<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;">Catherine,</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div><div>This rich discussion brought back memories of doing a 90 minute Open Space years ago. I found the story in the OSlist archive. In fact, I found a thread from 2010 when someone else asked a similar question. The thread is below. </div><div><br></div><div>I didn't mention in my response below that I got into the predicament of a 90 minute Open Space because Harrison was double booked -- a trip to Australia and a keynote at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Needless to say, he chose Australia and referred Bowling Green State University to me. I didn't even ask what they wanted, figuring since Harrison had said yes, it was a reasonable request. What I talked to them, I discovered that I was the conference opener and that I had 90 minutes to DO an Open Space. The story follows. BTW, my timing: 20 minutes to open, 3 15 minute sessions, 15 minutes to close, leaving 10 minutes for Q&A on the process. </div><div><br></div><div>A coda to the story: about a year ago, I learned that the idea to do the Open Space as a keynote came from Steve Cady, one of my co-authors on The Change Handbook. He had never seen an Open Space meeting and was curious. He had no idea that OS in 90 minutes was an "impossible" request.</div><div><br></div><div>To the stories....</div><div><br></div><div>Peggy</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><font class="Apple-style-span"><br></font></div></blockquote><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">Peggy Holman <<a href="mailto:peggy@OPENCIRCLECOMPANY.COM">peggy@OPENCIRCLECOMPANY.COM</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><b>Re: [OSLIST] Demo OS in 90 minutes?</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">April 15, 2010 9:08:42 AM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">OSLIST <<a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a>><br></span></div><br><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Annamarie,<div><br></div><div>To add to the examples you've already heard, I did a 90 minute conference keynote years ago that was in Open Space. I found the story is in the archives from 2004. I giggled because I told my story in response to someone asking the question you just asked! So I've copied the whole thread, which includes responses to Christine Whitney Sanchez's question by Birgitt Williams, Michael Herman, and Jack Ricchiuto as well as my response.</div><div><br></div><div>You can tell that times have changed by the different responses you're getting today!</div><div><br></div><div>Peggy</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; "><div>______________________________</div><div>Peggy Holman</div><div>The Open Circle Company</div><div>15347 SE 49th Place</div><div>Bellevue, WA 98006</div><div>425-746-6274</div><div><a href="http://www.opencirclecompany.com/">www.opencirclecompany.com</a></div><div><a href="http://www.journalismthatmatters.org/">www.journalismthatmatters.org</a></div><div><div> </div><div>For the new edition of The Change Handbook, go to: <br><a href="http://www.bkconnection.com/ChangeHandbook">www.bkconnection.com/ChangeHandbook</a> <br> <br>"An angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not get burnt, is to become <br>the fire".<br> -- Drew Dellinger</div><div><br></div></div></span></div><div><br></div><div>On Feb 27, 2004, at 10:19 AM, Peggy Holman wrote:<br><br><blockquote type="cite">Christine,<br><br>I have a different take on the idea of one session. I say do three. Here's<br>why: in 90 minutes, it is impossible to do any subject justice. Given that,<br>rather than set the expectation of even one quality conversation, use the<br>time for another purpose: to invite people to notice who else has passion<br>for the same topics as you. 20 minutes to open, three 15 minute sessions,<br>20 minutes to close about does it. In that time, people will find out the<br>range of subjects of interest and who else cares about them. They'll be<br>able to touch in with the folks they meet after the OS. And another benefi<br>is that it leaves participants with a very different embodied experience of<br>what OST is.<br><br>This suggestion is based on a real experience. A few years back, I did a<br>keynote in Open Space for the Bowling Green MSOD Alumni conference. They<br>wanted the 150 or so participants to experience Open Space. After my first<br>thought of "impossible", I thought, "why not?"<br><br>It worked incredibly well! I was amazed at the energy of the group and that<br>they really did move from topic to topic. It was like watching a speeded up<br>video of an OS. For the closing circle, I invited people to reflect using a<br>word or phrase. This actually left time in the closing for Q&A on OST.<br><br>Mind you, I did this for graduates of an OD program who were as interested<br>in the form as they were the content of the gathering. However, I think it<br>would work for your purpose as well.<br><br>foggy in Seattle,<br>Peggy<br><br>_______________________________<br>Peggy Holman<br>The Open Circle Company<br>15347 SE 49th Place<br>Bellevue, WA 98006<br>425.746.6274<br><a href="http://www.opencirclecompany.com/">www.opencirclecompany.com</a><br><br><br><br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: "Christine Whitney Sanchez" <<a href="mailto:milagro27@cox.net">milagro27@cox.net</a>><br>To: <<a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a>><br>Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 9:41 PM<br>Subject: Re: [OSLIST] What would you do?<br><br><br><blockquote type="cite">Michael, Birgitt and Jack,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Thanks so much. You have done a wonderful job of expressing most of the<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">concerns I've had and then offering concrete suggestions about how to work<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">with them. It's a very good idea and not too late to narrow the topic<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">(Birgitt - thanks for that) so that this very important larger topic can<br></blockquote>be<br><blockquote type="cite">given much more time and space in future events. Fortunately, it's never<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">been billed as Open Space Technology but rather Open Space Dialogue (this<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">was in the program description before I was even hired) so it will quite<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">possible to set this up as intentional self-organization (thanks Michael)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">and only later mention what might be accomplished in 2 or 3 days of OST<br></blockquote>(the<br><blockquote type="cite">sponsor and I are having that conversation already). And Jack, thanks for<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">the suggestion of using this time to open the conversation about how to<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">frame the much larger conversation.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I will stick with the one longer session, be clear about outcomes and yes,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Birgitt, the closing circle will close the whole forum.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I will let you know how it goes.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Namaste,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Christine<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">-----Original Message-----<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]On Behalf Of Jack<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Ricchiuto<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 6:31 PM<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">To: <a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Subject: Re: What would you do?<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Yes to Michael's points about normalizing the expectation to days not<br></blockquote>hours<br><blockquote type="cite">for this scope, and weeks if the process needs to include the minds and<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">heart of multiple diverse stakeholders and stewards of current geographic<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">capabilities. 90 minutes may be a good first step just to open the<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">conversation on the givens, knowns, and unknowns of the focus.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Jack<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">____________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">JACK RICCHIUTO / 216.373.7475<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.DesigningLife.com/">www.DesigningLife.com</a> - you can now check my calendar availability online<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">(updated daily)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">-----Original Message-----<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">From: Michael Herman [mailto:mherman@globalchicago.net]<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 7:53 PM<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">To: <a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Subject: Re: What would you do?<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">whoops. i missed the numbers part on the first pass. yep. this is<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">trickier.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">i'd try to not even say OST until the end when you could say "this has<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">been a tiny, 1.5-hour slice of what normally would be 2 or 3 days." in<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">situations like this, i've played the opening really quick and dirty and<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">called it "intentional self-organization" and only called it ost later<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">on, after they have an experiential context and can really appreciate<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">how it could go on for a couple of days.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">also seems important to be really clear about what to expect as<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">outcomes. as in, it might take another 20 minutes or so to get any real<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">miracles. <grin><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">michaelh<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Birgitt Williams wrote:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Christine,<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">If it was me, I wouldn't do a 1.5 hour meeting for 120-180<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">participants (non profit leadership and management) with a topic as<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">broad as "what can we DO in the next year to build the capacity of<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">our sector in Arizona?" .<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">I believe that 3 1/2 hours is the shortest meeting in which one really<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">experiences the open space of an Open Space Technology meeting.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Anything shorter than that, in my experience, is a demonstration of<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">people self managing within a set of instructions. Having said that,<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">the topic is a very broad one and a very important one for this<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">sector--not to be handled lightly. It is truly too bad that they<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">didn't give you at least one whole day, preferably 2 1/2 days to<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">really do justice to these people and the topic.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Having said that, I think one of the challenges that you will face is<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">the unlikelihood that all of your participants will be ready for you<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">at the start of your appointed time, so you are unlikely to have your<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">full 1 1/2 hours. So...I suggest you do your planning as though you<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">have 1 1/4 hours. You need time for opening including making<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">statements about the fact that OST has the capacity to include action<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">planning but there won't be a special opportunity for this at this<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">meeting. I think you will need to make the most of your words to<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">explain what OST is when the right time is given or else you might<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">have 180 people going off and leading exactly this kind of OST meeting<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">throughout Arizona (often there are lots of people who imitate what<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">they experience). Now, you can't prevent that--I realize it but maybe<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">your words might help. Okay, you will have about ten minutes of your<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">words, another ten minutes for topics to be posted, and then about 20<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">minutes for your closing. I think you would be best to have only one<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">session time. If you attempt to go with two and then even more time<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">gets cut away by unexpected events, you might end up with big problems.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Have they given you the right to use a closing circle to close their<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">whole conference or is your closing only going to be the closing for<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">your OST portion.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">I hope this helps. I can see why you would want to take advantage of<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">the opportunity to showcase OST. However, having spent a long time in<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">the social service sector, I know my own reaction to such a short time<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">to discuss something so important would be very distressing.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">I wish you joy, peace, God's grace and blessings, and that you prosper<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">in all things,<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Birgitt<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> -----Original Message-----<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]On Behalf Of<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> Christine Whitney Sanchez<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 2:57 PM<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> To: <a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> Subject: What would you do?<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> Dear Friends,<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> In a little more than a week, Arizona State University Center for<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> Nonprofit Leadership and Management is sponsoring the 6th Annual<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> Forum on Nonprofit Effectiveness: Building the Capacity of<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> Arizona's Nonprofit Sector. There will be between 120 - 180 NP<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> leaders from around the state who are well accustomed to the<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> format they will experience most of the day...expert panels and Q&A.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> As a bold move on ASU's part, I've been asked to facilitate a very<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> short open space to finish the day focused on the convening<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> question, "What can we DO in the next year to build the capacity<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> of our sector in Arizona?" No action planning, obviously but the<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> sponsors hope to stimulate a different level of dialogue. Since<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> there is only 1.5 hours available for the open space session I am<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> leaning toward having only one 45minute breakout session with the<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> remainder of the time devoted to opening and closing. But I've<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> also been considering 2 half hour breakout sessions with less time<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> for brief reports and the closing. Given that this is going to be<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> the first OST experience for nearly everyone in this group, I am<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> looking for a balance between longer, richer discussions in the<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> breakouts with the fuller self-organizing experience that 2<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> shorter breakouts might offer.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> I would especially appreciate any examples of times where you've<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> opened space for this number of people in this short time frame<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> and what you found most effective.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> Thanks in advance for sharing your insights and suggestions.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> Christine<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> Christine Whitney Sanchez<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> Triune Milagro, LTD<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> 2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> Phoenix, AZ 85048-8990<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> <a href="mailto:milagro27@cox.net">milagro27@cox.net</a><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> 480.759.0262 phone<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> 480.759.0403 fax<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> VISIT OUR WEBSITE: <a href="http://www.triunemilagro.com/">www.triunemilagro.com</a><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> <<a href="http://www.triunemilagro.com/">http://www.triunemilagro.com/</a>><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> Invoking the wisdom and capacity of the human spirit!</blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br><div><div>On Apr 15, 2010, at 7:41 AM, Annamarie Pluhar wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Hoping this gets through... I tried to send a few days ago... </div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Hi all, <div><br></div><div>I'm wondering if anyone has opened space for a 90-minute session? And if so, how'd it go? I'm thinking it would take 20-30 minutes before groups started talking, so there may be time for one session? Closing circle of 15 minutes? It seems too short to me. I'm asking because I'm considering proposing OS for a group that meets once a month of between 20-40 people. </div><div><br></div><div>Harrison will say go for it. I'm wondering whether anyone has. </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks! </div><div><br></div><div><br><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#4449FF"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 73, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 73, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 73, 255); ">Annamarie Pluhar</span></span></span></font></div><div style="font-size: 15px; "><br></div><div style="font-size: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(57, 43, 235); font-family: 'Copperplate Gothic Bold'; font-weight: bold; ">Pluhar Consulting</span></div><div style="font-size: 11px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#392BEB" face="'Copperplate Gothic Light'">Results through effective group process</font></div><div style="font-size: 11px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#392BEB" face="'Copperplate Gothic Light'"><a href="http://www.pluharconsulting.com/">http://www.pluharconsulting.com</a></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy'; font-style: italic; ">802.451.1941</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Lucida Calligraphy"><i style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy'; font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy'; font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy'; font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy'; font-style: italic; ">802.579.5975 (cell)</span></span></span></i></font></div></span></span></span></span></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></span></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote><br><br><div apple-content-edited="true">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>_________________________________</div><div>Peggy Holman</div><div><a href="mailto:peggy@peggyholman.com">peggy@peggyholman.com</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>15347 SE 49th Place</div><div>Bellevue, WA 98006</div><div>425-746-6274</div><div><a href="http://www.peggyholman.com/">www.peggyholman.com</a></div><div><a href="http://www.journalismthatmatters.org/">www.journalismthatmatters.org</a></div><div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; "><div><br></div><div><b>Enjoy the award winning </b><a href="http://peggyholman.com/papers/engaging-emergence/">Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity</a></div></div><div> <br>"An angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not get burnt, is to become <br>the fire".<br> -- Drew Dellinger</div></div><div><br></div></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span></span></div></div></div></div><br></body></html>