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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Signing Up – It sounds trivial, possibly not useful. But I
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idea of how many might show up (or no one!?). This allows for thinking about
space requirements, possibility of combinations, or – if you are the
convener and nobody signs – freedom to do what you want. But at a deeper
level, I find it to be a very useful ritual act of commitment. It really doesn’t
take all that much time even with very large groups (2000+).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jon Harvey<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 21, 2010 12:37 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Large-scale community project<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Liz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Thanks for posting this – sounds wonderful! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Lisa has responded with much wisdom to many of your points (what
time is it with you Lisa?!) already. I would add a couple of ideas:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I am with Lisa on concerns about using a theatre – but if that
is all you have – that is all you have. I once ran an open space in a
large marquee – is there a circus tent that you could borrow? Do check
out the stuff that Phelim has posted here recently regarding his use of a
theatre to create a (sort of) flat circle in a tiered place!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>As you will know – they have these wonderful cardboard
wall structures in Germany that we used at the WOSONOS a few weeks ago. I am
currently exploring whether I can put the German company who manufactures these
in touch with a mate of mine whose business is cardboard packaging. (I will get
back to you soon Jo!) Perhaps there might be scope in setting up the company
links in time for your event. I have tried contacting the company direct
– but to no avail. Maybe with your EU contacts it might be possible to
import them anyway? As Lisa suggests there are other fixes – including
just getting some panels from a DIY shop – such as the polystyrene they
use in house insulation – though not very eco friendly! Metaplan boards
are good – and I know the distributor in this country – if you need
me to – I can put you in touch.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Signing – again I am with Lisa – I have to say that
I have never bothered with this – heresy! I use balloons (big letters
floating 2m off the ground) so that people can take their group wherever they
wish to go – the space moves around flexibly if a large number show
up....<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I had an option of a large projector screen in the last series
of OS I ran – in the end – we did not bother. It felt just a bit
too ‘techy’ and the dynamism of an agenda wall flows much better. I
now don’t bother with grids. So long as you have the time slot spaces
mapped out clearly and distinctly – there is no need. The post it notes
identify where the session is happening. For the sake of clarity I have
different colours for the different times... <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The action planning stage of the WOSONOS in Berlin was new to
some people (including me) – but I thought it worked well and allowed for
some ‘convergence’. Our BOSCOP colleagues may have some views about
this too of course! Indeed so might others. But to pick up on what Lisa says
– convergence for what? What are the outcomes that are expected / hoped
for / anticipated? Who will be invited? How long will the events be? How will
you be organising the training? There are plenty of people who could help out
if you need it. How are you linking all this stuff with the Prime
Minister’s ‘big society’? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>If you would like to meet up face to face – do give me a
call. We could meet half way somewhere (I am Buckingham based) – I am
happy to share whatever I can to assist.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Very best wishes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Jon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lisa Heft<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 21 July 2010 16:38<br>
<b>To:</b> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Large-scale community project<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Hi, Liz - how exciting!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>I am one of those who has done quite a few
OSs for 1500 and 2000 and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>One of my recommendations is to keep in
mind that while the form of OS stays the same (and scales up to those overall
group sizes) your pre-work shall probably include lots of thought about what
makes the site intuitively easy to navigate / find a session they are
interested in way across the site without folks getting lost, ability to hear
and to see and access Agenda Wall, facilitator, session convenors announcing
their sessions, other access issue such as wheelchair/crutch/weaker legs issues
and so on. All true of smaller events too - but in my experience, crucial
in the larger ones. Also watching traffic pattens not just for ease of
navigating but for safety issues as well (should there be a fire or other
emergency, where are the clear routes of access and exit).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>So as a 'Devils Advocate' question - the
theatre is the only big space you can use? rather than an auditorium or
conference hall with completely clear (for discussion area set-up) floor space?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>I'm guessing you went through all that
investigation and the theatre space is what you have.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Wall space: I have used and heard of sticky
walls (parachute-like material with spray-adhesive where the topic signs just
stick - but of course you have to affix that fabric and its weight of signage
onto the wall as well), exhibit walls such as in trade shows (often cost a lot
to rent), fold-out cardboard walls such as Neuland products offer (perhaps a
bit expensive as well), 'Canadian tables' (tables leaned upright so their faces
become the 'wall' surface), sides of busses, clotheslines with clothes pins
(again, plan for sag and weight of signs), curtains and straight pins...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>...I am curious why you need walls when it
is a theatre...perhaps you can explain the space more - thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Signing up: Many of my dear colleagues who
I respect deeply feel the signing up on the topic signs is essential for
setting intention and furthering the self-organization. I experimented with
dropping that as 'one less thing' and I found it improved upon the situation.
The 'situation' I refer to is not just about traffic jams at the wall (which
was my initial reason for trying this one less thing) but also I noted that
some session convenors saw nobody signing up for their sessions so assumed
nobody would come and removed their signs (when in actuality through the course
of the day folks are drawn to more or different sessions than they signed their
names on to / thought they might be interested in at the beginning of the day)
- others said 'oh my - this is a big group coming - I must go find a big room '
and when it actually happened maybe 10 people came - because again - their
interests and energies changed throughout the day. So to me, the not
signing names on topic signs (except of course for the convenor placing her/his
name on their own sign) seems to be an improvement. However I do invite
my great colleagues - especially those who have done larger events who do still
include the signing-up element - to share what works, why they retain it and so
on - many diverse experiences lead to several options and styles.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Video screen: I have had several large
events where this has been part of the design - and in each one found that the
client worked hard on this (such as transcribing what is going up on the wall
immediately so they can throw it on a screen / multiple screens) but the
participants have ignored the screen and instead go up to the wall with the
papers on it - whether that Agenda Wall is in the main room where most sessions
are convening (with some breakout spaces down the hall) or whether the Agenda
Wall is moved to the hallway or something specific to that site. What are
other folks' experiences, especially in these larger group sizes / events?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Convergence: For that I would have to ask
you what is your objective for that convergence. If you mean Closing Circle
comments and reflections as your convergence, I just use multiple microphone
locations and invite folks to come up to share their reflections, discoveries,
breakthrough conversations, exciting stories and rich learnings of the day. And
I have those scribed to include in the Book of Proceedings. Not going around in
a circle but offering time for folks to come up to the mic. Is that what you
mean?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>And: are you doing documentation / having
participants take their notes to co-create a Book of Proceedings? I've
done that as well for these large events and I am sure my colleagues who do
larger OS events have done this as well - ask away.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>I look forward to hearing my colleagues
similar and different experiences for these larger groups,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>On Jul 21, 2010, at 8:00 AM, Liz Martins
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color:black'>Dear all</span><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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color:black'>I’m involved in a large-scale community project in Bristol,
UK, based on OS. As well as local OS events across the city, it culminates in
large (1500 people) OS event in February. I’ll put information about the
project below, if you’re interested.</span><i><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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color:black'>No doubt I’ll be coming to the list quite a few times over
the next months, but just now I’d really appreciate some help
about…</span><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Whether
anyone has a large event coming up (in the UK or Europe) that might be possible
for some of our project team to attend</span><i><span lang=EN-GB
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anyone has done something like our project and is willing to share any learning</span><i><span
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color:black'>And, starting to think about the process detail for the big event
(which is in a big theatre with additional breakout space in a large modern
extension so has limitations on flexibility)</span><i><span lang=EN-GB
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we’re going to need masses of additional wall space and wondering how
best to achieve this - we’ve seen/heard of people using portable stands,
cardboard walls etc – what’s out there?</span><i><span lang=EN-GB
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about people signing up or not signing up – what’s lost if they
don’t do this and just go to the conversations? The ‘traffic’
is going to be a challenge, and this would be one less thing to do.</span><i><span
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Our plan
is to have separate sections of wall for the different session times –
but within this, any thoughts about whether, given the large numbers of people,
it’s best to use a grid or free-form posting using post-its?</span><i><span
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of using large video screen(s) so people can see what’s going on the
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>With many thanks in anticipation of help</span><i><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><i><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Liz</span><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><i><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Liz Martins</span><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><a href="mailto:lizmartins2@gmail.com"><i>lizmartins2@gmail.com</i></a></span><i><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>+44 (0)7977 932066</span><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><i><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<h1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;page-break-after:avoid'><i><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;
font-weight:normal'>Bristol Open Space Project - Part of EY2010: European Year
for Combating <span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Poverty and
Social Exclusion.</span></i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;page-break-after:avoid'><i><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;
font-weight:normal'>A Better Bristol For All</span></i><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#244061'> </span><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>The Open Space project is part of a larger European project
(EY2010). Key aims are to give voice to those experiencing poverty and social
exclusion and also to raise awareness of how we need to work together as a
society towards equality and inclusion. Bristol’s response to EY2010 is a
series of events and projects around the whole city under the heading of “Working
Together for Positive Change”.</span><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>The Open Space project, <span class=apple-converted-space> </span>A
Better Bristol For All, aims to support better contact and flow of creativity
between local grassroots social and community action groups within the context
of the whole of Bristol. <span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Each
neighbourhood is being invited to put on an Open Space event to look at local
connections and creativity and then culminate in coming together in February
2011 in one mass open space event. This will bring together the ideas,
creativity and inspiration that has been sparked locally, so that Bristol comes
together, to be more in contact, more creative, and move to a Better Bristol
for All.</span><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>The project starts with forming a project team of about 16 people
keen to learn about facilitating OS meetings and using it in their future work
in communities. The aim is to grow ‘OS’ facilitation as a resource
for the city. Most of these people are already signed up. There’s a
one-day training in OS for them in September with more during the project.</span><i><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><i><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>The flow of the project is to start with a central focus involving
key people, then out to local communities, and then back to the major event in
February. In October there’s an OS day with about 100 people from the
council and Bristol city neighbourhood partnerships, grassroots community
groups, service users etc. This event will provide the impetus for taking the
project out to the local areas. In Nov/Dec/Jan there will be 12 local
neighbourhood OS events across the city, funded by the project and facilitated
by people from the project team, working with local organisers. Then, in
February there will be the final big OS event bringing together people from
across the city who have been involved in the neighbourhood events, and others,
including from European cities twinned with Bristol. <span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>The key themes that come out of the
project will be taken forward and presented to local and national government.</span><i><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class=MsoBodyText style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><i><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>I’m holding responsibility for the OS process, with my
colleague Vivian Broughton who had the vision for the project initially. We
will be training and supporting the project team and facilitating events
ourselves or supporting project team members to do so. The logistics, budget,
PR etc and everything else are being held elsewhere, though we will be involved
where it impacts on the OS process. Vivian and I both have experience of
facilitating OS, and Vivian was at the big 2000+ event in Germany facilitated
by HO and Michael P, but we haven’t done it like this before, at such
scale. We expect to be very surprised!</span><i><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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