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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=875391719-07102006><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS" color=#008080>Hi Kerry,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=875391719-07102006><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS" color=#008080>Thank you for sharing your description of
OST. I especially appreciate your emphasis in the last paragraph on
participatory democracy. Lovely.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=875391719-07102006><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS" color=#008080>Warm greetings from sunny
Phoenix,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><EM><FONT face="Bradley Hand ITC">Christine</FONT></EM></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#008080><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><STRONG>Christine
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <B>On Behalf Of </B>kerry
napuk<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 11, 2006 12:47 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> silence is
golden<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Hi</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks Juan Luis for breaking the silence, due, no doubt, to the occasional
technical wobble that sometimes affects our LISTSERVE, which, otherwise, is so
ably served by BOISE STATE.</DIV>
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<DIV>As we were preparing another tender for the Scottish government, I would
like to share the portion that describes Open Space as a methodology:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Times color=#000000 size=+2>Open Space is a large group process
devised in 1985 by Harrison Owen and currently used in 122 countries. It
is a bottom-up process during which participants organize their own agenda
around issues of concern to them. Other people volunteer to work in
breakout groups on the issues raised. Actions from each group are
presented to everyone who then vote on priorities, creating an agreed list of
priority actions deemed important on the day. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Times color=#000000 size=+2><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Times color=#000000 size=+2>Open Space provides easy access and
total involvement of all participants who are invited to work on the sponsor's
theme. During the process, participants share experience, hear different
views and, most importantly, learn quickly from each other. The
process is driven by passion (care about an issue) and responsibility (do
something about it).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Times color=#000000 size=+2><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Times color=#000000 size=+2>Open Space conferences look markedly
different from conventional workshops. There are no experts making
presentations, no power point, no top table and no prearranged workshops.
Nobody knows what issues will be raised or actions proposed until they happen in
real time during Open Space, except they all would be within the framework of
the sponsor's theme, which is included in the invitation for every
event. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Times color=#000000 size=+2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Times color=#000000 size=+2>As participants create their own
agenda and vote in real time within an open and transparent marketplace, the
process generates commitment and ownership of outcomes. It also provides
an opportunity for participants to learn from the direct experiences of others
in a supportive and positive context, demonstrating participatory democracy and
good citizenship by treating everyone as equals, valuing all contributions and
providing equal access to raise and discuss issues and vote on priorities.
In other words, the process itself is an exercise in citizenship and
participatory democracy. Open Space, therefore, has demonstrated the
ability to inculcate democratic values.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Times color=#000000 size=+2><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Times color=#000000 size=+2>Kind regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Times color=#000000 size=+2><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Times color=#000000 size=+2>Kerry</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Times color=#000000 size=+2>Edinburgh</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Times color=#000000 size=+2>www.openfutures.com</FONT></DIV>* *
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