Open-Space-Forum-voices

OpenForumOpenSpace - a contribution towards "reinventing democracy"

some "participant views" - perspectives with other "eyes" from events which combined the OPEN SPACE and OPEN FORUM method

2001 Bertalanffy Conference Vienna, Nov 2001
http://www.bertalanffy.org/frames-con.html See here the posters and "rules" as displayed in Vienna: http://open-forum.de/open-space-open-forum.html Moderation ChristinaWeidel, World of NGOs, Ceiberweiber, Vienna

A great session and a wonderful way to manage interventions. It forces analysis and synthesis. Michael***
This was my first experience in the round table open talk. It was wonderful exciting and interesting. I caught all procedure and followed accordingly. The outcome whatever I found was really very realistic. Thank you. Mohan
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Judging from my experience as a participant in this conference segment, every conference should have at least one session with this brilliant format. I intend to advocate its use every chance I get. Mark Davidson
I found the round table very good. But the rest of the conference too many words and words. It makes no sense to me. Joe
The nice events occurred when participants gave time to others, to be able to finish a thought! Gerard de Zeeuw.
The minute card system was very useful. ... Some of the ideas developed in this session were very interesting. Name-sign

A full documentation is under preparation: Here some "snap-shots" to show that what we did and mean - so you can see that people enjoyed it and that we were growing in numbers - with nobody running away - and instead we were competing well against the videos in the "other room" featuring Ervin Laszlo and Anatol Rappaport !
This may be an example that life can be more appealing more interesting than "canned pictures" in any Video Format.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE: The OPEN FORUM takes place in for example only 60 MINUTES - so intensive exchange and no bordom - instead we heard raising laughter and people did not want to go for the coffee break - like in the typical well known conference formats - we had all the time "coffee-break" with all people taking part - not excluding the new-commers as it is so often the case in conferences we experience every day...

Keeping in mind that te participants were serious re-searchers and scientists, not common people, but people experienced to monologue and fill an audience for hours, maybe this was a hard test in comaprison to earlier events as below: (and an invitation to prepare the papers in advance like: dialogue or congruence? - so they need not to be lectured any more - and only see where people disagree and can come to a higher or shared level of understanding).

OPEN SPACE with OPEN FORUM time credits in the working group:

Gesunde Städte ? Healthy Cities Netzwerke für Lebensqualität
Gesunde Städte Netzwerkes Deutschland 22. bis 23. Mai 2001 Internationales Symposium Gesundheit Umwelt Stadtentwicklung
http://www.gesundheitberlin.de/content/aktivitaeten/gesunde_staedte/programm.html

Zeit haben, Zeit bekommen, Disziplin wahren und ausreden lassen, Monologe abschalten durch begrenzte Redezeit.
Öffnen durch Betroffenheit! Mut zur Stille und Pause, ansprechen ? auf das Gegenüber die Rede richten. Wissen das ich das Recht habe zu reden und dass ich bestimme wo das Rundgespräch hingeht.
Eine Methode die sich gut eignet um in Gruppengesprächen ALLEN die Möglichkeit zum Mitreden zu geben, arbeitet mit positiver Verstärkung und lässt trotzdem die Möglichkeit zum Rückzug ? persönlich mag ich die Kombination mit Moderatoren weil jemand auf die Zeit achtet oder auf den Gesprächsverlauf, sobald es mehr als Brainstorming sein sollte.
Spannende Methode, spielerisch..., klare Spielregeln.
Aus Rundgesprächen entsteht eine Gruppendynamik für kreatives freies Arbeiten.
Überraschung in der Natur ? Überraschung in Gruppen ? endlich eine Methode Demokratie neuzuerfinden.
Rundgespräches sind fantastisch, intensiv und spannend.

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