Practical Question

[Harrison Owen]

Yari - Always nice to see you here (wherever here is) - and I totally agree.
Tasting Open Space is a downer. Do it - or Don't do it. But if you Do it -
Do it well! With a real issue, with real consequences, real passion, real
responsibility - REAL Open Space. Not that I think you would argue - knowing
that you are a definite "Do-it!" Person. As I said. It is nice to see you
here!

 

Harrison

 

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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Yaari
Martin Pannwitz
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 1:58 PM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Re: Practical Question

 

hello marty,

besides believing that a taster is a rather unfavourable way of getting
people to open space ...

i suggest to have 3 sessions. it is a matter of increasing the choice.

imagine you have:

2 sessions and 4 spaces ... this leaves a max of 8 issues

3 sessions and 4 spaces ... this leaves a max of 12 issues

3 sessions open more options which might encourage or force to make a
choice, to set a priority ... to bumble or butterfly or to take a break. it
will also cause more confusion and therefore i believe it gives a more
realistic view on open space. since it is a taster you try not to get the
people to involved into the theme but rather on the process ... therefore
30min/session should also be enough.

 

i am slightly uncomfortable with tasters or open space in what i call
learning situations since most likely most of the preconditions are not
fullfilled and thus outcome and process are rather distorted.

 

... but .... enjoy!

 

... and it would be nice to know how it went!

 

yaari

 

... berlin

 

 

A practical question too:

 

I will be running an OST taster on Thursday for a group of about 30 - 40
people.

 

We have three hours in total.  For various reasons, I need to leave 45
minutes for the intro, and 45 minute for the closing circle.  This leaves me
1.5 hours for the small groups.  So my options are:

 

A.  3 sessions of 30 minutes each

B.  2 sessions of 45 minutes each

 

Option B would allow longer conversation, but Option A might give a greater
buzz.

 

All thoughts and advice welcome!

 

Many thanks,

 

Marty

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