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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Friends<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Yesterday I shared a coffee with a colleague who is one of the greatest exponents of positive psychology in Chile. My interest was to motivate him to know how is that an open space experience brings out the best of a human being and thus allows for experiencing many of the theoretical concepts that he manages. Great was my surprise when he said he was not interested in anything that was not strictly and rigorously related to the scientific method and that before he can accept my invitation, he first needed to know some scientific publications which demonstrate "objectively" the benefits and results of the methodology.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>What would you respond to him? What are the sources or scientific research on Open Space to which we could refer him?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I know that this issue has been discussed here in some way before, but I would love now that you could refresh my memory and my knowledge in all of this matter.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hugs,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Juan Luis<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PS: I know also that Frederik Wortmann from Boscop in Berlin is working just now on his thesis with this optical, but I don't know about the details and his results. <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>
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