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At 12:58 PM 11/2/01 -0500, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>The questions are...<br>
<br>
- Have you experienced sharing the topics/conversations with
a<br>
second/third group, and what was the result (pros and cons)?<br>
<br>
- What ways would you consider weaving the groups together,
progressively.<br>
I'm thinking that there's a paradox in that sharing too much will
put<br>
unwanted expectations on each successive group. But I'm also
thinking<br>
there's an opportunity being presented to let successive group go<br>
further/deeper into what's possible for their organization.<br>
<br>
I'm not reluctant to experiment on my own behalf because there's lots
of<br>
opportunities to adjust in the future based on what happens. But on
the<br>
other hand, it may be the client's only opportunity (in the near term)
to<br>
get some good things going for them</blockquote><br>
John -- it would help if you could say more exactly what the client
really hoped to achieve with the Open Space. I am sure it is not just
"feel good" or "information gathering" -- both of
which are pretty low level uses for Open Space. One possibility that
occurs to me is to consider the whole organization as Open Space.
As we know, it takes only and hour and a half to get things moving, and
if "everybody who cares" can be present for the opening, all
the succeeding sessions can be at a time and place convenient to the
participants. Thus, in a hospital, which obviously can't close down,
individual sessions were held through out a two day period in such handy
places as the cafeteria, doctors and nurses lounges, supply rooms, etc.
Proceedings were posted in a central place as they happened. Convergence
and closing took another hour and a half. The opening and close were
scheduled at the point of shift change -- so some people had to come in
45 min early, and others stayed 45 min longer. Not everybody could come,
but those who really wanted to be there made the scene. The management
was bright enough not to try and handle all the scheduling. Rather they
said that everybody was encouraged to come, but that each area in the
hospital must work out the best solution for itself. Seemed to
work.<br>
<br>
Harrison<br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Harrison Owen</blockquote>
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