USB-sticks/computer station during OST + some more..

[Michael Herman]

i missed that bit about folks not having to return to a central
location, jimmy.  i think that's not any trouble.  it supports all
kinds of chance meetings and moments of resting.

i totally agree with harrison about the processing of the notes, i
always do everything i can to set things up in such a way that notes
are taken on flipcharts or other paper and typed up later.  the groups
that can discuss and digest simultaneously are too few to count on, i
think.  the rest tend to produce transcripts that don't serve anyone
well.

as for restricting access, i think that's not necessary.  nothing
wrong with using law of two feet and letting your fingers do the
walking.  if those detours let people check out other pressing issues,
research discussion issues, rest their minds elsewhere or whatever, so
long as they are learning and contributing.

m



On 3/14/06, Jimmy Pryor <Jimmy at sunbody.com> wrote:
>  Lisa,
>
>  Yes, those are all good points. And I largely concur.  And I really prefer
> to not have people working on their computers during meetings.
>
>  But, a lot of people are becoming accustomed to being online all the time.
> Having their laptops with them at meetings is the norm.  Meeting locations
> are even chosen for their WIFI.  So, I am wondering how accepting people
> will be to be told to turn off their laptops during meetings.  The internet
> access in this space is not wireless, so that could be restricted.  But some
> folks want it.  If notes are going to be written up on a computer at some
> point, I anticipate resistance to saying "You can't write-up the notes until
> after the meeting."
>
>  Certainly others on this list have encountered this?
>
>  Jimmy
>
>
>  At 11:39 AM 3/14/2006, Lisa Heft wrote:
>
>  Hi, Jimmy –
>
>  You said:
>
>  <We're also considering some way to keep the evolving agenda
>  continuously posted and updated on the website so people don't have
>  to return to a central location to see the agenda.>
>
>  Beware that you replace face-to-face interaction with the seeming ease of
> helping things along with technology.  When two participants chat at the
> Newsroom (a central location) that may be the seed of a future collaborative
> project.  When someone takes their notes to a Newsroom they get a chance to
> think and reflect upon their experience.  When someone has to walk up to an
> Agenda Wall (which can also become a Breaking News Wall), that means folks
> return to the main room, pass by other great conversations and get sucked
> into them, feel the energy, have conversations at the wall, and so on.  So
> it is the very act of returning to a central location to see the agenda that
> can deliver great gifts to the participants.
>
>  Technology will help in many ways.  Remember also that the whole body also
> takes and exchanges data in different ways (audio, kinesthetic, graphic, by
> reaching out and putting something on the wall, eye contact during a
> conversation rather than all eyes down at keyboards) and that random human
> interaction is also "the Work" of an Open Space, as much as any session or
> session content.
>
>  Also, regarding internet access - decide if having everyone check their
> email all the time during the working meeting (the Open Space) is a good
> idea.  So often we say 'please turn your phones and pagers to vibrate' and
> I've also had clients eliminate internet access to the Open Space room (even
> clients who use very high tech as a rule) to encourage people to focus on
> the human interaction and discussions.
>
>  Lisa
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