[OSList] Open Space classrooms

[Carmella Mazzotta]

Thanks Suzanne. There is much generosity in this network and it is
appreciated that you share openly so we all can learn together.

 

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[mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Suzanne Daigle
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 3:16 PM
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
Subject: Re: [OSList] Open Space classrooms

 

Tricia, Run and go do this.  

With a theme that ignites what students and faculty are passionate about, I
think it will open a great deal.  It would be wonderful if you could invite
a planning team beforehand to work on it with you which will deepen the
learning. Also who knows from 1 experience it may lead to much more.  As you
read what I describe below, know that we opened the space and had people
create the market place wall in as brief a time as possible. We rehearsed
our opening of space so it would accord the maximum time for all to
experience and be in Open Space. 

 We did the same on a project with the University of South Florida, working
on a sustainability program around Meg Wheatley's work over a 7-week period
(90 minute classes).   Community, Students and Staff.  Three of those weeks
were in Open Space.

Here's the link to the effort.  It was a blast. It opened the door to the
World Open Space and even led to a Student Center being built -- it was one
of the Action Initiatives with students asking for a place to engage
together.  It's where we hosted WOSonOS. 

For a flavor of it, have a look at this:
A Taste of Open Space
<http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/daigle_Suzanne-268460-usf-sp-wheat
ley-leadership-series-connection-parners-education-ppt-powerpoint/> 

Congrads!  Enjoy!

Suzanne

 

On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 2:30 PM, Tricia Chirumbole
<tricia at mojocollaborative.com> wrote:

Hi all!

 

I am writing to request your advice and experiences with open space in
classrooms - this is for a one time MBA class. 

 

the upcoming engagement:

I have been invited to hold an Open Space style class for MBA/International
Affairs students in a Global Perspectives class on Feb 24th at George
Washington University (my former MBA program). The standing theme of this
class in the prof's curriculum is, "Putting it all together"

 

background: 

This invite was born from discussions I have been having with the professor
of the aforementioned class, about the opportunities of introducing some
Open Space and Scrum practices into their MBA program - she is also the
Associate Dean and involved in program development. 

 

My real interest was to explore opportunities not just for actual classroom
time, but also for other components, such as: The kick-off orientation week
for FT MBAs, Curriculum/program planning, and for executing projects. My pet
titles include: Hacking my MBA, and the Agile Classroom.  

 

the conundrum: So, this is cool, BUT, I am concerned about the short time
frame (2.5 hours) and the isolated nature of the engagement. 

 

I would very much like anyone's direct experience or insight on holding
classes OS style or holding similarly short, one-off Open Space engagements.
I know they are done, I can envision how I would do it, but I still feel
concerned that I may have jumped on low hanging fruit that may not be the
best format for sharing these practices. 

 

For me, I can definitely see open space style classes and "agile" classrooms
w/out multi-day OS summits, but I see them flourishing more as part of an
ecosystem of principles and cultures being practiced, rather than as a
one-off classroom brouhaha!

 

All thoughts welcome - thank you in advance! :)))))

 

Tricia Chirumbole

Open Space Facilitator, Certified Scrum Master

Mojo Collaborative

www.mojocollaborative.com

 

571-232-0942

skype: tricia.chirumbole

twitter: @themojozone


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Suzanne Daigle
Open Space Facilitator
NuFocus Strategic Group

FL 941-359-8877  
Cell: 203-722-2009
www.nufocusgroup.com
s.daigle at nufocusgroup.com
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