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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=maroon face="Lucida Sans Unicode"><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=maroon face="Lucida Sans Unicode"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode";color:maroon'>Jamie, I
used os as the action research tool for my MALT thesis – Opening Space
for Community Conversations: Building for the Future. You can find it online at
the RRU library. I did one day, with no action day. The community where I live
is living with a difficult conflict situation and this research was my attempt
to give people a space to start talking. Curious thing is that 3 years after I did
the research, we may be actually able to start doing circling again!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName> [mailto:<st1:PersonName w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName>@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Chris Corrigan</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 05 December 2008 15:10<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName>@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName>] Action Research</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>All you folks doing
academic research on OS...we've been chasing this for a few years now and
trying to get bits and pieces of research organized and in some cases even
conducted on OST. I know there is lots of it happening and in my fantasy
world it would be gathered and linked in one place. <br>
<br>
So we have that place, at <a href="http://openspaceworld.org">openspaceworld.org</a>:
<a href="http://openspaceworld.org/cgi/wiki.cgi?ResearchActivities">http://openspaceworld.org/cgi/wiki.cgi?ResearchActivities</a>
where some research has alrady been collected. A few years ago Larry
Peterson, Peggy Holman and I tried to do some research but it never really
caught on.<br>
<br>
Bottom line is that if you guys - Jamie, Sirin and others - start talking and
discovering other research that is done, or somehow you begin a series of
conversations about this topic, it would be great if you could share the
results and buttress the OST academic research component in the world.<br>
<br>
Also Jamie, I'm in BC and most of my work is with Aboriginal communities in <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>, and I'd
be very interested to talk to you about a few initiatives that I have going on
that needs someone who can lend a research eye to using Open Space for
community governance. We even have some SSHRC money available for someone
who would help us look at action based governance models for urban Aboriginal
communities, stemming out of work we did in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Prince George</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">BC</st1:State></st1:place>
four years ago. There is a post at my blog which is an invitation to
academic researchers: <a href="http://chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot/?p=1796">http://chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot/?p=1796</a>
<br>
<br>
Let's talk!<br>
<br>
Chris<br>
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 7:36 AM, Sirin Bernshausen <<a
href="mailto:Sirin.Bernshausen@web.de">Sirin.Bernshausen@web.de</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hello Jamie,<br>
<br>
I am sorry for the delayed reply, but I really wanted to add my perspective to
the discussion on Open Space and action research.<br>
<br>
For my PhD I am using a systemic action research (SAR) approach which I am
particularly fond of because emergence and intuition are built into the
research process. Several strands of inquiry are pursued alongside. Different
kinds of knowledge experiential, analytical, etc. are co-generated
among researcher and research participants. Evidence can come in various forms,
including maps, stories, statistics, images, film or questionnaires. It just
makes so much sense to combine systemic thinking with action research.
Similarly, I am not interested in doing research just for its own sake. I
prefer to conduct a form of research that contributes to increased knowledge
and understanding of an issue while enhancing social transformation and whole
system change.<br>
<br>
Since my research still is in its early stages and because of its emergent
nature I cannot say an awful lot about the details yet. However, in a nutshell,
I explore ways of enhancing attitude/behaviour change and facilitating
resilience management in the context of climate change/peak oil. Initiatives
like Transition Towns are use Open Space in order to engage people and plan for
local resilience and energy descent. Danny Burns, author of Systemic
Action Research, explicitly mentions Open Space, World Café and similar
large-scale events for developing action inquiry strands that may
run alongside or even develop into major inquiry streams. Large-scale events
are particularly useful for opening up new inquiry questions, testing resonance
of issues (whether they are sufficiently relevant to deserve further
investigation), to generate a systemic (i.e. diverse, multi-faceted) picture of
views and opinions and to tap the collective wisdom present within a system.<br>
For my own research, I plan to use Open Space mainly for generating new issues
and for resonance testing. In addition to Open Space I carry out
semi-structured in-depth interviews with change agents , explore public
perceptions of global uncertainties and experiment with different workshop
designs.<br>
<br>
Besides my PhD research I am also involved in a cooperative inquiry process
a variant of action research where we map and reflect on the
scope, nature and impact of conversations people have about vulnerability
and resilience . What I like about cooperative inquiry (and action
research in general) is that it is a participatory methodology which respects
the agency and intelligence of individuals as capable researchers rather than
viewing research as the preserve of trained professionals. In my opinion, this
corresponds very much with the basic premises underlying Open Space and similar
methods. This type of inquiry can at times be rather cumbersome and it may not
produce the type of hard factual knowledge that conventional
(positivist) researchers like to see. Yet this isn t necessarily a bad thing -
findings may be more ambiguous but they are very rich and (in my view) much
more in line with reality and how people make sense of the world.
Plus, doing an Open Spac!<br>
e on, say, energy descent may generate valuable insights into people s
thoughts and degree of awareness, while simultaneously changing people s views
and attitudes. I thus hope to both enhance and document positive social change.<br>
<br>
For my MA thesis I have explored Open Space as a form of conflict resolution
(i.e. I just wrote about Open Space but I did not put it into practice -
something I'd certainly do differently today!). Jamie - I'd be very
interested to learn more about your ideas and the evolution of your research
...<br>
<br>
<br>
Cheers, Sirin<br>
<br>
<br>
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Betreff: [<st1:PersonName w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName>] Action
Research Von: Jamie Snook <<a href="mailto:jamiesnook@YAHOO.COM">jamiesnook@YAHOO.COM</a>><br>
An: <a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a>
Datum: 28.11.08 14:27:28 Uhr<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Hi Everyone,<br>
<br>
I am new to this list. I am a MA candidate from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Royal</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Roads</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> in<br>
Conflict Analysis and Management. The ideas of systems thinking are less<br>
that 6 months old to me and recently I took the step of hosting a staff<br>
systems retreat for 25 staff members of the Labrador Metis Nation where I<br>
am the General Manager.<br>
<br>
We used Appreciative Inquiry, World Cafe and of course Open Space. The<br>
results were great and outside the scope of this email. I am just curious<br>
to see how well this Listserv works.<br>
<br>
I'd be interested to hear views from people on the use of Open Space to<br>
conduct thesis and or PHD research. I have ideas for my MA thesis and<br>
thinking Open Space might be a fun way to do the research.<br>
<br>
I am also wondering if anyone is conducting Open Space sessions or events<br>
online using forums or other technology?<br>
<br>
Thank you :-)<br>
<br>
Jamie<br>
<br>
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