[OSList] Conversation today with Brian Burt of MaestroConference

[Thomas Herrmann]

Hi Suzanne 

Great idea!

I have done quite a lot of virtual facilitation the last years and have
found a software that gives most of the possibilities that I think are
needed – even if I have only used it with quite small groups. Several of the
people in the Genuine Contact community use it – Blackboard Collaborate.
After testing many many available software we found this which suits the
needs for participative meetings incl Open Space, very well incl
reliability.

I am willing to share some of my experiences down the line.

Hugs

Thomas Herrmann

 

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[mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] För Suzanne Daigle
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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.

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



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