[OSList] Signing up for sessions

[John Watkins]

The most intriguing example of this I've experienced is having people go and stand under a particular sign of offering, just to see who and how many there are.  Then if people in that group feel there are too many or too few, they can use the law of two feet to divide in two or go join another group.

John

On Nov 5, 2011, at 9:39 AM, Ulrika Eklund wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I do not do the signing up thing before. For me its contradiction to 
> the law of two feet. In some way it restricts the freedome. The 
> participants just show up whereever they have the passion and the 
> responsility to show up.
> 
> I can also feel that it increases the power pattern (do not know if 
> this is the right English word). But if there are people with for 
> example higher positions, older, more experiences or other patterns 
> this might influence people to follow the people and not their passion 
> for the issue. Yes I realized that people follow people also when not 
> signing up but at least not at the agenda wall.
> 
> (I have tried the signing up - and did not find any thing being added 
> with doing this. So one thing less to do instead :-) ) 
> 
> Wishing you good luck with your event! 
> Ulrika
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> Hi all,
> 
> 
> 
> I am preparing an Open space later this week. My first one. So was 
> going
> through the book yesterday. Sounds all good and exciting.
> 
> 
> 
> On - probably stupid - question though: after the issues have been 
> raised,
> agenda made and marketplace opened, how do participants sign up for
> sessions? Is that really by subscribing on paper or just by showing up 
> at
> the time and place that was planned for the session?
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks & best regards, Rob
> 
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