OST following a creative enhacing training

[Artur Silva]

Dear Open spacers:
 
Last week I have done a half day OST in some special conditions. It was a 
retreat of a Department of a Company (about 20 people). During all the day of 
Friday they had a program of outdoor training aimed to develop, among other 
things, team building and creativity. Saturday morning they had an Open Space 
session to discuss "how to improve the success conditions of our Department?", 
with an opening, two breakout session periods and the closure.
 
1. I was curious to see if the training of Friday (that I have not attended, but 
received very good comments from participants) would have any influence on the 
OST session. I know that one experience is not enough to take conclusions, but 
comparing this to other events in different conditions, I could not see any 
substantial differences, except the fact that a "team spirit" that quite often 
emerges during the event or at the closure was already present from the 
beginning. 
 
Any of you had similar experiences of opening space after an outdoor training or 
any other training with similar objectives? Have you noticed any differences?
 
2. I have done a "normal opening" even if it was not among the best I have done. 
(As a side note: I was a bit ill and concerned that I should not be stand up for 
a long period. Interestingly, the opening was not shorter but longer than usual 
and a bit too long for the timetable defined). 

 
Anyhow the main facilitator/trainer of the previous day made me a suggestion 
that I would like to have your opinions about. The suggestion was based in the 
way they have done their trainings in the past (explaining everything in the 
beginning) and the way they do now (explaining only what is needed for each 
phase). So the suggestion was to divide the opening in two parts: the first one 
with a bit of history and the presentation of the timetable with no Agenda and 
then ask for session topics; and then explain the principles, law and animals 
and go on to the Market Place.
 
I have some opinions about this, but I prefer to give them later. At this 
moment I would like to know if anyone has ever tried this two-steps type of 
opening and with what results. If not (and considering the context I have 
mentioned of the previous one day training) what do you think about the 
suggestion I have received? 

 
Regards
 
Artur
 
P.S.: A final note, Harrison, to say that in my two last Open Space events I 
have used your post its and not my usual time-space grid ;-)
It worked ok but it is too soon to to have conclusions, especially as they were 
both small events (20-30 people)... 


      

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