Hi Ian,
I've mentioned your message to Ms. Song who I used to work with and ever
since a very good friend. Happy to connect you with her.
I can also connect you with the Brazilian friend that dear Harrison
mentioned below. He's still in China.
Let me know.
Thanks,
Hulu

On Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 5:00 PM hhowen--- via OSList everyone@oslist.org
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Dear Ian,

There is also Audrey Hepburn who translated the book of Open Space
Technology into Chinese. I met her in some online OST meetings. She might
also be reading these messages.

Have a nice day,
Funda

7 Mar 2024 Per 18:10 tarihinde Hulu Chen via OSList everyone@oslist.org
şunu yazdı:

Dear Ian,

have a look at the Open Space World Map and click on China

there you can also see Audrey Hepburns profile

In addition to the book she is holding in her left hand (Wave Rider) she
has translated several other books of the man with the hat.

And also look at Taiwan with 7 resident os workers

Gail West is one of the organizers of WOSonOS in Taiwan in 2009 and 2017.

ciao
mmp

Am 08.03.2024 um 08:30 schrieb Funda Oral via OSList:

Michael M Pannwitz
Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany
+49 30 7728000mmpannwitz@posteo.de

Dear Ian,

There is quite a bit of experience using OST in a Chinese environment.  It
was first introduced in the early 2000s with several practitioners using
and teaching this practice.  We invited Harrison for conferences in Hong
Kong and ZhongShan and my colleague, Karen Lim, has translated Open Space
Technology:  A User's Guide 3rd Edition. l

Over the last twenty years, we have used OST in a range of corporate,
governmental and NGO forums. My experience is that most participants find
it an exciting experience and a welcome change from a traditional 'talk at
you' approach to meetings while the leaders can find it challenging though
they usually welcome the results.

It is important to ensure that the leader understands the process and will
welcome the results. There is often a feeling that the leader is suppose to
know the answers and this process may feel like abdicating that
responsibility. It is helpful if the senior leaders have experienced the
process before they use it within their organization.

We had one meeting for an industry chamber of commerce where a senior
leader walked in, looked around and walked out and refused to participate.
After some discussion, we found that he objected to not having a table in
front of him.  We arranged for a table to be provided for him when he
joined a session.  Later he apologised for the inconvenience he had caused.

Also, much effort must be taken to determine what is the theme/question for
the Open Space.  It can be particularly challenging to find out what needs
to be talked about and say it so everyone will feel safe.  My colleagues
will often emphasize what is not being said, rather than what has been
said.

There is often a fear that participants will not contribute questions and
lead topics.  I have seen a facilitator change the process by giving blank
papers to each participant and asking everyone to write at least one
question.  They then gather these questions and organize them into groups
of similar questions.  They told me that this was OST with Chinese
characteristics.  My own experience is that as long as the space is safe
there will be lots of topics.

If you have further questions, feel free to reach out...

Best Regards,

Mark

Mark Pixley
Principal Facilitator

LEADERSHIP INC
Facilitating Organizational Change in Greater China
86-186 8895 0841
mark@leadershipinc.com.cn mjpixley@gmail.com

On Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 11:09 PM Ian Andersen via OSList everyone@oslist.org
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