[OSList] Fwd: [Mindful] Prepare for an open space session?

Thu May 19 06:48:59 PDT 2011

Viv,
As I read your note and the invitation below, I smiled thinking....um, I
wonder what Father Brian (Bainbridge) would have said. I almost felt the
twinkle in his eye, seeing him lower his head in deep reflection and hearing
the closing salutation in so many of his emails:  "Cheers and Blessings".

I am smiling still delighted that it's the vision that popped into my head.
"Whatever happens happens"  Suzanne

On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 8:40 AM, <donna.read at managing4wellness.org> wrote:

> Hmmm-- doesn't the compromise the basic openness of Open Space?  Wouldn't a
> "human grid" constitute a constraint, a sort of policing the Space, and, in
> the situation described below, wouldn't World Cafe be a better choice?  I'm
> really quite new at working with OS so am just playing with what comes up
> for me.  Best to all, Donna
>
>
>
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> Subject: Re: [OSList] Fwd: [Mindful] Prepare for an open space session?
> From: Phelim McDermott <phelim at mac.com>
> Date: Thu, May 19, 2011 5:32 am
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> Mmmh in my opinion Mmmh I detect some double signals in this publicity.
> Open space as engineered by the human grid! Fascinating!
>
> Best regards,
>
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> On 19 May 2011, at 12:05, Viv McWaters <viv at mcwaters.com.au> wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> This landed in my in box and i thought it might be of interest. I can't go
> so I won't be able to experience how open space is 'taken to the edge'. I'm
> trying to keep an open mind (trying being the key word) and am reminded that
> we humans seem to have an endless capacity to try and organise that which is
> self-organising :)
>
> Cheers
>
> Viv
>
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> From: Mindful < <hello at thisismindful.com>hello at thisismindful.com>
> Date: 18 May 2011 21:55
> Subject: [Mindful] Prepare for an open space session?
> To: <viv at mcwaters.com.au>viv at mcwaters.com.au
>
>
>                 *We look forward to seeing participants ready to start at
> 9am Saturday morning at Hub Melbourne (we'll send a reminder of all the
> details Friday) tweeting with #mindful!*
>
> We are always in a space, at a time, and so there will be a portion of the
> time we spend together at Mindful to experiment with this concept. We are
> really excited that Steve Hopkins<http://thisismindful.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=59026299c97e28d9781a0d99a&id=a0c0a173e0&e=c6fb013ecc>
>  (founder of Trampoline<http://thisismindful.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=59026299c97e28d9781a0d99a&id=00bb89b307&e=c6fb013ecc>
>  and Awesome Foundation<http://thisismindful.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=59026299c97e28d9781a0d99a&id=b043ef1a21&e=c6fb013ecc> Sydney)
> is going to lead us in an experimental version of the popular open space<http://thisismindful.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=59026299c97e28d9781a0d99a&id=1c0036fd9a&e=c6fb013ecc> technique
> during the day. This video and email describes where Steve will lead us.
> *Taking open space to the edge*
>  Open Space Technology is a fantastic tool for organizing groups of people
> together to solve complex problems. I've used and experimented with Open
> Space at events like Trampoline, CPX and the Lantern Mental Health
> Unconference over the last few years and have always been impressed by it's
> ability to create interesting conversations. At Mindful on the weekend,
> we're going to extend that experimentation once more, and push the concept
> further along.
>  Some of the things we'll play with are:
>  *1) A human grid*
>
> Open Space is great because it allows everyone the chance to set the
> topics, time, and place that sessions will occur. This is good except for
> when the crowd takes over and you get lesser quality sessions, which reduces
> the energy in the group.
>  So we're going to have a person act as the grid. That's me.
>  With a human grid, people will still pitch their talk to the group, but
> the human grid will only place the session into the agenda if it resonates
> with the collective assembled. Real interest can't be faked, and our
> intuitions as a group are excellent at detecting low enthusiasm. So we'll
> use that to select our sessions.
>  *2) Rule of two feet*
>  We've all been there before. You arrive for a session but within the first
> 5 minutes you realise its not for you. But you stay. The rule of two feet is
> one of the most crucial aspects of an open space meet, so why don't people
> exercise it?
>  People get addicted to the people. They stay not because they're
> contributing or participating in the talk, but because they've become
> attached to the idea of being a part of the group.
>  This is a shame, because the very best Trampoline sessions we've seen over
> the 5 events so far has been where all of the attendees of a session were
> participating, through active listening, discussion and enquiry - which
> can't happen if some people in the audience would rather be somewhere else.
>  So, at Mindful, we're going to remind you during sessions to move on once
> it stops resonating for you. Perhaps we'll change the rule to the 'law of
> resonating feet' to really make that clear.
>  I'll stop sessions and nudge you to move on to what resonates.
>  *3. Space and Time*
>  In an open space setting, all you can really control is the space you're
> in, and the time you're in it. As we've discussed above, creating sessions
> which resonate strongly with people is the aim, but resonance is more than
> just a good topic. It's everything else, too. It's the ambient nature of the
> space you're in and a the suitable time to be in it.
>  So how do you create spaces which resonate? You make them appeal to
> different frequencies of thought. At Mindful we'll create very different
> spaces, with different lines of enquiry to be drawn throughout the sessions.
> This way, it will hopefully become easier for people to discern what mood
> their resonating in at any given time and move to an appropriate
> conversation.
> If you're keen to talk or lead a line of enquiry, then come prepared to do
> so!
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