Paper and Pencil

Michael M Pannwitz mmpanne at boscop.org
Sat Jun 12 07:05:16 PDT 2010 

in fact, people tell me that that is the only part which they keep, 
eventually...the list of participants
and
of course
the foldback clip
to hang up the towel with the torn towel hanger
mmp

Michael Herman schrieb:
> yes, yes!  this is a great reminder, michael:  even the pencil and paper are
> extra.
> 
> i think it's important for people to have a chance to process what's
> happened.  their work on their notes, i think, is one way to help sort
> things out for later storytelling.  i've always been a big fan of the simple
> 'one sheet of posterboard summary' gallery approach that i think you
> discovered.
> 
> sometimes when trying to decide how much tech and documenting we really
> need, i tell clients that the simplest possible proceedings is just a list
> of the issues raised.  the point is only to have something of a stake in the
> ground, on the paper, for informing the next round(s) of invitation, if it
> wants to go on and on.
> 
> your comments here remind me that the simplest possible proceedings document
> is probably a list of the participants!
> 
> m
> 
> 
> --
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> On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 3:28 AM, Michael M Pannwitz <mmpanne at boscop.org>wrote:
> 
>> Dear HO and all of us other techies,
>> to me, OST is the best way I have encountered in my 4 decades of working
>> with groups, organisations and systems to expand the NOW in the "real-life"
>> situation itself.
>> That keeps intriguing me...especially because of what I see happen under
>> conditions of self organisation unfolding unhampered: productive fun,
>> unheard of ideas, instant solutions...you know the rest.
>> So, every thing or process that infringes on focusing on the NOW, including
>> all kinds of technology and even paper and pencil (look at the story John
>> Engle told of OST in Haiti)reduces the effect of everything that can happen
>> in the expanded NOW.
>> If, and I have seen this happen regularly, there is passion and initiative
>> leading to action, it will show up. I yet have to see the effect of
>> "planned" documentation or "technology" on action after an Open Space event.
>> When I leave my house in Berlin to enter a bus or a subway to go shopping
>> or to meet friends or go to a restaurant or to a gathering or to a church
>> service or to a party...I always, yes always, run into someone that I either
>> know or am approached by with something like "do you remember...xyz...os
>> event?" In the ensuing minutes I always hear stories about what happened
>> after an event of which nothing is found in the documentation and which is
>> lost in the mysterious jungle of selforganisation that we seem to somehow
>> want to control...often these contacts occur years after the event.
>> Have fun at your next OST event!
>> Enjoy keeping it simple.
>> Greetings from Berlin
>> mmp
>>
>>
>> Harrison Owen schrieb:
>>
>>> Artur – Doubtless we have made mega-progress with things technical – but
>>> somehow, flies do land in the ointment. (“Maybe I should have done that
>>> before, but I was busy preparing the session I convened in that
>>> "Unconference", with a lot of last minute problems, like my local network,
>>> dying some minutes before the event...”).
>>>
>>> I am reminded of my good friends at Microsoft who brought together several
>>> hundred of their senior folks to redesign their data centers. Needless to
>>> say I left the electronic support to them, and they assured me that it would
>>> be “state-of-the-art. I am sure it was (SOTA) – but there was a small
>>> problem. Didn’t work. Back to paper and pencils! – but eventually I
>>> suggested that we might just try WORD templates with finger drives. Worked
>>> like a charm, as always.
>>>
>>>
>>> I am definitely in favor of charting new courses and trying new stuff,
>>> indeed the first Open Space was documented on the predecessor to the
>>> Internet in 1985 (DARPANET). And lord knows there is wonderful new stuff out
>>> there. So have fun, but don’t throw away the pencils and paper. Could be
>>> useful in emergency (smile).
>>>
>>>
>>> Harrison
>>>
>>> Harrison Owen
>>>
>>> 7808 River Falls Dr.
>>>
>>> Potomac, MD 20854
>>>
>>> USA
>>>
>>> Phone 301-365-2093
>>>
>>> www.openspaceworld.com
>>>
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>>> From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Artur
>>> Silva
>>> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 9:56 AM
>>> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
>>> Subject: Radical Real-Time Annual Unconference "Making the Most of
>>> Collaborative Worlds” - Saturd ay, June 5, 2010 from 2pm to 5:30pm
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi:
>>>
>>>
>>> Maybe I have missed it but, if I saw correctly, I could not find in this
>>> list any post concerning this event that took place last Saturday. I could
>>> not see it previously advertised here, nor commented afterwards, even if I
>>> saw there a lot of people that are in this list.
>>>
>>>
>>> So I am resending to the list the initial advertisement, that was posted
>>> in the events section of the OST NING (http://openspaceworld.ning.com/)
>>> and some comments to it. (Maybe I should have done that before, but I was
>>> busy preparing the session I convened in that "Unconference", with a lot of
>>> last minute problems, like my local network, dying some minutes before the
>>> event...).
>>>
>>> Any how the unconference was very interesting with a lot of sessions
>>> offered and a lot of conferencing products tested. Anyone can still see the
>>> sessions offered, many summaries of the session and even some full recorded
>>> sessions.
>>>
>>> Here is the content of the event announcement at NING (sorry, the photos
>>> are not included):
>>>
>>> ·          <http://openspaceworld.ning.com/events/event/listUpcoming> All
>>> Events
>>>
>>> ·          <
>>> http://openspaceworld.ning.com/events/event/listUserEvents?user=3m5cgnkqlftmg>
>>> My Events
>>>
>>> ·          <
>>> http://openspaceworld.ning.com/events/event/new?cancelTarget=http%3A%2F%2Fopenspaceworld.ning.com%2Fevents%2Fradical-realtime-annual>
>>> Add an Event
>>>
>>>
>>> Radical Real-Time Annual Unconference "Making the Most of Collaborative
>>> Worlds”
>>>
>>> ·         Added by  <
>>> http://openspaceworld.ning.com/profile/JulianeNeumann199> Juliane Neumann
>>>
>>> ·          <
>>> http://openspaceworld.ning.com/profiles/message/newFromProfile?screenName=17l8p0tiwdbbe&target=http%3A%2F%2Fopenspaceworld.ning.com%2Fevents%2Fradical-realtime-annual>
>>> Send Message    <
>>> http://openspaceworld.ning.com/events/event/listUserEvents?user=17l8p0tiwdbbe>
>>> View Events
>>>
>>> Event Details
>>>
>>>
>>> Time:  <
>>> http://openspaceworld.ning.com/events/event/listByDate?date=2010-06-05>
>>> June 5, 2010 from 2pm to 5:30pm
>>> Location:  <
>>> http://openspaceworld.ning.com/events/event/listByLocation?location=virtual>
>>> virtual
>>> Website or Map:  <http://rtvc10.ning.com> http://rtvc10.ning.com
>>> Event Type:  <
>>> http://openspaceworld.ning.com/events/event/listByType?type=virtual>
>>> virtual,  <
>>> http://openspaceworld.ning.com/events/event/listByType?type=unconference>
>>> unconference
>>> Organized By: Radical Inlcusion
>>> Latest Activity: Jun 5
>>>
>>>  <http://openspaceworld.ning.com/events/radical-realtime-annual/export>
>>> Export to Outlook or iCal (.ics)
>>>  <
>>> http://openspaceworld.ning.com/events/invitation/new?eventId=4285704%3AEvent%3A6237>
>>> Invite More People
>>>
>>> Share  <
>>> http://twitter.com/home?status=http%3A%2F%2Fopenspaceworld.ning.com%2Fevents%2Fradical-realtime-annual>
>>> Twitter  <
>>> http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fopenspaceworld.ning.com%2Fevents%2Fradical-realtime-annual%3Fxg_source%3Dfacebookshare&t=>
>>> Facebook
>>>
>>> Event Description
>>>
>>> You are cordially invited to take part in the second annual Radical
>>> Real-Time Conference on Saturday, June 5, 2010.
>>>
>>> Radical Inclusion is once again pleased to provide the platform for this
>>> self-organized virtual unconference. In our last year’s unconference
>>> participants felt that the burning issues of the 21st century could only be
>>> solved by using new collaborative methods, changing the ways we work
>>> together, and finding novel approaches to co-operation. Thus, this year’s
>>> conference, titled “Making the Most of Collaborative Worlds – Physical,
>>> Virtual and Blended Collaboration”, focuses on understanding the changes
>>> that are required at individual, team, and organizational levels to deal
>>> with these issues.
>>>
>>> We are also announcing a new name for the conference, Radical Real-Time.
>>> It reflects our radically different approach to collaborative engagement.
>>> Thank you Christina Jordan for coming up with the name! We feel that
>>> “Real-Time Virtual Collaboration (RTVC)” taught us much during its first
>>> year and has deserved this new forward-looking name.
>>>
>>> The purpose of the Radical Real-Time unconference is to provide a global
>>> forum where we all can come together, explore topics of common interest,
>>> learn, and create sustainable actions. Our unconference structure is loosely
>>> based on the principles of Open Space Technology, which has revolutionized
>>> large group gatherings by allowing the passion and responsibility of
>>> relevant stakeholders to drive the conference agenda. Radical Real-Time
>>> participants will be able to explore topics most important to them, and
>>> convene breakout sessions using a variety of virtual tools. Besides
>>> proposing a topic of interest, session conveners may also choose the
>>> collaboration platform of their choice. If you are a newbie to the use of
>>> virtual tools, the Radical Inclusion team will be on hand to provide
>>> technical support. Radical Real-Time conference is free of charge.
>>>
>>> This was the feedback of Harrison Owen, the inventor of Open Sace
>>> Technology on our last year's event: "That was a great tour of a marvelous
>>> adventure! Cyberspace IS Open Space. And the Internet works exactly the same
>>> way as every Open Space — totally self-organizing. I think what you are
>>> doing is identifying various aspects of the Internet that make the whole
>>> experience more useful. Sort of like finding new rooms in the venue, Temple
>>> Bells, Talking Sticks, etc."
>>>
>>> Read more about the conference, propose a session, or register for the
>>> event at <http://rtvc10.ning.com> http://rtvc10.ning.com
>>>
>>> §   <http://openspaceworld.ning.com/events/wosonos-2010-berlin> <
>>> Previous Event
>>>
>>> §   <http://openspaceworld.ning.com/events/odws-cocreating-a-new-world>
>>> Next Event >
>>>
>>> Comment Wall
>>>
>>> Comment
>>>
>>> Parte superior do formulário
>>>
>>>
>>> Parte inferior do formulário
>>>
>>> Comment by  <http://openspaceworld.ning.com/profile/KathieWallace> Kathie
>>> Wallace on June 5, 2010 at 6:24pm
>>>
>>>  <http://openspaceworld.ning.com/events/radical-realtime-annual> Delete
>>> CommentRadical Real-Time Virtual UnConference was amazing <
>>> http://rtvc10.ning.com> http://rtvc10.ning.com #rrt10 Many thanks to the
>>> organizers!
>>>
>>> Comment by  <http://openspaceworld.ning.com/profile/ArturSilva> Artur
>>> Silva on June 3, 2010 at 7:54pm
>>>
>>>  <http://openspaceworld.ning.com/events/radical-realtime-annual> Delete
>>> CommentI will attend the event and convene an Open Space like event, from
>>> 4-5 pm TMG, using Flash Meeting, with the following Title: RADICAL
>>> (TRANSFORMATIONAL) CHANGE AT THE LEVELS OF THE PERSON, COMMUNITY,
>>> ORGANIZATION AND SOCIETY AT LARGE
>>>
>>> Anyone interested can see the description here: <
>>> http://rtvc10.ning.com/events/radical-transformational>
>>> http://rtvc10.ning.com/events/radical-transformational
>>>
>>> Key Words radical change, transformational change, paradigm shift,
>>> metanoia, web 2.0, organization 2.0, emergence
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>>
>>> Artur
>>>
>>>
>>> Wordwide OST NING: http://openspaceworld.ning.com/
>>>
>>>
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>> Michael M Pannwitz, boscop eg
>> Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany
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>> mmpanne at boscop.org
>> www.boscop.org
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>>
>> Check out the Open Space World Map presently showing 395 resident Open
>> Space Workers in 69 countries working in a total of 141 countries worldwide
>> Have a look:
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