[OSList] Interesting Space Experiment

[Koos de Heer via OSList]

I almost always use Helium balloons. It makes defining the break out spaces very easy and flexible. Especially when you keep the whole system in one room, which I love to do.  I use a large version of the balloon (70 cm or 28" diameter when filled) and every balloon has a letter suspended from it. That way you are not limited by the number of colors. 

The balloons are prevented from drifting to the ceiling by small balloons filled with sandy hat are sitting on the floor, connected with almost invisible nylon thread. 

Apart from being practical, it also adds a little playfulness to the often somewhat solemn atmosphere of meeting facilities. 

Koos

> Op 21 jan. 2016 om 12:14 heeft Diana Larsen via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> het volgende geschreven:
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> It takes the new principle "Wherever it happens is the right place" in a whole new direction! 😊
> - Diana
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> Please forgive odd typos and autocorrects, this was Sent from my iPad
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>> On Jan 21, 2016, at 14:02, Harrison Owen <hhowen at verizon.net> wrote:
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>> The great experiment continues! Wonderful Several years ago, Michael Pannwitz faced a similar problem but involving a few more people. 2108, to be exact. The venue was a circus tent, and as with you -- balloons (153 as I recall) marked the "spaces." Then when it came to The Four Principles, Law of Two Feet, Bumble Bees and butterflies --- You guessed it --- Lots more Balloons drifting as they pleased in the open space. We did have fun.
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>> From: OSList [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Diana Larsen via OSList
>> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2016 2:06 PM
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>> Subject: [OSList] Interesting Space Experiment
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>> Hi all,
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>> This week I'm facilitating a small (40 people), 1 ½ day, internal open space for a client. We found a great spot for the opening circle, but for a few reasons we had trouble identifying four to six breakout spaces. 
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>> In the spirit of finding one less thing to do, we took the weighted helium balloons we'd purchased to brighten the space and decided the hosts could use them as the space definers. 
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>> 1) We lined up six different colored balloons next to the agenda wall. 
>> 2) I made sticky notes in the same colors to represent the spaces and different times on the agenda wall. Each host selected one of the colored sticky notes for their time slot and placed it on their topic paper. 
>> 3) At the breaks between sessions, each new host grabs the colored balloon that matches their session and takes it to wherever they want to hold their discussion.
>> 4) At the end of their session they bring it back. 
>> Rinse, repeat. It's working really well. 😁
>> 
>> I love experimenting with one less thing...
>> 
>> Diana
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