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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Hi, dear Eva --<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'>Eva wrote about preparing to do an over-100-person short OS meeting
where the purpose sounds like it is to give people an experiential taste of OS:<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font size=2
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'><My first plan (when I was hoping to have some 30-40 people) was to<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span class=GramE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;
mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>have</span></font></i></span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'><span style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'> a very
short opening and agenda setting (20 min) and 2 breakout<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span class=GramE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;
mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>spaces</span></font></i></span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'><span style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'> <span
class=SpellE>à</span> 25 min each and approx. 20 min to closing and reflection<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span class=GramE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font
size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;
mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>over</span></font></i></span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'><span style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'> the
process.><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Wow.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>All that and breakfast too!
<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>;o)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>I've seen it done.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I've seen <span
class=GramE>this 2-very-short-sessions</span> with a smaller group, and I've
seen a just-1-sesssion with a larger group.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>Frankly, I think the just-one-session is perhaps useful in different
instances, but I'd opt for a quicker 2-session version to give people more of a
sense of sampling a buffet (here we're talking about breakfast again!) of
topics.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>(<span class=GramE>in</span> US game shows there is often ‘the
lightening round’ where everything happens very quickly and this is what
it feels like to me – can be fast but great energy)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Also depends if you can have all the discussions in the same big room
as your opening circle.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>That would help
with the whole people-movement thing in such a short time.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Might also help if the room was super-huge to
have the opening circle in the center and your 15-or-whatever discussion
circles-of-chairs pre-set around the edges of the room. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I'm hoping breakfast does not mean a bunch of
tables all over the room?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>If I were to cut anything shorter I would reduce time for the closing
circle reflections-comments, to allow more time for folks to post topics at the
beginning. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=GramE>Just a
thought.</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Jeff <span class=SpellE>Aitken</span> (US), Elena Marchuk (Russia) and
Laurel <span class=SpellE>Doersam</span> (Canada) are, to me, the king and
queen of successful '<span class=SpellE>shortie</span>' <span class=SpellE>OSs</span>...which
I used to think were not useful until they inspired me to try it for myself...and:
depending on the objective of the OS, the logistics, the circumstances and
everything, (and with a caveat to the sponsors/clients as to what a short OS
will *not* deliver) can be very successful...<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>You'll do a great job, Ms. Eva,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Ms. Lisa<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>___________________________<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>L i s a<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>H e f
t<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>Consultant, Facilitator, Educator<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>O p e n i n g<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>S
p a c e<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>2325 Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>Berkeley, California<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>94705-1106<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>USA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>+01 510 548-8449<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>lisaheft@openingspace.net<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>www.openingspace.net <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
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