Good practice - Open Space Technology to promote intercultural dialogue (Modena, Italy)
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See also Good Practices - VIA per VIA: Italians, Migrants and Institutions work together
Participatory approach and Open Space Technology: "How to have a more harmonious living between locals and immigrants in the city of Modena" (Modena, Italy, June 2nd 2010)
Introduction to Participatory approach and to Open Space Technology (OST)
Marianella Sclavi, expert of Conflict Mediation and Participatory approach to decision making, founder of Ascolto attivo sas (active Listening consultant firm), having provided in her long experience many consultancies to Local Authorities dealing with some issues characteristic of their own town, noticed that, in the case a Local Authority promoted a Participatory approach to face a specific issue, the result was much more successful than when the Local Authority simply tried to impose a specific solution for that issue. She experienced that the most successful solution to a specific complex issue was not given by a group of experts, but by a group with the maximum of diversity, made of all the possible stakeholders, as you can get using a Participatory approach. She realized moreover that most of the decisions taken by “experts” alone were doomed to find in their way some constituency that would have been adversed to that decision while, when the Local Authority involved the citizens and all those who were interested from the very beginning of the decision making process, not only the final decision but also the implementation process were shared by all, providing in the end a very efficacious solution and preventing any discussion/opposition in the future.
An O.S.T. or Open Space Technology is a particular Forum of discussion based on Participatory approach, tool for conflict mediation: details in the words by Marianella Sclavi - read more in her interview 
italian language
Good practice: OST in Modena for intercultural dialogue (June 2nd 2010)
As first input coming out from the VIA per VIA project, Marianella Sclavi has lead - on the 2nd of June, Modena, Italy - an O.S.T. or Open Space Technology (a particular Forum of discussion, tool for conflict mediation) on "how to have a more harmonious living between locals and immigrants in the city of Modena". This appointment has been organized by Movimento Primo Marzo (promoter of the initiative - national movement, constituted by Italians and immigrants, for intercultural dialogue) and by Municipality of Modena (sponsor of the initiative).
Details of the event
- Subject: OST - Tutti i colori della Repubblica (Modena, June 2nd 2010): Open Space Technology focused on inducing Italians, Immigrants and Institutions to work together for the improvement of the quality of life in Modena
Invitation to the OST - Tutti i colori della Repubblica (June 2nd 2010, Modena, Italy),italian language : http://www.facebook.com/pages/EUGAD/211965065353?ref=ts#!/event.php?eid=104413296273018&ref=mf
- Objectives: stimulate the participation of citizens, and specifically of those who are not quite often involved in the common social life of the town and in the general management of the res publica; more in details, the OST aimed to face the current discomforts or problems related to cohabitation of locals and immigrants in the same town
- Beneficiaries: associations, groups, Institutions, common people, both Italians and Immigrants - specifically those who are not quite often involved in the common social life of the town and in the general management of the res publica
- Actuators of the initiative: Movimento Primo Marzo (promoter of the initiative - national movement, constituted by Italians and migrants, for intercultural dialogue) and Municipality of Modena (sponsor of the initiative)
- Methodology: Participatory approach and the methodology of the Open Space Technology or O.S.T. , a particular Forum of discussion, tool for conflict mediation, well described in the words by Marianella Sclavi: read more in her interview italian language
- General Description of the Initiative
People of different cultures took part at the initiative held in Modena on June 2nd 2010 - OST: how to improve the cohabitation of different cultures living in the same town - and, in spite of not having any experience about the OST methodology, they contributed very actively, with passions and strong motivation, providing ideas about the way how to improve the quality of life in Modena. They just listened to the explanations given by Marianella Sclavi at the beginning of the OST (which rules and which methodology to follow) and then they immediately stood up and exposed their ideas in front of the audience. Appassionate discussions followed, developed in small groups, and concrete suggestions have been proposed to the Municipality of Modena, in the end. The contributions have been given by Italian, Immigrants, Institutions. An interesting interview to Marianella Sclavi, taken at the end of the OST, clarifies purpose of the OST, critical approach and results.
Video on Youtube: "OST for intercultural dialogue: explanations of the methodology (Marianella Sclavi); ideas/contributions by the participants (Italians, migrants, Institutions); interview to Marianella Sclavi at the end of the OST"
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Part 1: Explanation of the Open Space Technology methodology - No complaining is admitted (Marianella Sclavi) Part 2: Ideas/contributions by the participants about the way how to improve the quality of life and of the intercultural dialogue in Modena (Italians, Migrants, Institutions) Part 3: Interview to Marianella Sclavi: is it important to involve the migrants in the decisional process of local policy? Why? |
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Video on youtube "OST - Migrants and Politics - Interview to Cecile Kyenge, Provincial Counsellor" - italian language
See also Interview to Cecile Kyenge
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Is it important to involve immigrates in local politics? Why? Which criteria a local administration should follow in order to implement a successful policy for immigrates? The immigrates matter is a social issue or a cultural issue? |
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Video on youtube "OST - Critics by Comitato Primo Marzo - Interview to Anton Lesaj" - italian language
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What are the finalities of the so - called Comitato Primo Marzo? Which kind of interaction between Comitato Primo Marzo and the local institutions of Modena? Positive and negative aspects related to the OST of Modena, June 2nd 2010, on intercultural dialogue? |
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Instant Report - OST 2 giugno 2010
Read the Instant Report
The response by Institutions: the Major of Modena Giorgio Pighi discusses with migrants about their problems and suggestions
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Following the problems and suggestions developed during the OST held in Modena on June 2nd 2010, summarized in the Instant Report, on July 20st 2010, the Major of Modena, Mr Giorgio Pighi, in relation also with the so-called Program Effetto Modena, met the migrants and discussed with them about their problems and suggestions in order to improve the quality of life in the town. With a clear input: "We are here not only to discuss and to promote intercultural dialogue, but to put into practice as well"
Read here the Written Report of the Meeting, |
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Sinergies with the Eugad Team
The Eugad Team will follow with great interest the future steps of the project VIA per VIA, as the Team thrusts a lot in the good result of this project, and in the significant experiences, knowledge and competencies derivable from it. The Eugad Team would also like to create sinergies with the Project VIA per VIA, for the many contact points it has with the project Empowering communities and LA Local Authorities in West Africa to develop Community based responsible Eco-tourism for an improved livelihood and a sustainable management of natural resources , whose Applicant is just the Municipality of Modena and whose Concept Note has just been approved by CE
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