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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>OK Folks – I’ve done my part.
Now – somebody else take a whack at it! It is pretty standard “<st1:place
w:st="on">harrison</st1:place>” and probably not up to all the critical
“Wikipedia” standards, but I have done my best for the moment.
Apologies for spelling and syntax, but I just sat down and wrote it. So what
you see is what I did. Now – Surely you can do better!!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName> [mailto:<st1:PersonName w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName>@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Artur Silva<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, June 16, 2008 9:39
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName>@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> OST becoming mainstream
(was: Opening Space at Microsoft PDC)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Jack, Harrison and all: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>There is strong evidence that OST is becoming
mainstream. </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I am not
speaking only based on the Microsoft event but on some other
international conferences that announced that they are going to use OST. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>But this is also a problem. In
some cases, the expression Open Space (or even Open Space
Technology) is used, but there are variants in its application that may
subvert its flavour or event its essence. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I am not speaking of heterodoxy - that
always implies that the heterodox knows what the orthodoxy is -
but about using the label with complete ignorance of the OST User's
Guide.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Some 3 or 4 years ago a CPSquare event
was announced as "OS" but the topics for break out sessions were
selected in advance by the organizers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>In the Microsoft event, it happens that
the person that apparently is opening the space for that "OST" is
concerned about the fact that (fortunately) he will not be able to apply what
he thinks are two rules of OST - but they are not. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>In a different event, where a fried of
mine will have to assure the logistics part, a lot of strange material
has been asked by the facilitator for the break out spaces of an
"OST event". <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I know that a non proprietary
methodology has no way to enforce its principles. But there are some
corrections that can be done easily.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>As you all know, more and more the
Wikipedia is the standard for definitions and first information about
almost everything. And if one googles "Open Space Technology" the
first entry refers to the Wikipedia </span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Space_Technology" target="_blank"><font
color=purple><span lang=EN-GB style='color:purple'>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Space_Technology</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>But if one reads the content there are
a lot of wrong or misleading information in it. This goes from small
imperfections, like the wording of principles, to the fact that the
Law is completely forgotten. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The same is true in other languages. If
I google "Metodologia de Espaço Aberto" the first enter refers to
the Wikipedia in Portuguese </span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><a
href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espa%C3%A7o_aberto" target="_blank"><font
color=purple><span lang=EN-GB style='color:purple'>http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espa%C3%A7o_aberto</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>. Again the definition is very superficial.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>But anyone can correct the wikipedia (</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contributing_to_Wikipedia"
target="_blank"><font color=purple><span lang=EN-GB style='color:purple'>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contributing_to_Wikipedia</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>So, here go my suggestions:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>1) Harrison and a small group of
friends could correct the English entry of the Wikipedia.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>2) Afterwards all of us could use that
version as a guide and translate it in all of our
different languages to include in the Wikipedia version in each
language.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>3) Anyhow the Wikipedia has a
link to the OST site (</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><a
href="http://www.openspaceworld.org/" target="_blank"><font color=purple><span
lang=EN-GB style='color:purple'>http://www.openspaceworld.org/</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>) but this was initially thought, I
think, as a resource for practitioners. Now it is used also by non OST
practitioners, that can't find easily (in the main page of each language) a
short, agreed upon, clarification of the principles and fundamentals of
OST. This could complement the Wikipedia entries - or even simply repeat
them. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>What do you think about my suggestions?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Artur <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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--- On <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Fri, 6/13/08, Jack Martin Leith <i><span
style='font-style:italic'><jack@jackmartinleith.com></span></i></span></b>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>From:
Jack Martin Leith <jack@jackmartinleith.com><br>
Subject: Re: [<st1:PersonName w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName>] Opening
Space at Microsoft PDC<br>
To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName>@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
Date: Friday, June 13, 2008, 11:24 AM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Hiya Jason.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Delighted to get your
email and to see both blog comments.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Please have another
look at <a href="http://www.jackmartinleith.com/?p=232" target="_blank">www.jackmartinleith.com/?p=232</a> where
you'll see my response to the two numbered points in our second comment (also
pasted below for the benefit of OSListers).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>And please accept my
apologies for getting hold of the wrong end of the stick!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Warmest,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Jack<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Jack Martin Leith<br>
Creating the new. Enriching the world<br>
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w:st="on">United Kingdom</st1:country-region></st1:place><br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Mobile</st1:City></st1:place>: 07831
840541 (+44 7831 840541)<br>
Skype: jackmartinleith<br>
email: <a href="mailto:jack@jackmartinleith.com" target="_blank">jack@jackmartinleith.com</a><br>
<a href="http://www.jackmartinleith.com/" target="_blank">www.jackmartinleith.com</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>From <a
href="http://www.jackmartinleith.com/?p=232" target="_blank">www.jackmartinleith.com/?p=232</a>:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Jason Olson writes
further:</span></font></b></strong><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Also, as I mentioned
in an email to you, there are two areas that concern me regarding Open Space
as it currently exists for PDC:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>1) Due to the size of
the conference (and the fact that Open Space is just an un-conference within
the larger conference), there isn't a current plan to have attendees vote and
prioritize the sessions they want to see talked about (which, unfortunately,
removes some of the agile nature of Open Space).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>2) No current support
for an attendees submitting a topic he's interested in but doesn't want to
speak about or moderate himself.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>As you can imagine,
this has me concerned as both of them are departures from the Open Space
model. I would love to have a chat here with you and your readers on ways
that we can avoid this (or if we should even be worrying about it). The
biggest key is that I don't want to take a great model like Open Space and
butcher it because we didn't actually "grok" the true purposes
behind Open Space.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>My response to Jason's
two posts:</span></font></b></strong><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Jason, thanks very
much for clearing up my misunderstanding.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>With regard to your two
concerns, neither of the practices you describe forms part of the vanilla
Open Space model as described by <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Harrison Owen</st1:PersonName>
in his book, Open Space Technology: A User's Guide.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>In fact most Open
Space facilitators don't even suggest that very similar sessions are merged
– this is left to the session leaders (convenors, hosts, whatever you
like to call them) to manage themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Regarding your second
point, Open Space is very much about people taking responsibility for hosting
a session. Otherwise Open Space is little more than a brainstorming meeting:
"I think this is an interesting idea, but I don't care enough to do
something about it."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I'm sure other Open
Space practitioners will have more to say about both of these points!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Jack<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>-------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>2008/6/13 Jason Olson
(DPE) <<a href="mailto:Jason.Olson@microsoft.com" target="_blank">Jason.Olson@microsoft.com</a>>:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>Thanks for the email Jack! I commented on
your blog post directly to make the conversation more public. My wording may
have been a bit unclear. There is no creating of the agenda ahead of the
conference. This is something that is created onsite, at the conference, by
the attendees and for the attendees. This also enables me to avoid having us
(Microsoft) try to "dictate" what can or can't be discussed. This
should be an agile process. </span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'> </span></font><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>The part that concerns me right now (and
where we currently deviate from a typical Open Space), is that there is no
"attendees vote for the sessions they would like to see and we use that
to determine what is presented." Because of the potential number of
people involved, combined with the fact that this is merely a smaller
unconference within a larger conference, I'm not convinced that it would
work. So, currently, it's largely "first come, first serve" when
people sign up for an Open Space session. Also, there's really not a
supported model for submitting a session you want to hear about, but have no
clue who can moderate/or discuss the session in general.</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'> </span></font><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>As you can imagine, these two changes make
me a bit uneasy considering the departure from what makes Open Space great. </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'> </span></font><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>Of course, I would love to hear feedback
from you and others if this is a big deal (and if we should even worry about
it), or if we should avoid this and find a different way for the
prioritization and participation to occur. </span></font><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'> </span></font><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><b><font size=2 color="#006fa4" face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#006FA4;font-weight:bold'>Jason Olson</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=gray face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:gray'>Technical Evangelist | Visual Studio &
.NET Framework Evangelism | </span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.managed-world.com/"
target="_blank">http://www.managed-world.com/</a></span></font><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'> </span></font><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'>
<p><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> <a href="mailto:jackmartinleith@gmail.com" target="_blank">jackmartinleith@gmail.com</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:jackmartinleith@gmail.com" target="_blank">jackmartinleith@gmail.com</a>]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Jack Martin Leith<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, June 13, 2008 9:11
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Jason Olson (DPE)<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Opening Space at
Microsoft PDC<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Harrison</span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Big thanks for the heads up.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>I've just blogged it here: <a
href="http://www.jackmartinleith.com/?p=231" target="_blank">http://www.jackmartinleith.com/?p=231</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>As you'll see, I'm questioning the decision to
create the agenda ahead of the conference.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Jack<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Jack Martin Leith<br>
Creating the new. Enriching the world<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Bristol</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">United Kingdom</st1:country-region></st1:place><br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Mobile</st1:City></st1:place>: 07831
840541 (+44 7831 840541)<br>
Skype: jackmartinleith<br>
email: <a href="mailto:jack@jackmartinleith.com" target="_blank">jack@jackmartinleith.com</a><br>
<a href="http://www.jackmartinleith.com/" target="_blank">www.jackmartinleith.com</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>2008/6/13 <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Harrison
Owen</st1:PersonName> <<a href="mailto:hhowen@verizon.net" target="_blank">hhowen@verizon.net</a>>:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Seems like the folks at the annual Microsoft
Professional Development Conference are intending to open a little space.
Definitely cutting edge, innovative – Cheers for Microsoft. For the
details go to:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'><a
href="http://microsoftpdc.com/View.aspx?post=91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8590057"
target="_blank">http://microsoftpdc.com/View.aspx?post=91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8590057</a>
Don't have any idea who is doing it, but I am sure they will have a grand
time.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Harrison</span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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