[OSList] report short fulbright

[doug]

Michael and all--

No, no one said anything, although I invited posts 2 or 3 times.

Standard closing: listening object passed around the circle one time for 
response to an inviting question (in this case it was, "What does going 
home mean for you now?"), followed by everybody stand up, face the 
outside of the circle from behind your chairs, remember that as you go 
out into the world, these folks are all at your back, now take one step 
out into the world, and it's over.

Yes, there was a party the night before, some didn't go to bed till 5:00 
am. The organizers at the local level had a lot of inflexibility imposed 
upon them from the State Department, and by the intermediary hired by 
the State Department to supervise the local folks. Things changed from 
the original pretty much up to about 3 days before the OST session.

I had pushed to have the whole conference in Open Space, but my contact 
would not push her compatriots further, even though she is a champion 
for OST.

Michael, thanks for taking time to carry this conversation deeper.

		:- Doug.



On 04/15/2014 02:39 AM, Michael M Pannwitz wrote:
> Dear Doug,
> thanks for the data.
> Were any of your assumptions on why no sessions were planned beyond the
> 2hr event spoken to in the "standard closing"?
> And, what characterizes a "standard closing" in your practice?
>
> Here are some of the thoughts while reading your notes:
> ---As an experienced os-worker I wouldn not go to a 2hr os-event unless
> my life depended on it OR for reasons that had nothing to do with the Theme
> ---At the end of a 3 day "regular" event I would feel especially
> stressed to get up early enough to be at any kind of event at 8:30
> (assuming there was a party the night before)
> ---It surprised me that anyone showed up at a "last session" at the end
> of such an event... I would have my head into last minute informal
> meetings, getting my luggage in order, etc.
>
> Have a great day,
> mmp
>
>
> ---
>
> On 15.04.2014 04:41, doug wrote:
>> Friends--
>>
>> Here is what happened at the OS for Fulbright Scholars from the Americas
>> for their re-entry program:
>>
>> Our allotted time was 8:30 to 10:30 am yesterday, April 13. This was
>> their last session of a 3+ day seminar for people from the Americas
>> prior to their returning to their home countries.
>>
>> Theme: "Going Home: Issues and Opportunities"
>>
>> Opening was standard, plus: we had a grid as if this were the first
>> session of a 3 day event. One session today, 4 sessions on day 2, one
>> session on day 3. We had stickies for time and place for each session in
>> the virtual future. I explained the two-sleep rule of thumb and
>> encouraged them to post more topics than we had time for, and they would
>> then take the responsibility for gathering folks via Skype, email,
>> conference call, etc.
>>
>> We started out with about 8 participants. Midway through the opening
>> circle process explanation another 6 or so came in. Then just as folks
>> were about to name their topics, another group came in. We ended with 18
>> total.
>>
>> Ten topics were posted, 3 sessions were held. They had about 45 minutes
>> for their conversations.
>>
>> Then back in the plenary circle we made time for folks to post to the
>> next virtual days' sessions. No one posted anything. (I think maybe
>> because of the way people straggled in, not all had heard all the
>> invitations to post these sessions.) So we went into the standard
>> closing.
>>
>> :- Doug. Germann
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