[OSList] Open Space classrooms

[Jeff Aitken]

Great stuff Tricia and Suzanne!

I've done several 2.5 hour OS in education settings. Often as the
culminating class of a semester course, in which learnings and followup
plans can be shared and conversed, and the closing circle caps the course.
And sometimes as a stand-alone gathering, for making connections around
interests and skillsharing, in the midst of a more programmed week of
courses and other activities. People love it, and i hear references to it
for years afterward.

Suzanne is obviously brilliant here, how to maximize the experience and
opportunities for involvement and learnings for everyone! So I'll just
appreciate and underscore to get the agenda done in 30 minutes and leave
space for a couple of long breakout sessions and a nice closing. Have fun
and learn a lot!

Jeff
San Francisco

On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 11:30 AM, 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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