[OSList] 120 minutes of Open Space ….

Fri Apr 12 15:37:06 PDT 2013

Suzanne: I did it! I finally registered! I am just stilllooking for some
friends to share the hotel I have a 2 rooms suite it is not expensive juste
87 dollars for 3 nights!

Adriana

2013/4/12 Suzanne Daigle <sdaigle4 at gmail.com>

> Adding my voice Chris...in support of this "Taste of Open Space",
>
> French/German how delightful!  A short story that speaks to the impossible
> becoming possible. Two or three years ago, there was an opportunity to host
> an Open Space at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL with
> students, faculty and community leaders -- 75 to 80 people with only 75
> minutes alotted.   The Topic: *Creating a Sustainable Tampa Bay.*
>
> We decided to split the group in two - two rooms; our facilitator
> instructions bare minimum; one juicy round of discussions; used integral
> flip chart notes on the news wall for the briefing book which we later
> photographed. This single event then turned into round 2 and round 3 in
> subsequent weeks (each 75 minutes -- the class time period with everyone
> together).
>
> Our last session in Open Space became an action session with priority
> setting. Many great initiatives one of which is that students wanted a
> place to congregate, to be together -- a cafeteria or something. A few
> years later, this initiative became a beautiful 81,000 square-foot
> University Student Center with a ballroom, dining facilities, meeting
> rooms, outdoor verandas and a six-story residence hall. The residence hall
> accommodates nearly 200 residents in two-person bedrooms. The ballroom and
> meeting spaces are available for public rental and conferences. Here is the book
> of proceedings<http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/daigle_Suzanne-268460-usf-sp-wheatley-leadership-series-connection-parners-education-ppt-powerpoint/>of this 7-week event.  Lots of pictures that give you a flavor of what can
> happen in 75 or 90 minutes.
>
> *Remarkably, this is where we are hosting the World Open Space on Open
> Space in May 2013.*  I remember asking many folks on our OS list about
> the wisdom of facilitating an Open Space with so little time. Just as you
> are doing now Chris. What got invented was worth every second! Today, I
> celebrate because many of these students, faculty and community leaders
> will be hosting the world at the May Open Space and this Saturday we are
> expecting about 100 people  at an Open Space event titled : "Sustainability
> beyond Borders".   It is a seeding event for May.  We are so excited!
>
> Come check it out... Not too late to register! WORLD OPEN SPACE<http://wosonos2013.crowdvine.com/>
> Not only will we enjoy our time together as new and experienced
> practitioners but you will get to meet a vibrant multi-generational
> community who are all anxiously awaiting your arrival.
>
> Have fun Chris!
>
> Suzanne
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 12:02 PM, Jeff Aitken <r.jeff.aitken at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi Chris,
>>
>> Last year at the height of the Occupy gatherings, we brought 130
>> people together for a two hour evening. I did a 30 minute opening, we
>> had two 30 minute sessions for 24 topics, and used the final 30
>> minutes for report-backs from the convenors of the topics, focused on
>> what ideas or plans they are taking 'out of the room'. It was a very
>> high energy gathering. Of course we wish we devoted a day or more.
>>
>> Because of the size of the church hall and the fact that some
>> breakouts were in another building, I felt ok about designing for two
>> sessions instead of trying three. For example I noticed elders taking
>> their time moving from place to place. However, if there were well
>> over 30 topics I can see that would have been a spatial challenge to
>> work with.
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> On 4/12/13, chris grady <chris at chrisgrady.org> wrote:
>> > Dear Chris
>> >
>> > I recently did 200 doctors and patients in 3 hrs, and I'm about to do a
>> > follow up with 300 in the same time !!
>> > We offered stenographers roaving around the room to help with
>> notetaking,
>> > and whilst we had the Newsroom for effect we didn't push participants to
>> > have to do their own writing up.  The challenge was to move them from
>> the
>> > circle to get started. I underplayed the time for merging sessions and
>> > marketplace so we kept it moving.  The individual agenda sessions were
>> set
>> > at 2 timeslots of 45 minutes each with no break.  This was not ideal,
>> and I
>> > don't know how it will work with an extra 100 people in the room.  Time
>> > will tell.
>> >
>> > I am hoping the medics will like Open Space so much that they will
>> realise
>> > allowing it to breathe more will help
>> > I didn't stint on the time for the opening circle - because I needed to
>> > calm them after an hour of key note speeches which the medics insisted
>> was
>> > also needed.   They are reducing that front-end speaching this time
>> round
>> > having seen the effect of Open Space.
>> >
>> > Good luck
>> > Cheers
>> >
>> > Chris
>> >
>> > Chris Grady
>> > Chris Grady.Org
>> >
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>> >
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>> > For more information on CGO Surgeries for theatremakers and emerging
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>> > And for work using Open Space Technology go to www.chrisgrady.org
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 9:23 AM, Chris Altmikus @ iDeA-Link <
>> > chris.altmikus at idea-link.eu> 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
>> >>
>> >> *Chris Altmikus*
>> >>
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>> >> *Chris.Altmikus at iDeA-Link.eu* <Chris.Altmikus at iDeA-Link.eu>
>> >>
>> >>
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