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

[Harrison via OSList]

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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From: OSList [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Koos de Heer via OSList
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2015 12:06 AM
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Subject: Re: [OSList] How big is a circle with 300 people?

 

Thanks Harrison.

 

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.

 

Good luck Anna Carolina!

 

Koos

 

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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,

 

Please help me do the math: How is the radius of concentric circles with 300 participants?

How many rows do you think it will be?

 

Thank you!

 

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Anna Caroline

 

 


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