[OSList] Conversation today with Brian Burt of MaestroConference

[Koos de Heer]

Yes, asking Gabriela is a good idea. She is on 
this list, but not a frequent writer.

Open Space Online can host up to 125 participants at a time.

I have participated in it, but that was at its 
early stages, a number of years ago. So maybe it has evolved.

It is a great piece of work, but I felt at that 
time it was overorganized and too tightly 
structured and therefore I did not like working 
with it. Maybe it has to do with the German 
culture, which is more formal and much more structured than ours.

My suggestion for the development of Maestro 
would be that it would provide just enough 
structure, but not too much. I always keep 
Harrison's admonishment in mind: everytime you do 
Open Space, try to leave something out untill you have it down to its essence.

And of course my offer to contribute still 
stands. I would like to be part of the Fall event.

Koos

At 17:46 24-8-2012, Harrison Owen wrote:
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>Never having been a sponsor – only a participant 
>– I really don’t know. But I would be pretty 
>sure that OpenSpace-online comes fully equipped, 
>soup to nuts. Why don’t you ask Gabriela?
><mailto:gabriela.ender at OpenSpace-Online.com>gabriela.ender at OpenSpace-Online.com 
>
>
>Harrison
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>[mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Cheryl Honey
>Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 11:04 AM
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>Not clear how to access Open Space On-Line?  I 
>followed the link below and saw an introduction 
>page. What does it cost to use it?  Does it have 
>a dashboard for convener/conductor?
>
>
>Cheryl
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>[mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Harrison Owen
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>And if you want to check it out go to: 
><http://www.openspace-online.com/>http://www.openspace-online.com/
>
>ho
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>[mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Harrison Owen
>Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 8:29 AM
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>As a sometime user, and long time supporter of 
>Gabriela’s online creation I second Lisa’s 
>words. Gabriela and her folks have done a 
>remarkable thing and it really works. The only 
>difficulty I ever encountered was the limitation 
>on the number of participants. As I recall it 
>maxed out with something like 50, or maybe 100. 
>But numbers aside it is the real deal and sets a 
>very high standard. Could it be better? Of 
>course, and that is the challenge. Have fun!
>
>Harrison
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>Harrison Owen
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>[mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Lisa Heft
>Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 11:29 PM
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>Subject: Re: [OSList] Conversation today with Brian Burt of MaestroConference
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>Hi, all.
>
>I may or may not be able to join with you in 
>this endeavor so just in case I am not able to:
>
>You mention who to include...
>
>Gabriela Ender is the pioneer of virtual Open 
>Space: creator of OpenSpace-Online.
>Not only was this designed (in 1999) and field 
>tested (and has been evolving since) with the 
>help of the worldwide Open Space community, but 
>it carefully and thoughtfully re-creates the 
>depth, phases, physical spaces and ways people 
>use and move about in a face-to-face full-form Open Space event.
>Indeed - among other great uses - it has been 
>used to host virtual OS events after several of 
>our face-to-face World Open Space events.
>
>I would think it useful and important to learn 
>from her rich knowledge and experience and 
>ensure that we are not replicating something that already exists, no?
>At the same time as we salute new creations?
>
>I guess it is great to have similar tools (more 
>kinds of pencils with which to draw, no?) but I 
>would think it a great idea to learn from 
>Gabriela and the first amazing pencil, no?
>
>And I also bow to Nancy White, a true innovator 
>in facilitating online meetings and engagement 
>since the early years... also of the Open Space community...
>
>It is great to see your passion and enthusiasm 
>Brian and Suzanne and have a great time figuring it all out everyone!
>
>Lisa
>
>Lisa Heft
>Consultant, Facilitator, Educator
>President Emerita, Open Space Institute US
>Fellow, Columbia University Center for International Conflict Resolution
>Opening Space
><mailto:lisaheft at openingspace.net>lisaheft at openingspace.net
>www.openingspace.net
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>The Open Space Learning Workshop / el Taller de Aprendizaje de Espacio Abierto
>    - October 9-11, 2012 - London, United Kingdom
>            (before the World Open Space on Open Space in London)
>    - December 12-14, 2012 - San Francisco, USA
>    - In English y en español: 2013 en Argentina 
> and other dates and countries to be announced
>
>
>
>On Aug 23, 2012, at 7:50 PM, Suzanne Daigle wrote:
>
>
>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 
><http://maestroconference.com/>Maestro 
>Conference in their planning! What do y'all think?
>
>Suzanne
>
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