[OSList] Conversation today with Brian Burt of MaestroConference

[Elisabeth Tepper Kofod]

This is a great initiative... and I am sure it will be lots of fun!!
Love
Elisabeth


On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 10:20 PM, Suzanne Daigle <sdaigle4 at gmail.com> 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 Maestro Conference<http://maestroconference.com/>in their planning! What
> do y'all think?
>
> Suzanne
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> Suzanne Daigle
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