very short events - Re: Optimal Time-Slots

[Ted Ernst]

Frank,
Very cool.  Sounds like WikiVanning, though we went for 2 solid days,
took a break for WikiSym and had 2+ more days.
Here's our dashboard agenda wall (just like you're table, no
timeslots): http://www.flickr.com/photos/tedernst/55188695/
Here's some of what I wrote about that event: http://tedernst.com/wp/?p=295

Not sure how well a no time-slot plan works with more people.

peace,
ted

On 2/23/06, Frank Deitle <commoikos at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Ted, enjoy seeing you on the list!
>
> My experience:
> I had a two and a half hour meeting at a coffee shop with 4 people last
> week. We were all familiar with Open Space. I put a stack of blank business
> cards in the middle of the table with some pens, anounced our theme
> (planning an ecovillage summit in open space), and asked for topics. We then
> scribbled about 12 topics in the next 5 minutes or so, remembering halfway
> through that it would be good to announce them as we write them. All the
> topics were scattered randomly on the table. Then we just went at it picking
> one topic after another, often tangenting off onto other topics (some which
> were on the agenda and some which were not). There were no time slots. Two
> of us spontaneously took notes. People regularly got up to use the bathroom
> or whatever and the conversation continued. Very open spacey without much of
> the open space formalities. I should re-iterate that all of us had a pretty
> good understanding of open space ethos (and we were all passionate about the
> theme). It worked very well in all our opinions. The cards definitly helped
> us focus our lively conversation. We could always come back to "what was on
> the table". We finally got tired and lost energy before we covered all the
> topics or resolved even a fraction of the issues but we now have a good
> record of the territory we are trying to cover, commitments to future
> action, and energy and enthusiasm for future collaboration.
>
> As I write this, I find myself wondering how this would work in the context
> of the topic discussions within a regular open space event? I like the
> fractal nature of the idea: self-similarity of the system at all levels.
> Sounds like a good OSonOS topic. I'll have to try it at my next big open
> space.
>
> Peace,
> Frank Deitle
>
>
> On 2/23/06, Ted Ernst <ted at chicagohumanist.org> wrote:
> >
> > Excellent conversation.
> >
> > I've facilitated two (monthly) 1.5 hour events, with a 3rd one coming
> > up in a month.  I didn't bother with time slots so far, there's just
> > no time with opening in and closing.  Anyone have similar experiences
> > with a series of very short events?  Or something to add?
> >
> > peace,
> > ted
> >
> >
> >
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