A Late Note to B. Peake

Harrison Owen hhowen at comcast.net
Thu Sep 9 11:17:29 PDT 2004


Good Going! And you can make things a little easier on yourself and the
participants by saying, just before everybody is invited to go to the wall
and sign up, something like -- "Three final things: Conflicts, Combinations
and Public Safety. Conflicts occur in open space when two people propose
sessions at the same time and you want to go to both. You options are to
persuade the Conveners to combine their sessions or change the times. BUT IT
IS THE CONVENERS' CHOICE. Should they not agree, you must choose. Or you
could be a Bumble Bee. Combinations: Some issues look alike, and might be
combined -- but just remember it is much better to have a few people sharing
deeply than a lot of people fighting for air-time. And no matter what the
Conveners Rule! Public Safety: (Applies only with large groups -- 100+)
Before you all go to the wall, will everybody on the Wall side of the room
pick up all their belongings and their chairs and move everything to the
center of the room. This prevents spilled coffee cups, lost bags, and broken
bones."

Good luck next time around. And if the people want to do OS again -- why not
suggest that if any of the people want to learn how to do an Open Space,
they might become your "assistants" for the day? Obviously OS will run
without further help, but these folks could become the OS crew for the
organization. This is all about teaching them to fish as opposed to giving
them fish. True, you loose the fees for doing an Open Space, but you could
gain a whole new client group. And no matter what it is always great to
share the love.

Harrison


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