question on residential OS

[Christine Whitney Sanchez]

Marty, I would opt for Evening News before supper and fully open space in
the evenings.  This was reconfirmed for me at a recent 1.5 day OS event I
facilitated for a national association.  Day One was a very high energy and
productive day.  Then they all went off to a Major League Baseball game on
the evening of Day One.   My observation was that in the somewhat formal
social setting of the stadium suite, the typical pecking order reasserted
itself.  Since the ballgame gig was quite expensive, everyone felt obligated
to go.  Day Two was quite sluggish - they got to action but had lost some of
their enthusiasm.   In the closing circle, several people mentioned that
they regretted the scheduled social events as they had the effect of
shutting down the space. 
 
Hope this helps. 
 
Christine
 
Christine Whitney Sanchez
KAIROS Alliance Inc.
2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue
Phoenix, AZ  85048
480.759.0262
www.kairosalliance.com <http://www.kairosalliance.com/> 
 

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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Marty
Boroson
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 12:56 AM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: question on residential OS



Hello all

 

I am planning an OS for a conference that will involve about 80 people
staying a beautiful hotel in the country for 3.5 days.  Day 1  will probably
be lectures and workshops.  Days 2 - 4 will be an Open Space, and we will
probably opt to have one theme or question for this entire period, leading
to some kind of action planing on Day 4.  

 

My question is what to do with the evenings of Day 2 and 3, after supper.
Should we have "evening news" before supper, suggesting that our day's work
is over?  Should we schedule social events for these evenings?  Or should we
keep the space "fully open" and have breakout slots in the evening?   In
other words, in an ongoing Open Space, when participants are residential,
when is the day done?

 

Many thanks,

 

Marty

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