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

Chris Macrae wcbn007 at easynet.co.uk
Fri Apr 21 14:34:07 PDT 2006


I am a bit unclear of your first hour's format because you mention a "tech 
talk". If you need examples of why google should not want to be left in the 
dark about open space, perhaps one need go no futrher than two of their 
product orbits:
the bloggers who most interest me hold a blog walk across countries which is 
convened in open space

those now trying to restore the web2.1 as the peoples medium are taking what 
they know for silicon valley on an open space roadtur next stop New Orleans!

alongside this if we are talking about under 30s as the net generation's 
cultural creatives, I have never met any of that clan which doesnt use open 
space

If any of the 3 of the above interest you, I can either give more details of 
what's it like to be at such experiences or introduce you by email to 
coordinators of such 

It is hmm true that all of the above typically do open space in 2 to 3 hour 
formats (which isnt in my view the whole) but then you need to see how they 
are assuming that tyhey are building networks for thsoe whp want to play and 
open space is about one of 5 connecting components; others being blogs, or a 
club type guide of real cultural creative hubs across cities, or open-source 
type projects etc. So the open space is a continous tool looping through 4 or 
5 other continuous playgrounds for seriously focusing innovation and 
transformation

cheers
chris macrae wcbn007 at easynet.co.uk


Quoting Matthew Blom <learnbyliving at yahoo.com>:

 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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