<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi, Jamie, Phelim and all - <div><br></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; 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; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; 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; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; 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; ">Jamie - I echo what Phelim says - as far as your team understanding the basics of Open Space, anyway - they are welcome to join us for a sort of Level 1 learning (the Open Space Learning Workshop - October 9-11, London) and then taking the information they are learning from you this Friday and from the workshop pre-conference and doing a 'deeper dive' sort of Level 2 at the WOSonOS. What an amazing opportunity for mutual learning, if you all can join us. If you-all can be with us for the WOSonOS just before your event - you all can of course spend some of your time together doing final work in preparation for your youth summit event during the WOSonOS - because hey, it's Open Space. Felt, experiential learning and integration of all they are learning - all that and connection with a worldwide group of amazing and diversely experienced facilitators, too. Much more memorable, learning-wise than any video or blog, eh? </div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">And: that might help you spend focus and time this Friday on World Cafe and other elements you wish to explore together for the summit - because / if you will be getting more learning about Open Space in a few weeks. It is always such a challenge to teach well the real nuance and unseen-to-participants understanding of these participant-informed / participant-driven facilitated processes - and so different, the facilitator's role, than in other methods. Plus to teach each component in as experiential way as possible. So that might help you have more time.</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">However if you folks cannot join us (so sad, so sad) I know that my great colleagues on this listserv can help you know more links to videos, blogs and papers.</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">And: one thing I recommend as essential fundamental learning when learning about Open Space: Harrison Owen's book, "Open Space Technology: A User's Guide". Which may (because of your / their short time-frame) be available as a downloadable / electronic copy from Amazon.com - I don't know if it is the same in the UK but often Amazon (I am in the USA) has one of those available. It says it is for Kindles but it is for any computer-type thing. And if finances are an issue that might allow you to get one copy and everyone gets a print or electronic version off of that one. However those things work.</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">And in answer to your questions - I have found that the most important things to teach people are the things they cannot learn from reading. Because they can read. They can also practice with each other, without being in a workshop. Though some really great workshop designs include practice time. So I tend to use precious face-to-face workshop time to cover content and experience regarding those things that cannot be learned that way. And to do these things in as experiential or story-sharing way as possible. I cover the 'unseen-to-participants' stuff in my own workshop because we also have an Open Space within the workshop to experience from a participant perspective. But also because this process is more (and deeper, and more nuanced, as you know) than just 'we sit in a circle and we put signs on a wall, then we talk'. Just as World Cafe is oh-so-much-more than 'you ask questions and people draw and talk at tables.' On this listserv we have shared many learnings about what-not-to-do's and 'what-ifs', our different points of view about / approaches to the pre-work, and so on. And we also talk about power dynamics, trusting the people and the process, a look at site designs and other logistical stuff, and so on.</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">The other things I know about working with and learning with young people: Open Space = the same form, the same process as full-form OS. No reason to add anything. And a good experiential learning workshop? That works for people of any age...</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div>So that is one thought about things you might include in your workshop design. </div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">There are other really wonderful colleagues on this list who offer workshops in ways that are like mine and unlike mine. A rich difference in approaches.</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">So I know you will find some great other answers to your question...</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">What a great learning journey for you and for them, Jamie... !</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Lisa</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div></span></div></span></div></span></div><div><div>On Sep 24, 2012, at 8:30 AM, Phelim McDermott wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="auto"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">Hi Jamie,</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">Of course the best opportunity for your young leaders and of course yourself in regard to follow up training is not so far from you as Lisa Heft's Open Space Learning workshop is happening very soon 9th-11th Oct and then straight after that is the World open space on open space. Two great opportunities to connect to the OS source right on your doorstep. </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">Here's the link to the training</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; "><a href="http://wosonos2012.com/pre-learning-workshops.php">http://wosonos2012.com/pre-learning-workshops.php</a></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; ">and the WOSonOS website is right here!</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; "><a href="http://wosonos2012.com/index.php">http://wosonos2012.com/index.php</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; ">I'll send you a more detailed email about the events separately!</span></div><div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">Best regards,</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">Phelim McDermott</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><div><div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br>On 24 Sep 2012, at 15:12, Jamie Colston <<a href="mailto:jamiecolston@googlemail.com">jamiecolston@googlemail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><div>Hi Everyone,<br><br>On Friday I am training some young people between the ages of 14-18 years old in the basics of facilitative leadership. This will be part of the Green Vision Youth Climate Summit (<a href="http://www.greenvisionmovement.org/youthsummit">www.greenvisionmovement.org/youthsummit</a>) experience and these young people will be co-facilitators at this event. <br> This is the first time I have trained anyone in Open Space and World Cafe although I have been using these techniques for the last few years in the facilitation/convening work I do. I wondered if anyone had any lovely idea's or links to resources (video, blog or documents) that would support their journey after the day I spend with them. <br> Also any ideas on important things to remember that would remind me would be welcome as I am currently playing the role of organiser, event facilitator, trainer and project facilitator which means that any help/support/tips that jog my memory on what it is I do would be most welcome!<br> Many thanks<br><br>Jamie<br clear="all"></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div> </div></body></html>