<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; display: block; font-size: 10pt; "><div>I agree whole heartedly with Harrison and others that OS in person is much much better. </div><div><br></div><div>The next best thing is when you can hear people with the help of the internet or other systems. Seeing them is also possible but requires more technical support. </div><div><br></div><div>I enjoyed the telephone "virtual" OS Suzanne Daigle organized recently. Since tone is an important element of communications it really brought each one of us in the room. We had a choice of topic eventhough the
number of group members was limited so we could all have air time. This was a pilot but there was a feeling and spirit that is very close to OS events in person. With more time for group discussions, I think there are real possibilities for this format ...when you can't have the best ...ie being all there in person.</div><div><br></div><div><span>This group on Linked in may be a relevant resource - just came across it.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 12px; "><h3 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial;
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75px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); width: 490px; ">This subgroup of the Professional Facilitators Network is sharing knowledge and experiences about Virtual Facilitation.</div></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 12px; "><div class="desc" style="margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 75px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px;
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<oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, January 29, 2012 4:18:04 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [OSList] Virtual Open Space<br> </font> </div> <br><div id="yiv2143681024"><style><!--
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--></style><div><div class="yiv2143681024WordSection1"><div class="yiv2143681024MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: sans-serif; ">My experience in this area is pretty limited, prompted I suspect by early experiences with “Cyber-open-space” in which it seemed that the technology overwhelmed the spirit. But I would guess that things are a lot better now, which is good. The one thing I can contribute is some experience with simultaneous multi-site OTS’s. We had three large (100 person) working groups in three cities divided by 3 time zones – which I thought was going to be a major problem. It wasn’t. Everybody just adopted the middle time zone for the duration of the gathering and it worked like a charm. Each site worked just like Open Space per usual, but as issues were posted anywhere they were then displayed in the other sites on video screens. The convener of each session (wherever) also gave their
email address, so anybody choosing to join a group from a distant part used that to communicate. The convener (or somebody in the group) also provided online (email) a running summary of the discussion. Of course this involved a lot of laptops and full wifi. I am not sure that I liked it, but the participants seemed to, and they got the job done – which was a technical design project. Would I suggest doing it again? I am not sure.</span></div><div class="yiv2143681024MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: sans-serif; "> </span></div><div class="yiv2143681024MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: sans-serif; ">Harrison </span></div><div class="yiv2143681024MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: sans-serif; "> </span></div><div class="yiv2143681024MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);
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color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Consolas; ">To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of OSLIST Go to:<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org"><span style="color:blue;">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</span></a></span></div><div class="yiv2143681024MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: sans-serif; "> </span></div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><div class="yiv2143681024MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: sans-serif; "> oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org [mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Osborne<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 29, 2012 10:19 AM<br><b>To:</b> World wide Open Space
Technology email list<br><b>Subject:</b> [OSList] Virtual Open Space</span></div></div><div class="yiv2143681024MsoNormal"> </div><div class="yiv2143681024MsoNormal">Hello All,</div><div><div class="yiv2143681024MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv2143681024MsoNormal">I am wondering if others could share experiences with virtual Open Space events? I have a diverse group of somewhere between 20 and 100 people that I would like to bring together in a virtual open space to address a somewhat urgent and important issue. I have questions such as...</div></div><div><div class="yiv2143681024MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv2143681024MsoNormal">- How can you do a virtual open space?</div></div><div><div class="yiv2143681024MsoNormal">- What's the same and different vs. a in-person open space?</div></div><div><div class="yiv2143681024MsoNormal">- What considerations are important in selecting a technology
platform?</div></div><div><div class="yiv2143681024MsoNormal">- What are your tips and suggestions for what may work and what may hinder?</div></div><div><div class="yiv2143681024MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv2143681024MsoNormal">I'm anxious to hear about other's experiences and am appreciative of your sharing.</div></div><div><div class="yiv2143681024MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv2143681024MsoNormal">David</div></div><div><div class="yiv2143681024MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv2143681024MsoNormal">David Osborne</div></div><div><div class="yiv2143681024MsoNormal"><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:dosborne@change-fusion.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:dosborne@change-fusion.com">dosborne@change-fusion.com</a></div></div><div><div class="yiv2143681024MsoNormal"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.change-fusion.com">www.change-fusion.com</a></div></div><div><div
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