Jeroen...and back to one part of your original question...<div><br></div><div>In groups of up to 50 I usually prepare breakout space enough for half of those people to host topics over the course of the event. Therefore a group of 40 needs 20 breakout spaces. Spread over two timeslots, that means 10 breakout spaces. Spread over three timeslots, well why not? Still 10 spaces. You can never have too much space. </div>
<div><br></div><div>For groups 50-100 I assume something like 30 sessions will be held. For group of 100-200, up to 50 sessions will be held. 200-500, perhaps 80. Groups bigger than 500 can generate sessions at a rate of 15% of the total number of people: 600 will produce up to 90, 800 might produce 120 and so on. </div>
<div><br></div><div>So a formula...</div><div><br></div><div>0-50 = 50%</div><div>50-100 = 30%</div><div>100-200 = 25%</div><div>200-500 = 20%</div><div>600+ = 15%</div><div><br></div><div>How does that equate with other's experience? Pannwitz Sr. keeps good records...does that match?</div>
<div><br></div><div>Of course these are approximate ranges, but that helps me prepare. Always err on the side of preparing too many spaces. </div><div><br></div><div>Chris</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 3:47 PM, Linda Stevenson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stevenson8899@msn.com" target="_blank">stevenson8899@msn.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Hi, Jeroen,<br> <br>I have used the following information successfully with clients - some of it may be of some use to you tomorrow, especially the last sentence!<br> <br>Good luck,<br>Linda<br> <br> <br> <br><u><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt">Self-Organization and Open Space Technology<u></u><u></u><u></u></span></u><br>
<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><br><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt">The phenomenon of self-organization is not new.<span> </span>It has been around a few billion years.<span> </span>However, the intentional focus on self-organization utilizing Open Space Technology with organizations and communities, with just a 25 year history, is relatively new.<u></u><u></u></span><br>
<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><br><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt">Self-organization and complexity theory were first talked about by scientists.<span> </span>It simply means that groups and communities as they come together have an inherent capability to organize “all by themselves.”<span> </span>From bacteria, bees, ant colonies, and now groups of people - what they all have in common is the ability to engage, collaborate, and create higher, more successfully adaptive, levels of functioning.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><br><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt">Open Space Technology is designed to leverage that natural power of self-organization to create more effective organizations and communities. Such a process requires not only a new way of thinking about process, but also about leadership and facilitation. </span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt"></span> </p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Arial"><u></u><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt">Originated by Harrison Owen, the Open Space process has been used throughout the world in organizations of every kind and size from 5 to 3,000 participants. <span></span>He began designing Open Space Technology when, after spending a year and a half helping to shape and organize a large international conference, the evaluations indicated that the best part of the highly structured event were the coffee breaks!<span> </span><u></u><u></u></span><br>
<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><br><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt">That was an “ah-ha”moment for Harrison who then set out to design a process that was so elemental it could not fail and just as compelling as a really good coffee break. <span></span>With the help of some friends and colleagues Open Space emerged.<span></span>In hindsight, the coffee break and Open Space are quite simply highly effective and efficient examples of deliberately tapping into the power of self-organization – the natural ability of groups and communities to creatively collaborate and successfully adapt. <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt">The elegance and simplicity of the process as well as the powerful collaborations and the effective results always surpass expectations.<u></u><u></u></span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<u></u></span></span></span><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><br><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt">Margaret Wheatley describes the relevance of self-organization to organizations and communities as follows:</span></span></p>
<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><br><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt"><em>In self-organization, structures emerge.<span> </span>They are not imposed.<span> </span>They spring from the process of doing the work.<span> </span>These structures will be useful but temporary.<span> </span>We can expect them to emerge and recede as needed.<span> </span><u></u><u></u></em></span></p>
<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><em></em></font><br><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt"><em>It is not the design of a specific structure that requires our attention but rather the conditions that will support the emergence of necessary structures.<span> </span>When we work with <u>organizing-as-process</u> rather than organization-as-object, it changes what we do.<span> </span>Processes do their own work.<span> </span>Our wonderful abilities to self-organize are encouraged by openness.<span> </span>We, like all life, can anticipate what is required of us, connect with those we need, and respond intelligently.<u></u><u></u></em></span></p>
<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><br><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt">The success of Open Space Technology depends on establishing and trusting that the following “conditions” can set the stage for self-organization:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><br><ol style="margin-top:0in" type="1" start="1"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><li style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt">An important issue <u></u><u></u></span></li>
<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><li style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt">Levels of complexity <u></u><u></u></span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><li style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt">Rich diversities of opinions and participants<u></u><u></u></span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><li style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt">Plenty of passion<u></u><u></u></span></li>
<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><li style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt">Potential for conflict<u></u><u></u></span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><li style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt">Genuine sense of urgency<u></u><u></u></span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font></ol><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><br><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt">Given the complexity of any human system, the process itself may sound too simple, but the results are unbelievably effective and efficient.<span> </span>OST always works, provided the initial “conditions”are met and the integrity of the process is honored.</span></p>
<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><br><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt">Open Space thrives on new connections, new learning, and new ways of being together.<span> </span>From finding common ground and experiencing trust, there emerge more effective collaborations, structures, and leadership through continued partnerships and communication based on passion and taking responsibility for any next steps which are identified during the process.</span></p>
<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font><br><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt">Opening such a collaborative space will allow the discovery of not only the issues and opportunities, but also the greater capacities needed.<span> It also </span>can unleash the creative leadership potential, talents and resources of everyone involved while allowing them to take responsibility for the emergent outcomes.<span> Everyone involved</span> will become the champions for necessary change.<span> </span>As Margaret Wheatley insightfully points out <i>“people don’t resist change, they resist having it imposed on them.”<span> </span></i>In other words, people don’t get behind something they were not involved in helping to create.<span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font> <br><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span><br> </p><div><div></div>> Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 23:03:43 +0200<br>
> From: <a href="mailto:jrn.rmrs@gmail.com" target="_blank">jrn.rmrs@gmail.com</a><br>> To: <a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a><div class="im"><br>> Subject: Re: [OSList] number of topics and number of timeslots, presence board members<br>
> <br></div><div><div class="h5">> Hi Linda,<br>> <br>> thanks for the offer. Tomorrow I have a talk with members of the<br>> projectgroup. I'll keep you posted on the outcome and depending on the<br>> outcome of this talk I might take you up on your offer.<br>
> <br>> all the best<br>> <br>> jeroen<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> OSList mailing list<br>> To post send emails to <a href="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">OSList@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>
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