Open Space intro at Google Headquarters--I'm looking for intro ideas

[Matthew Blom]

Dear people who open space,
 
 My name is Matthew, and I'm new to the list and a half-year new to open space facilitation (trained by the bunny lovable Lisa Heft).  I've been so jazzed by the idea of getting open space to Google, a place which already explores many new ways of behaving in the business world.
 
 Yesterday, I got an in.
 
 I'll be doing a "tech talk" on May 3rd, and I am now running multiple scenarios through my head about how to introduce open space there.  These talks are usually an hour, and I imagine it being rather boring to talk "about" open space, and I'm unsure how to go about actually experiencing it in that short a time frame.
 
 Ideas I've had thus far--kick, bite, and scream for more time (what's an ideal intro. time frame?  3 hours? How long should the sessions be?)
 
 Try an experience of it with very short sessions--like 10 minutes long?
 
 I'm also wondering about a theme.  I'll need to talk more with someone out there about that piece.
 
 Any ideas and/or experiences from those who have done something like this would be very helpful!
 
 peace,
 Matthew
 

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