[OSList] Open Space for just 2 hours and 10 people - any advice?

Christine Whitney Sanchez cwhitneysanchez at gmail.com
Tue Dec 27 17:40:45 PST 2011


Enjoy, Leslie!
Christine

Christine Whitney Sanchez, Partner
Innovation Partners International
480.759.0262
www.innovationpartners.com


On Dec 27, 2011, at 2:45 PM, Leslie Zucker (Creative/DC) wrote:

> Many thanks to Justin and Spark too!
> Justin, appreciate that you dug up so many archived conversations. I  
> just read them all and did a bunch of preparation for tomorrow’s  
> open space – my first one.
> Cheers,
> Leslie
>
>
> From: oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org 
> ] On Behalf Of Stanley Park
> Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2011 8:40 PM
> To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
> Subject: Re: [OSList] Open Space for just 2 hours and 10 people -  
> any advice?
>
> Leslie,
>
> Yoy seem to unserstand the spirit of OST. Your schedule looks  
> wonderful.
>
> You might include 1 minute "Thank you for Coming. Do whatever is  
> necessary" coming from the Boss, only if necessary.
>
> Stay being totally Present & absolutely Invisible.
>
> The OS magic will be played by the group themselves. So just leave  
> them do it!
>
> Bravo you
>
> spark
>
> 2011. 12. 24. 오후 5:26에 "Justin T. Sampson" <justin at krasama.com> 
> 님이 작성:
> Dear Leslie,
>
> Since my first time facilitating Open Space was also for a small  
> group with just a few hours, and I also asked lots of questions on  
> OSLIST :), I just dug up those conversations in the archives for  
> your reference. If you feel like reading more, here you go:
>
> I first asked about "Open Space for small groups" here:
> http://lists.openspacetech.org/htdig.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org/2006-August/thread.html#17376
>
> Coincidentally, someone else asked about "opening space for very  
> small groups" here:
> http://lists.openspacetech.org/htdig.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org/2006-September/thread.html#17697
>
> and reported on her experience here:
> http://lists.openspacetech.org/htdig.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org/2006-October/thread.html#17808
>
> And I asked more questions about "Robert's in the midst of Open  
> Space" here:
> http://lists.openspacetech.org/htdig.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org/2006-November/thread.html#18016
>
> and finally reported back about "My first time" here:
> http://lists.openspacetech.org/htdig.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org/2006-November/thread.html#18025
>
> Cheers,
> Justin
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 6:26 AM, Leslie Zucker (Creative/DC) <LeslieZ at creativedc.com 
> > wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> I got such great feedback last time I tried this, I’m giving it a  
> second try… thanks in advance.
>
> I have been asked to facilitate a small group of just 10 people in a  
> pilot test of a short Open Space of just two hours. I tried to get  
> more time, but that’s all the boss felt comfortable with.
> It’s already scheduled for this coming Wednesday the 28th –  
> that’s in 6 days, gulp!
> The purpose is to gather their input for an initial training needs  
> assessment.
> The 10 people are all from the same division within my company –  
> but not my division.  I will facilitate it – my first time  
> facilitating an Open Space.
>
> The invitation to them and agenda I’ve drafted are below…. Any  
> reactions, words of advice, wisdom, tips, etc?
>
> Invitation I plan to send to the invitees tomorrow…
>
> What training matters to you? What is urgent now?
> Come join us for a fun and provocative gathering on Wednesday,  
> December 28th 2:00 - 4:00 PM to discuss these questions.
>
> Held in the large conference room – 7thfloor. No need to bring or  
> prepare anything – just yourself and an open mind!
> By the end of this gathering….
> ·         Every issue of concern to anybody will have been raised,  
> if they took responsibility for doing that.
>
> ·         All issues will have received full discussion, to the  
> extent desired.
>
>
> And just a day or two later, the issues and discussions will be  
> documented and in the hands of all participants.
>
>
> And from here down is my own preparation…
>
> Draft Schedule
> 2:00 - 2:30: Opening Circle / Create agenda / Marketplace  (with 2  
> timeslots, 3 locations each)
> 2:30 - 3:00: Session 1
> 3:00 – 3:30: Session 2
> 3:30 - 4:00: Closing Circle
>
> Preparations
> Signs of:
> ·         4 principles,
>
> ·         1 law,
>
> ·         two questions,
>
> ·         time slots,
>
> ·         location of groups
>
>
>
> Graphics of:
> ·         bumblebee,
>
> ·         butterfly,
>
>
>
> Supplies:
> ·         Masking tape,
>
> ·         markers,
>
> ·         flip charts,
>
> ·         construction paper (for the agenda topics),
>
> ·         Blank template for notetakers: Title of session, Convener,  
> List of participants, Discussion and recommendations
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Leslie S. Zucker
> Training Manager
> Human Resources Division
>
> Creative Associates International
> 5301 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Suite 700
> Washington, DC 20015
> Office: 202-772-0022
> Fax:    202-363-1258
> Email:  LeslieZ at creativeDC.com
> Website Address: www.creativeassociatesinternational.com
>
>
>
>
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