A taster of OST meeting on 1,5 hour

[Harrison Owen]

Lisa - further on your point about logistics. Actually I rather find the
reverse to be true. The larger the group, the easier (for me) the logistics.
With a small group the tendency is to "let the facilitator do it" (as in
signs, computers, etc.) But with a large (or better VERY LARGE) group - it
is obviously impossible for the facilitator to do it and therefore very easy
to put everyone to work. Once again proving the advantage of thinking of one
more thing not to do.

 

ho 

 

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Subject: Re: A taster of OST meeting on 1,5 hour

 

Hi, Karen - good question.

 

Karen wrote:

<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?>

 

I look forward to hearing your thoughts, Harrison - in my experience working
with groups of from 1 (yep) to 1500, the only challenge (true for all sizes
of groups) is about logistics.  With the right team helping put on the
event, there's not a shift to 'harder', just more things to think about and
secure during the pre-work/prep/organizing time.  And if there's
documentation during the event, availability of technology or wallspace or
whatever to co-create and distribute (during or soon after the event) the
Book of Proceedings.

 

Site size, site access, ability to hear everyone, enough paper, posting
area, time, the whole thing.

 

 

Given great logistical planning and prep work, the ability of people to post
topics (I've not experience any sized group taking more than 1.25 hours for
opening and agenda co-creation), the ease of discussion, the flow, the
intimacy of discussion - all those things, delightfully, remain the same.

Lisa

 

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