<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">One example I came to think of was when a couple of years ago a group of three people in Amsterdam decided something needed to be done about<div>to close the divide between different ethnic groups and stereotypical thinking about "the others". As they all three were well-educated well-to-do white Dutch,</div><div>they decided to have a meeting where each of them would bring 2-3 others from their environment (friends, collegues, a shopkeeper in their area or whoever).</div><div>A this point I was asked to join, too. The outcome of that meeting was the decision to hold an Open Space. Each of the - now nine - in the preparation group which</div><div>had been formed in this elegant way, was to personally invite 7 others they knew from their own environment.</div><div><br></div><div>We had a great meeting ! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Gerard</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div><div>On Oct 11, 2009, at 5:10 PM, ELEDER AURTENETXE PILDAIN wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Hello,<br><br>as far as I have read, OS is called by a community, company, association or group that regularly works together, let's say. <br><br>My question is: <b>would OS work also if an individual invited openly people for an Open Space about a topic that may get the interest of a general group of people?</b> For example, do you think we - a facilitator or facilitating team - (on our own through our social net, or, supported, maybe, by an organisation that usually holds summer
university courses, by a local administration or so...) could call for OS events on this topic:<br><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><i><br>"the river in our city is painfully ill. Due to it, all of people here are losing a great opportunity to enjoy a more local and healthy lifestyle. Imagine you could daily walk or bike to the river, dive into and swim in it, and get back home,... wouldn't it be great for all of us? Can we do something to enhance the recovery of the river? Can we dream about swimming in it in, let's say, 10-15 years? Do you feel like acting on? Join us in OS and let's start acting on it..."</i><br>
</div></div><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><br></div><div style="margin-left: 40px;">This may be a good way for facilitators to open space and spread OS practice and let their dreams start coming true... it may also give birth to new groups to deal with such topics from this OS meeting on...<br>
</div><br>What do you think about it?<br><br>Have you ever open such kind of space "proactively", let's say?<br><br>Do you know about similar experiences?<br><br>Kindest regards,<br><font color="#888888"><font color="#888888"><b><br>
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