[OSList] Half the conference participants doing open space?

[Barbara B. Bunker]

Sandy... I understand the logistics dilemma but however you decide, I missed what
the compelling theme for this OST will be that will attract people to it.  B3


Barbara B. Bunker Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology Emerita
The University at Buffalo
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On Fri 05/25/12  9:29 AM , "Harrison Owen" hhowen at verizon.net sent:
> Gee Sandy - You do have yourself in a tight spot. I'd go for the
> garden, if there is one. Then - Does the Auditorium have a stage? If
> so, half the group might be on the stage, and the remainder in the 1st
> rows facing… It is not that the folks will have to be there very
> long. I did something like this once, and it was rather amusing. Lots
> of hopping up and down sort of thing. But as usual it worked out. 
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> [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] ON BEHALF OF Sandy Gee
> SENT: Friday, May 25, 2012 4:49 AM
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> SUBJECT: [OSList] Half the conference participants doing open space? 
> Dear colleagues,
> 
> ME & REQUEST FOR HELP:
> 
> I've informally been around OST for over a decade and facilitated a
> number of events. But this latest I've been asked to do is a challenge
> I'd appreciate your thoughts/comments on....
> THE CHALLENGE: 
> 
> Its a one day psychotherapy conference with expected attendance of
> 100+ participants. But unfortunately the venue has already been booked
> and paid for and the only large enough space for all is an auditorium
> with fixed rows. The next largest room is a space that could hold a
> circle of a little over 50 (and no room for 2nd concentric circle).
> They already want most of the morning to be conventional presentations
> so the OST slot was to be for the afternoon (maybe with the
> marketplace the last slot before lunch). 
> 
> I'm thinking that a fixed row auditorium just won't work for OST.
> MY IDEA:
> 
> So I'm wondering about having just _half the conference_ do OST! (and
> the other half sign up in advance to pre-offered workshops) - I've no
> idea if this could work or if it would be too divisive. This group
> have always had a very conventional set up before, they're a fairly
> straight/conventional crowd and the organisers are anyway worried
> about introducing OST and how it'll go down. 
> 
> But maybe the more stuffy conventional ones could do the
> pre-scheduled (and big name) workshops (and sign up in advance). And
> we've got a 50 max space for OST participants.
> COMMENTS?
> 
> Has anyone ever tried something like this? 
> 
> What are your thoughts?  
> 
> Do you think it could work?
> I'd SO appreciate any input!
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Sandy
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