OS & Open Conferences

[ANNE BENNETT]

Hi Jon

I have indeed made fast and loose with OS form and process in such events - I 
appreciated greatly Lisa's skillful and instinctive list of key design and 
decision issues recently in response to the US+ 50 events extravaganza. I would 
add one of my typically esoteric points, which is about finding a way to be 
explicit about facsimile engagement which colludes with the starting nervousness 
and self-limits the experience and conclusions/perceptions of what OS is 
about...I feel it really is better to say "of course this is not the real 
thing/we are not doing the real thing because ...." and as one can expect a 
belated "but we could hack that/why did you under estimate us?" I embolden 
myself earlier on to push against the timorous prologue with the client....
 
Anne M Bennett
 
Champion Hill
London





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From: Jon Harvey <jon at jonharveyassociates.co.uk>
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Subject: OS & Open Conferences


Dear all
 
I think I have managed to persuade a public conference producer to run (and 
charge for) one of their conferences using Open Space. I debated with her that 
the ‘talking heads’ type of conference with a smattering of workshops (which are 
usually mini plenary sessions too) could be so much more valuable and productive 
if OS was used. I said I would enquire if anyone else had done this – how did it 
go – what lessons did you draw?
 
This is something of a gamble I recognise, as this will not be quite the kind of 
issue that has to be solved yesterday kind of context. (Although given the 
current austerity measures which are sweeping across the UK public services 
right now – a lot of things have to be solved yesterday!) Also the people 
gathered will be a community of interest (ie they will all have signed up to 
come to the topic in questions) but not a community / group in any other way...
 
So what do people think – can this work – has this worked?
 
Many thanks
 
Very best wishes
 
Jon
 
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