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<P>Dear Kerry:</P>
<P>I sincerely thank you for taking the time to respond and for the interesting suggestion. It goes hand in hand with ny first guess: producing several smaler meetings instead of one BIG one. But then... what's the point of using OST if it isn't usable with huge groups? </P>
<P>I see OST as a divergence-convergence movement. In the beginning, everybody goes his/her way, hoping for more people to come along. The organization de-organizes itself to become something new, to evolve along unknown paths. From this so called "chaos", a new order emerges, and this new order is a convergence: we have explored new ways to be an organization, and now we come together again with our conversations, and conclusions, and dissensions, and put in common the new knowledge we have generated. Without this, OST will be just a cathartic movement, and nothing more. It's not about control, it's about building something new from the chaos. </P>
<P>If we se it this way, I think, my best bet is to open the space with the whole system in a room and to have the divergence process done there, but to renounce to converge at the end of that meeting. The convergence could be done later on, after everybody has received and -hopefully- read a copy of the proceedings. Then we can vote to prioritize items, and maybe meet again to voice the results.</P>
<P>What do you think?</P>
<P>Greetings,</P>
<P>Johann<BR><BR></P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>From: kerry napuk <k@napuk.demon.co.uk>
<DIV></DIV>>To: Johann BORQUEZ <zekrov@HOTMAIL.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: hospital event
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 17:47:28 +0000
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Dear Johann Borquez
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>You face quite a challenge!
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>What about five half day events with 300 people in each one, all
<DIV></DIV>>addressing the same theme and all having one session on issues and
<DIV></DIV>>proposed actions. While making the numbers more manageable, it will
<DIV></DIV>>allow participants to have deeper discussions in break out spaces
<DIV></DIV>>because the groups will be smaller.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>On the other hand, you will have to pull all the outputs together by
<DIV></DIV>>priorities after voting. If you decide to do this, I suggest your
<DIV></DIV>>amalgamated priorities are presented at the front of your write-up
<DIV></DIV>>with the votes from each session used as back-up, which will avoid
<DIV></DIV>>any misunderstandings.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Another variation after the five half day events would be to convene
<DIV></DIV>>a representative one day event with 500 people to address outline
<DIV></DIV>>action plans based on the top amalgamated priorities.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Hope this helps and bueno suerte!
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Kind regards
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Kerry Napuk
<DIV></DIV>>Open Futures
<DIV></DIV>>Edinburgh
<DIV></DIV>>www.openfutures.com
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