<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span>Thank you Barbara!</span></div>
<div><span></span><span>I didn't see my own posting and was wondering what happened to it.</span></div>
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I don't think we have to position
OS as anti-academia or anti-research. It is such an empirical process it
can firmly stand on its own ground. I include the topic of Open Space in my own teaching of Organizational Behavior and Research Methods. My students are always fascinated by this process.<br><br>Chuni Li<br></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Barbara B. Bunker <bbunker@buffalo.edu><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> chunili2000@yahoo.com; World wide Open Space Technology email list <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, April 20, 2012 9:16 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [OSList] <br> </font> <span></span></div> <br>
Chuni Li... I read your post after my earlier reply and I also agree with your<br>description of the situation. B3<br><br>Barbara B. Bunker Ph.D.<br>Professor of Psychology Emerita<br>The University at Buffalo<br>117 Highland Avenue<br>Buffalo, NY 14222<br>716-881-2166<br><br>On Fri 04/20/12 12:17 PM , <a ymailto="mailto:chunili2000@yahoo.com" href="mailto:chunili2000@yahoo.com">chunili2000@yahoo.com</a> sent:<br>> Open Space can be considered a form of Action Research methods,<br>> similar to Appreciative Inquiry. People who own the problems solve<br>> the problems, and the solutions can be continuously improved through<br>> iterations. A method has validity when it does what it's supposed to<br>> do. Researchers are welcome to study the various forms of validity<br>> (construct, content, criterion, etc.) on Open Space. However, at the<br>> end of the day, if Open Space gets you what you need and does
what<br>> it's supposed to do, from action research's point of view, it's valid<br>> and a very practical applied research method. <br>> Chuni Li FROM: Barry Owen <br>> TO: oslist ; <a ymailto="mailto:vasconcelos@alum.mit.edu" href="mailto:vasconcelos@alum.mit.edu">vasconcelos@alum.mit.edu</a> <br>> SENT: Friday, April 20, 2012 11:54 AM<br>> SUBJECT: [OSList] "Academic Validity?"<br>> <br>> Hi Folks, <br>> I know this is not the first time this question has surfaced. <br>> Who out there (in here) has some good stuff to share? <br>> This "academic validity" question boggles my mind <br>> The message initially came through the Open Space facebook page <br>> J Arthur Vasconcelos Hi! I was questioned about the use of OS in<br>> research. I was planning on using OS for a section of my thesis but<br>> got criticized for "OS not having academic validity" and "has never<br>> been used in
research" and "it is not a recognized research method<br>> like a focus group or delphi pannel". HELP! Any info about using OS<br>> in academia? Thank you! <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> OSList mailing list<br>> To post send emails to <br>> To unsubscribe send an email to <br>> To subscribe or manage your subscription click below:<br>> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org<br>> [4]<br>> <br>> <br>> Links:<br>> ------<br>> [4]<br>> <a href="http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org" target="_blank">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a><br>> <br>> <br><br><br><br> </div> </div> </div></body></html>