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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I’ve led many 1.5 hour facilitation pieces in my 35 years
of practice with a sponsor preset, brief opening, 45mn to 1hr self-organized
discussions, report forms, brief conversation at the end sometimes with a “fishbowl”
type format with the initiators. I’ve done it for groups of 100 or
more. They seem to like it and it gets some results.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I tend not to call it Open Space but a derivative. To me
opening space is about creating the conditions for self-organization. One
round allows them to self-organize likely only one discussion (or two short
ones) – different than participants knowing/experiencing they are
organizing a day or multiple hours themselves, with limited facilitation
intervention. It is clear that the sponsor or facilitator is still
guiding the short discussion. It stills gives the client (or facilitator)
the illusion of control. The outcomes can be achieved, the slight burst
of energy in the direction that is desired. It is primarily instrumental
rather than creating the conditions for believing that “whatever happens”
is worth taking the risk. I do find that for many these days even 1.5
hours of openness is beyond some sponsor’s capabilities – and it is
certainly better than no openness at all. So, I understand why it is
sometimes required. I’ve just gotten tired of doing it that way.
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I hope the “demo” leads to a fuller experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Larry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Larry Peterson & Associates in Transformation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Toronto, Ontario, Canada<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:larry@spiritedorg.com"><span style='color:blue'>larry@spiritedorg.com</span></a>
416.653.4829 <a href="http://www.spiritedorg.com/"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.spiritedorg.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lisa Heft<br>
<b>Sent:</b> April-15-10 2:27 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSLIST] Demo OS in 90 minutes?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>(<i>okay, here also is my test to see if I am back on the
OSLIST, able to post and to receive - thanks Michael for your thoughtful
attention and thanks to the Boise person as well...here...goes... with my
signature in its colored font intact - if this does not work I will try with a
plain text signature...</i>)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for inviting this, Annamarie -<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>It helps me explore where my own points of 'going for it'
are - and where I tell a client it is not the right tool when there is so short
a time:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I have also done very short Open Spaces - I bow to Jeff
Aitken who inspired me in this area when I was holding so tightly to 'no
shorter than three or four hours'.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>However, I am a big believer of analyzing overarching
objectives, desired outcomes, context of the task and what comes before and
after this particular meeting connected to that task, designing in appropriate
and useful participant-driven documentation and more.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I then ask myself: with this short a time availability, and
for these objectives and desired outcomes, what is the right tool for the
deliverables? (in<span class=apple-style-span><u>cluding</u></span> Open Space,
World Cafe and other great dialogic tools - and knowing that Open Space has
different deliverables depending on the amount of meeting time). <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I am also passionate about access and inclusion. So another
question I ask myself is - is making very short discussion rounds or only a few
minutes to post topics favoring only the quick responders in the room - and
does that give a sense of the overall group's interests or issues.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>I consider how one of the
useful elements of Open Space is *multiple* sessions so people can see their
thoughts link and change across the sessions, and as the conversations
progress, notice things they didn't see before.</span></span><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'>I am also very big on documentation - a way to provide data for
the ongoing work of the group - more than the feeling of the moment of
conversation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>I ask the host if more
time is available (including that lunch, including that networking time -
whatever I can get to expand the meeting length) and I explain why more is
better.</span></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>I explore what other
designs would deliver what the host is asking for in a way that allows for
reflection or emergence or breathing room.</span></span><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'>And if I end up using OS (which I have done on occasion for such a
short time) it is because there is no other alternative which will provide the
desired outcomes and deliverables in this short of a timeframe. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'>I do not use a part of Open Space and call it Open Space. If I use
one element or adjust it (for example just the part about inviting people to
think of topics they are passionate about, making a sign, posting it on the
wall and being amazed at the diversity of thought) I do not call it Open Space.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'>And I look out for opportunities to invite the group or host to a
full-on Open Space sometime soon, so they will come to know the difference in
what is possible and how the mind (and relationships, and networking, and
discovery) work over longer times in Open Space together.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'>Thank you for inviting the question - I had fun opening up my
brain to see how I do things when asked to do short Open Spaces.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'>Lisa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:blue'>Lisa Heft</span></b></span><span
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color:black'>Consultant, Facilitator, Educator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:blue'>Opening Space</span></b></span><span
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color:black'><a href="mailto:lisaheft@openingspace.net">lisaheft@openingspace.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'><a href="http://www.openingspace.net">www.openingspace.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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