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Lisa,<br><br>
Yes, those are all good points. And I largely concur. And I really
prefer to not have people working on their computers during
meetings.<br><br>
But, a lot of people are becoming accustomed to being online all the
time. Having their laptops with them at meetings is the norm.
Meeting locations are even chosen for their WIFI. So, I am
wondering how accepting people will be to be told to turn off their
laptops during meetings. The internet access in this space is not
wireless, so that could be restricted. But some folks want
it. If notes are going to be written up on a computer at some
point, I anticipate resistance to saying "You can't write-up the
notes until after the meeting." <br><br>
Certainly others on this list have encountered this?<br><br>
Jimmy<br><br>
At 11:39 AM 3/14/2006, Lisa Heft wrote:<br>
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Hi, Jimmy –<br>
<br>
You said:<br>
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<i><We're also considering some way to keep the evolving agenda <br>
continuously posted and updated on the website so people don't have <br>
to return to a central location to see the agenda.><br>
</i> <br>
Beware that you replace face-to-face interaction with the seeming ease of
helping things along with technology. When two participants chat at
the Newsroom (a central location) that may be the seed of a future
collaborative project. When someone takes their notes to a Newsroom
they get a chance to think and reflect upon their experience. When
someone has to walk up to an Agenda Wall (which can also become a
Breaking News Wall), that means folks return to the main room, pass by
other great conversations and get sucked into them, feel the energy, have
conversations at the wall, and so on. So it is the very act of
returning to a central location to see the agenda that can deliver great
gifts to the participants.<br>
<br>
Technology will help in many ways. Remember also that the whole
body also takes and exchanges data in different ways (audio, kinesthetic,
graphic, by reaching out and putting something on the wall, eye contact
during a conversation rather than all eyes down at keyboards) and that
random human interaction is also “the Work” of an Open Space, as much as
any session or session content.<br>
<br>
Also, regarding internet access - decide if having everyone check their
email all the time during the working meeting (the Open Space) is a good
idea. So often we say ‘please turn your phones and pagers to
vibrate’ and I’ve also had clients eliminate internet access to the Open
Space room (even clients who use very high tech as a rule) to encourage
people to focus on the human interaction and discussions.<br>
<br>
Lisa<br>
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