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class=085184801-16022006>Thanks for asking the questions, Frank. Has me
thinking fondly of one of my favorite Open Space experiences.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#008080>A couple of years ago, I <SPAN
class=085184801-16022006> co-</SPAN>open<SPAN class=085184801-16022006>ed</SPAN>
the space for a Latin American Conference outside Guadalajara<SPAN
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was <SPAN class=085184801-16022006>giving the instructions </SPAN>in
Spanis<SPAN class=085184801-16022006>h, me in English. On day one, 10-15
topics were posted. On day two, 25 more went up. Same theme, same
convening question. One of the participants from Guatemala explained to me
that when they heard about Open Space Technology, it sounded so sophisticated
that it made them all very shy - that perhaps their topics wouldn't be "good
enough." But once they had experienced the process for a day, they
realized that the things they most wanted to discuss were exactly
the "right" topics. In the closing circle, another participant from
Mexico said that she had thought that Open Space would be very "foreign"
but in fact, this is exactly how they always work in their
culture. </SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Frank
Deitle<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 14, 2006 10:37 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> evolving
agendas<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>My friend and I were just discussing the merrits of creating the
agenda on a day by day basis vs creating the whole agenda for an event on the
first day. The idea was that the conversations that happen on the first day
could radically alter what people think is important to talk about on following
days. Any thoughts or experiences?<BR><BR>Peace,<BR>Frank Deitle<BR>* *
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