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from the Public Open Space Technology Learning Collaboration Free dept. PUBLIC OPEN SPACE TECHNOLOGY & - LEARNING BY DOING ( aka: no:ur , open world , ... YOU ?!? ) : - General Project - Make it Happen - Gathering and Developping Practices and Tools : - Budget ( the answer is " 0 euro " ;-) ) This text ( and updates ) is also available on http://www.oikoumene.be/PublicOpenSpaceTechnology Dear Friends, Maybe you heard or know about OPEN SPACE TECHNOLOGY see : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Space_Technology I believe it can be very powerfull, and often experience it at seminars. Now, I believe it is possible to EXTEND THIS to many other settings and organise PUBLIC OPEN SPACE TECHNOLOGIES in open public spaces such as parcs, etc use it to open up conversations - communication - exchanges , creative knowledge and project development , etc. within cities, opening up citizen spaces , and opportunities for connections between citizens and citizen mouvements , whatever their position , status, or activity within the city. ( diversity makes it richer ! ) I had a few conversations and a meeting with some friends here in Brussels. ( Note: We initiate " Collectif NO:UR / Nomades Urbains " - http://nomadeurbain.tk/ ) Somehow, trough our conversations, new informal networks composed of individuals interested by the common goal of learning and sharing knowledge , developping creative processes, etc... are developping and connecting with each other. The Public Open Space Technology spaces and sessions open up opportunities for LEARNING BY DOING NETWORKS NOW, WHAT TO DO ??? --> EXPERIMENT ! :-) , gather and develop practices , tools , ... --> MAKE IT HAPPEN - and SPREAD THE NEWS ABOUT PUBLIC OPEN SPACE MEETINGS --> DEVELOP SOME TOOLS TO EASE ORGANISATION AND OPTIMISE KNOWLEDGE SHARING before, while , and after the public open space technology. --> DEVELOP TOOLS AND PRACTICES complementing open space and easing exchanges and development of opportunities of LEARNING BY DOING Budget needed: To start with --> No need for a Budget - 0 euro To Start Organising First Local Events --> 0 Euro ( people can bring drinks ;-) ) Afterwards --> Depends on the projects and needs for further tool development Other needs: Define Local Spots ( public spaces such as parcs, ... ) and eventually, if needed, the related authorisations. + anything else that can make it attractive ( why not, for example, do it in environments where you can combine it with, lets say, petanque , or do it just before a party ) Some technical aspects and suggestions for tools / tools development : TAGS SYSTEM - Before the meetings ( on the spot, or on the internet ), on memo's, people can brainstorm words and sentences related to their fields of interests, what they want to share, what they want to discuss, about their ideas, what projects they want to develop, ... This input is gathered, and some sort of classification sorts the different memos according to general topics. These new general topics can then be used to form a space. People can choose to go to that space(s) ( and freely move in and out ) , the memos still stay visible, and can be further developped within and during the space, althouigh the discussion stays free and is not limited to the starting topic. I briefly explained one of the first steps of a open space , so that we can understand how to develop tools and practices to gather such memos about subjects, and how we can organise it. I was thinking about keeping/setting a data base ( for expressing ) of topics , so to store the different topics, organise them, connect them with REPORTS or brainstormings that people participating at the PUBLIC OPEN SPACE TECHNOLOGIES wish to share on the internet, and a system of TAGS , where certain words that relate with each other simply make links between each other. Such as on Delicious, or a bit like WikiWords in a wiki. Systems to visualise the memos of a certain meeting on a certain day ( and eventually connect them to previous memos - meeting results - and profiles of people that wrote the previous tags ) Such tags can also create links with Blogs, and wikis, that such a online platform / data base can host. IN SOME WAY, PUBLIC OPEN SPACE opens up and CONNECTS what many of us do/ tools and information on the INTERNET , to EVERYONE with/trough a NON VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT-tool. It is also possible to imagine that , with help of some technicians and networks that want to share their knowledge and resources in the field of ad hoc wireless networking , build small ( mobile ) wireless networks at the spot of the public open space technologies , EASING REAL TIME INPUT AND INTERACTION BETWEEN REAL WORLD AND VIRTUAL WORLD TOOLS What other tools? Let us know what your ideas and suggestions are!!! For example, a MAPS tool, making it easier to organise and situate where public open space will be held. Whether it are maps on the scale of a city ( with different locations within the city ) , or smaller scale maps , such as maps of a parc. Small scale maps make it easier to situate where the meetings are happening, and where wich thematic meetings will happen. Such maps can then be published online on a website and can be easily printed and distributed. --- Connected Projects - Extensions: - CONNECT YOUR PROJECT? ( feel free to add/edit on http://www.oikoumene.be/PublicOpenSpaceTechnology ) - The OPEN WORLD PROJECT http://www.oikoumene.be/openworld : It extends and complements the Public Open Space Technology in the sense that it 1) Publicises the practice and technology 2) Connects different ( open space technology ) networks 3) Opens up opportunities for "Honey Bees" to polinise by mixing the different information , events, opportunities, knowledge , contacts , ... they encoutered in different places. LET ME/US KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED , AND LET/US ME KNOW ABOUT YOUR IDEAS You can find my e-mail on my profile: http://www.oikoumene.be/dantegabryell Feel free to check some of the links I bookmarked on related subjects on my delicious : http://del.icio.us/deliciousdante and please recommend me/us any more interesting bookmarks on these topics. Potential suggestions for OPEN SPACE Topics : About ANYTHING YOU WANT for example: DISCUSSION OPEN SPACE TECHNOLOGIES ( about issues and/or ideas you want to discuss and develop ) or LEARNING OPEN SPACE TECHNOLOGIES ( About interests/skills/knowledge you have and want to share with others ) although because open space is so free and flexible, they mix as discussions and exchanges start. here are a few quick brainstormed topics: About Lifestyles ( Different lifestyles ) About Applying Technologies in our Daily Lives ( Different Technologies and Fields of Application ) About Travelling About Gift Economy Cooperation Between Business and Communities in the City Locan Ad Hoc Wireless Networks About Food and Agriculture Local (Representative) Politics International Representative Politics Design and Clothing etc. < | Organic Open Source? >
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