A taster of OST meeting on 1,5 hour

[Pannwitz, Michael M]

Dear Eva,
you got fabulous hints,
go for it...I hope you whet their appetites so that load of os emerge

Dear Harrison,
wearing a hat helps in the "Waiter's Back Routine".

Dear Karen,
I also find it gets "easier" with increasing size,
its been that way for me for groups up to 2108.
I havent found, however,  real merit in large groups per se.
Perhaps up to 150 or thereabouts the "diversity" and "few prior
connections"
and "chaos" and "confusion"  (all key ingredients for
selforganisation) keeps increasing
above that its fun but probably no increase in "quality".

Dear Lisa,
the conditions you describe, especially having everything in one huge
room,
are perfect for any length or size open space, I always fight for a
room like that...

Great threat,

See you all in Berlin in December
mmp



On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:31:22 -0400, Harrison Owen wrote:

>I find working with larger numbers (even very larger numbers ie 2000) to be
>"easier" from the point of view that the tendency for me as a facilitator to
>become personally involved goes down. This includes answering questions from
>participants -- which I don't. But with a large group it becomes all that
>much easier to avoid the questioner. I practice what I call the "Waiter's
>Back Routine" -- you know when you are looking to catch the eye of ac waiter
>and all you ever get is the back. Well I can do that very well. Seems rude,
>I guess, but the point for me is move quickly to the real action -- which is
>the people's work. Get me off the stage as quickly as possible. 
>
>Harrison 
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>From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Karen
>Diosy
>Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 2:43 PM
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>Harrison,
>I'm curious to hear more about why you would say 120 is probably easier than
>40.  It leads me to wonder also is there a point (number) where it shifts
>away from easier?
>Karen
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>Subject: Re: A taster of OST meeting on 1,5 hour
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>> Provided you have adequate space, 120 people is no more difficult that 40.
>> Actually it is probably easier.
>>
>> ho
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>> Harrison Owen
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>> From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Eva P
>> Svensson
>> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 2:01 PM
>> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
>> Subject: A taster of OST meeting on 1,5 hour
>>
>> Hello all!
>> I have been given the opportunity to demonstrate or give a taste of
>> OST at breakfast meetings in Malmö, Gothenburg and Stockholm in the
>> beginning of October. Just the timeframe is a challenge i think. They
>> send out the invitation today and now I had a call from one of the
>> organizers and they had already have 119 person registred in the
>> first day!
>> So they were concerned about the large number of people and to have
>> the right locations. And after my first "giggeling" of excitement I
>> am starting to getting cold feet...
>> How do you do this with so many people?
>> My first plan ( when I was hoping to have some 30-40 people) was to
>> have a very short opening and agenda setting (20 min) and 2 breakout
>> spaces à 25 min each and approx. 20 min to closing and reflection
>> over the process.
>>
>> How should you do - given the large amount of people? Do you think it
>> is "doable" as my first thougts or should you just choose one break
>> out session?
>>
>> Ideas are mostly welcomed!!!
>>
>> All the best
>> Eva
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