[OSList] Open Space for a group of 6??

[openspacedk1 via OSList]

Dear Agnieszka,

Smallest I have experienced was with 4, I believe that as lf the issue 
at stake
has enouigh energy, it works - and this is clearlily the case from what 
you describe.

As an example, I once facilitated an event for the alumni network of a 
higher educational institution.
All teaching staff and all alumni were invited, a big room and 
sufficient catering for everybody.

Everybody turned out to be the chairwoman (who had invited) and five 
participants.
So she was quite depressed and wanted to cancel. I said "the people are 
the right people", we'll have good discussions and a usefullmeeting, and 
she went along - and we had a good meeting, with a clear conclusion: the 
alumni organisation was ended.

This was not the end of the story - thechair went to the rector to 
inform him, whereupon he said "our alumni association ? Our network of 
ambassadors in society ....?" What does the director of the alumni 
bureay say to this ?

When he found out there in act wasn't an alumni bureau, let alone a 
director, he called an emergency meeting of the management, established 
an alumni bureau and started a capmaign.

This is some years ago - I did learn to suggest to have participants 
register to avoid wasting all too much coffee and sandwiches -

Greetings Gerard

Open Space Institite Denmark




isAgnieszka Maja Wawrzyniak via OSList skrev den 2014-10-06 08:13:
> Hi :)
> 
> Here's a question: Is 6 people enough to make an Open Space session?
> 
> Next Saturday I'm going to facilitate a group that would benefit from
> an OST (there's a conflict situation, no one knows the answer, people
> who are extremely passionate are coming etc..)...
> So far I have worked with much bigger groups but never tried it out
> with such a small group...I'm eager to hear your opinions and ideas...
> 
> Agnieszka
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