[OSList] Small group OS

Tue Jun 11 12:55:24 PDT 2013

Paul: I appreciate a lot to be part of this group and you can always
remember, here you are not alone!
Adriana

2013/6/11 Paul Nunesdea <nunesdea at me.com>

> List, your responses are a true blessing and the tenderness and passion I
> feel from you is truly empowering - THANK YOU.
>
> From my iPad
>
> On 11/06/2013, at 18:23, Diane Gibeault <diane.gibeault at rogers.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> When I facilitated a team of 7, when some people suggested to stick as a
> group for all topics, I encouraged them to try out the OS approach for at
> least the first round and see for themselves if they will experience
> something useful and different from their usual way of working.
>
> They did and never looked back at the stick together idea. The room was
> buzzing with small and larger conversations, short and long, and lots of
> bumblebees.
>
> It works!
>
> Diane
>
>
>   ------------------------------
>  *From:* Jeff Aitken <r.jeff.aitken at gmail.com>
> *To:* World wide Open Space Technology email list <
> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 11, 2013 10:53:29 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [OSList] Small group OS
>
> HI Paul,
>
> There is only one bit of awkwardness that I've experienced in a small
> OS. It's happened a few times. After the agenda is on the wall, one
> participant might suggest out loud that the group stay together to
> talk about all of the agenda items.
>
> If the group agrees with one another to do this, there are a couple of
> things to notice: first, they will have less time to talk about each
> topic. I do remind them of this.
>
> And second, there might be an expectation that you will now facilitate
> the group more actively, instead of holding space without intervening.
> So it might be helpful to make an agreement with the sponsor
> beforehand, that the OS style of facilitating does not involve your
> active facilitation of the topics.
>
> There are other ways to facilitate a small gathering that might serve
> the needs of the group, but in my experience, open space can work very
> well.
>
> Jeff
> San Francisco
>
>
>
>
>
> On 6/11/13, Lourdes Adriana Diaz-Berrio Doring <adriana at diazberrio.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi Paul:
> > I Love you question because I can share something this time! I was really
> > afraid of small OS because I had the fear that it could not be as good
> > as...a big OS but I had one experience that was so good!
> > I had only 7 participants but it was one day from 9:30 to 18:30 and at
> the
> > end of the day the people did not wanted to go!
> > It really was a very nice experience and everybody was so happy.
> > They  had proposed several topics and they had groups of 2,3,4,5 and the
> > closing circle was so interesting.
> >  I was and very satisfied with this experience because after it I am
> never
> > afraid of small OS.
> > Trust the principle 1
> > The people that come are the right ones
> >  (It doesn't say that this principle only applies after x number of
> people!
> > Does it?)
> > ....and the other principles to!
> >
> > Adriana
> >
> > 2013/6/11 Paul Nunesdea <nunesdea at me.com>
> >
> >> List,
> >>
> >> Apologies if this is a recurrent question... Would opening space at
> >> management team level (9 persons) would work? The issue is a burning
> 'new
> >> company structure' eventually facing a downsize. I have experienced to
> >> host
> >> larger groups OS but wonder how it would be also useful in a smaller
> >> group
> >> context.
> >>
> >> My question is twofold:
> >> - would a OS session of 9 persons would work in terms of marketplace
> >> dynamics, would the sessions be too small?
> >> - If that works well, then I wonder if extending results to the
> remainder
> >> of the company not in the OS meeting would be effective?
> >>
> >> Your experience would be much valued!
> >>
> >> Best
> >> Paul
> >>
> >> From my iPad
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> >
> > --
> >
> > Adriana Díaz-Berrio Ph.D. CRHA
> > (514) 739 2268
> > www.diazberrio.com
> >
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