co-located open space events
Michael Herman
michael at michaelherman.com
Thu Mar 9 08:52:02 PST 2006
one thing ted left out of the opening query here is that one
organization might be feeling skittish about being lumped into
something else. it's new enough that it wants to find its own shape
before it dissolves or connects with other structures. fair enough.
my thought was that we could write two or three or however many *very
short* inviting statements of purpose, one per group, and then add the
additional layer/question of "...and how do these groups all inform
and support each other?"
also, i do think that one event can have only one invitation. first
because it's too much work to write more than one. more importantly,
thought, it seems that all ppts should show up for the same thing.
if, like in this case, there isn't common language for writing an
single invitation, then that just becomes part of the task/purpose for
the meeting itself. having various groups come for different
invites/purposes seems like real trouble.
m
On 3/9/06, Harrison Owen <hhowen at verizon.net> wrote:
> Jimmy -- Simultaneous, multi-site OS events work very well. Same theme,
> different spaces with electronic inter-connect. You need a little "backroom"
> operation to insure that each site is aware of issues raised at the other
> site -- and should discussion on a single issue break out on both sites --
> that there is an effective interchange of "reports." A little extra work,
> but also lots of fun.
>
> Harrison
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> When I read the subject line I imagined an event happening in two
> locations rather than two events happening in one location.
>
> The former might be a solution to a situation I find myself in
> now. The Friends General Conference annual Gathering has unexpectely
> sold out in 5 days, four months before the event (July
> 1-7). Expecting only 1000 or so participants, Pacific Lutheran
> College in Tacoma, WA was selected for the site. They cannot
> accommodate more than the 1200 already booked. There are probably
> several hundred more that were planning on attending. It occurred to
> me that one option would be to book a separate location in the
> vicinity and make it an Open Space event. Any thoughts on how this
> might or might not work?
>
> Jimmy Pryor
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>From Thu Mar 9 13:32:04 2006
Message-Id: <THU.9.MAR.2006.133204.0800.>
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 13:32:04 -0800
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From: Lisa Heft <lisaheft at openingspace.net>
Subject: Re: co-located open space events
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Hi -
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I had written:
<the core/host team may need to send out differently-crafted messages /
announcements to speak to different kind of groups.>
=20
Michael, you wrote - and I'm thinking you were responding to what I =
wrote?:
< i do think that one event can have only one invitation. first
because it's too much work to write more than one. more importantly,
thought, it seems that all ppts should show up for the same thing.=20
if, like in this case, there isn't common language for writing an
single invitation, then that just becomes part of the task/purpose for
the meeting itself. having various groups come for different
invites/purposes seems like real trouble.>
=20
=20
I'm guessing I should have provided some examples to be clearer as to =
what I
was thinking.
=20
I am not saying the different forms of outreach to different groups you =
want
to invite name different *purposes / tasks / reasons* for the meeting or
conference. =20
=20
What I am saying is about culture, and cultural forms of expression, and
about invitation - how different kinds of people or cultures respond to
different ways of invitation and different vocabulary and such. So for =
an OS
with diverse participants, for example one flyer or email announcement =
that
has the graphics and energy and words that speak more to youth, one that
speaks more to business leaders, going in-person to parent groups =
because
maybe that is what speaks more to them, and so on. Not always =
necessary,
given the event - sometimes very necessary, given the mix of people you =
want
to have in the room and what their lives/cultures/codes/ways of
communicating are like.
=20
Diverse outreach/invitation to invite diversity. Everyone's message
includes the same reason / purpose for the gathering. But everyone does =
not
have a common language, or common access to information streams/methods,
unless you know you are inviting only a certain kind of people (which =
may
indeed be the case for your event, Ted and Michael.but I can't tell -
perhaps you are seeking to invite people who speak in a specific =
language,
visit on-line and respond to - for example - wiki/mashup vocabulary, =
codes
and culture?)
=20
I think it's worth the work (not to imply that you don't think it's =
worth
the work, Michael - just to clarify the context of my response when you =
say
'it's too much work' ). One of the things I tell my clients is that the
burden of work for them indeed *is* in the invitation - to craft it / =
them
well, to invite and keep inviting, to figure out who is not there and - =
if
one is welcoming diversity, to find ways and resources to make it just =
as
easy for people in minority culture to learn about the event and get =
there
as for the others, and so on.
=20
(again I think that I'm only reading a bit about your event as this
conversation unfolds so your greater knowledge of your particular event =
and
your particular constituency may result in you sending one clear message =
in
one form to one sort of people)
=20
Lisa
___________________________
L i s a H e f t
Consultant, Facilitator, Educator
O p e n i n g S p a c e
lisaheft at openingspace.net
www.openingspace.net=20
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<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
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<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'><<i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>the core/host team may need to send out
differently-crafted messages / announcements to speak to different kind =
of
groups</span></i>.></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
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<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'>Michael, you wrote – and I’m thinking you were =
responding
to what I wrote?:</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=3D2
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>< i do
think that one event can have only one invitation. =
first</span></font></i></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=3D2
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>because
it's too much work to write more than one. more =
importantly,</span></font></i></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=3D2
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>thought,
it seems that all ppts should show up for the same thing. =
</span></font></i></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=3D2
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>if, like
in this case, there isn't common language for writing =
an</span></font></i></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=3D2
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>single
invitation, then that just becomes part of the task/purpose =
for</span></font></i></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=3D2
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>the
meeting itself. having various groups come for =
different</span></font></i></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=3D2
face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>invites/purposes
seems like real trouble</span></font></i>.></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'>I’m guessing I should have provided some examples to be =
clearer
as to what I was thinking.</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'>I am not saying the different forms of outreach to different =
groups you
want to invite name different *<b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>purposes /
tasks / reasons</span></b>* for the meeting or conference. =
</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'>What I am saying is about culture, and cultural forms of =
expression,
and about invitation – how different kinds of people or cultures =
respond
to different ways of invitation and different vocabulary and such. So =
for an OS
with diverse participants, for example one flyer or email announcement =
that has
the graphics and energy and words that speak more to youth, one that =
speaks
more to business leaders, going in-person to parent groups because maybe =
that
is what speaks more to them, and so on. Not always necessary, =
given the
event – sometimes very necessary, given the mix of people you want =
to
have in the room and what their lives/cultures/codes/ways of =
communicating are
like.</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'>Diverse outreach/invitation to invite diversity. =
Everyone’s
message includes the same reason / purpose for the gathering. But
everyone does not have a common language, or common access to =
information
streams/methods, unless you know you are inviting only a certain kind of =
people
(which may indeed be the case for your event, Ted and Michael…but =
I can’t
tell – perhaps you are seeking to invite people who speak in a =
specific language,
visit on-line and respond to – for example – wiki/mashup
vocabulary, codes and culture?)</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'>I think it’s worth the work (not to imply that you =
don’t
think it’s worth the work, Michael – just to clarify the =
context of
my response when you say ‘it’s too much work’ ). =
One of
the things I tell my clients is that the burden of work for them indeed =
*<b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>is</span></b>* in the invitation – to =
craft it /
them well, to invite and keep inviting, to figure out who is not there =
and –
if one is welcoming diversity, to find ways and resources to make it =
just as
easy for people in minority culture to learn about the event and get =
there as
for the others, and so on…</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'>(again I think that I’m only reading a bit about your =
event as
this conversation unfolds so your greater knowledge of your particular =
event
and your particular constituency may result in you sending one clear =
message in
one form to one sort of people)</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'>Lisa</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'>___________________________</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'>L i s a H e f t</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'>Consultant, Facilitator, Educator</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'>O p e n i n g S p a c e</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'>lisaheft at openingspace.net</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'>www.openingspace.net </span></font></p>
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