[OSList] Conversation today with Brian Burt of MaestroConference

[Esther Ewing]

Big Tree Strategies
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On Aug 23, 2012, at 10:50 PM, Suzanne Daigle <sdaigle4 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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”. 
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> 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.
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> 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. 
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> An early Call to Action that may help Maestro Conference in their planning! What do y'all think? 
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> Suzanne
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> Suzanne Daigle
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