[OSList] Conversation today with Brian Burt of MaestroConference

[Suzanne Daigle]

Exciting to imagine! A virtual interface specifically geared to Open Space.
Brian Burt, CEO and Founder of MaestroConference, and I were on the phone
for about 30 minutes this afternoon.  It was a “jump right in” kinda
conversation with lots of give and take.  No doubt about it,
MaestroConference has been giving this some thought and Brian Burt knows
the process, principles and language of Open Space.

In some cases their technology is there and stuff could happen right away;
other things need to be figured out and then of course, you can’t totally
replicate an in-person experience of Open Space so a hybrid virtual
adaptation would need to be developed.

We talked about the big picture of a Virtual Open Space Social Webinar
platform that would allow hundreds and even thousands of people to
participate. We also discussed some of the challenges; for example: “can
you really have a virtual conversation with 50 people on-line engaged in
one topic or would we need to break into smaller groups” and “how could we
manage a post-it board with time and place”.

Brian’s plan, along with other folks at Maestro Conference, is to host
a *Virtual
Open Visioning Event* this Fall inviting lots of people (it would be
terrific if many joined) from the Open Space community and folks in the
technology world (major users of Open Space) to engage in working
conversations around the interface, the implementation, the applications of
where and how a virtual OS could be used, the invitation process and so
much more.

What I was able to convey to Brian is that there are many practitioners in
this worldwide OS community, including the OSI US Board, who are interested
and excited about having a virtual Open Space platform. I’ll be the first
to say that I’m not the expert (nor the leader) in that regard but I
certainly have the passion and am willing to roll up my sleeves with others
to help make it happen.

At Brian’s request, I’ve agreed to lend a hand if people want to advise off
list that they are interested, feel free to email me. You can also do it
publicly on the OS list and I’ll keep track. MaestroConference is also
interested in knowing if anyone has people they’d recommend who should be
invited to the Fall Event.

In anticipation of the Virtual Open Visioning Event being planned, perhaps
we can continue the conversations on our OS list sharing what we would hope
to see, what questions we have, how we may want to contribute to this
effort. My specific interest related to the virtual technology is having
the ability to host post-events after a face-to-face Open Space, continuing
the conversations and driving some of the actions and initiatives that
participants identified.

An early Call to Action that may help Maestro
Conference<http://maestroconference.com/>in their planning! What
do y'all think?

Suzanne



Suzanne Daigle
NuFocus Strategic Group
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