Optimal Time-Slots

[Harrison Owen]

I always find 1.5 hr slots to be comfortable. Less will surely work, and
more seems to be too much. Can't say this is "right" - but it works for me.

 

Harrison

 

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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Brendan
McKeague
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 11:29 AM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Optimal Time-Slots

 

In a two day open space events, are 1.5 hour time-slots preferable to 1 hour
slots? 
Let me know the 'right' answer please.... or maybe not!

Brendan


At 10:49 PM 23/02/2006, you wrote:



Andrew:
 
I've also seen, on two occasions, a breakout group of about 100 (in a 5-600
person event.)   These groups seem to get along just fine even if it was a
little hard for the outliers to hear.  They both went for 1.5 hours and a
bit beyond with some, but not a lot, of attrition.
 
We "know" that the ideal group discussion is with 8-12 people (from the
small group evidence).  We know, from "Wisdom of Crowds" that hundreds or
thousands in aggregated decision making do much better than the one "expert"
(given the evidence).  We really don't "know" how many people can be held
together in "collective focus" - consciously or unconsciously.  100 in a
break out?  2000 in a OS event.  A country? ????  Being happy with
not-knowing allows for wonderful surprises.
 
OSonOSinOZ sounds like it was a great stimulus for thinking!
 
Larry
 
Larry Peterson
Associates in Transformation
Toronto, ON, Canada
416.653.4829
 
larry at spiritedorg.com  
www.spiritedorg.com 
 
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