opening space with very small groups

Tue Sep 19 12:51:45 PDT 2006

Merci Catherine!

I think Bienne is in the French part of Switzerland, but I'm not sure so 
I'll write this thank you in English. Thanks for Ms. Gerber's coordinates. 
I'll wait for answers a while and see after if I need to get in touch with 
her.

I lived in southern Germany for a few years and skiied and trekked quite a 
bit in Switzerland. I have wonderful memories of your beautiful country.

Thank you and take care!

At 09:05 2006-09-19, you wrote:
>hello, Esther,
>i did not open space my self, with such a small group. However, i intended
>one last year. We were 6 people.It was in a seminar of for those, who wanted
>to animate OS within the genuine contact program.
>
>the OS was facilitate by Marainne Gerber (sonetz at bluewin.ch). According to
>me it worked well. We worked in a large room, so people courl walk from one
>groupe to another. However the law of the two feet was not much used.Maybe
>we where to shy to move in such a small group. Marianne has done from the
>afternoon to the next day morning. the convergence took place on the
>morning. And she did not walk inside the circle usual.
>
>I found it pleasant as a participant and i'm sure its possible. finally i
>end up in the cafeteria with a colleague. Like in OS with a large group.If
>you don't get other ideas, i suggest you contact her.
>
>Good luck
>
>Catherine Corbaz
>Ch.des Roseaux 20
>CH-2503 Bienne
>Switzerland
>+41 32 323 38 43
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Communications Esther Matte" <ematte at excellence.ca>
>To: <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
>Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 2:29 PM
>Subject: opening space with very small groups
>
>
> > Hello everyone!
> >
> > First, let me say thank you for the wonderful learning I found in the
> > OSList.  I'm new to Open Space, and even though I have yet to make my
> > "first big circle" as Ted put it recently, I feel more confident thanks to
> > you all.
> >
> > I may have two possible projects with very small groups (5-7 people) 
> > which is what worries me.  I have participated to one OST in my
> > experiential training with Diane Gibeault (fantastic!), and co-facilitated
> > one with 45 people. But I simply cannot visualize how it works with as few
> > as 5 people. How do you do this? Do you have several rounds of
>discussions?
> > In separate rooms? Do people actually work by themselves and team up? Can
> > you do it in approximately 3 hours ? (Maybe 20-30 minutes opening, 2 X
> > 40-minutes rounds of discussion or 3 X 30-minutes, action planning and
> > closing).
> >
> > I'm sure some of you have done this. I'll be meeting with the first
> > possible group next week, and nothing is set in stone yet for the other.
> > Any comments, suggestions, ideas or warnings will be very much
>appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you very much in advance for your time!
> >
> > Esther Matte
> > Communications Esther Matte
> > 1011, Marie-Victorin
> > Verchères (Québec) J0L 2R0
> > www.excellence.ca
> >
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