[OSList] 12/19 Virtual Open Space on the subject of Online Dialogue and Deliberation

[Ben Roberts]

ONLINE DIALOGUE AND DELIBERATION: WHAT IS POSSIBLE NOW?  

 

You are invited.

 

What: A free two-hour conversation/experiment on the general question "what
is possible now in the realm of "online" dialogue and deliberation?"   The
conversation will also serve as a test of new tools and techniques that
might be used to host virtual Open Space Technology engagements of any
length.

 

When: Wednesday, December 19th from 1-3pm Eastern/10am-12pm Pacific/6-8pm
GMT 

 

Where: On your phone, or via Skype (if you have a strong internet
connection), using the MaestroConference platform--please register in
advance if possible using this link
<http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/56E8FSQ9BHHJQKL7
> .  We will also be playing with a set of online documents using the
Hackpad platform.  This is optional, but strongly encouraged.  Access
Hackpad now
<https://hackpad.com/S7GohT68dmG#Welcome-to-Online-D&D-Dec-19,-2012!>  to
get comfortable with this tool and connect with other participants prior to
the event.  

 

Who: People with an interest in online dialogue and deliberation in general,
and/or Open Space Technology in particular. Please feel free to pass this
invitation on to anyone you think might be interested. We are planning for a
minimum of twenty and maximum of one hundred participants.

 

Why: 1) to provide a venue for open conversation on all aspects of virtual
dialogue and deliberation as a gift to the dialogue and deliberation
community of practice and 2) to experiment with tools and techniques for
virtual Open Space Technology that might be used as a component of the
upcoming World Open Space on Open Space (WOSonOS) gathering in St.
Petersberg, FL from May 16-19 [note that we recognize that OST traditionally
requires more time than this as a rule--our intention is to experiment with
a set of protocols that can be used to host much longer engagements as
well].

 

How: Please register in advance for the MaestroConference call using this
link
<http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/56E8FSQ9BHHJQKL7
> .   You are also encouraged to log in and play with our Hackpad documents
<https://hackpad.com/S7GohT68dmG#Welcome-to-Online-D&D-Dec-19,-2012!>  prior
to the gathering to get familiar with the platform.  You can use our
Hackpads now to post an introduction of yourself as well to exchange ideas
with other participants. For more information on alternative ways to call
into MaestroConference, click here <http://maestroconference.com/gettingin>
or email ben at occupycafe.org.

 

This engagement is being produced by Ben Roberts, in collaboration with
Suzanne Daigle, Elaine Hansen, Eric Hansen and Michael Herman, along with
the generous support of MaestroConference. Over the next few months, it is
hoped that a number of such experiments will be conducted by various
self-organized groups, using different platforms and approaches, so that we
will have a solid set of options for offering virtual participation in
WOSonOS 2013, as well as for anyone who wishes to convene OST virtually for
their own purposes. Please contact Ben Roberts (ben at occupycafe.org) if you
have any questions, or
<https://hackpad.com/An9KFnIpLe0#Questions-and-Comments> share them via
Hackpad.

 

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