[OSList] 120 minutes of Open Space ….

[Michael M Pannwitz]

Those shorties are in many ways shortchanging os and the forces of 
selforganisation... here are my suggestions:


---get the sponsor (thats usually the person paying you) to make it 
short and sweet, 3,5 minutes, enough to say: Hello and to state the 
theme in his own words and, most important, to say something from his 
heart, something he really wants to come out of this gathering

---get yourself to be short, 13 minutes, dont explain anything, just 
introduce the gathered folks to the OST process... most important right 
at the beginning of your show, walk the circle, look at everyone and 
while you do this have the group focus on itself (such things as: Look 
around who is here, take note that some 3700 years of life experience 
are gathered here and that each person is the entrance to a vault full 
of treasures that can be shared and used)

---have 3 breakout sessions, 25 minutes each, not one since there is 
only once choice, not two since thats too few choices, with three you 
are in the right direction... with 100 people you might have 36 issues 
which means you need 12 breakout spaces

---that leaves you a solid block of 20 minutes for the closing circle

Curious to hear what actually happened

Greetings from Berlin
mmp

On 12.04.2013 10:23, Chris Altmikus @ iDeA-Link wrote:
> Hello dear Open Space friends,
>
> I am preparing for a very short OS Session, 120 minutes ... with some
> 100+ participants, french- and/or german-speaking.
>
> Any experience and guidance you may be willing to share on how to open &
> structure such a ... short ... space ? How crisp can I make the opening,
> which I will be doing in both German & French... What is the additional
> thing I can drop or leave doing ... ?
>
> Gratefully yours    +    Chris
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