<div dir="ltr">wow. just WOW. awesome. thank you, chris! wow.<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div> <br>--<br><br>Michael Herman<br>Michael Herman Associates</div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">312-280-7838 (mobile)</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><a href="http://MichaelHerman.com" target="_blank">http://MichaelHerman.com</a><br><a href="http://OpenSpaceWorld.org" target="_blank">http://OpenSpaceWorld.org</a></div><div><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 9:10 PM Chris Kloth via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">This week I have been doing some work with Adam Foss and his <br>
Prosecutor Impact program in Columbus, Ohio. USA. (See link below)<br>
<br>
As part of this two week program we took 40+ prosecutors to Marion <br>
Correctional Institution for the day. Most had never been in a prison. <br>
Without going into the details, a group of 12 inmates organized a day <br>
of activities to provide the prosecutors to explore what it might mean <br>
to re-imagine the roles of prosecutors on the criminal justice system <br>
in the US and in Ohio.<br>
<br>
We entered a very large chapel in the prison and discovered a very <br>
large circle of chairs. Imagine my surprise when Wayne, a lifer, said <br>
that while he had been inside he had learned about a process called <br>
Open Space Technology and entered into a brief review of the <br>
Principles and the Law! He sent markers around the circle, explaining <br>
that they were serving as both a talking sticks and ways to identify <br>
topics... an approach that accommodated the security concerns <br>
reflected in prison policies.<br>
<br>
Purists might raise a number of questions about how the process was <br>
planned and executed, but if the essence is opening space for people <br>
to organize themselves to have several rounds of dialogue within the <br>
Principles and the Laws... I call it an amazing success. If inmates <br>
and prosecutors crying and embracing as part of the closing circle... <br>
I call it an amazing success.<br>
<br>
Before we left I asked Wayne how he learned about OST. He said he <br>
found this "old green book" in the prison library!<br>
<br>
I have been blessed to have experienced and convened many OST <br>
experiences that left me feeling deeply touched, but I suspect this <br>
session will always live deep in my heart as one of the most profound!<br>
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<a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_foss_a_prosecutor_s_vision_for_a_better_justice_system/discussion" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_foss_a_prosecutor_s_vision_for_a_better_justice_system/discussion</a><br>
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-- <br>
Shalom,<br>
<br>
Chris Kloth<br>
ChangeWorks of the Heartland<br>
254 South Merkle Road<br>
Bexley, OH 43209-1801<br>
ph 614-239-1336<br>
fax 614-237-2347<br>
<a href="http://www.got2change.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.got2change.com</a><br>
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Think globally. Act locally.<br>
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