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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2>Thanks a lot , Harrison and Erich!
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080><FONT size=2>Although I believe so deep in
the power of OST, and I know, that it always works ... that topic brought
special questions to me:</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080><FONT size=2>-> What kind of criteria
do we need to "holding space for OST quality"? </FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT
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<DIV><BR>-> What are our common or personal evidences for "good quality" and
for "it worked"?</DIV>
<DIV></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080><FONT size=2>-> What basic requisites
must exist, in order to combine an OST with another, bigger
event?</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080><FONT size=2>Certainly, ... it depends on
..., but <FONT size=3>I would very much appreciate </FONT></FONT><FONT
size=2>if we could reflect some experiences and pretensions (additionaly to our
well known OST principles). That would be very helpful for me.
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080><FONT size=2>Background of my present
questions is, that I would not have had the courage to facilitate such big OST.
My inner believe system would have stoped me to do this job - because I would
have had the big fear to "damage the reputation of OST" in any kind.
</FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080><FONT size=2>It is good to share
with you my personal presumptions and feelings regarding this, and to learn from
you and others! I am very open for a inner reframing ;-)</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Best wishes</DIV>
<DIV>Gabriela</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<A title=owenhh@mindspring.com href="mailto:owenhh@mindspring.com">Harrison
Owen</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 07, 2003 2:03
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: 2108 -- Remember the
Number</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>At 09:37 AM 5/7/2003 +0200, <FONT face=verdana color=#000080
size=2>Gabriela</FONT> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=verdana color=#000080
size=2>For me, OST with 10 people is always so very different as with 30.
And OST with 90 participants is also so different as with 150. And an
one-day is so different to a two, or three-day OST. And it is so different,
if you have your "own" Open Space or if it is combined with another
event.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I certainly agree that time makes a difference
(1/2 day, 1 day 2 days) but only (in my experience) in the depth of
conversation. Given more time, people generally do go deeper -- and that is a
real plus. However, at the level of process, I fail to see any significant
difference. It all "works" just like usual. Even the time it takes to get
started is almost identical regardless of size. For a group of 25 I always
expect 1 and 1/2 hours from start to "Going to Work." And the same is true for
groups of 250, 500, 1000. With 2108, guess what ? 1 and 1/2 hours.<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=verdana color=#000080
size=2> What do you think, is there also a special difference between
1000 and 2000?</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>None that I could see -- except more
bodies and more space.<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=verdana color=#000080
size=2> What I know is, that your OST was an one-day-event at the end
of a very big 4-days-conference. With your new experiences of today - what
have you learned about that imbedded setting?</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>An
"embedded" (shades of Iraq!) Open Space is always a problem, and one that I
would choose to avoid if possible. And a 4 day conference is (for me)
definitely too long. The fatigue level really starts to rise. Having said all
that I really can't imagine an Open Space with greater spirit and flow than we
experienced. That did surprise me. I think part of it was, people had spent 3
days sitting in rows in darkened rooms, listening to speeches. Suddenly
breaking into Open Space was not unlike kids getting out of
school.<BR><BR>ho<BR><BR>
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