<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">Hi Paul,</SPAN></div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 2px; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; RIGHT: auto; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto"><FONT size=2>Issues like new org structure and downsizing have wide impact. These types of issues can be a very good theme for a wider audience than the 9-person management team (if not the entire organization). I would suggest to the management team to consider inviting the whole organization to come and see how cares to show up. </FONT></SPAN></div>
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<DIV class=y_msg_container><BR>List,<BR><BR>Apologies if this is a recurrent question... Would opening space at management team level (9 persons) would work? The issue is a burning 'new company structure' eventually facing a downsize. I have experienced to host larger groups OS but wonder how it would be also useful in a smaller group context. <BR><BR>My question is twofold:<BR>- would a OS session of 9 persons would work in terms of marketplace dynamics, would the sessions be too small?<BR>- If that works well, then I wonder if extending results to the remainder of the company not in the OS meeting would be effective?<BR><BR>Your experience would be much valued!<BR><BR>Best<BR>Paul <BR><BR>From my iPad<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>OSList mailing list<BR>To post send emails to <A href="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org" ymailto="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList@lists.openspacetech.org</A><BR>To unsubscribe send
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