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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Julie, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm practice doing 2 hours OSs though of course I
would prefer the bigger time interval, so I usually do half an hour introduction
+ opening + topic setting then the two sessions of half an hour and letting
people know that they can work any way they want if they don't finish the
previous discussion except for the leaders of next sessions who should be on the
right place at the right time and a half an hour closing session where I ask the
participants to share their experience and insights</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>at least you will recieve the 'spectrum' of
interests and target groups, they will find themselves later - what you propose
for them, if nessassary, but hopefully they will do it themselves and the
starting point will be made</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think it is really better then nothing, but of
course not as a 2-3 day thinking, and in our country when people are
not ready 'to think themselves' for a long time, I found they loose their temper
and interest. also even they discussed things very emotionaly, they put a very
few words on their report forms, the format of which helps them still to be
focused not only on think tank issues but how to make next steps...I did use the
6W approach some time, but now use the simplier form (1/ topic, or project
or question, 2/ leader, 3/ participants, 4/main ideas/what should be done
5/ resourses needed 6/ next steps) , which probably teach less, but
still most of the time "next steps" are the empty space (they think that
somebody should do it) but may be it is also not your case</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>best wishes and good luck</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>elena</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 13, 2003 7:18 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Too Little Time</DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">I am an Associate Member of the Institute for the Study of
Conflict Transformation, a think tank of Transformative Mediators, and we have
a meeting next Sunday/Monday. They have asked me to facilitate one segment of
the meeting in Open Space. After two days of caring and sharing, we want to
decide on Next Steps for the organization. Fine so far. (I had expressed
interest in sharing my experience facilitating in Open Space and their
response was "do it," which is great.) My real dilemma is that they've given
me a total of two hours which includes the wrap up of the conference. I've
explained that this isn't really enough time, but I also don't want to pass up
an opportunity to share with my colleagues who will love this process because
it is complementary to our chosen model of mediation. I think I know the
answer before I start. Just do it and let it unfold. I just wish we had more
time. Any words of wisdom?<BR><BR>Julie
Denny<BR>President<BR>Resolutions<BR>People talk...people listen...things
change.<BR><A
href="http://www.resolutionsforyou.com">http://www.resolutionsforyou.com</A><BR>14
Troutbeck Crescent 32 West 40th Street - Ste. 3B<BR>Amenia, NY 12501 New York,
NY 10018<BR>TEL: 845-373-7448 TEL: 212-944-7271<BR>FAX: 845-373-7092 FAX:
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