Yes Christine...I have a sticky wall of my own...probably that is what we are going to have to do in this case as well.<br><br>Chris<br><br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 6:45 PM, douglas germann <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:76066.515@compuserve.com">76066.515@compuserve.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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> From: Christine Whitney Sanchez <<a href="mailto:cwhitneysanchez@gmail.com">cwhitneysanchez@gmail.com</a>><br>
> Date: April 2, 2009 10:06:46 AM GMT-07:00<br>
> To: OSLIST <<a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a>><br>
> Subject: Re: [OSLIST] RE : [OSLIST] Help!<br>
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> Chris, have you ever used sticky walls<br>
> (<a href="http://www.ica-usa.org/store/products.htm" target="_blank">http://www.ica-usa.org/store/products.htm</a>)? I almost always do and<br>
> find that it speeds up the posting and facilitates the negotiation<br>
> process between session hosts. For the 1800 participants at the 2005<br>
> Girl Scout convention we used 17 rolling walls covered by sticky walls<br>
> to create the marketplace. Worked great.<br>
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> Warm wishes from a perfect Phoenix morning,<br>
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> Christine<br>
> Christine Whitney Sanchez<br>
> CWS - Collaborative Wisdom & Strategy<br>
> 2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue<br>
> Phoenix, AZ 85048<br>
> 480.759.0262<br>
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> On Mar 31, 2009, at 8:26 PM, Chris Corrigan wrote:<br>
><br>
> > This just continues to give hope and inspiration.<br>
> ><br>
> > The irony here is that the client IS familiar with Open Space and<br>
> > wants Open Space type outcomes, just the kind that are expected<br>
> > froma conference of 500 people spending three sessions in Open<br>
> > Space. We're harvesting proceedings using laptops and a news room<br>
> > and uploading them to a webiste. Nothing unusual there. And many<br>
> > of the participants will know what to do as well, so that helps.<br>
> ><br>
> > For me the circle is an entirely practical piece...it's about first<br>
> > of all creating enough space to logistically make an open space<br>
> > meeting work. Second, it's about the centre and the rim and that<br>
> > physical and metaphysical structure, and third it is about the<br>
> > invitation on how to work together. Some of the ideas for creating<br>
</div>> > a metaphysical circle here are pretty cool, and we will have lots of<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5">> > youth at this gathering and perhaps we can press them into service.<br>
> ><br>
> > The good news is that this flood of creative responses has given me<br>
> > the energy and optimism I need to continue to engage the client<br>
> > constructively and we had a good call today to talk about removing<br>
> > the tables. It's not a reticence to have a circle in this<br>
> > case...it's a purely logistical consideration in terms of a few<br>
> > other things that are happening around the Open Space - meals and an<br>
> > opening speaker.<br>
> ><br>
> > So that's where we stand tonight.<br>
> ><br>
> > Many thanks for the continued generosity.<br>
> ><br>
> > Chris<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 6:50 PM, douglas germann<br>
> > <<a href="mailto:76066.515@compuserve.com">76066.515@compuserve.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> > Chris--<br>
> ><br>
> > What do these 500+ folks love to do? Can you take what they<br>
> > love and<br>
> > turn that into an offer for how to make the space work?<br>
> ><br>
> > You could create a circle without the table barriers by<br>
> > having people<br>
> > turn their chairs around to face people at the tables behind<br>
> > them--when<br>
> > they turn around, voila! No tables!<br>
> ><br>
> > What Larry said about getting people away from the tables<br>
> > conjured up a<br>
> > picture for me--like a dance party--an ever-growing "snake"<br>
> > line of<br>
> > people threading their way amongst the tables, dropping off<br>
> > people to<br>
> > individual circles.... If it does not work as is, this<br>
> > picture might<br>
> > suggest something fun to someone on the list....<br>
> ><br>
> > ...Like maybe helium balloons with the topics attached and<br>
> > snaking<br>
> > around the tables to gather participants....<br>
> ><br>
> > :- Doug.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > On Tue, 2009-03-31 at 13:43 -0700, Chris Corrigan wrote:<br>
> > > This is what I need guys...thanks for the wisdom, and keep<br>
> > it coming.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > You're never too old to be stumped, and never to<br>
> > experienced to ask<br>
> > > for help!<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Chris<br>
> > ><br>
> > > On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Esther Matte<br>
> > <<a href="mailto:ematte@excellence.ca">ematte@excellence.ca</a>><br>
> > > wrote:<br>
> > > I’ve had a soft/fabric covered and we used both<br>
> > pins and blue<br>
> > > 3M tape. I thought the tape wouldn’t hold, but it<br>
> > did!<br>
> > > Throughout the whole day too!<br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > > I’ve also had a stage, and used it as the<br>
> > newsroom. Worked<br>
> > > wonderfully – nice overview of the room, good<br>
> > feeling of a<br>
> > > “whole”.<br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > > The tables are definitely a downer… but I would<br>
> > say trust the<br>
> > > process. Instead of walking the circle, walk the<br>
> > tables. Take<br>
> > > more time maybe and make sure you do a lot of eye<br>
> > contact.<br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > > And if you do this with the tables, let us know<br>
> > the results<br>
> > > and the feeling of it.<br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > > If anything else comes to mind, I’ll send another<br>
> > message.<br>
> > > Good luck and have fun too!<br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > > Esther Matte<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Discover - Engage - Accomplish<br>
> > ><br>
> > > New York: 212.755.0551<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Montreal: 450.583.5849<br>
> > ><br>
> > > <a href="http://www.excellence.ca" target="_blank">www.excellence.ca</a><br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > > -----Message d'origine-----<br>
> > > De : OSLIST<br>
> > [mailto:<a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a>] De la part<br>
> > > de Chris Corrigan<br>
> > > Envoyé : 31 mars 2009 15:38<br>
> > > À : <a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a><br>
> > > Objet : [OSLIST] Help!<br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
</div></div><div><div></div><div class="h5">> > > I've been at this a long time now, but I've run up<br>
> > against a<br>
> > > situation like this. I'm stumped and looking for<br>
> > help.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > I;ll be opening space for a gethering of 500+<br>
> > people. The<br>
> > > client is completely unwilling to set the room in<br>
> > a circle.<br>
> > > Instead, we will have 96 tables with 6 chairs at<br>
> > each table<br>
> > > packed into a spacious but full ball room facing a<br>
> > stage. The<br>
> > > walls of this room are incredible...they appear to<br>
> > be actually<br>
> > > stuffed with cotton and covered in fabric. There<br>
> > is little<br>
> > > hope of putting anything on the walls.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > On the plus side we will have lots of AV, so there<br>
> > is a goodly<br>
> > > amount of technology available to play with for<br>
> > agenda setting<br>
> > > and huge screen projection.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > I'm worried on a number of levels as you can<br>
> > imagine, but at<br>
> > > the moment I'm trying to put that all aside and<br>
> > figure out, in<br>
> > > this worst case scenario, what is the best thing<br>
> > we could do<br>
> > > to Open Space? Anyone been faced with similar<br>
> > constraints?<br>
> > > Help me out here...<br>
> > ><br>
> > > All tips and support I get on this, I'll roll up<br>
> > into a little<br>
> > > document on "what to do when nothing is what you<br>
> > need it to<br>
> > > be" and we can share it out.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > OSLIST group mind...activate!<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Chris<br>
> > ><br>
> > > --<br>
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> > > Facilitation - Training - Process Design<br>
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> > ><br>
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> > ><br>
> > > Principal, Harvest Moon Consultants, Ltd.<br>
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