[OSList] Comparison of OS and unconferencing
Harrison Owen
hhowen at verizon.net
Mon Apr 30 10:50:19 PDT 2012
Only thing I would add/change is about the "continuation of the conversation
-- you are certainly right, it is over when it's over... but when's that?
Meaning that in many OS's the conversation can go on for years online and
howsomever. In the very first OS (1985) a number of the participants
happened to be a part of something called TMN -- which was one of the very
first (maybe the first) non-military access to the Internet. As the
gathering progressed we were online with friends and colleagues around the
world ... and it went on and on and on...
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Subject: [OSList] Comparison of OS and unconferencing
Dear all
A couple of weeks ago I attended my first unconference. I was interested to
see how it would be different to the Open Space process that I know so well.
What follows is my comparison - and it is after only one unconference. But
here are my reflections - please add your thoughts too:
History
OS: Harrison Owen book 1993 (born 1985)
Unc: Bloggercon 1998
Principle
OS: Participants shape the agenda
Unc: Participants shape the agenda
Tradition
OS: Native American
Unc: Sci Fi Geek
Guidelines
OS: 4 principles + 1 law: worked / explained
Unc: 4 principles + 1 law: mentioned / minimally explained
Social media
OS: Peripheral
Unc: Central
Assumption
OS: People can read paper easily - put agenda on the wall
Unc: Everyone has a twitter account and knows how to use it - put agenda on
twitter/social media
Topics / agenda
OS: Written in first hand by person suggesting the idea
Unc: Interpreted onto a spreadsheet by facilitator
Discussions
OS: From the floor of the event
Unc: Both from the floor and predetermined (perhaps via social media)
Agenda scehdule
OS: Negotiated by individual sponsor / whole group
Unc: Set by facilitator
Follow up
OS: Whatever happens... and when its over....
Unc: Debates continue via social media
Have I been fair to unconferencing - indeed is my description of OS one that
you would recognise?
Hope all are well
Jon
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