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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dear Harrison:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>More properly I think they are two sides of the same coin.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>For me, the Open Space is extremely systematic and rigorous even in its pre-conditions and repetitive steps that can always generate the same process of transformation and positive change.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>In a sense I have always remembered the earlier study I did of the client-centered therapy and its necessary and sufficient conditions for psychotherapeutic change, only that this approach of humanistic psychology was pioneer in the adoption of scientific method to try to explain the process and its results.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Is that what we need to do to make happy academic interest groups? Or just a matter of relying more on experience and be more effective to invite others to have it?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>My two cents of these coins,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Juan Luis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.espacioabierto.net">http://www.espacioabierto.net</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>De:</span></b><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b>En nombre de </b>Harrison Owen<br><b>Enviado el:</b> miércoles, 24 de noviembre de 2010 17:53<br><b>Para:</b> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br><b>Asunto:</b> Re: [OSLIST] OST & Scientific Method<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Juan – I spoke a little hastily and should your friend wish to pursue the nature of Open Space in a scientific fashion he can simply run the grand experiment for himself. For myself, Open Space has in fact become a wonderful natural experiment. Of course it was never designed as an experiment, but that is in the nature of a “natural” experiment. We have well defined experimental conditions and process with results observed over time. Others might put it differently, but I have described all of the above in the section of “Wave Rider” entitled “The Open Space Experiment” Pg 65ff.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Harrison<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Harrison Owen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>7808 River Falls Dr.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Potomac, MD 20854<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Phone 301-365-2093<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>www.openspaceworld.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>www.ho-image.com (Personal Website)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of <a href="mailto:oslist@listserv.boisestate.edu">oslist@listserv.boisestate.edu</a>:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html">http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>JL Walker<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 23, 2010 12:10 PM<br><b>To:</b> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br><b>Subject:</b> OST & Scientific Method<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>* * ========================================================== OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of oslist@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>* * ========================================================== OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of oslist@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>
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