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<DIV><FONT color=#800080 face="Goudy Old Style"><SPAN
class=780361701-15062000>Thank you, Chris... I can see things much more clearly
now, but I guess there was never any doubt when all I need to do is just remind
myself to trust the process.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#800080 face="Goudy Old Style"><SPAN
class=780361701-15062000>Warm regards</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 face="Goudy Old Style"><SPAN
class=780361701-15062000>Julianne</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Chris
Corrigan<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, 12 June 2000 4:44 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Can this
work??<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>Congrats on your first OS!
<P>I've used Open Space as a learning tool in this respect. It's very
simple and very powerful. I let people know in the opening that the
convenors are invited to come forward to ask a question, or convene a
discussion around an issue that they have passion for. Put simply, two
types of issues come forward: questions that people have about the theme, and
points for discussion, collaboration etc.
<P>The first set attract the experts. Those with the questions pose them
as issues, and the "experts"and others join the discussion to discover the
answer together. It's important to note that these types of discussion
really tend to be collaborative learning rather than the expert showing up to
the group and simply answering the question...
<P>The second set of issues create discusion groups to push the knowledge of
the theme beyond what's currently known.
<P>Both types of discussions are rish and the learning process is very
rewarding.
<P>In the best one I did of these, there was no convergence, but perhaps
others have used convergence in this way?
<P>Chris <BR> <BR>
<P>Julianne Bell wrote:
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face="Goudy Old Style">To my fellow Open Spacers</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=520573002-12062000></SPAN><SPAN class=520573002-12062000><FONT
face="Goudy Old Style">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.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=520573002-12062000></SPAN><SPAN
class=520573002-12062000><FONT face="Goudy Old Style">But now I'm wondering
if it will work... this is the scenario...</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=520573002-12062000></SPAN><SPAN class=520573002-12062000><FONT
face="Goudy Old Style">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.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=520573002-12062000></SPAN><SPAN
class=520573002-12062000><FONT face="Goudy Old Style">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.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=520573002-12062000></SPAN><SPAN class=520573002-12062000><SPAN
class=520573002-12062000><FONT face="Goudy Old Style">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??</FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=520573002-12062000></SPAN><SPAN class=520573002-12062000><FONT
face="Goudy Old Style">Any feedback would be most
appreciated...</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=520573002-12062000></SPAN><SPAN
class=520573002-12062000><FONT face="Goudy Old Style">Kind
regards</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=520573002-12062000><FONT
face="Goudy Old Style">Julianne Bell</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=520573002-12062000></SPAN><SPAN class=520573002-12062000><FONT
face="Goudy Old Style"><FONT color=#800080>Julianne Bell</FONT></FONT><FONT
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<P>-- <BR>CHRIS CORRIGAN <BR>108-1035 Pacific Street <BR>Vancouver BC <BR>V6E
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