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> Kaliya has tried to clarify what Open Space is
with people who were doing some kind of hybrid unconferencing but
calling it open space.
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Speaking from experience: this is REALLY challenging, and "good for
you!" Kaliya for taking on the challenge! Techies discovering
unconferencing can be enthralled by the "cowboy" freedom they see, and
get quite resistant to adding back any discipline around their
conferences. However, it can soon enough degenerate into something less
than open :-( <br>
<br>
And, while we're listing those pioneering OST with techines, don't
forget Michael Hermann who opened space at Agile Software Development
conferences as early as, I believe, 2001. (Correct me if I'm wrong,
Michael!)<br>
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deb<br>
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Chris Corrigan wrote:
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cite="mid:5a91755f0708222059ob34b6b1ya13d21bbf7ae4019@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Tree...just for some clarification about what I know of
Kaliya's work...<br>
<br>
When the tech community first discovered "unconferencing" in about 2002
or 2003, several of us piped up about using Open Space Technology to
run conferences. For as long as I can remember Harrison has been
saying things like "Open Space is the internet in real life" so when
techies discovered OST, I thought "What took you guys so long?" <br>
<br>
An interesting thing happened in the tech world around unconferencing.
The way I understand it, several people tried to use OST and they were
rebuffed by conference organizers who were keen to jump on the new
wave, but not so keen to actually try an OS. <br>
<br>
From what I know of Kaliya (and Deborah Hartmann, and there may be
others), she has taken up the challenge full bore of helping the tech
community really discover the power of Open Space, by helping them
really use it. She has written extensively about why one shouldn't
mess with the process - why the integrity of the proces is important,
and what people miss when they start messing with the process. I am
also aware that Kaliya has tried to clarify what Open Space is with
people who were doing some kind of hybrid unconferencing but calling it
open space.
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<br>
So, in short, I personally have a great interest in Kaliya's
experience, because she is on the edge of addressing these questions in
a big and active community that talks al ot to each other. How she has
dealt with luminaries, used elements of OST and seen the process mashed
and bent should be in a book somewhere. And I have let her know on
several occasions how much I have appreciated her stand for clarity
about what OST is and what it isn't.
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Anyway I just thought I add that for clarity, and I guess as kind of a
public appreciation for Kaliya's work. Tree, I think your questions
are good ones for people like Dave Winer, an influential unconferencer
(Google him) and many others who almost get it but not quite. <br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
Chris</blockquote>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="60">--
Deborah Hartmann
Agile Process Coach
deborah.hartmann.net
"Learn the principle,
abide by the principle, and
dissolve the principle."
-- Bruce Lee</pre>
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