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Hi everyone,<br>
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I hope nobody is too taken aback by my sudden burst of questions.<br>
<br>
I am interesting in hearing what people's experience is with (not)
using a microphone. How large can the group be without needing a
microphone and sound system? And when a microphone and system are
needed but the venue does not have any, what do most of you do get that
organized? Do you take care of that yourself or do you leave that to
the sponsor?<br>
<br>
Thanks again,<br>
<br>
Búi<br>
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>From Fri Mar 2 00:29:31 2007
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Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 00:29:31 +0100
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From: Thomas Herrmann <thomas@openspaceconsulting.com>
Organization: Open Space Consulting
Subject: SV: Holding space in the small group
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Dear Doug
In my OS-meetings I always provide a little paper for the conveners to bring
to their group, inviting to start with a round, like your point A and
actually also finishing with a round. There is also a reminder to "talk from
yourself" (in Sweden we have a tendency to use a word like "one should..."
instead of "I should"), "use the knowledge in the group" "note what emerges
in the conversations".
In my opening I offer this as one option which I think works fine BUT I
clearly express that this is an offer and that they may start any way they
choose to.
>From time to time I have overheard the start of conversations in small
groups and I think that it is an extraordinarily good way to get everyone to
use their voice, check in and get an interest in listening to each other by
hearing so many different perspectives at once.
I´ve actually been to small groups where I never felt invited to share my
thoughts - during OS-meetings - actually OSonOS´s which are one of the rare
occasions where I don´t facilitate.
If the "small groups" are large I guess they more often use other ways of
starting off. But that also may depend on the overall timeframe.
Best regards & good Night
Thomas Herrmann
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Ämne: Holding space in the small group
Hi--
Let's say you are taking part in an open space meeting. You are not the
host and you are not the facilitator. You go to your first breakout
session.
1. How do you hold space in the small group?
2. What small group processes do you tend to favor to encourage the
most open conversations?
For instance I have seen variations of these processes:
A. Go around the circle and have each person say their
name and why this session is important to them; B. The
convenor starts by telling Why I called this session; C.
The convenor gives a seminar on the topic; D. Someone
grabs the flip chart and starts a brainstorming session;
E. A listening stick is passed around.
What works best in which settings? Does the size of the
group (3 people; 9 people; 27 people) require different
processes?
:- Doug. Germann
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>From Fri Mar 2 00:42:29 2007
Message-Id: <FRI.2.MAR.2007.004229.0100.>
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 00:42:29 +0100
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From: Thomas Herrmann <thomas@openspaceconsulting.com>
Organization: Open Space Consulting
Subject: SV: The Ukraine event and my listing on the OS world map
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Hope to see you in Kiev Lin! Enjoyed meeting you on-telephone although I did
not have much of a voice that day (just recovered from that cold, puh!)
Best regards
Thomas Herrmann
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Skickat: den 28 februari 2007 19:28
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Ämne: Re: The Ukraine event and my listing on the OS world map
Dear Lin,
you will love the exchange among colleagues and, I hope, some other
folks, in Kyiv and, of course, Kyiv itself. Hope you can make it.
The information on WOSonOS XV in Kyiv you find at
> http://www.demenko.info/welcome%21.html
Its there in English, Ukrainian and Russian.
All the details, the program, the conditions, etc.
Under "documents" you can download the invitation and also the
registration form. You an register with it either by sending it as a fax
or attaching it to an email.
If you register today you are still in the deadline for the best early
bird deal!!
I will cc this also to the oslistserve so that all of you out there have
the information once more!
Greetings from Berlin
mmp bosocop eg
Lin Grist wrote:
> Hello Michael: it was wonderful to be part of the worldwide conference
> call – I love this technology, I was quite overwhelmed by the number of
> people and places and how easy it was to get work done. Could you send
> me the information on the OS event I Ukraine? I am thinking of going if
> it’s a place for Open Spacers to get together and talking about the work
> and its development. I have never been to the Ukraine either so that
> would be an added bonus.
>
> Warm regards
>
> Lin G//
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>From Fri Mar 2 00:42:29 2007
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To: OSLIST <OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
From: Thomas Herrmann <thomas@openspaceconsulting.com>
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Subject: SV: Mixing action planning and
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Dear Diane
Thanks for sharing this way of =93voting=94. I usually use stickies and =
ask some
of the participants to count they =96 which goes pretty fast even with =
groups
up to 150 or so.=20
I would like to try the envelope-way out! I have two questions that =
I=B4d
appreciate some more info on:
1. How do you do the combination of topics in this process?
2. What kind of tickets do you use?
=20
Best regards
Thomas Herrmann
=20
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Fr=E5n: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] F=F6r Diane =
Gibeault
Skickat: den 27 februari 2007 23:57
Till: OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
=C4mne: Fw: Mixing action planning and
=20
Hi everyone=20
=20
Harrison wrote (see below) how setting collective priorities is often =
what
is needed and that with large groups that can be a practical challenge - =
too
many dots to count and technology breaking down, although for very large
groups this has been the method of choice ...so far. A new way has been
offered and tested.
=20
Some Canadian aboriginal people shared with us another technique for
compiling votes - or the survey as I now often call it (* see why =
below).
Their way is very quick and simple: tickets in envelopes. They prefer =
this
method since the individual choices are less influenced by the number of
votes others have given to a topic report for the simple reason that =
votes
are not visible.
=20
Larry Peterson received that gift and shared it. He and I both =
experienced
together and separately, several OS events of 450 people and it works
wonderfully.
=20
Voting was over in about 5 minutes, compiling results took around 15 =
minutes
followed by another 5-10 minutes of announcements of results for a total =
of
half an hour or less. My experience is 15-20 minutes for everything with
groups of 100.=20
=20
Now, that is as fast as computer voting where people wait in line for =
about
30 minutes to access a computer. This technology - mostly human - does =
not
break down and it is an extension of self-management and honours
self-organization. It is totally transparent, trustworthy and reinforces
trust since even the organizers and the facilitator discovers results at =
the
same time as participants.=20
=20
Here's how it works:=20
=20
1- Reports are posted in numerical order, spaced out on the wall, with
attached at the bottom, an envelope bearing in the top corner in large =
dark
print, the report number.=20
=20
2- Participants read the Book of Reports identifying at the same time =
their
top priorities and combining identical topics with the initiators' =
consent
knowing that combinations will be announced to the group just before the
vote (a transparency measure, accountability to the whole group and a
safeguard for combinations made for wrong "strategic" reasons).
=20
3- After the combinations have been read, outside each of the 4 or more
aisles in the circle, people are handed a strip of tickets (3 or 5 for =
e.g.)
as they walk out to go to the reports on the wall. They place their =
tickets
in envelopes attached under each report on the wall.=20
=20
4- Participants' choices are less influenced by the number of votes =
others
have given to a topic report for the simple reason that the votes are =
not
visible. Contrary to dots, you cannot do a quick compilation by =
eyeballing
the number of tickets (this may in any event be contentious with large
groups) but counting tickets you hold in your hands is faster, less
confusing so more precise.=20
=20
5- Participants are invited to go to a report - not their own - count
results, mark (in large print readable from a distance) and circle the
result on the envelope attached to the report. Two volunteers instead of =
one
per report may be desirable when the stakes are high and the trust is =
not so
high in the group.=20
=20
6-One volunteer remains at the wall for the announcement of results.=20
=20
7- When counting is all done, the facilitator asks if any report has the
maximum number a report could receive (e.g., same number as the number =
of
participants when it's one vote per person per report), and then goes =
down
by 10 until someone shouts that their report is in that range. As report
numbers and titles are announced volunteers note them on flip charts =
(and
simultaneously on overhead projector for very large groups if desired). =
=20
It works!! =20
=20
If anyone has done something like this with groups larger than 450, let =
the
world know.
=20
Diane
=20
=20
* I use the concept of the "survey" instead of the "vote" when =
participants
don't have decision making power - which is most of the time. It's best =
not
to raise falsely expectations. I frame what they are doing as "a survey =
to
propose priorities" that the leadership will immediately after the =
results
are out, give their go ahead on priorities for action or put some on =
hold if
needed and explain why.
=20
=20
=20
Harrison wrote:=20
I have run into the same concern, which is why I still think some form =
of
formal prioritization can work well. Granted this often looks like =
voting,
but I am not sure that voting is such a bad thing. The actual mechanism =
for
doing this can be as simple as pasting sticky-dots =96 or as complex as =
a
ballot with weighted scores. We used to have a nice software package =
that
recorded and tallied the votes and reported the results as bar graphs.
Somehow it developed a bug =96 but maybe some techie sort could fix it? =
Or
make a new one?? Anyhow, with large groups (over 100) I always found it
worked very well, and for sure it made the engineers and other =
=93numbers=94
people happy. At a practical level, counting sticky-dots can be an
eye-popping affair when the group size hits 500+. In those cases, having =
the
computer do all the work is a wonderful thing.
=20
=20
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Diane<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks for sharing this way of =
“voting”.
I usually use stickies and ask some of the participants to count they =
–
which goes pretty fast even with groups up to 150 or so. =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I would like to try the =
envelope-way out! I
have two questions that I=B4d appreciate some more info =
on:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
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regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>F=F6r </span></b>Diane Gibeault<br>
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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>=C4mne:</span></b> Fw: Mixing action =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Harrison wrote (see below) how setting collective =
priorities
is often what is needed and that with large groups that can be a =
practical
challenge - too many dots to count and technology breaking down, =
although for
very large groups this has been the method of choice ...so far. A new =
way has
been offered and tested.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Some Canadian aboriginal people shared with us =
another
technique for compiling votes - or the survey as I now often =
call it
(* see why below). Their way is very quick and simple: tickets in
envelopes. </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>They prefer this method since the individual choices =
are
less influenced by the number of votes others have given to a topic =
report for
the simple reason that votes are not =
visible.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Larry Peterson received that gift and shared it. He =
and I
both experienced together and separately, several OS events of 450 =
people and
it works wonderfully.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Voting was over in about 5 minutes, compiling results =
took
around 15 minutes followed by another 5-10 minutes of announcements of =
results
for a total of half an hour or less. My experience is 15-20 minutes for
everything with groups of 100. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Now, that is as fast as computer voting where =
people
wait in line for about 30 minutes to access a computer. This =
technology -
mostly human - does not break down and it is an extension of
self-management and honours self-organization. It is totally =
transparent,
trustworthy and reinforces trust since even the organizers and the =
facilitator
discovers results at the same time as participants. =
</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Here's how it works: =
</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>1- Reports are posted in numerical order, spaced =
out on
the wall, with attached at the bottom, an envelope bearing in the =
top
corner in large dark print, the report number. =
</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>2- Participants read the Book of Reports identifying =
at the
same time their top priorities and combining identical topics with the
initiators' consent knowing that combinations will be announced to the =
group
just before the vote (a transparency measure, accountability to the =
whole group
and a safeguard for combinations made for wrong "strategic" =
reasons).</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>3- After the combinations have been read, =
outside each
of the 4 or more aisles in the circle, people are handed a strip of =
tickets (3
or 5 for e.g.) as they walk out to go to the reports on the wall.
They place their tickets in envelopes attached under each report =
on the
wall. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>4- Participants' choices are less influenced by the =
number
of votes others have given to a topic report for the simple reason that =
the
votes are not visible. Contrary to dots, you cannot do a quick
compilation by eyeballing the number of tickets (this may in any =
event be
contentious with large groups) but counting tickets you hold in your =
hands is
faster, less confusing so more precise. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>5- </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Participants are invited to go to a report - not =
their
own - count results, mark (in large print readable from a distance)
and circle the result on the envelope attached to the report. =
Two
volunteers instead of one per report may be desirable when the stakes =
are high
and the trust is not so high in the group. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>6-O</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>ne volunteer remains at the wall for the announcement =
of
results. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>7- When counting is all done, the facilitator asks if =
any
report has the maximum number a report could receive (e.g., same =
number as
the number of participants when it's one vote per person per report), =
and then
goes down by 10 until someone shouts that their report is in that =
range.
As report numbers and titles are announced volunteers note them on =
flip
charts (and simultaneously on overhead projector for very large groups =
if
desired).=A0 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>It works!!=A0 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If anyone has done something like this with groups =
larger
than 450, let the world know.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Diane</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'> </span></font><font size=3D2><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'>* </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I use the concept of the "survey" instead =
of the
"vote" when participants don't have decision making power - =
which is
most of the time. It's best not to raise falsely expectations. I frame =
what
they are doing as "a survey to propose priorities" that =
the
leadership will immediately after the results are out, give their go =
ahead on
priorities for action or put some on hold if needed and explain =
why.</span></font><font
size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'> </span></font><font size=3D2><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal></o:p><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><st1:place w:st=3D"on"><font size=3D3 color=3Dred =
face=3DArial><span
=
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>Harrison</span></f=
ont></st1:place><font
color=3Dred face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:red'> =
wrote: </span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p=
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dred face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>I have run into the same concern, =
which is
why I still think some form of formal prioritization can work well. =
Granted
this often looks like voting, but I am not sure that voting is such a =
bad
thing. The actual mechanism for doing this can be as simple as pasting
sticky-dots – or as complex as a ballot with weighted scores. We =
used to
have a nice software package that recorded and tallied the votes and =
reported
the results as bar graphs. Somehow it developed a bug – but maybe =
some
techie sort could fix it? Or make a new one?? Anyhow, with large groups =
(over
100) I always found it worked very well, and for sure it made the =
engineers and
other “numbers” people happy. At a practical level, counting
sticky-dots can be an eye-popping affair when the group size hits 500+. =
In
those cases, having the computer do all the work is a wonderful =
thing.</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p=
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