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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle18><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Doug,<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle18><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Thanks for your posting and welcome
to the list.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle18><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Open Space sounds perfect for what
you want to achieve. I’ve set out a ‘straw man’ timetable (see below), which
takes 4 hours 30 minutes to complete. The additional 30 minutes could be slack
to allow for overruns, or you could have a longer lunch, or more time in the
circle at the end, or action planning, or whatever. 45 minute slots should be
long enough given the practical nature of the sessions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle18><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>My only advice is that you ask the
speaker if he or she is willing to offer the presentation as an Open Space
session. If everyone signs up for it, that’s cool. But the speaker would have
to be open to the possibility that no one signs up.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle18><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle18><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>If it’s essential that the speaker
speaks to everyone, then I recommend that you have the presentation at the
beginning, before the Open Space. Once the space has been opened, people tend
not to take very kindly to it being closed. <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle18><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:black'>1100<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>(30)<span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Opening
circle (sponsor opens the conference then hands over to facilitator)</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:black'>1130<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>(15)<span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>People
offer sessions and post on wall</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:black'>1145<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>(15)<span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>People sign
up for sessions</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:black'>1200<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>(45)<span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Open Space,
round 1</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:black'>1245<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>(45)<span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Lunch</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:black'>1330<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>(45)<span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Open Space,
round 2</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:black'>1415<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>(5)<span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Changeover</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:black'>1420<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>(45)<span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Open Space
round 3</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:black'>1505<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>(5)<span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Changeover</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:black'>1510<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>(20)<span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Closing
circle</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:black'>1530<span style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>Carriages</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:black'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:black'>Total time taken: 4 hours 30 mins<span class=EmailStyle18><font
color=black><o:p></o:p></font></span></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle18><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>I hope this is useful. Please feel
free to call me on 44 1273 729892 (UK office hours) or 44 1273 675322 (home) if
you’d like to discuss it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle18><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>By the way, I’m assuming that you’ve
read Harrison Owen’s books and have a talent for hands-off facilitation.
Otherwise you might like to consider inviting an experienced OS facilitator to
help. There’s bound to be someone in your area who’s willing to contribute some
time.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle18><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Wishing you success,<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle18><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle18><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Martin Leith<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle18><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The Innovation Agency<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle18><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Brighton, United Kingdom<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle18><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
href="http://www.theinnovationagency.com/">www.theinnovationagency.com</a></span></font></span><span
class=EmailStyle18><font color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle18><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>www.martinleith.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle18><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>P.S. Let us all know how it goes!<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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