Timing for really large groups

[Eric Lilius]

My experience with the wall is that it is a marketplace and
that like any market, haggling and negotiating occurs. The 
community interacts with itself.

People come to the centre, say their name and take
responsibility for a topic and post it with a time and
space.

Others post their topics. People start to choose what they
feel drawn to. Topics may be at the same time.
Negotiations happen on the spot.
There is a recognition that two topics are really the
same...the interested groups combine. If the weather is nice 
they decide to go outside.
Scheduling changes...
People rubbing shoulders. It's a marketplace.
It's a human and flowing process.....and chaordic.
As Chris says, " there is nothing like the buzz "

The only way I get in the way is that I will gently 
encourage spacing the topics in temporal order, particularly 
if there are several days of sessions.

I like having folks sign up on the wall...requires a 
committment and helps to determine if breakout group space 
needs to change or needs more chairs.

Committing to a topic doesn't mean you can't be a butterfly
or a bumblebee. The Law of Mobility permits movement and 
allows energy to shift and grow.

The process that happens at the wall is part of what gives 
Open Space it's unique character and which drives those who 
need to control the process nuts. Open Space was born in 
tribal processes and works best, I find, when those ancient 
and deeply human aspects are honoured. This is what I 
respond to in Open Space.

Most of the Open Space events that I have facilitated have
been around 50 people. I participated in an very large Open 
Space in a university gymnasium which Larry Peterson 
facilitated that had lots of wall and we used it....well, I 
might add.

Eric



Jennifer Hurley wrote:

> On 6/16/05 12:33 AM, "Joelle Lyons Everett" <JLEShelton at aol.com> wrote:
> 
>      From my experience as a participant in an Open Space of 700 or 800,
>     I would endorse Lisa's suggestion to skip the sign-up at the wall.
>       It was hard to get close enough to the wall posters to read or
>     write.   The large screen will help with the reading, so it will not
>     be necessary for everyone to get to the wall at the start.
> 
> 
> I have never really understood the purpose of having people sign up at 
> the wall.  It seems cumbersome to have people write on the wall. 
>  Instead, I have been putting sign-up sheets wherever the discussion 
> circles are.  Does anyone have a good reason for asking people to sign 
> up at the wall?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jennifer Hurley
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