<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>I'm a dedicated lurker, since I work more with individuals than groups - but I find what you all are doing totally inspiring! Thank you !</div><div><br></div><div>Patricia<br><br>Level Green Institute: fostering just & sustainable community through education and the arts</div><div><br>On Jan 10, 2015, at 9:37 AM, Amanda Bucklow via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252">A nomen omen for my collection - people who have the names they live. Treasure! How fantastic is that?<div><br></div><div>Anne-Beatrice - I agree with Harrison that you should eliminate the meal. You could ask everyone to bring something snack-style with them to share. </div><div><br></div><div>Sounds fantastic and I wish you well.</div><div><br></div><div>Amanda</div><div><br></div><div>Amanda Bucklow</div><div>Independent Commercial Mediator</div><div><a href="http://amandabucklow.co.uk">http://amandabucklow.co.uk</a></div><div><br></div><div>meet me on Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/facilit8">https://facebook.com/facilit8</a></div><div><br><div><div>On 19 Dec 2014, at 16:01, Royle, Karl via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div>We just completed our second open space with kids at a high school in Birmingham Uk.. With the Sandwell Police engagement team.</div><div><br></div><div>The kids get it…just difficult to get the adults to give up their power roles…..</div><div><br></div><div>But if you ever get to meet PC Hughie Treasure I’m sure you will know that he is a dweller on the threshold.. The things he has done with lifers in prison mentoring 16 year olds is amazing!!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; padding: 3pt 0in 0in; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Harrison Owen via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reply-To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Harrison Owen <<a href="mailto:hhowen@verizon.net" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">hhowen@verizon.net</a>>, World wide Open Space Technology email list <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Date:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Friday, 19 December 2014 14:15<br><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>'Anne-Béatrice Duparc' <<a href="mailto:abeaduparc@yahoo.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">abeaduparc@yahoo.com</a>>, 'World wide Open Space Technology email list' <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Re: [OSList] First open space, advices needed :)<br></div><div><br></div><div xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Anne Beatrice – You will have fun! And to have more fun, invite all the children. After all who is this education for. Remember the Customers! THEN. Eliminate the meal (just put out snacks that people can grab when hungry – the children will show everybody how to do this. And take all the time you can get. You will have a ball. Oh. 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text-decoration: underline;">mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Anne-Béatrice Duparc via OSList<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, December 19, 2014 6:48 AM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[OSList] First open space, advices needed :)<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418859790395_532786"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418859790395_533256"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418859790395_533128"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am asked for my first Open Space! By a group of parents who are homeschooling their children and want to form as an association.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>They already planned the meeting for the 10th of January. The duration for the planned event is 3h30 and there will be a shared meal before it. It really seems short to me for an Open Space. <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418859790395_533257"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418859790395_533259"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">There will be around 40 adults and 30 children. The children will be taken care of by some adults, but some of them may also take part to the event. It would be great :)<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418859790395_533261"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418859790395_533263"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had no preparation meeting so on as I was just contacted but they already sent me by email some of the subjects they would like to discuss. Even if I know that in OST subjects are not planned in advance, I share them with you as a way to determine if OST can be a good thing for this group of people :<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418859790395_533265"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418859790395_533267"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> - Aims and objectives of the non-profit we could create.<br>- What are the resources we want to give ourselves (time, energy, money) ?<br>- What are our resources for the long term?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>- How to build a sustainable association or group that does not depend on one or two persons?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>- The creation and role a committee could have in the non profit<br>- Would we like to merge or collaborate with the Homeschool Association of Switzerland? Pros, cons, how? <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>- Next steps<br>- Articles of the non-profit<br>- What is the aim of the non profit? Create activities? Support people in their choice? To be known? <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418859790395_533691"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418859790395_533693"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have also understood that the situation is tense, because some cantons in Switzerland are going towards forbiding Homeschooling.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418859790395_533326"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418859790395_533269"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">As it would be my first Open Space, any advice is welcome. I am especially wondering if Open Space is a first good step in that case and what can be realistically achieved in 3h30 by a group of people that mostly don't know each other and would like to have some consensual concrete next steps at the end of the afternoon. <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418859790395_533277"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418859790395_533273"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Any advice welcome, even if it is to say : please do something else :) <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418859790395_574111"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418859790395_574113"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks!<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418859790395_533274"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418859790395_574114"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Béa<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418859790395_533270"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; 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