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<DIV><FONT face="Goudy Old Style"><SPAN class=520573002-12062000>To my fellow
Open Spacers</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Goudy Old Style"><SPAN class=520573002-12062000>Having just
facilitated my first Open Space Conference last Saturday, it seems the whole
world (at least Brisbane!) wants to learn more about OS! (of course, I think my
awareness might have a LITTLE bit to do with this!!). Anyway, I have
a client who is so impressed with what I've told him about OS he wants to apply
it to a second event that will follow on from a 2-hour seminar he had already
scheduled this coming weekend. He has agreed to run the follow up event
for a whole day, and wants me to "promote" it this weekend at the
seminar.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Goudy Old Style"><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT face="Goudy Old Style"><SPAN class=520573002-12062000>But now I'm
wondering if it will work... this is the scenario...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Goudy Old Style"><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT face="Goudy Old Style"><SPAN class=520573002-12062000>This fellow is
a lawyer (but a very OPEN one!). He specialises in corporate law and this
weekend's 2 hour seminar will be a "talkfest"... ie. he will be giving
information to the audience on the for's and against's on setting up trusts vs
companies. It appears that this subject is extremely popular as we have
only just sent out invitations and have received at least a 50% acceptance rate
to date! However, he would like to open the floor up and this is
where I mentioned Open Space might be more useful... but there is a very large
technical element.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Goudy Old Style"><SPAN class=520573002-12062000>This is how I
see it happening. We use the OS frame but there are "experts" invited
along (lawyers, accountants). When the issues are put up, it will be up
the "experts" to determine which group they join and share their
expertise. The outcomes won't be so much action plans or what to do next,
but a more enlightened group of delegates who are getting answers to their
specific questions. The client and I are to meet this week to determine
the theme of the event.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Goudy Old Style"><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT face="Goudy Old Style"><SPAN class=520573002-12062000><FONT
face="Goudy Old Style"><SPAN class=520573002-12062000>Can this work? Has
anyone done anything similar and might have some pointers they can share with
me? The alternative is to not even think about OS and just run the day as
a series of workshops??</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Goudy Old Style"><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT face="Goudy Old Style"><SPAN class=520573002-12062000>Any feedback
would be most appreciated...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Goudy Old Style"><SPAN
class=520573002-12062000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Goudy Old Style"><SPAN class=520573002-12062000>Kind
regards</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Goudy Old Style"><SPAN class=520573002-12062000>Julianne
Bell</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Goudy Old Style"><SPAN class=520573002-12062000>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 face="Goudy Old Style">Julianne Bell</FONT></DIV>
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