Diane, thans so much for your detailed explanations, <br>another piece to keep in mind!<br>lolll,<br><font size="2"><br></font><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><font size="2"><span><b><span style="background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;"> Eleder</span><span style="background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"> </span><span style="background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: arial;"><span style="background-repeat: repeat; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: black;">B<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">u</span>M</span><span style="color: red;">31 </span></span></span><span style="background-repeat: repeat; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Min<span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"></span>d Mapping-</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Open Space Technology</span>-<span style="color: rgb(180, 95, 6);">Sormena</span></span></span></b></span></font> </div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2011/7/19 Diane Gibeault <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:diane.gibeault@rogers.com">diane.gibeault@rogers.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div></div><div>Hi Elder,</div><div><br></div><div>This approach of an Action Sheet as you describe below works well for short OS events even if participants have not read reports at the News wall and other reports to be completed after the closing. </div>
<div><br></div><div>I also use it for multiple OS consultations where the client does not want actions developed until all consultation events have taken place but wants to know what people are passionate about for possible follow-ups. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Where the client also wants to know about collective priorities for the consultation or for the organization in relations to the purpose of the OS meeting, I do a separate sheet, a "Survey on Priorities" requiring no name (anonymous like a vote), with the following question:
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<p style="margin-left: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;" lang="EN-US"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">Given
our goal reflected in our theme, </span> </p><p style="margin-left: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;" lang="EN-US"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">Given
the needs of the organization, clients and staff, and</span> </p><p style="margin-left: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;" lang="EN-US"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">Based on
the discussions at this event, formal and informal:</span></p><p style="margin-left: 18pt;">What are the 3 priorities we, as an organization, must act on now?</p><p style="margin-left: 18pt;"><br></p><p style="margin-left: 18pt;">
The 2 sheets (priorities and actions) are put in separate piles in the centre of the circle for compilation and distribution after the event. </p><p style="margin-left: 18pt;"><br></p><p style="margin-left: 18pt;">A separate meeting for "OS on Action" can follow using the consolidated priorities and the list of action ideas as the new starting point. </p>
<p style="margin-left: 18pt;">Alternatively people are invited to follow their passion and participate to different meetings organized around actions that stand out from the compilation. </p><p style="margin-left: 18pt;">
In addition, they can be invited to act on whatever else they have passion for, as long as they consult and coordinate with the existing channels of decision making in their unit and organization.</p><p style="margin-left: 18pt;">
<br></p><p style="margin-left: 18pt;">Where action development is to be taking place separately of the OS event, I find that the simplicity of this approach (action sheet, and priority sheet where applicable) brings flexibility and makes OST more accessible. I hope this is helpful to you.</p>
</div><div><br></div><div>Diane</div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1">
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> ELEDER AURTENETXE PILDAIN <<a href="mailto:eleder.aurtenetxe@gmail.com" target="_blank">eleder.aurtenetxe@gmail.com</a>><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> World wide Open Space Technology email list <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tue, July 19, 2011 4:28:43 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [OSList] Half-day Open Space?<br></font><br>Hi Gray, my experience is as
follows: someone approaches asking for OS as they have seen me do other OS and they liked it, and they witnessed the closing circle some time...<br>They want to do a participation stuff and think about OS because of this. They usually have just some hours (lately we did some one-days, half-days and even one 90-minutes).<br>
I explain them ...<br><ul><li>what ideal conditions for OS are</li><li>that at least one-day would be needed for a good airing of a subject, but that we can try and have them see what the potential could be</li><li>that I just know doing OS and believe itīs the best way, even for a shorter meeting</li>
<li>what results would be like (auto-organization, passions made public, good conversation, responsibility -or lack of and insight about it-, the briefing of the convs, maybe action proposals,... the spirit and discovering, maybe, that there is a better way to live & work). Not few for some hours, is it?</li>
</ul>then I let them decide. I am as frank as I can and avoid getting attached to a desire of doing OS. In fact OS is all the time happening and one can put oneself out of the way and do a bit less work... :-)!<br><br>As Barry O. one day made me see, it always works.<br>
<br>I take half-days and so as something for newcomers to have a taste of OS, and expalin it in advance. Thatīs why I prefer two shorter sessions than just one long. <br><br>Action ideas: before closing it could be interesting a call for action as follows: distribute a sheet and ask people: "after the conversations, is there something calling for action inside you?": write some words on it and your name, state it, put it in the center and we will redistribute it with the reports. I wonder whether this would be useful or just one more thing not to do... any views on it?<br>
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<br><br><br>2011/7/18 Gray Miller <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:graydancer@gmail.com" target="_blank">graydancer@gmail.com</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
I have a bit of a crisis as I am trying to negotiate an open space for a relatively large (500-700 attendee) conference that would like to incorporate Open Space.<br>
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Namely, I was just informed (via text message, before the meeting) that rather than having a full day, I will have about 6 hours (beginning at 11:30) to make the open space happen.<br>
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I already have some of the excellent words I've heard from Lisa Heft in mind for talking to the event manager. However, I'm curious if anyone else has had experiences with successful half-day Open Spaces (or other event models) and how that looked. I'd also be interested in hearing attempts that didn't work; my impulse initially is to say to the manager "perhaps open space is not the approach we should take here."<br>
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However, part of that is being in unfamiliar territory; I've only done OS in multiple-day setups.<br>
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Any ideas or resources would be appreciated,<br>
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Gray<br>
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