open space series of cafes in London, clarification

Zelle Nelson zelle at knowplacelikehome.com
Wed Sep 22 20:28:44 PDT 2004


Chris,

Thanks for contributing this modified "Open Space".

I'm confused about the format:

Their one day format consisted of 4 hours indoors and 2 hours walking
and conversing round London. Their 4 hour format was very interesting to me:

15 minutes circle introduction

20 minutes of postits of what do you most want to discuss



20 minutes of rearranging a wall of postits into 4 clusters which then
became one-hours sessions dividing the 22? who came into almost equal groups


[MY QUESTION] Were there 4 1-hour sessions or 1 hour long session with 4
topics?


then another look at the postits where different people took the
opportunity to rearrange how 2 or more concerns connected and to discuss
how they interpreted these new linked meanings



I would say the spirit and intent of this equalled several true open
spaces over 1 or 2 days that I have attended , so for those people who
come to an open space café in London who don't dare produce a 2-day
event for their first big challenge convention, I think we should look
at attempts for mini-open space designs that if not exactly endorsing,
we agree have the same  self-organising spirit. Yes the same rule of the
law of 2 feet was the only rule applied today

Sounds exciting!

Let me know which version :
4 1-hour sessions (with multiple topics within each session)
or 1 hour long session broken into 4 topic groups.

Thanks.

With Grace and Love,

Zelle

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chris macrae wrote:

>
>
> London, Tuesday 21 Sept at 17.30, British Library: we are hosting the
> first of a series of one-hour Simpol cafes - www.simpol.org.uk   - on
> why practitioners of Open Space love what we try to facilitate for
> people who don't fully understand what Open Space systemises but are
> concerned with big challenges
>
>
>
> Bridget Peake is being our first guide. Amongst other application
> areas she has taken open space to are:
>
>
>
> 5 general Create the World we Wants - arguably connecting the largest
> network of change concern folk in Britain (which is admittedly is a
> sleepy country for change)
>
> 2 specific CTWWW3 on education (which has become an idea that other
> European countries are considering replicating), and international policy
>
> CTWWW has also spawned other events like sustainable business
> exchanges at Findhorn Scotland - probably the largest permanent change
> community in Britain
>
>
>
> Bridget has also taught young cultural creatives to convene their open
> spaces as I reported a few months back. She also does open space in
> business...
>
>
>
> However there is something else that I would like these cafes which I
> try to co-produce in London to achieve. Today I was at London's first
> convention of bloggers run in what they called an open space format.
> Surprisingly? while they were all far more technology literate than
> me, as social networkers most had a deeper humanitarian practice
> issue. Their one day format consisted of 4 hours indoors and 2 hours
> walking and conversing round London. Their 4 hour format was very
> interesting to me:
>
> 15 minutes circle introduction
>
> 20 minutes of postits of what do you most want to discuss
>
>
>
> 20 minutes of rearranging a wall of postits into 4 clusters which then
> became one-hours sessions dividing the 22? who came into almost equal
> groups
>
>
>
> then another look at the postits where different people took the
> opportunity to rearrange how 2 or more concerns connected and to
> discuss how they interpreted these new linked meanings
>
>
>
> I would say the spirit and intent of this equalled several true open
> spaces over 1 or 2 days that I have attended , so for those people who
> come to an open space café in London who don't dare produce a 2-day
> event for their first big challenge convention, I think we should look
> at attempts for mini-open space designs that if not exactly endorsing,
> we agree have the same  self-organising spirit. Yes the same rule of
> the law of 2 feet was the only rule applied today
>
>
>
> Back to Tuesday, we meet in the café behind the main floor of the
> British Library near Euston and Kings Cross Station. If you would like
> to come or know someone in London who might (please relay the post ) .
> The event is free, as are all collaboration and simpol cafes organised
> by London, as First Collaboration Knowledge City -an odd phrase I have
> to use because the European Union won't look at any conversation
> format unless it has knowledge in it . Please email me at
> wcbn007 at easynet.co.uk <mailto:wcbn007 at easynet.co.uk> if you wish to
> come or need further details. NB we just squat in the café like any
> other customers (ie we are not a formal British Library Event).
> Anything we think we may learn we will try and share with the
> community be this alumni of open space or of collaboration knowledge
> cities around the world
>
>
>
> Makes enough sense?
>
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Chris Macrae, wcbn007 at easynet.co.uk <mailto:wcbn007 at easynet.co.uk>
>
> Blog of Firsts in the World is at  http://firstsintheworld.blogspot.com/
>
> Water  Angels  http://waterangels.blogspot.com/
>
>  being the context of most concern for www.simpol.org.uk
> <http://www.simpol.org.uk/> and next months 20000 European Social
> Forum activists meeting in London
>
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