SV: [OSLIST] would you do it?

[Lisa Heft]

Hi, Ms. fabulous Eva -

Of course my first question is 'why open space' for this short of a  
time when other tools may be used (for example World Cafe fits nicely  
with your objectives if you include good design of a documentation /  
harvesting component).  If the client says 'well Paolo experienced  
Open Space and thought it was fabulous') it gives an opportunity to  
explain how the deliverables of Open Space change depending on time  
available, how other forms may help instead, etc. - this often leads  
to a 'Well, we actually have 3 hours because we can have them eat  
breakfast in the same room' or 'Oh, World Cafe would be marvelous'  
sort of thing. As you well know.

I've done OS for 850 and 2000 and all other sorts of group sizes -  
it's all in the
a) choice of best tool for the job of course (do you want to offer OS  
if it doesn't give them multiple session times to help them mix and  
match? would another tool work better?) and

b) the logistics, as you know.  With only one session (I'm imagining  
there's only the one session but do correct me) folks don't have much  
time to 'learn' the room - what sort of signage can you provide so  
someone can look across an 800-person room to immediately see where  
discussion group 'ZZ' or 'M' are.  Often I've organized the room into  
color quadrants to further help people navigate - the signage on that  
quarter of the room is red and so are all those discussion signs, for  
example. I'd be happy to share some thoughts about logistics, room set- 
up and such if you like for large groups, if you decide that 'yes, it  
is OS that we will be using'.  And then there's the documentation.   
For one session, what level of documentation do you / can you design  
into the process. A list of topics may be it - unless the client has  
staffing capability to / interest in transcrib(ing) written notes  
after the event.

Of course there are many other questions and discussions to have about  
how to deliver what the client needs within the timeframe of the  
conference (a list of 'hot topics' to show back to the conference -  
the list of all topics generated? More than that? ...as that impacts  
both process and documentation.

They are lucky to have such a skilled OS facilitator as you, Ms. Eva,

Lisa

Lisa Heft
Consultant, Facilitator, Educator
Opening Space
lisaheft at openingspace.net
www.openingspace.net

Join me for the Open Space Learning Workshops
August 5-7 and December 9-11, San Francisco

On Jun 26, 2009, at 12:04 AM, Eva P Svensson wrote:

> Hi Joe!
> Yes - that is of course what I hope for - but still doubting since  
> the final "power" of decision lies with some people in Brussels and  
> my contact here in Sweden have to "convince" them in their turn -  
> but as you said - that is first priority and I think I have got  
> another ½h so know we are up in 2h.
> :o)
> Eva
>

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