SV: what happens when you mix OS and world cafe

[Thomas Herrmann]

Dear Chris
I have worked and still use both OS and World Café(+group graphics) but I
haven´t mixed them.

I have almost only used the Café when I have had a large group and little
time (often 2-3 hours).I do know that there are people around who use Café
to go deeper than we do on these occasions. As soon as I get more time and
the conditions are right I use Open Space. One important aspect for me is
that I think the experience of "we did it ourselves" is so powerful. Another
thing is that I think it is more efficient when there is enough time. One
more thing is that I think OS gives conditions that enhance relations
between participants and builds new networks amongst them, on a deeper and
more focused level (interest groups).

Today I facilitated a full day of Open Space with 170 staff of a school in
the south of Sweden. Now the 22 reports are posted on a wall, and they have
a week to do the voting with dots. Then we´ll meet again on the 31st to
continue convergence and do actionplans. By the way, the reports are already
in their mailbox!
Warmest regards & Good Night
Thomas Herrmann

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> Från: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]För Chris Macrae
> Skickat: den 16 mars 2004 07:48
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> Ämne: what happens when you mix OS and world cafe
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>
> I am trying to understand what the difference in outcome is
> between a day spent in open space and a day that mixes open space
> and cafe -latter case here
> http://www.theworldcafe.com/storyconversing.html
>
> Worse I am coming from a situation where I would have been happy
> with open space but the powers that choose sound like they will
> go for the mixture. (And yes the one day feels like another
> cramping factor)
>
> I am taking a first guess that Open Space is better where there
> is conflict resolution on all sides and indeed the normal powers
> that be are part of the communal problem. OS and cafe may have an
> advantage if like the charette there are some expert parameters
> that are going to need to be built (eg if an architect is
> designing something in a town at the end of the day the
> co-creation has to stand up to being architecturally stable)
>
> Is that a correct first guess? And what other major differences
> are there/ eg is there something about Open Space being better if
> you want the people to reconcile with each other and continually
> network around their shared situation whereas the OS & Cafe may
> be more about one product development decision where neither of
> these issues (there may not be people-based hidden agendas to
> start with and the need for people to continuously reconcile
> viewpoints from that day on may not be as primary as it would be
> in peacemaking context) may be so big?
>
> Help!
> chris macrae
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