[Fwd: Fwd: [OSLIST] RE : [OSLIST] Help!]
Chris Corrigan
chris.corrigan at gmail.com
Thu Apr 2 22:03:29 PDT 2009
Yes Christine...I have a sticky wall of my own...probably that is what we
are going to have to do in this case as well.
Chris
On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 6:45 PM, douglas germann <76066.515 at compuserve.com>wrote:
> On behalf of Christine Whitney Sanchez:
>
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> > From: Christine Whitney Sanchez <cwhitneysanchez at gmail.com>
> > Date: April 2, 2009 10:06:46 AM GMT-07:00
> > To: OSLIST <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
> > Subject: Re: [OSLIST] RE : [OSLIST] Help!
> >
> >
> > Chris, have you ever used sticky walls
> > (http://www.ica-usa.org/store/products.htm)? I almost always do and
> > find that it speeds up the posting and facilitates the negotiation
> > process between session hosts. For the 1800 participants at the 2005
> > Girl Scout convention we used 17 rolling walls covered by sticky walls
> > to create the marketplace. Worked great.
> >
> >
> > Warm wishes from a perfect Phoenix morning,
> >
> > Christine
> > Christine Whitney Sanchez
> > CWS - Collaborative Wisdom & Strategy
> > 2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue
> > Phoenix, AZ 85048
> > 480.759.0262
> > milagro27 at cox.net
> > www.christinewhitneysanchez.com
> >
> > On Mar 31, 2009, at 8:26 PM, Chris Corrigan wrote:
> >
> > > This just continues to give hope and inspiration.
> > >
> > > The irony here is that the client IS familiar with Open Space and
> > > wants Open Space type outcomes, just the kind that are expected
> > > froma conference of 500 people spending three sessions in Open
> > > Space. We're harvesting proceedings using laptops and a news room
> > > and uploading them to a webiste. Nothing unusual there. And many
> > > of the participants will know what to do as well, so that helps.
> > >
> > > For me the circle is an entirely practical piece...it's about first
> > > of all creating enough space to logistically make an open space
> > > meeting work. Second, it's about the centre and the rim and that
> > > physical and metaphysical structure, and third it is about the
> > > invitation on how to work together. Some of the ideas for creating
> > > a metaphysical circle here are pretty cool, and we will have lots of
> > > youth at this gathering and perhaps we can press them into service.
> > >
> > > The good news is that this flood of creative responses has given me
> > > the energy and optimism I need to continue to engage the client
> > > constructively and we had a good call today to talk about removing
> > > the tables. It's not a reticence to have a circle in this
> > > case...it's a purely logistical consideration in terms of a few
> > > other things that are happening around the Open Space - meals and an
> > > opening speaker.
> > >
> > > So that's where we stand tonight.
> > >
> > > Many thanks for the continued generosity.
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 6:50 PM, douglas germann
> > > <76066.515 at compuserve.com> wrote:
> > > Chris--
> > >
> > > What do these 500+ folks love to do? Can you take what they
> > > love and
> > > turn that into an offer for how to make the space work?
> > >
> > > You could create a circle without the table barriers by
> > > having people
> > > turn their chairs around to face people at the tables behind
> > > them--when
> > > they turn around, voila! No tables!
> > >
> > > What Larry said about getting people away from the tables
> > > conjured up a
> > > picture for me--like a dance party--an ever-growing "snake"
> > > line of
> > > people threading their way amongst the tables, dropping off
> > > people to
> > > individual circles.... If it does not work as is, this
> > > picture might
> > > suggest something fun to someone on the list....
> > >
> > > ...Like maybe helium balloons with the topics attached and
> > > snaking
> > > around the tables to gather participants....
> > >
> > > :- Doug.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, 2009-03-31 at 13:43 -0700, Chris Corrigan wrote:
> > > > This is what I need guys...thanks for the wisdom, and keep
> > > it coming.
> > > >
> > > > You're never too old to be stumped, and never to
> > > experienced to ask
> > > > for help!
> > > >
> > > > Chris
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Esther Matte
> > > <ematte at excellence.ca>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > I’ve had a soft/fabric covered and we used both
> > > pins and blue
> > > > 3M tape. I thought the tape wouldn’t hold, but it
> > > did!
> > > > Throughout the whole day too!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I’ve also had a stage, and used it as the
> > > newsroom. Worked
> > > > wonderfully – nice overview of the room, good
> > > feeling of a
> > > > “whole”.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The tables are definitely a downer… but I would
> > > say trust the
> > > > process. Instead of walking the circle, walk the
> > > tables. Take
> > > > more time maybe and make sure you do a lot of eye
> > > contact.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > And if you do this with the tables, let us know
> > > the results
> > > > and the feeling of it.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > If anything else comes to mind, I’ll send another
> > > message.
> > > > Good luck and have fun too!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Esther Matte
> > > >
> > > > Discover - Engage - Accomplish
> > > >
> > > > New York: 212.755.0551
> > > >
> > > > Montreal: 450.583.5849
> > > >
> > > > www.excellence.ca
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Message d'origine-----
> > > > De : OSLIST
> > > [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] De la part
> > > > de Chris Corrigan
> > > > Envoyé : 31 mars 2009 15:38
> > > > À : OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> > > > Objet : [OSLIST] Help!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I've been at this a long time now, but I've run up
> > > against a
> > > > situation like this. I'm stumped and looking for
> > > help.
> > > >
> > > > I;ll be opening space for a gethering of 500+
> > > people. The
> > > > client is completely unwilling to set the room in
> > > a circle.
> > > > Instead, we will have 96 tables with 6 chairs at
> > > each table
> > > > packed into a spacious but full ball room facing a
> > > stage. The
> > > > walls of this room are incredible...they appear to
> > > be actually
> > > > stuffed with cotton and covered in fabric. There
> > > is little
> > > > hope of putting anything on the walls.
> > > >
> > > > On the plus side we will have lots of AV, so there
> > > is a goodly
> > > > amount of technology available to play with for
> > > agenda setting
> > > > and huge screen projection.
> > > >
> > > > I'm worried on a number of levels as you can
> > > imagine, but at
> > > > the moment I'm trying to put that all aside and
> > > figure out, in
> > > > this worst case scenario, what is the best thing
> > > we could do
> > > > to Open Space? Anyone been faced with similar
> > > constraints?
> > > > Help me out here...
> > > >
> > > > All tips and support I get on this, I'll roll up
> > > into a little
> > > > document on "what to do when nothing is what you
> > > need it to
> > > > be" and we can share it out.
> > > >
> > > > OSLIST group mind...activate!
> > > >
> > > > Chris
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > CHRIS CORRIGAN
> > > > Facilitation - Training - Process Design
> > > > Open Space Technology
> > > >
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Site: http://www.chriscorrigan.com
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