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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>The “secret” of Open Space is
hardly secret any more. Self-organization pure and simple. So the method itself
is really nothing new. Actually it is about 14 billion years old. It has always
been a dance for me – the age old dance of chaos and order. Never one,
never the other – always on the way. And when the dance stops, it is
over. So I would guess there is a lot in common with what you have been
doing.</span></font></p>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Chinarut<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, January 06, 2007
1:23 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Open Dance Space</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hi! I'm new to this list and open space was
introduced to me at the <a href="http://www.asia-commons.net">Asia Commons</a>
thanks to Allison Hewlitt's stand to bring something so great to Asia!
This all wouldn't be possible if it weren't for Michel Bauwens' encouragement I
be completely open to surprises and attend - well this and then some! :)
I've been since mingling in Ted Ernst's " <a
href="http://www.omidyar.net/group/openspaceresearch/news/7/?min_score=-9999&show=1&page=2">Mystery
of Open Space</a>" thread on <a href="http://o.net">o.net</a> and he
suggested I share my thoughts with the entire OS community. It's a
pleasure to meet you all! <br>
<br>
If you are someone who has applied and/or researched open space in the domain
of dance with the intent to transform how many of us see and/or relate to dance
and open up new spaces, this email is for you!<br>
<br>
My stake in open space: In our community, dance is as much a conversation
as our spoken conversation and there is something to be said if you bring
people together without agenda to play and experiment with dance in a way that
parallels open space methodology.<br>
<br>
As a result, I've been leading an effort called <a
href="http://www.dancelabs.com">Dance Labs</a> on a volunteer basis for the
past 5 years following a thread I never knew existed. It's only
recently become a full-time effort shortly after releasing <a
href="http://chalat.dancelabs.com">our work</a> under a creative commons
license. We have a short, edited <a
href="http://trailer.dancelabs.com">1.5 min video</a> summarizing 4
months of effort gearing how we participate with children. This makes
things much more concrete, gives us much to ponder, and builds much excitement
to move forward with! <br>
<br>
So it's clear where we're at - we've suspended weekly gatherings in the spirit
of focusing on fundraising this year - our sustainability is at stake and we
have this month to sort things out. We have an Arts Festival in Bangkok
end of February as a canvas to try any new ideas discussed here on this list.
My intent in sharing is to keep our momentum going so any input you have
outside of our question below is appreciated and we will take discussions off
list as it makes sense. <br>
<br>
One challenge we have is identifying what it takes to catalyze the interactive
dance process - what we have discovered is akin to going back and forth between
the open space format and an agenda-driven workshop-like format with intervals
as quick as 5 minutes. One way this looks is an experience we had
planning a complete session (2 hrs), letting our participants have a say in the
matter, and it ending up being a very dynamic process integrating a larger
subset of content than our agenda with their presence! (<a
href="http://www.dancelabs.com/program/chalat/#FormatDesign">research detail</a>)<br>
<br>
This is much more fulfilling than a static workshop format as many of you can
imagine!<br>
<br>
Now is this a natural process of open space?<br>
<br>
Any direction(s) you feel we may proceed in from here is welcome!<br>
<br>
Chinarut</span></font></p>
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