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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Some time ago, Virginia Burt, a Landscape
Architect from </span></font><st1:country-region><st1:place><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Canada</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> began the practice of using Open Space as the introductory element
for her consultations with clients. Initially, she did this with Birgit
Williams, and I am not sure whether she continues the practice – but her
stories were marvelous. I remember in particular one in which </span></font><st1:State><st1:place><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Virginia</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> had the assignment to do the park/garden for a/the </span></font><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Canadian</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Military</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font size=2 color=navy
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color:navy'>College</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>, This was a large project covering multiple acres, and apparently
it had been under intense discussion for years, and not very productively. As I
recall, she said that is was normal to spend several years on a project with
multiple changes and no small amount of hard feelings all around. With Open
Space, the design time shrank to 6 months with few if any changes. And changes
in design, once the project has started are what drive everybody crazy, if only
because they inevitably drive up costs and time required <span class=GramE>to produce</span>
a finished product.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Harrison Owen</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>7808 River Falls Drive</span></font><font
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color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Potomac, Maryland 20845</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Phone 301-365-2093</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'></X-SIGSEP><font
size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><!--StartFragment --><X-SIGSEP>Open Space Training
<a href="http://www.openspaceworld.com/" eudora=autourl>www.openspaceworld.com</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;
mso-no-proof:yes'>Open Space Institute <a href="http://www.openspaceworld.org"
eudora=autourl>www.openspaceworld.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> </span></font><st1:PersonName><font
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Zelle Nelson<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, February 18, 2004
11:39 PM<br>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Fusion of Open Space
& Charrette</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>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 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>
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<a href="mailto:zelle@knowplacelikehome.com">zelle@knowplacelikehome.com</a><br>
office - 828.693.0398<br>
mobile - 847.951.7030<br>
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Isle of Skye<br>
2021 Greenville Hwy<br>
Flat Rock, NC 28731<br>
<br>
<br>
Chris Macrae wrote:<br style='mso-special-character:line-break'>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial ptsize=10
family=SANSSERIF><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>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 href="http://www.hfadesign.com/newsroom/publications.html.%20">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: ˆ A robust theoretical basis for practice
can inform the understanding of the process and suggest possibilities when
problems arise. ˆ 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. ˆ 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.
ˆ 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>
ˆ 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. ˆ 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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