[OSList] The OST Invite: seeking creative solutions with less than 4 weeks

[Lisa Heft - via OSList]

Dan, I’d say for any kind of facilitated event, Open Space or otherwise - when someone asks for an event with a very short lead-up - it’s very healthy to ask why, why now, what’s the crisis, what is served by taking important time for thorough invitation and thoughtful pre-work, is your zooming in to make a quick-turnaround thing happen supporting wellness or crisis response, if it is a crisis, doesn’t it deserve better (all kinds of things including thought, invitation, resource assessment, whatever) - all those good questions. The ‘how to get the message out’ part is perhaps the easiest - the ‘why’ / ‘to what end’ / ‘does this serve’ is to me one of the essential conversations of pre-work and thinking about doing an event …

Lisa


On Oct 9, 2014, at 3:00 PM, Daniel Mezick via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> I am asking for help. Will you help me figure out if the following is effective? 
> 
> 
> Background:
> 
> I have a OST client who wants to get the OST Invite out there with just 27 calendar days to go...on a Friday! There are not many (if any) ways for the Sponsor to send it sooner...
> 
> Ouch. I'm not fond of this idea. 
> 
> I explained that 6 weeks was best and 4 was really pushing it, at the start of the conversation about doing the OST event. 
> 
> Today I offered these "creative" suggestions (ugly hacks?) to patch this less-than-30-days situation:
> 
> 
> 
> <SUGGESTIONS>
> 
> I also suggest that we get the handbills out there, in the public areas, and put this link on it:
> http://www.openspaceworld.org/
> 
> I suggest we also send out a pre-Invitation 'save the date' email with just a little info and a link, and get those handbills out there, these actions will get it out there into the ecosystem and allow us to make use of the full 4 weeks. 
> 
> ....these ideas, and any other ideas you have for talking it up and getting it out there are probably good ideas now. Before we act let's chat tomorrow about this OK?
> 
> </SUGGESTIONS>
> 
> 
> 
> I am asking for help. 
> 
> Do these 2 non-standard ideas work OK in your view? 
> 
> Or am I making a mockery of the OST process by doing this? Are these "ugly hacks?"
> 
> Is this OST heresy, or a good-enough idea? 
> 
> I welcome your replies! 
> 
> Sincerely,
> Daniel
> 
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