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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Thank you Ben, there are many good sites out
there, I also found a report in English from Linköping University in
Sweden with a bibliography with lots of resources at <A
href="http://liu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:328351/FULLTEXT01.pdf">http://liu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:328351/FULLTEXT01.pdf</A>.
And a quite short guide for the facilitator at <A
href="http://www.ncsall.net/fileadmin/resources/teach/adult_reading_scg_tips.pdf">http://www.ncsall.net/fileadmin/resources/teach/adult_reading_scg_tips.pdf</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">If I have one advice it would be to keep it
as simple as possible. When you are familiar with OST, facilitating a
study circle is not difficult, you can easily use the four principles and the
law of two feet. You can even use a talking object that
conducts the dialogue instead of yourself doing so.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 02, 2013 7:35
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Circles” as a specific methodology were pioneered in the US in the 1990s by
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which then renamed itself “Everyday Democracy” and continues its work to this
day. Here is their resource center, which includes pdfs on basic Study Circle
process and much more: </SPAN><A
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[mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Harold
Shinsato<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 02, 2013 12:30 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Thank you so much for sharing that, Eiwor. Have you any
more formal material about study circles? This has been of special interest to
me - as it does seem a way to help open space in communities - and it does
seem to be happening all the time though not necessarily always with the
benefit of others success and experience as you are sharing.<BR><BR>Linda
Rising and Mary Lynn Manns wrote a book of design patterns for introducing new
ideas called "Fearless Change". They called out a pattern that seems similar
to your Study Circle, but they call it "Study Group". The short description of
study group is "Form a small group of colleagues who are interested in
exploring or continuing to learn about a topic."<BR><BR>Their argument of the
value of the Study Group/Study Circle is that people don't learn well merely
from hearing lectures and enabling a small group (for them it is no more than
8) helps the people be truly impacted by the work. They cited a study where
two groups were introduced to a new approach, one with a lecture and the other
with a discussion and group decision making process. There was little or no
change in the first group, but the second group had a 60-100% adoption rate of
the new approach.<BR><BR>Linda Rising wrote a paper of success with study
groups published in Bell Labs Technical Journal which can be downloaded at <A
href="http://web.lindarising.info/uploads/studygroups.pdf">http://web.lindarising.info/uploads/studygroups.pdf</A>.<BR><BR>Joshua
Kerievsky (also from the design patterns community) wrote a paper about
patterns for successful study groups that is quite interesting: <A
href="http://www.inquisitivechap.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/khdraft.pdf">http://www.inquisitivechap.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/khdraft.pdf</A><BR><BR>This
is a topic dear to my heart - and I'd love to receive any additional research
or experience reports from your own perspective doing this work in Sweden for
the general community, and not just organizations.<BR><BR>
Thank you!<BR> Harold<BR><BR>On 10/1/13 5:50 AM, Eiwor
Backelund wrote:<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Some time ago I
promised to write something about study circles. Here is a really short
version of what it is and how to do one: I know I also wrote something about
it a few years ago which I believe happened to be gathered into the OST
non-guide. I have worked a lot with the Swedish study organizations. We have
11 national study organizations (or they might be 12 right
now), that are funded by the government to support people to learn in
study circles and also to experience culture, so everyone
irrespective of background, financial status or where they live could
enjoy music, theatre, art etc. They have a special focus on people with
disabilities and immigrants. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Study
circles – the Swedish version</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">When a
study circle is created it is always based on people´s n need or wish to
learn more. The main focus for the study circle is the search for increased
knowledge about a certain area or topic. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">The
basics of the studycircle is that it is free to join or leave, that there
are no such things as tests or examination and that there is time for
reflection between the meetings. The usual here in Sweden is to meet once a
week for 5-8 times, 2-3 hours each time. The group size is important so the
discussion is easy to participate in. The number of participants could be as
little as 3 people but no more than 12. 6-8 participants is a recommended
number for getting enough energy in the group and still making it easy for
everyone to talk and listen. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">At the
start of the study circle, the participants create their own study plan
together, based on what each of them want to learn. They decide what
material they want to use, where they will search for more information, when
and where they will meet and who takes care of the coffee and snacks each
time. The last thing is not least important </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">J</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">. The coffee break makes
everyone a butterfly for a while and allows the sharing of other things,
which also contribute to the learning. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">The
leader of the studycircle is not a teacher, but one of the group that has a
somewhat different role. He or she facilitates the discussions and keeps the
group together. The leader has sometimes, but not always, more knowledge
about the topic than the participants. The leader should see to that
everyone has the opportunity to talk and is listened to and that the group
follows the study plan or agree on changes when necessary. The task to care
for the room, coffee etc can be shared among participants.
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">I think
the study circle could be seen as one of the sessions in an OST, but with
some reflection time in between the discussions. The leader is a combination
of the topic leader and the facilitator. </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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