SV: OS with people coming late

Thomas Herrmann thomas at openspaceconsulting.com
Thu Jun 2 15:20:49 PDT 2005


Dear Christine
I haven´t read the whole thread but just wanted to share that I often
announce the meeting starting with coffee 15 mts before when I plan to start
the opening. Maybe this idea is coming to late this time but anyway.
Good luck!
Thomas Herrmann

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> Hi all,
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> Next Monday I am going to facilitate a short OS event . This meeting is
> usually monthly, facilitated by someone who provides information and
> answer questions on a specific topic. It lasts 2 hours. We don't know in
> advance who is coming . As there seem to be more than 20 people,  the
> round-robin format within a short time frame  is becoming difficult, so
> I offered to do it as an Open Space.  The meeting must finish at 3.30
> (we have to clean the room).
> I have  one concern with the opening circle , let me explain you why :
> the meeting is supposed to begin at 1.30pm. But usually most people
> arrive late, every few minutes someone new comes in. (for those who are
> not familiar with France, arriving 15mn late is the norm,-ie it is not
> considered as late).  And here as people are mothers with babies, I
> expect people still arriving at 2.15, maybe more. If I wait until
> everybody is here, the risk is that we begin only at 2.30, so we would
> have only a very short taste of open space. If I open the circle around
> 1.30, most people will miss it and won't get how it works...
> I don't know what to do. What do you suggest ?
>
> Christine Koehler
> Paris, France
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