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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Kári,<br>
<br>
The Radical Inclusion folks worked on developing an Open Space in
Second Life back in 2009, and used Open Space in Second Life as
part of a 150 person online event June 5, 2010. Holger Nauheimer,
Julianne Neumann, and others.<br>
<br>
I'm looking through my old emails to look for tracks and trails. I
didn't participate in their online unconference, only a small part
of which was open space, and their NING site seems to have been
decommissioned. The few meetings we held back in 2009, I do
remember that the prospect of Open Space in Second Life looked
like it would be largely consumed with training the participants
in the use of Second Life. At least my own enthusiasm fizzled.
There is a website for the exploratory meetings - <a
href="http://osinsl.pbworks.com">http://osinsl.pbworks.com</a> -
but you have to request access and it doesn't have that much
content.<br>
<br>
I think there's a lot of promise in what Ben Roberts is talking
about with Maestro Conference. They've been working on their
Social Webinar for years now and it's great it's finally working.<br>
<br>
I'm also thinking the MIT open source project mentioned a few
weeks ago on the OSList has great potential for a low cost (or
free if you can get the hosting and setup) online open space with
video. <a
href="https://unhangout.media.mit.edu/how-to-unhangout/">https://unhangout.media.mit.edu/how-to-unhangout/</a>.<br>
<br>
A simple phone interface, or a familiar (like Google Hangout)
platform would be much better than Second Life. Maybe in the
future the training overhead won't be needed for a virtual world -
thus the great value of a phone interface like Maestro. Everyone
knows the phone.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Harold<br>
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On 10/1/14 2:13 AM, Kári Gunnarsson via OSList wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Has some one here done an Open Space in "Second
Life", the online and free virtual world from the SF based
Linden Lab?<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 30 September 2014 21:59, Ben
Roberts via OSList <span dir="ltr"><<a
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href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org"
target="_blank">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As some of you know, I’ve been at
this for a couple of years now. Today, working on
behalf of <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://charterforcompassion.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=110391&qid=5124428"
target="_blank">the Charter for Compassion
International</a>, I was finally able to host a
MaestroConference-based call that I felt truly lived
up to the potential for “Open Space” in virtual form
(in quotes since I know some of you purists might
dispute that this really was OST!). </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Of course, it wasn’t like being
together in person for a day or two. Indeed, there
was only one round of live small group conversation.
But the combination of an online space that was
opened on 9/22 using the “hackpad” platform and a 90
minute call eight days later using
MaestroConference’s newest “social webinar” beta
really worked. Here are some highlights of the
process (you can also <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.bit.ly/cfc093014" target="_blank">view
notes and more here on hackpad</a>): </p>
<p><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>We had 43 participants on
the call for at least some of the 90 minutes, mostly
from the US, but also including several from
overseas.</p>
<p><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Six topics were initiated
by participants</p>
<p><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>In addition to the topic
breakouts, there was a “meet and greet” session for
just hanging out and connecting. This also served as
a place to welcome late-comers to the call. As a
result, the latter were easily integrated and able
to join the conversations of their choosing</p>
<p><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>The topic conversations
lasted a little more than 40 minutes</p>
<p><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>We ended with a full group
“popcorn-style” harvest and some announcements</p>
<p><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>A number of participants
attended a debrief after the official end of the
call</p>
<p><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>A few participants also
stayed on the line “overtime” to continue their
topic conversations</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">MC’s new “social webinar” worked
beautifully, allowing participants to do the
following:</p>
<p><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Exercise the law of two
feet (really!)</p>
<p><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>See who was in their
breakouts (including a thumbnail and contact info,
if provided)</p>
<p><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>See who was talking or had
their “hands” up</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Using “hackpad,” we were able to
do the following:</p>
<p><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Open the marketplace in
advance, in order to both save time on the call and
allow for some online discussion to get going. Five
out of the six topics were initiated in advance.</p>
<p><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Provide an index of topics
and the “room numbers” for each (so that
participants could move themselves to the right
room)</p>
<p><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Take collaborative notes
during breakouts, with a separate pad for each one
(note that “social webinar” now also provides shared
document functionality for each breakout room, if
desired)</p>
<p><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Continue sharing notes and
reflections once the call had ended (this is still
ongoing)</p>
<p><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Make detailed introductions
before, during and after the call</p>
<p><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Compile a shared listing of
resources</p>
<p><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span
style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Make announcements and
requests</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It was also possible for
participants to engage fully via their phones only
(including moving between sessions) without using
either hackpad or “social webinar.” This was
important, as not everyone was able to be at a
computer, and some who were at one had trouble using
the online tools.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Not everything was perfect, of
course, and there were some lessons learned. The
biggest challenge was that, despite many emails and
online explanations in advance, some people were
confused by the three ways to engage (phone, hackpad
and social webinar) or had trouble accessing one or
more of these elements. The vast majority, however,
were either able to use these tools or to have a
valuable and satisfying conversation without them. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I expect that there will be
future iterations planned on behalf of the Charter
for Compassion, and I will promote them to this
listserv now that I feel comfortable handling larger
groups! MaestroConference is also very interested in
promoting a series of large group “conversations
that could change the world.” Perhaps there are some
folks here who might want to collaborate with me in
convening one? They plan for their platform to be
able to manage calls in this way with over a
thousand people in the near future. The thought of
being able to regularly engage people at that scale
in this way is pretty exciting!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Peace,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ben</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#4f6228">Ben
Roberts</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#4f6228">The
Conversation Collaborative</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#4f6228"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.conversationcollaborative.com/"
target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.
ConversationCollaborative.com</span></a> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#4f6228"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="tel:%28203%29%20426-1039"
value="+12034261039" target="_blank">(203)
426-1039</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#4f6228">Skype:
benjamin_j_roberts</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#4f6228">G+: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:benroberts.ipn@gmail.com"
target="_blank">benroberts.ipn@gmail.com</a></span></p>
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