[OSList] How big is a circle with 300 people?

Mon Jun 8 08:38:42 PDT 2015

Circle of Chairs!

Chairs, do we need them?

Well, if chairs are one less thing to do, what then?

On 8 June 2015 at 12:29, Robyn Williams ► <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
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> *From:* OSList [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] *On Behalf
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> *Sent:* Monday, 8 June 2015 8:16 PM
> *To:* 'Koos de Heer'; 'World wide Open Space Technology email list'
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> *Subject:* Re: [OSList] How big is a circle with 300 people?
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> Good point Koos!  But I think you are forgetting the “secret sauce.”  When
> I get to the point of inviting everybody to go to the wall and sign up, I
> say there is one last thing that needs to be done. I ask all those people
> sitting chairs in front of the wall to pick up their chairs, coffee cups,
> books, computers, etc and move it all to the center of the circle.
> Marvelous pandemonium! In no time at all there is oodles of space in front
> of the wall, and I can sneak out in the chaos with nobody noticing. And you
> know what I am going to do...
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> Thanks Harrison.
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> In my experience, two meters is fine to pass behind the rows on your way
> to the agenda wall, but it is not enough when you have 300 people in front
> of the agenda wall trying to figure out where they want to go. You don’t
> want people tripping over the empty chairs that are in the way.  So
> directly in front of the agenda wall, I would allow for at least 6 meters
> (20 feet) if you have 300 participants.
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> Good luck Anna Carolina!
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> <oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org>] *Namens *Harrison via OSList
> *Verzonden:* maandag 8 juni 2015 3:10
> *Aan:* 'Anna Caroline Türk'; 'World wide Open Space Technology email list'
> *Onderwerp:* Re: [OSList] How big is a circle with 300 people?
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> I do love this! And Koos – your spread sheet is fabulous!! Frankly, I’ve
> found that the basic “rule of thumb” – take the rated room size and divide
> by 2  -- will get you started. (A room rated for 300 will work well for an
> Open Space of 150)... and from there on out you just have to go with the
> flow. Remembering: 1) Have as much space in the center as you can, so folks
> aren’t all crowed together. After all this is OPEN Space. And 2) Leave a
> meter or two (3-6 feet) between the last row and the Wall so that folks can
> easily post their issues. Congestion slows everything down. After that,
> anything will work. Or more to the point, the people will figure the way.
> And do have fun!
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> *Sent:* Sunday, June 07, 2015 5:18 PM
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> Dear all,
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> Please help me do the math: How is the radius of concentric circles with
> 300 participants?
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> How many rows do you think it will be?
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