<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi All<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I’m facilitating a full day open space event next week and the client has suggested some of the following ideas, based on advice during open space training from another company:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">a.<span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Opening: 9 to 10<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">b.<span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Session 1: 10 to 11 (Morning sessions are more for people to set the stage, so having 2 before lunch to get people feel comfortable of Open Space)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">c.<span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Session 2: 11 to 12<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">d.<span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Lunch: 12 to 13<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">e.<span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Short briefing: 13, to remind that adding any topics any time is welcome<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">f.<span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Session 3: 13 to 14 (Usually conversations with energy happens in the afternoon)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">g.<span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Session 4: 14 to 15<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">h.<span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Session 5: 15 to 16<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">i.<span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">News: 16 to 17<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">j.<span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Closing: 17 to 18</span></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I wasn’t going to schedule a reserved time for lunch and was thinking of 45 minute sessions. I also wasn’t intending to have a news hour.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I value your suggestions and advice for facilitating this. For most attendees it will be their first full day open space event and the first with a real diversity in attendees.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Stuart</div></body></html>