co-located open space events

[Ted Ernst]

Gerard,

I'm very curious why you choose seperate circles in the times when the
issues were related, and why you co-located dis-similer events in that
instance.  Thanks much for sharing!

peace,
ted

On 3/10/06, Gerard Muller <gm at openspace.dk> wrote:
> Hello Ted,
>
> I have tried that three times.
>
> The first were two events where the two groups had little to do with
> eachother,
> two facilitators.
>
> The second was two paralel sessions (though the only two at that point)
> in an international
> conference. two facilitators, but ............. one closing circle.
>
> The last, last month, two sessions which I both facilitated, starting
> the one half an hour before the other,
> having a wall largely made of doors and glass, and ending with a joint
> closing circle.
> In this last case the two issues were related, but the solution which
> emerged from my conversations with the sponsor was to have two paralel
> sessions, but to have a joint closing.
> In both openings I told the group there was another going on at the
> other side of the wall, and
> - that they were welcome to open the door and look at the other agenda;
> - and join a discussion there, too.
>
> In the two events which were connected we had one set of computers, and
> one coffee/tea/lunch area.
>
> Greetings from the snow,
>
>
>
>
> Gerard Muller
> Open Space Institute Denmark
> Phone: (+45) 21269621
> mail: gm at openspace.dk
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mar 9, 2006, at 7:45 AM, Ted Ernst wrote:
>
> > Traditional conferences somtimes co-locate because of their
> > overlapping communities or for various other reasons.  Sometimes an OS
> > event is co-located with a traditional event, maybe calling them
> > tracks or whatever.
> >
> > What about two OS events, co-located?  I've got a brainstorm cooking
> > here, with the omidyar.net members conference in July and the first
> > Chicago Planetwork conference.  Two facilitators.  Two opening
> > circles.  Two agenda walls.  One hotel.
> >
> > The alternative, of course, is to try to craft a single invitation
> > that serves both groups.  Maybe that's still possible.
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
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