<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=iso-8859-1"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>will share this lovely thread to the 14 participants in the OST training I am facilitating right now. First day done, two to go.<div>And of course invite them to join the list</div><div>Thanks for joining our training</div><div>Love this community</div><div>All the best</div>Thomas Herrmann in Sweden</div><div><br></div><div>12 jun 2013 kl. 20:04 skrev paul levy <<a href="mailto:paul@cats3000.net">paul@cats3000.net</a>>:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><p dir="ltr">Dear all</p><p dir="ltr">Asking how many people is enough for an Open Space event is like asking how much love is enough for a relationship. Or how much colour is enough for a rainbow.</p><p dir="ltr">Open Space Technology escaped how and when it did for a reason.</p><p dir="ltr">Come on. Behave yourselves!</p><p dir="ltr">Paul Levy</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On 12 Jun 2013 17:23, "Erich Kolenaty" <<a href="mailto:e.kolenaty@aon.at">e.kolenaty@aon.at</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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At this occation I would remind you of the report of fabulous Lisa Heft who I guess 10 years ago gave a report to the list on the smallest open space ever been held in the world: Only one participant!<br>
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It must be able to find the story somewhere in the archives - perhaps Lisa would like to tell again ;-) ?<br>
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Erich from lovely Vienna<br>
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Am 11.06.2013 15:33, schrieb Michael M Pannwitz:<br>
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Dear Paul,<br>
in my experience it does work, I have facilitated several.<br>
The tendency for the whole group to go to a particular session is larger than in a large event but there are often many small or even very small groups, or groups of one. So the dynamic is basically the same albeit more intense.<br>
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However, these requests for an OST event with a small group almost always end up being much larger after a planning meeting with the sponsor (in this case, all nine could constitute the planning group).<br>
Basicall, in the Planning Meeting three major questions are answered:<br>
1. What are our expectations regarding the outcome of the OST event?<br>
2. What should be the heading for the event in light of our expectations?<br>
3. Who should be invited to the event in light of our expectations and the title of our event?<br>
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So, I would encourage you to have a traditional planning meeting.<br>
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Greetings from Berlin<br>
mmp<br>
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On 11.06.2013 14:10, Paul Nunesdea wrote:<br>
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List,<br>
<br>
Apologies if this is a recurrent question... Would opening space at<br>
management team level (9 persons) would work? The issue is a burning<br>
'new company structure' eventually facing a downsize. I have<br>
experienced to host larger groups OS but wonder how it would be also<br>
useful in a smaller group context.<br>
<br>
My question is twofold: - would a OS session of 9 persons would work<br>
in terms of marketplace dynamics, would the sessions be too small? -<br>
If that works well, then I wonder if extending results to the<br>
remainder of the company not in the OS meeting would be effective?<br>
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Your experience would be much valued!<br>
<br>
Best Paul<br>
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