beyond balloons
Proteus Communications
proteus at shawbiz.ca
Mon Apr 21 13:10:28 PDT 2008
Thank you Michael for the beautiful photo essay of your huge huge open space
in Wuerzburg. It was beautiful and inspiring to see. Wow!
Kathryn
Kathryn Thomson
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Proteus Communications
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Some doors open only from the inside Hafiz
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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Michael M
Pannwitz
Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 6:34 AM
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Subject: Re: beyond balloons
Dear Marty,
there is a neat DVD of ho and me facilitating that huge OS in Wuerzburg,
it also shows the balloons, of course. If you like, I can send you one
(cost is about 25 Euros including shipping).
Erich Kolenaty has a photostory with lots of details on his website,
here is the direct link
> http://transformation.at/documents/OS_Wuerzburg_minimized.pdf
Note also, that we used 2000+ flat pillows rather than chairs.
As far as labeling breakout spaces:
-one can use symbols, cities, etc when you have no more than a dozen
breakout spaces
-if there are more than a dozen or so, use numbers, the other stuff is
too hard to find (in Wuerzburg we started out with 60 spaces, thinking
that there certainly would be no more than 180 issues - there were three
starting times - but had 230+ issues...there was no problem in blowing
up some more balloons, numbering them, tying sandsacks to them,
etc....the spaces were arranged somewhat orderly so that people could
see, ok, it starts here and if we move over here the numbers go up,
etc., but within a very short time it was chaotic people moving their
spaces...and everybody found their selforganized way)
-when using symbols etc. be careful to find something as "neutral" as
possible, its amazing how much people "interpret" into why such and such
a space has such and such a name, symbol, or whatever...but numbers are
also symbols!
Greetings from Berlin
mmp
Martin Boroson wrote:
> Harrison
>
>
>
> Thanks for the tip about helium. (The only thing I like more than
balloons,
> is balloons filled with helium!)
>
>
>
> Now you've given me a way to sell this to clients: By using helium
> balloons, groups can gather in one place but move to another, taking their
> balloons with them. They can combine with other groups. And we can see
it
> all happening up above.
>
>
>
> Marty
>
>
>
> _____
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> From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Harrison
> Owen
> Sent: 19 April 2008 20:40
> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Subject: Re: beyond balloons
>
>
>
> I am not sure that there is anything beyond balloons. For me they are the
> ultimate! Of course, I might be prejudicially partial, but then again I
was
> introduced to the whole matter by a master. You will recall the gathering
of
> 2108 German Psychiatrists which Michael Pannwitz and I facilitated several
> years ago. It took place in the town of Wurzburg (sp?), and because
Michael
> was closer (Berlin) he took responsibility for logistics.
>
>
>
> The town of Wurzburg is a lovely place, and has a most delightful
convention
> center. Unfortunately the main hall was not of sufficient size to handle
an
> Open Space of record proportions. The solution was brilliant! Two circus
> tents in an open field! So we had the space, but also a problem. How do
you
> designate break out areas for what turned out to be 236 groups? Of course
> you could put signs around the edges, but tent walls tend to be rather low
> and all the people would be mushed on the outside. Michael came up with a
> winner. Helium filled balloons tied to a sack of sand, each bearing a
> special number. Just imagine a large circus tent with 236 colored balloons
> dancing all over the floor. And it got better.
>
>
>
> If posting breakout space designations was a problem - how would you
handle
> the essential signs (Principles and Law) to say nothing of Butterflies and
> Bumble Bees? Michael came through gloriously. Each sign was taped to a
thin
> stick to which were attached half a dozen balloons. Let loose, they
floated
> elegantly about the tent. And much more of the same with the Bumble Bees
and
> Butterflies! Lots and lots - floating free!
>
>
>
> It was just beautiful - some might even think odd - or crazy. But we had
no
> worries. After all we had 2108 Psychiatrists in attendance.
>
>
>
> Harrison
>
>
>
> Harrison Owen
>
> 7808 River Falls Drive
>
> Potomac, Maryland 20854
>
> Phone 301-365-2093
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> Skype hhowen
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Martin
> Boroson
> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 1:46 PM
> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Subject: beyond balloons
>
>
>
> Hello all
>
>
>
> I'd love to know what you use to designate breakout spaces in a large
> conference room.
>
>
>
> I've been using bunches of balloons, taped to the wall (and then referring
> to the red, blue, green, yellow areas, etc.).
>
>
>
> I am indeed very partial to balloons.
>
>
>
> But not every client wants the room to look like a circus - at the outset,
> anyway. :)
>
>
>
>
>
> Marty
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>From Mon Apr 21 17:29:21 2008
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(I'm posting this for Anna Dioguardi - annad at beyondborders.net. She made several attempts but her messages didn't make it to the OSLIST)
Hi all,
Though I've been a follower of this list for some time now, I've never actually posted, so let me first introduce myself - I work with Beyond Borders (John Engle and others) promoting Open Space, participatory education and leadership development in the Dominican Republic, traveling often to Haiti to support the same work there.
I wanted to let you all know that we've recently translated our "Circles of Change" video which highlights the work of Open Space in Haiti into Spanish.
To order "Circulos de Cambio" (or the english version for that matter) visit www.openspaceworld.org/bookstore/entrance.html, scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button to add to secure PayPal shopping cart. All the proceeds from the sale of the video go to support OSI USA.
Thanks for your interest and if there are any others out there promoting Espacio Abierto en espanol, I'd love to be in touch.
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(I'm posting this for Anna Dioguardi - annad at beyondborders.net. She made several attempts but her messages didn't make it to the OSLIST)<br><br>Hi all,<br><br>Though I've been a follower of this list for some time now, I've never actually posted, so let me first introduce myself - I work with Beyond Borders (John Engle and others) promoting Open Space, participatory education and leadership development in the Dominican Republic, traveling often to Haiti to support the same work there.<br> <br>I wanted to let you all know that we've recently translated our "Circles of Change" video which highlights the work of Open Space in Haiti into Spanish. <br><br>To order "Circulos de Cambio" (or the english version for that matter) visit <a href="www.openspaceworld.org/bookstore/entrance.html">www.openspaceworld.org/bookstore/entrance.html</a>, scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button to add to secure PayPal shopping cart. All the proceeds from the sale of the video
go to support OSI USA.<br> <br>Thanks for your interest and if there are any others out there promoting Espacio Abierto en espanol, I'd love to be in touch.<br> <br>Yours,<br><br>Anna Dioguardi<br><br>annad at beyondborders.net<br><a href="http://beyondborders.net">www.beyondborders.net</a><br><a href="http://www.annasreflections.blogspot.com/">www.annasreflections.blogspot.com </a><br><br>
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>From Mon Apr 21 21:04:15 2008
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Erich--
This is a wonderful collage you have created! Thank you for sharing it
with us!
:- Doug. Germann
On Mon, 2008-04-21 at 15:34 +0200, Erich Kolenaty wrote:
> If you want to see what Harrison describes, follow this link:
>
> http://www.transformation.at/index.php?art_id=46
>
> Erich from lovely Vienna
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