Robert's in the midst of Open Space

Chris Corrigan chris at chriscorrigan.com
Sat Nov 11 03:26:08 PST 2006


You could use Open Space to open space on the decisions that need to be
made, to harvest some deeper wisdom about what your group might do.  Then
you could sit in a council circle  as the closing circle, and have the
proposals deliberated upon using a wisdom council sort of model, either
formally or informally constituted.  After the meeting is over, I'd be
surprised if you felt it was necessary to take a vote, but if you needed to
for legal reasons, you could do it then.

But honestly, Open Space Technology and Robert's Rules of Order are just
about the opposite ends of the spectrum of meeting methods.  Keep us posted
on this detente of process!

Chris

On 11/9/06, Justin T. Sampson <justin at krasama.com> wrote:
>
> Howdy,
>
> I'm planning to use Open Space for a small meeting on Saturday. I
> described the context a while ago and got some great advice on
> using OST for small groups. Some major points I remember are to
> (1) trust the group and (2) get rid of the tables. :)
>
> I have a more specific question now, pertaining to how the
> organization operates formally. This meeting is the monthly
> meeting of a local (city-wide) political party, usually a friendly
> but somewhat dull Robert's Rules style (I serve as chair). The
> main purpose of these meetings, in my mind at least, is to bring
> together activists to talk about local issues and get ideas and
> support for various projects, which OST is perfect for.
>
> However, another important function of the meetings is to make
> formal decisions as an organization, such as passing resolutions,
> electing officers, or approving budgets. For these things we are
> required by our bylaws to take a vote of the members present. Do
> any of you have stories or ideas to share about effectively
> calling for a formal vote on some proposal in the midst of Open
> Space festivities? Should I just schedule an abbreviated Robert's
> meeting after or before the Open Space portion of the meeting, or
> can I safely hold a Robert's meeting as just another Open Space
> session?
>
> The whole meeting is very short, 2-3 hours. We would likely have
> only a couple, if any, formal motions to consider. But I want to
> make sure I have some answer when it comes up!
>
> Cheers,
> Justin
>
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