[OSList] Questions about lunch, length of sessions, during full day OST

[Lisa Heft - via OSList]

Hi, Stuart - and thanks for your questions.

My thought is that you can eliminate the short briefing after lunch.
Remember: You told them the guidelines, then got out of their way. You don’t want to break into their flow. In your introduction you can say ‘now we are moving into our first session but you can add a topic to the wall at any time.’ 

My question - why do you have news and then closing - to me, news is (for example) a report from the Newsroom Coordinator, a note about dinner / evening activities, then on to closing comments and reflection. Could take 30 minutes for news and announcements maybe, then an hour for Closing Circle, no? Thanks for sharing if you have something else in mind.

By the way - depending on how you are doing documentation design, I often create an extra 30 minutes before going into closing so folks can catch up on transcribing / completing their notes. Other folks just chat and enjoy snacks and such. 

I love not shortening sessions to 45 minutes. If they are too short, only the quick responders get to participate. Less so, the reflective thinkers. You want full diversity.

I look forward to hearing my colleagues other and different thoughts and ideas,

Lisa

Lisa Heft
Consultant, Facilitator, Educator
Opening Space

> On Jun 2, 2016, at 6:17 PM, Stuart Turner via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi All
> 
> I’m facilitating a full day open space event next week and the client has suggested some of the following ideas, based on advice during open space training from another company:
> 
> a.       Opening: 9 to 10
> b.      Session 1: 10  to 11 (Morning sessions are more for people to set the stage, so having 2 before lunch to get people feel comfortable of Open Space)
> c.       Session 2: 11 to 12
> d.      Lunch: 12 to 13
> e.      Short briefing: 13, to remind that adding any topics any time is welcome
> f.        Session 3: 13 to 14 (Usually conversations with energy happens in the afternoon)
> g.       Session 4: 14 to 15
> h.      Session 5: 15 to 16
> i.         News: 16 to 17
> j.        Closing: 17 to 18
> 
> 
> I wasn’t going to schedule a reserved time for lunch and was thinking of 45 minute sessions. I also wasn’t intending to have a news hour.
> 
> I value your suggestions and advice for facilitating this. For most attendees it will be their first full day open space event and the first with a real diversity in attendees.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Stuart 

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