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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hello All.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>This is long. Just a warning. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I mostly lurk. My wife, Elaine Hansen, posts more than I do, and was Suzanne Daigle’s partner on the Global Conversation around Brene Brown’s work, which you can learn about here:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://global-conversation.posterous.com/">http://global-conversation.posterous.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I was one of the conductors on the call, getting people into small groups so they could talk. One of the coolest features, I thought, was the visual recording.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Before going any further I just want to say that even though I don’t participate very often, I love the conversations that occur on this list-serv – the sense of respect and community inspires me, and there have been some posts (often from Harrison) that overwhelm me (in a good sense.) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Something to know is that I really like virtual. I work pretty much virtually all the time – occasional on-sight meetings are necessary, but most of the time I don’t need to be in an office to do my work. Elaine and I use MaestroConference to host monthly meetings we call A Small Group in the Clouds in which our intention is to give people an experience that is like the A Small Group meetings started by Peter Block in Cincinnati. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>From my perspective, the critical issue in virtual space (or in-person space, for that matter) is creating and holding a safe vessel. I believe the critical issue in creating a safe vessel is the ability to replace advice, fixing, saving, rescuing, and advocacy with curiosity.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>And finally, I have lately been taking to saying that I am not a purist. I will mix whatever “technologies” I need to mix (ASG, Open Space, World Café, Art of Hosting) to create an event that participants find valuable. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I also start from the place of what can technology provide, rather than what are the limits of technology. On the Global Conversation, we had people from Toronto to Taiwan. (I am not sure that was literally true, but I know that we had people in those time zones) And they didn’t have to pay anything except telephone charges. The folks at MaestroConference have several options available for international connections.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>In our ASG in the Clouds events, I have found that technology pretty much can disappear when you get people in small groups with a powerful question to start the discussion and curiosity reigns. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If you do want to check out MaestroConference, I would appreciate it if you would use our affiliate link to start the process. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://maestroconference.com/specials?w=home&p=HansenRD" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#175CC3;background:white'>http://maestroconference.com/specials?w=home&p=HansenRD</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It won’t cost you anything more, and may lead to some payment for us. MaestroConference costs $47 for 50 lines, $97 for 100 lines, and $187 for 200 lines. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The only thing I have seen in the list-serv discussion that I have a radically different perspective on is that MaestroConference is not designed for moderated discussions but rather for un-moderated discussions. It is true participants have to be moved to the group of their choice. But there are some options available to give participants the opportunity to choose (if not actually control) what group they join and ways to make it possible move to another conversation or to just find a “space” to hang out.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>To provide some answers to David’s questions. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>- How can you do a virtual open space?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='color:black'>From what I can tell, depending on your needs and budget, you may have to mix technologies. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='color:black'>One platform that, according to their website, is a one-stop shop is Blackboard. I don’t know much about Blackboard, except that I tried to get on a Blackboard webinar with Thiagi a while ago and it was impossible to get it started, so I didn’t join. I was able to go back and watch the webinar later, but was disappointed. Interaction occurred through chat, which I don’t like at all. The site says two-conversation is possible, however. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='color:black'>The design in the discussion I saw using the FreeConferenceCall, Free ScreenSharing, and Google Docs is an option. I think that would work. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='color:black'>I think MaestroConference can work. The telephone is a pretty low barrier, and there are ways to allow question to be formulated by the group and allow people to choose what group they want to be moved to, and ways to get them to other groups or put them in a space to hang out, as I said. Elaine and I are beta-testers on a MaestroConference interface that would allow you to see pictures of who is in your group with you. You would need to add something like Google Docs in order to have a space for collaboration. Or maybe what used to be PBWiki. It has a new name now, but I forget what it is. Or maybe a Wordpress site that has a plug-in to allow people to share documents and comments. I don’t know if there is a Wordpress plug in that would allow for white boards, but there maybe. Perhaps Basecamp from 37-signals, but I think that costs. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>- What's the same and different vs. a in-person open space?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='color:black'>One thing that I think is different is that getting started can take more time. Another is that judging the energy of the room is difficult. This is where distance and technology are a barrier. The lack of visual clues can make it difficult to connect right away and hard to tell when people are ready to talk or are getting bored or are losing energy. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='color:black'>We remind people to give their name when they start to talk and to say Done or Complete when they have finished. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='color:black'>What’s the same is that conversations can become rich and meaningful. It goes back to the question and the ability to be curious. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>- What considerations are important in selecting a technology platform?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='color:black'>For me, the most important consideration is can participants actually talk to each other and can they break into small groups. The one-to-many webinars just don’t work for me. And I find chat abysmal. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>- What are your tips and suggestions for what may work and what may hinder?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='color:black'>I would suggest getting real clear on the purpose of the event rather than focusing on the conversational technology you want to use. From there, figure out a design that allows you to achieve that purpose. The design is both about the flow of the virtual conference and the design for the technologies (both the conversational technologies and the technology technologies) you want/need to use. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='color:black'>What may hinder is the need for multiple ways to join the conference. I am used to it, so I often forget that people can get flustered if they have to do too many things to participate, such as call in over the telephone and then connect to FreeScreenShare and then Google Docs via computer.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='color:black'>What also may hinder is trying to be completely rigid about the orthodoxy of the conversational technology. Virtual is not exactly the same as live. Because of my experience with MaestroConference (and attending webinars that don’t work) I think I can design a conference that comes close, but it’s not going to be the same. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>You can respond here with questions (of course) or email me. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:eric@hansen-rd.com">eric@hansen-rd.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#1F497D'>Eric Hansen<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#76923C'><a href="http://hansen-rd.com/"><span style='color:#76923C'>Hansen Resource Development Inc</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#1F497D'>Email: <a href="mailto:eric@hansen-rd.com">eric@hansen-rd.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#1F497D'>LandLine: 513.829.4734<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#1F497D'>Mobile: 513.238.5399<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#1F497D'>Skype: ehansen66<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#1F497D'>Fax: 513.829.5414 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=56 height=56 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CCE00E.569F82C0" alt="iStock_Medium-stones-wee"></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#1F497D'>...in the end, it is the reality of personal relationship that saves everything.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;color:#1F497D'>Thomas Merton<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org [mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Diane Gibeault<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 29, 2012 7:59 PM<br><b>To:</b> World wide Open Space Technology email list<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSList] Virtual Open Space<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div style='margin-left:9.0pt;margin-top:6.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I agree whole heartedly with Harrison and others that OS in person is much much better. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>This group on Linked in may be a relevant resource - just came across it.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:9.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;outline-width: 0px;outline-style: initial;outline-color: initial;font-style:inherit'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:black'><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groupsDirectory?itemaction=mclk&anetid=2971222&impid=2971222--1&pgkey=gyml_hp&actpref=rec_gyml&trk=rec_gyml&goback=%2Egdr_*2_*2"><span style='color:#006699;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>Virtual Facilitation</span></a> </span><span class=offical-badge><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:solid #BADDEE 1.0pt;padding:1.0pt;background:white'>SUBGROUP</span></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><div style='margin-top:1.5pt;margin-right:56.25pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;outline-width: 0px;outline-style: initial;outline-color: initial;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:9.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:#333333'>This subgroup of the Professional Facilitators Network is sharing knowledge and experiences about Virtual Facilitation.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:9.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div style='margin-top:1.5pt;margin-right:56.25pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;outline-width: 0px;outline-style: initial;outline-color: initial;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:9.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:#333333'>Diane</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:3.75pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> Harrison Owen <hhowen@verizon.net><br><b>To:</b> 'World wide Open Space Technology email list' <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 29, 2012 4:18:04 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSList] Virtual Open Space</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id=yiv2143681024><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Harrison </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Harrison Owen</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>7808 River Falls 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style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> 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><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Hello All,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>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...<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>- How can you do a virtual open space?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>- What's the same and different vs. a in-person open space?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>- What considerations are important in selecting a technology platform?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>- What are your tips and suggestions for what may work and what may hinder?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>I'm anxious to hear about other's experiences and am appreciative of your sharing.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>David<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>David Osborne<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:dosborne@change-fusion.com" target="_blank">dosborne@change-fusion.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.change-fusion.com" target="_blank">www.change-fusion.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'><br>_______________________________________________<br>OSList mailing list<br>To post send emails to <a href="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>To unsubscribe send an email to <a href="mailto:OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>To subscribe or manage your subscription click below:<br><a href="http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org" target="_blank">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></body></html>