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Hello,<br>
<br>
My experience with Open Space and an architect/design project is actually
from a project I worked on with BP in Scotland. The 60 person business unit
I was working with was moving from one part of the building complex to another
(most would agree the space they were moving into was the worst space in
the building). I started with an Open Space Visioning meeting where in addition
to the usual markers and paper for Open Space I added magazines (design,
nature, home furnishings, etc.) a big roll of paper, scissors, and glue.
I invited the group to talk about what they envisioned the ideal work space
to be and to cut out pictures from the magazines, use words, and pictures
to create a collage of what the new space might feel like. <br>
<br>
We took this collage, along with the results from the Open Space and shared
this with the architects and designers (the designers/architects were invited
to be at the visioning Open Space) assigned to the project. Some incredible
ideas that I could never have thought of on my own, along with the many concerns
about moving to "the worst space in the building" were folded into the design
process which also took into account budget constraints and site needs/requests.<br>
<br>
The design team then came back with a design for the new work space (which
included skylights and a "yellow brick road" gleaned from the first Open
Space). We took these sketches/blue prints and went back into Open Space
with cut out furniture options and pencil and paper. Each team then looked
at the areas available and filled in the design details specific to their
needs. Conversation and negotiation took place between the different teams
and a consensus design was reached.<br>
<br>
The final result was an exceptional work space that was loved by the business
unit and the "worst space" in the building is now considered the best place
to be.<br>
<br>
Along the way, I worked with individuals and teams around learning how to
create places that work for them instead of trying to fit into someone else's
design. I gave them, tools and a language to find the best mix between personal
and team needs.<br>
<br>
I have a digital story (mini movie) which describes the process and the transformation
in more detail. If you would like to see that I could send it to you. You
could also visit my website <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.knowplacelikehome.com">www.knowplacelikehome.com</a> to find out more.<br>
<br>
Hope this helps.<br>
<br>
With Grace and Love, <br>
<br>
Zelle<br>
<br>
************<br>
Zelle Nelson<br>
Know Place Like Home/State of Grace Document<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:zelle@knowplacelikehome.com">zelle@knowplacelikehome.com</a><br>
office - 828.693.0398<br>
mobile - 847.951.7030<br>
<br>
Isle of Skye<br>
2021 Greenville Hwy<br>
Flat Rock, NC 28731<br>
<br>
<br>
Chris Macrae wrote:<br>
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face="Arial" lang="0">If I am digesting the correspondence correctly,<br>
<br>
I can start to feel a kaleidoscopic experience of all my favourite explorative
tools connecting people's visual sensing with the physical:<br>
Open Space<br>
<br>
The Charrette's special competence to keep visual notes of proceedings in
each of the expert's deliverable formats and in an open way for all participants<br>
<br>
Pattern Rules - a human wisdom banking idea from architecture I love<br>
<br>
wow if we could get the public talking to architects talking to engineers
talking to policy makers through such an open train of methods, the environmenst
we live in could be wholly different<br>
<br>
Has anyone tried linking with experts in knowledge-cities and their social
capitals-<br>
This is a very hot concept emerging in knowledge management, and for some
reason KM/SC people seem to get research funds and spaces many of us don't
(or maybe we dont need the burden of such funds). <br>
<br>
chris macrae<br>
<br>
PREVIOUSLY<br>
Most charrette facilitators are architects who have learned their "facilitation"
skills in the trenches and have no separate training in conflict resolution,
mediation, facilitation, etc. I have been trying to bridge the two fields,
as I think they have a lot to learn from each other. A short essay I wrote
about this ( Hurley, Jennifer. 2003. "The Public Process and New Urbanism",
Research Report for the Knight Program in Community Building, University
of Miami School of Architecture.) is available at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.hfadesign.com/newsroom/publications.html. ">http://www.hfadesign.com/newsroom/publications.html. </a>
Here's the quick summary:<br>
<br>
What Can Charrette Practitioners Learn from Consensus-Building? By learning
from the experience of mediators and facilitators, charrette organizers could
leverage the event to create more support for the results of the charrette,
resulting in more faithful implementation. Key aspects that charrette organizers
could learn from consensus-building: € A robust theoretical basis for practice
can inform the understanding of the process and suggest possibilities when
problems arise. € Situating the charrette event in a larger decision-making
framework that includes pre-charrette outreach and post-charrette consensus-building
increases the chances of implementation. € Using the charrette to aid group
learning and build civic capital would leverage the event to develop local
leaders who can champion the plan long after the event. € Charrette organizers
could adopt specific skills from mediators and facilitators, including stakeholder
analysis, the use of ground rules, neutral mediation/facilitation, agenda-setting,
and consensus-building techniques.<br>
<br>
What Can Charrette Practitioners Add to Consensus-Building?<br>
I have focused this article on describing what I think charrette organizers
can learn from consensus-building. However, I also believe that charrettes
are a technique that discussion-based mediators and facilitators should learn<br>
about:<br>
€ Charrettes are a great improvement over discussion-based processes for
addressing physical and design issues. Words are a cumbersome medium when
the problem is visual. € The compressed time frame of a charrette creates
incredible excitement and momentum. In contrast, discussion-based processes
can take months, if not years, and are often tedious and sometimes downright
painful.<br>
<br>
The last two points touch on Chris's question:<br>
So that's why I am asking is their a specific charrette focus that olnly
expert charrette people buld in?<br>
<br>
They key is that charrettes have architects, designers, engineers, and other
technical experts working on site to create a plan using drawings. There's
a specific product expected at the end of the week-long charrette.<br>
<br>
I think a one- or two-day OS would be a wonderful way to start a charrette
(perhaps taking the place of more structured "stakeholder" meetings).<br>
<br>
Jennifer<br>
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