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I actually I couldn't agree with you more. And very well worded as
well. I also agree with your comment on experts.<br>
<br>
I guess my main concern is with short OST (one day or less), I don't
expect that the people I will be working will be able to do anything
longer than that. In the cases where "people do need some more help",
it unlikely that they can reach the people with more information the
same day. Especially if they are meeting on the weekend as I expect
will be the case in my situation. But going back to my question, I
realize that even if you were able to ensure the attendance of some
"expert(s)", you can never be sure what kind of "expert" is needed, and
even then why would some "expert" attend something for a whole day just
for the possibility that they may provide some "expertise" for as
little as 2 minutes. Unless, of course, they are otherwise interested
and would be one of the "whoever comes".<br>
<br>
But anyway, you said it so eloquently which hopefully will help me
explain this to others<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Búi<br>
<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="red" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: red;">Ah – The
Expert Syndrome! And experts
can be helpful if you clearly understand the question for which they
have the
answer. But more often than not I find that people are foggy about the
question. So when it comes to the “right” people – particularly
in a community setting – the ones with the question, a question they
really care about are the right ones for a start. And then strange
things can
happen, particularly if the people discover that the answer to their
question
lies right in the middle of their own experience, contacts, and energy.
At that
point, they turn out to be The Expert. And that is called empowerment.
And who
knows, the people may well come up with a solution (answer) that nobody
every
thought of before. Experts, on the other hand, tend to provide answers
to
questions they know about – and if you don’t fit into their box,
you just don’t fit. Of course if the people do need some more help,
there
are such things as phones and internet.</span></font></p>
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">On Behalf Of </span></b>Bui K.
Petersen<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, March
12, 2007 7:11
PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b>
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Is whatever
information
present the right information??</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Thanks
to everyone on
this list, I am learning more and more about OST. But every couple of
weeks I
get a new question.<br>
<br>
"Whoever comes is the right people" totally makes sense. But
what about the information needed? We have all been at "conventional"
meetings where nothing was accomplished due to lack of proper
information. How
do we deal with that in Open Space? Obviously the invitations is
critical but
we can't really be sure that the people with expertise will show up
unless we
pay them. Can we?<br>
<br>
When we are working with groups or communities with few resources, how
can we
make sure that the right information (legal, technical etc.) is in the
room?<br>
<br>
Looking forward to everyone's wonderful and enlightened responses.<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Búi</span></font></p>
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