OSLIST] SV: The Pros and
Cons of OST? (plus use of the word 'technology')</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Thanks to Claudia and all other respondents and interested
parties,
<DIV>I have got behind with my responses, as I was afraid I might.</DIV>
<DIV>This list has been a wonderful experience so far for me.</DIV>
<DIV>Part of the pleasure was in finding others with similar interests to
mine.</DIV>
<DIV>Another source of enjoyment came from noticing ideas evolving before my
eyes and in my mind.</DIV>
<DIV>This happened in parallel to our email messages 'to-ing and fro-ing'
around the world at all hours.</DIV>
<DIV>Many suggestions were helpful.</DIV>
<DIV>My approach to the writing is now different from how it was when I posted
my first email to this group.</DIV>
<DIV>The paper is due in tomorrow, and is shaping itself - it mainly needs a
conclusion.</DIV>
<DIV>If anyone wants to read it, maybe I can put it somewhere for that purpose
once I complete it?</DIV>
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<DIV>The paper is not written wholly in Open Space, but has the flavour of
OST.</DIV>
<DIV>And it is quite lengthy - around 7,000 words, so I reckon it'll be too
long to post on the list.</DIV>
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<DIV>I appreciate the help of list members in writing it.</DIV>
<DIV>Some time ago I wrote the first half of the paper then joined the
list.</DIV>
<DIV>The paper's second half consists largely of cut and pasted contributions
from list members to do with the topic.</DIV>
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<DIV>I have one more question that I think will come up at the
conference.</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-style-span>What is the thinking in OST circles about
the use of the word '<B>Technology</B>'?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV>I notice that some people use the term Open Space Technology at times and
others say 'Open Space'.</DIV>
<DIV>A discussion on this topic may have taken place on the list before,
but being a recent arrival, I have not been party to it.</DIV>
<DIV>I think OST is a technology, and like to use the word, but would
appreciate other opinions to broaden my own.</DIV>
<DIV>Cheerio,</DIV>
<DIV>Allison.</DIV>
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<DIV>On 27/11/2005, at 2:25 AM, Claudia Haack wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Hi, Allison!</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">I've tried to read everything on this thread but am
not sure if I got it</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">all, so please forgive me if I'm being repetitive,
or off the mark.<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>I</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">think I was in a similar situation, where I
submitted a paper for a</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">session (for a group of public outreach
professionals) and then got put</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">on the "poster session circuit".<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>I had planned to hold a session
and</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">actually engage people in a mini-OST.<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>The poster session was
terrible.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>People just sort of meander
around.<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>Typically the
conversations were</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">between the "presenter" and one or two other
people, not a group.<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space>
</SPAN>It's</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">totally free-flow.<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>Maybe they do it differently at
this conference,</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">with some "master of ceremonies" encouraging folks
to move in groups</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">from poster to poster, but that would be somewhat
awkward, too.<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Anyways, it's a format, that is ok for topics that
have great visuals</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">but for something like this it is pretty
deadly.<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>I've been at
other</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">conferences where the poster sessions were great
(examples of maps).<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">I think I might try to "buck" the system.<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>If it is really a poster</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">session, I'd try to come up with a provocative
question for that group.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>What
is it (content wise) that this group is gathering around and how</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">do they typically deal with it?<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>What would provoke a natural</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">conversation? What is your objective?<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>Do you want to make a case
for</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">OST or engage them in thinking about it as a method
in their practice,</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">or do you see a possibility to hold their next
meeting in OST format?</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Maybe a mini interview printed on a 1/2 sheet that
asks questions that</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">relate to the core of OST and push the envelope a
bit. You could engage</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">whoever shows up by interviewing them, and
encourage new folks to</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">interview each other and take notes.<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Hope this is useful.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Ciao, Claudia</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Claudia Haack</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">KAIROS Alliance Inc.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">606 Orchard Dr.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Madison, WI</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">phone: 608.288.8315</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">fax: 480.247.4824</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">www.kairosalliance.com</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR
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