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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'>Thanks you Harrison.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>In a way then we could ask the following questions:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Is it possible that the scientific method can also may account for the results of the Open Space Technology, if groups of academic interest permit, although it is not so clear that they would be suitable for them?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>How to understand then that something that has been repeated over 100,000 times in over 140 countries for over 25 years do not possess adequate documentation from the standpoint of scientific method?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Or is it rather depends on the particular characteristics of its practitioners who do not like or simply hate this point of view?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Or is there some scientific research efforts that heretofore are unknown or has not been published yet?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Appreciatively,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='color:#1F497D'>Juan Luis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.espacioabierto.net"><span lang=ES-TRAD>http://www.espacioabierto.net</span></a></span><span style='color:#1F497D'> <span lang=ES-TRAD><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD 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 <a href="mailto:[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]">[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]</a> <b>En nombre de </b>Harrison Owen<br><b>Enviado el:</b> martes, 23 de noviembre de 2010 14:34<br><b>Para:</b> <a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a><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 would not hold my breath. To the best of my knowledge, the academic community has totally avoided Open Space, even though there have been multiple OS held within the sacred walls of Academe. Just two weeks ago I helped the Arkansas State University to get on with their Strategic Plan. The lack of scientific evidence did not seem to bother them much. Of course you could offer him the opportunity for an academic scoop, if he has the courage. After all when you have done something in excess of 100,000 times in 140 countries, over 25 years – one might suspect that something useful has been going on. All without benefit of the wisdom of academia. Maybe someday they will catch up?<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'><a href="http://www.openspaceworld.com">www.openspaceworld.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.ho-image.com">www.ho-image.com</a> (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 <a href="mailto:[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]">[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>JL Walker<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 23, 2010 12:10 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a><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"'>* * ========================================================== <a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a> ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of <a href="mailto:oslist@listserv.boisestate.edu">oslist@listserv.boisestate.edu</a>: <a href="http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html">http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html</a> To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: <a href="http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist">http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>* * ========================================================== <a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a> ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of <a href="mailto:oslist@listserv.boisestate.edu">oslist@listserv.boisestate.edu</a>: <a href="http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html">http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html</a> To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: <a href="http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist">http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>
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