<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Hi:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">1. I fully agree
with Barbara.</span><br></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">2. I also agree with Harrison, but his post is IMHO off topic.</span><br></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">3. I am always
surprised when people ask questions about a topic (especially if it is about a research
topic) without having previously done some little research of their own. My
result of a simple search on "research" at
"openspacespaceworld.org" conducted me to here: </span><a href="http://www.openspaceworld.org/news/cat/openspacetech/research/" style="font-size: 12pt; ">http://www.openspaceworld.org/news/cat/openspacetech/research/</a><span style="font-size: 12pt; "> and
then to here: </span><a href="http://www.openspaceworld.org/cgi/wiki.cgi?ResearchActivities" style="font-size: 12pt; ">http://www.openspaceworld.org/cgi/wiki.cgi?ResearchActivities</a><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">.</span><br></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Artur<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; "><br></div><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; "><br></div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; "> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Barbara B. Bu</font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small; ">nker <bbunker@buffalo.edu></span></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> 'World wide Open Space Technology email list' <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>; Harrison Owen
<hhowen@verizon.net> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, April 21, 2012 1:57 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [OSList] (no subject)<br> </font> </div> <br>
Someone is confused! "Research methods" are things like lab research, field<br>research, qualitative research, unobtrusive methods i.e. ways of collecting data<br>to study behavior.<br><br>Focus groups, Delphi, and yes, even Open Space are methods used for specific<br>purposes in organizations (and elsewhere). They are not research methods. And<br>yes, there has been research employing focus groups, Delphi, etc in order to<br>study some behavior or outcome.<br><br>It's may be difficult to create a good research study using Open Space but I<br>imagine it may already exist or could be done. B3<br><br><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 5:14 PM , "Harrison Owen" <a ymailto="mailto:hhowen@verizon.net" href="mailto:hhowen@verizon.net">hhowen@verizon.net</a> sent:<br>> Barry - Just tell Arthur
V. that he is absolutely correct. But it is<br>> better than that! Not only is Open Space "academically invalid" - it<br>> couldn't possibly work, and violates all known principles and<br>> practices of management and meeting management. Definitely a No-No! <br>> But I think all this says much more about Academe than it does about<br>> Open Space, which as we all know - works every time, despite the fact<br>> that it is illegal, immoral and fattening - to say nothing of being<br>> contrary to the best management principles, etc, etc. <br>> You can quote me.<br>> ho<br>> Harrison Owen<br>> <br>> 7808 River Falls Dr.<br>> <br>> Potomac, MD 20854<br>> <br>> USA<br>> 189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer)<br>> <br>> Camden, Maine 20854<br>> Phone 301-365-2093<br>> <br>> (summer) 207-763-3261<br>> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.openspaceworld.com">www.openspaceworld.com</a><br>>
<br>> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ho-image.com">www.ho-image.com</a> (Personal Website)<br>> <br>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of<br>> OSLIST Go to:<br>> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org<br>> [1]<br>> FROM: <a ymailto="mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org" href="mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>> [mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org" href="mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org</a>] ON BEHALF OF Barry<br>> Owen<br>> SENT: Friday, April 20, 2012 11:55 AM<br>> TO: oslist; <a ymailto="mailto:vasconcelos@alum.mit.edu" href="mailto:vasconcelos@alum.mit.edu">vasconcelos@alum.mit.edu</a><br>> SUBJECT: [OSList] "Academic Validity?"<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 [2] <br>> <br>> Hi! I was questioned about the use of OS in research. I was planning<br>> on using OS for a section of my thesis but got criticized for "OS not<br>> having academic validity" and "has never been used in research" and<br>> "it is not a recognized research method like a focus group or delphi<br>> pannel". HELP! Any info about using OS in academia? Thank you! <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Links:<br>> ------<br>> [1]<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>> [2] http://www.facebook.com/jarthur.vasconcelos<br>> <br>>
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