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lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Hello, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>it’s
actually been a long time since I asked participated on the list, but I’ve been
reading it in the shadows here for quite some time. I have a question that
actually I’m a bit afraid to ask.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>I’ve<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>been asked if I would
be willing to run an Open Space event within a larger meeting for highly placed
members of a government organization. <span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>The person who has asked me to do this felt that it would be
extremely important that people – beyond the topics that are posted already in
the meeting program – could also have the opportunity to have a space where
unspecified, and unannounced topics could be discussed. <span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I our discussions I always feel that
this is a very good and important issues and that doing this through Open Space
should be possible (a way to create a reflective space for people).<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>The question is, the session would be very short 1,5
hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I am wondering how to
manage this and how to do it to both stay true to the spirit of Open Space
while at the same time living in the parameters that are there from the client.
I was wondering if anyone had experience with working in such short time-slots
(within a larger day) using Open Space?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>And if so, how did they experience this, and how have they worked it? I
thought I remembered some years ago that there was someone who was working
sometimes with very short<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>sessions
in Open Space? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>But can’t remember
his/her name and haven’t found the postings in my email archives.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>To me this is part of my own journey in finding out
how to use Open Space in my work and life. I’ve wanted to give it a chance when
there were opportunities and to find ways to incorporate it even when the
conditions were not “perfect”. <span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>Thanks so much for any help or ideas about this that you can
provide.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Doris Gottlieb<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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