<div dir="ltr"><div>I did first hear about Open Space as one of many tools used in the youth program in the EU. The first experience for me at an Open Space event was part of a networking event in 2005 for youth workers where 15 youth workers from the English speaking West Europe where gathered to share experiences with 15 youth workers from the Russian and English speaking East Europe. We where gathered for 10 days, but only one of these days was for Open Space with the theme of how we can work with one another after the event. The Open Space facilitators was from Moscow and the Sponsor was from Austria. It was a year later when going to a more traditional workshop conference in 2006 for the youth work I was involved with that I found the need for the power of Open Space as the old way of doing things was not serving the purpose of the gathering as it was presented to me. Then I got the books from the internet, read them and started experimenting with my first Open Space invitation sent in 2007.<br><br><br></div><div><br><br><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 16 December 2014 at 18:09, Daniel Mezick via OSList <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>></span> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span>The OST-When Game<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Inspired
by Michael Herman:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>On
12/14/14 11:26 AM, Michael Herman
via OSList wrote:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>i'm ...
interested in questions
like:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>1. <b>when
did you first hear about
os or ost?<br>
</b></span></p>
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<p></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>2. what
was the hook? how did
you notice it might have value?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>3. when
did you notice that you'd
started letting it inform how you live?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>4. what
has happened since then?
what difference does it seem to make?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<br>
<span><u></u><u></u></span><p></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>From the
thread, " [OSList] Who
has facilitated at least 7 OST events?”<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>}<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>You are
cordially invited to play: <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span>The OST-When Game<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><br>
<b>The Goal:<u></u><u></u></b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u><span>To get a collective idea</span></u><span>
of when & how members here actually became aware of OST,
noting any
patterns and how these patterns may (or may not) be changing
over time.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u><span>To know the stories</span></u><span>
of others, and (optionally, if you choose to play,) to
disclose your own story.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span>The Rules:<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span>If you know anything at all about
OST, as described below,
you are invited to play. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span>You play the game by answering in
reply to the question: <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><big><big><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><i><span></span></i></big></big>
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<p></p>
<p>
</p><p><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:Symbol"></span><i><span>“When did you first
hear about OST?</span></i><span>”<br>
<br>
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p></p>
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</p><p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span>If you opt-in to playing, then: <i>for purposes of playing this game</i>, you are
joining with all the
other players, in explicitly authorizing, consenting to (and
in fact agreeing
to) the definition of OST that this game uses, listed below in
the Notes
section. <br>
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span><span>Beyond this, nothing further is
expected of you, and </span>there are absolutely no other
rules whatsoever.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><br>
<b>Tracking Progress:</b><br>
You can track progress by watching the various properties of
the thread, such
as: <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span># of stories, <u></u><u></u></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""></span></span></span><span>the length or brevity of stories,
<u></u><u></u></span>
</p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span>the tone/tempo/velocity/volume of
replies, # of countries heard from,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span>levels of seriousness, or humor
or, <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span>absolutely anything else you
might be paying attention to as people play it.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span>Play</span></b><span>: <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span> </span></span></span><span>Playing this game is 100%
invitational and therefore 100% optional…if
you know about OST, you are invited to play! <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></span><span><u></u> <u></u></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span>Notes</span></b><span>:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span>This is the link to the definition of OST that
this game is using:<u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span><a href="http://www.openspaceworld.com/users_guide.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://www.openspaceworld.com/users_guide.htm</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span>If you elect to play, please reply by clicking
[Reply All] Or [Reply List], so the thread stays together,
under the same subject<u></u><u></u></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><br>
<b>Steps to Play:<u></u><u></u></b></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span>Click [Reply All] Or [Reply List]<u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span>Reply with your When-story<u></u><u></u></span></li>
</ul>
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What happens next is…well… anyone’s guess. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p></p>
<span><small></small><u></u><u></u></span>
-- <br>
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