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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'>Thanks for your questions. I think that I
would like to start in a different place: my guess of the purpose of the day’s
meeting, and then ask what sorts of elements of open space can help even if its
been ad-libbed with and therefore wouldn’t qualify as a pure open space
as opposed to an inspired application of open space communal spirit<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Purpose : 4<sup>th</sup> meeting where 20 <span
class=SpellE>europeans</span> meet in one city interested in how <span
class=SpellE>blogs</span> can change the world and the internet ; seen as how
can we make the most of our 20 intelligences during a day’s conversation
for real; how can we continue to compound the social network of <span
class=SpellE>bloggers</span> across Europe comprising thousands of young investigative
minds, many of whom will never have the time to meet for real but mist of whom
are know by at least one of the 20 present or the 4 other 40 groups who have so
far attended this series<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Elements of open space include:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-<span class=GramE>let’s</span> give
a flavour to each <span class=SpellE>blogwalk’s</span> invitation –
this one was can <span class=SpellE>blogs</span> change business organisations<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>to be more human?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-start meeting as a circle and have a
minute to say why you are here with couple of prompt questions reminding of
context so one doesn’t get random biographies of a person’s life<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-mingle and have a conversation with a few
people and as you do start to write up <span class=SpellE>postits</span> on
issues that might be ingredients for a session; put all <span class=SpellE>postits</span>
on a wall; communally play a game of clustering which <span class=SpellE>postits</span>
match which<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-clusters of <span class=SpellE>postits</span>
now become meeting agendas<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-have 1 round of meetings reminding people
of law of 2 feet<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-go back to the wall and re-arrange some
other ways of looking at the <span class=SpellE>postits</span> adding in a few
new bridging <span class=SpellE>postits</span> that may have come from the first
sessions<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-use new clusters as second round of
sessions<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-write up any meeting notes and have lunch<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-go for a walk<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-have one final circle; if you want more
time go and <span class=GramE>have a drink</span> or dinner….<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-keep everyone in an email circulation
list so that after-day perspectives and Q&A can be reflected, iterated<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-if action teams emerge either towards end
of real day or in subsequent emails, good!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-<span class=SpellE>storytell</span> what
the <span class=SpellE>blogwalk</span> meant on each individual’s <span
class=SpellE>blog</span> which itself is a loosely connecting space both
between the 20 and the expert clusters that most read each <span class=SpellE>blogger</span>
– try a <span class=SpellE>google</span> of blogwalk4 to see<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-try and discuss this with other
facilitator and knowledge-city café networks like this one<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Note:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>This was done in a space that cost 80 dollars
to <span class=GramE>rent ,</span> <span class=SpellE>ie</span> with coffee and
biscuits 6 dollars per person for an all day space<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>If <span class=SpellE>blogwalk</span> hadn’t
<span class=GramE>emerged ,</span> we would have people who are technically
very competent at networks never having met, nor at leas=t discovering methods
that appear to make the most of the 20 people’s time (at least at this
level of cost and improvisation). In other words, the virtual community world
has been infiltrated by people who now believe in the spirit of real community
meetings too! I would say that alone makes worth celebrating as ‘open
space’ in intent if not in total purity of form <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName><span class=GramE><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>chris</span></font></span><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> macrae</span></font></st1:PersonName><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>,
wcbn007@easynet.co.uk <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:windowtext;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Zelle Nelson<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 23 September 2004 04:29<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: open space series of
cafes in London, clarification</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Chris,<br>
<br>
Thanks for contributing this modified "Open Space".<br>
<br>
I'm confused about the format: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Their one day format consisted of 4 hours
indoors and 2 hours walking and conversing round <st1:city><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:city>.
Their 4 hour format was very interesting to me:<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>15 minutes circle introduction<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>20 minutes of <span class=spelle>postits</span>
of what do you most want to discuss<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>20 minutes of rearranging a wall of <span
class=spelle>postits</span> into 4 clusters which then became <span
class=grame>one-hours</span> sessions dividing the 22? <span class=grame>who</span>
came into almost equal groups</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><u1:p></u1:p><br>
<u1:p></span></font><b><font size=2 color="#993399" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993399;font-weight:bold'>[MY
QUESTION] Were there 4 1-hour sessions or 1 hour long session with 4 topics?</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><br>
</u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:36.0pt'><span class=grame><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>then</span></font></span><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> another look at the <span class=spelle>postits</span> where
different people took the opportunity to rearrange how 2 or more concerns
connected and to discuss how they interpreted these new linked meanings<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I would
say the spirit and intent of this equalled several true open spaces over 1 or 2
days that I have <span class=grame>attended ,</span> so for those people who
come to an open space café in London who don’t dare produce a 2-day event
for their first big challenge convention, I think we should look at attempts
for mini-open space designs that if not exactly endorsing, we agree have the
same self-organising spirit. Yes the same rule of the law of 2 feet was
the only rule applied today</span></font><br>
<br>
Sounds exciting! <br>
<br>
Let me know which version : <br>
4 1-hour sessions (with multiple topics within each session) <br>
or 1 hour long session broken into 4 topic groups.<br>
<br>
Thanks.<br>
<br>
With Grace and Love, <br>
<br>
Zelle <br>
<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:navy;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>London, Tuesday 21 Sept at 17.30, British
Library: we are hosting the first of a series of one-hour Simpol cafes – <a
href="http://www.simpol.org.uk">www.simpol.org.uk</a> - on why
practitioners of Open Space love what we try to facilitate for people who
don’t fully understand what Open Space systemises but are concerned with
big challenges<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Bridget
Peake is being our first guide. Amongst other application areas she has taken
open space to are:<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>5
general Create the World we Wants – arguably connecting the largest
network of change concern folk in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Britain</st1:place></st1:country-region>
(which is admittedly is a sleepy country for change)<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>2
specific CTWWW3 on education (which has become an idea that other European
countries are considering replicating), and international policy<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>CTWWW
has also spawned other events like sustainable business exchanges at Findhorn <st1:country-region><st1:place>Scotland</st1:place></st1:country-region>
– probably the largest permanent change community in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Britain</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></p>
<u1:p></u1:p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Bridget
has also taught young cultural creatives to convene their open spaces as I
reported a few months back. She also does open space in business…<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>However
there is something else that I would like these cafes which I try to co-produce
in <st1:City><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:City> to achieve. Today I was
at <st1:City><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:City>’s first convention
of bloggers run in what they called an open space format. Surprisingly? while
they were all far more technology literate than me, as social networkers most
had a deeper humanitarian practice issue. Their one day format consisted of 4 hours
indoors and 2 hours walking and conversing round <st1:City><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:City>.
Their 4 hour format was very interesting to me:<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>15
minutes circle introduction<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>20
minutes of postits of what do you most want to discuss<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>20
minutes of rearranging a wall of postits into 4 clusters which then became
one-hours sessions dividing the 22? who came into almost equal groups<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>then
another look at the postits where different people took the opportunity to
rearrange how 2 or more concerns connected and to discuss how they interpreted
these new linked meanings<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I would
say the spirit and intent of this equalled several true open spaces over 1 or 2
days that I have attended , so for those people who come to an open space café
in London who don’t dare produce a 2-day event for their first big
challenge convention, I think we should look at attempts for mini-open space
designs that if not exactly endorsing, we agree have the same
self-organising spirit. Yes the same rule of the law of 2 feet was the
only rule applied today<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Back to
Tuesday, we meet in the café behind the main floor of the British Library near
Euston and Kings Cross Station. If you would like to come or know someone in <st1:City><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:City>
who might (please relay the post ) . The event is free, as are all
collaboration and simpol cafes organised by <st1:City><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:City>,
as <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>First</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName>Collaboration</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName>Knowledge</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>City</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
–an odd phrase I have to use because the European Union won’t look
at any conversation format unless it has knowledge in it . Please email me at <a
href="mailto:wcbn007@easynet.co.uk">wcbn007@easynet.co.uk</a> if you wish to
come or need further details. NB we just squat in the café like any other
customers (ie we are not a formal British Library Event). Anything we think we
may learn we will try and share with the community be this alumni of open space
or of collaboration knowledge cities around the world<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Makes
enough sense?<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Cheers<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Chris
Macrae, <a href="mailto:wcbn007@easynet.co.uk">wcbn007@easynet.co.uk</a><u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Blog of
Firsts in the World is at <a href="http://firstsintheworld.blogspot.com/">http://firstsintheworld.blogspot.com/</a>
<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Water
Angels <a href="http://waterangels.blogspot.com/">http://waterangels.blogspot.com/</a>
<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> being
the context of most concern for <a href="http://www.simpol.org.uk/">www.simpol.org.uk</a>
and next months 20000 European Social Forum activists meeting in <st1:City><st1:place>London</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p></p>
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face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre
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style='font-size:10.0pt'>ÐÏ à¡± á<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre></div>
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