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<p class="MsoNormal">Carl Rogers, in Freedom to Learn … talks about this<o:p></o:p></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif">It has a quality of personal involvement</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif"> – Significant learning has a quality of personal involvement in
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif">It is self-initiated</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif"> – “Even when the impetus or stimulus comes from the outside, the sense of discovery,
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif">It is pervasive</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif"> – Significant learning “makes a difference in the behavior, the attitudes, perhaps even
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif">It is evaluated by the learner</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande",sans-serif"> – The learner knows “whether it is meeting his need, whether it leads toward
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">OSList <oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org> on behalf of David Osborne via OSList <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>World wide Open Space Technology email list <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, 21 August 2018 at 11:25<br>
<b>To: </b>Bhavesh Patel <bhavmail@gmail.com><br>
<b>Cc: </b>David Osborne <dosborne@change-fusion.com>, World wide Open Space Technology email list <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [OSList] A Question About Safety<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Quoting from Harrison in <i>The Practice of Peace.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Stuart Kaufman's original work which focused on biological systems aka the emergence of life on earth describes five pre-conditions for open space, one of which is "<i>A safe, nutrient-rich environment." </i>Harrison goes on to describe
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<p class="MsoNormal">I interpret safety as a psychologically safe space where individuals can act and speak ( take risks, share diverse views etc.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Can it be too safe to support self-organization?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 2:13 AM, Bhavesh Patel <<a href="mailto:bhavmail@gmail.com" target="_blank">bhavmail@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 21 August 2018 at 07:49, David Osborne via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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