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<DIV>To chime in with the Spirited Work experience: We would post a list
of spaces so that people who weren't familiar with the facility would know the
options. Times were up for grabs. Often sessions got posted with
times like - "after lunch" or "15 minutes after the morning circle
ends". We usually had about 60 people. </DIV>
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<DIV>For much larger groups, I think the grid is helpful just to keep track of
what spaces are available when. </DIV>
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<DIV>And, as Harrison described, with longer gatherings, sometimes I'll start
with a grid and once people have the swing of it, let it go. I find it
opens the space a bit wider just when people start to feel constrained
by time slots.</DIV>
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<DIV>Peggy</DIV>
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<A title=rcopleman@comcast.net href="mailto:rcopleman@comcast.net">Ralph
Copleman</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 01, 2007 6:31
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [OSLIST] OSLIST Digest - 28
Oct 2007 to 31 Oct 2007 (#2007-268)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face="Times, Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">On 11/1/07 2:00 AM, "Craig
wrote:<BR><BR></SPAN></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face="Times, Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">Have you ever done an OS where you did not even
schedule the sessions you<BR>simply let them happen as they need to happen,
or is this schedule a needed<BR>basic bones of the
structure?<BR></SPAN></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT
face="Times, Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR>Yes, about ten
times, but always in the context of an un-themed event. <BR><BR>I run an
open space “retreat” every winter for about 30 friends and friends of friends.
It’s about 48 hours of open space, but it has no “purpose” other than
for folks to get away, hang out, as we say here in the US, and relax in
comfortable company. I give each event a “theme” or title, but it’s
deliberately meaningless. To give you the idea, last year’s theme was
the slang expression, “Like, You Know, Whatever...”<BR><BR>On these occasions
I mark the wall for “Saturday Morning”, “Saturday Afternoon”, etc.
Nothing more. It works perfectly well. I learned this from
Harrison, who used to run the old OT Symposia in this fashion. I’m sure
this approach would work in a “real” event, too, thought I cannot recall that
I have ever tried it. The community would solve any problems, I’m
certain.<BR><BR>One more thing to leave out, indeed.<BR><BR>Greetings to all
from cooling central New Jersey, USA, where the leaves are turning, and we
just about have frost on the pumpkin.<BR><BR>Ralph Copleman<BR><BR>P.S.
If you would like to receive an invitation to this year’s “Winter
Retreat” of February 8-10, let me know by private e-mail.</SPAN></FONT> * *
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