Re: [OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions...

2015-01-28 Thread Lisa Heft - via OSList
I am enjoying your responses, all, and it also does touch upon what I first thought when I myself was about to respond. Everything in a human systems dynamic (facilitation, dialogue) touches upon and informs everything else So what came to mind for me - in addition to how many chairs or

Re: [OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions...

2015-01-28 Thread Elwin and Joan via OSList
number of topics/sessions... I am enjoying your responses, all, and it also does touch upon what I first thought when I myself was about to respond. Everything in a human systems dynamic (facilitation, dialogue) touches upon and informs everything else So what came to mind for me

Re: [OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions...

2015-01-28 Thread Lisa Heft - via OSList
I am enjoying your responses, all, and it also does touch upon what I first thought when I myself was about to respond. Everything in a human systems dynamic (facilitation, dialogue) touches upon and informs everything else So what came to mind for me - in addition to how many chairs or

Re: [OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions...

2015-01-28 Thread Elwin and Joan via OSList
number of topics/sessions... I am enjoying your responses, all, and it also does touch upon what I first thought when I myself was about to respond. Everything in a human systems dynamic (facilitation, dialogue) touches upon and informs everything else So what came to mind for me

Re: [OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions...

2015-01-28 Thread Lisa Heft - via OSList
I am enjoying your responses, all, and it also does touch upon what I first thought when I myself was about to respond. Everything in a human systems dynamic (facilitation, dialogue) touches upon and informs everything else So what came to mind for me - in addition to how many chairs or

Re: [OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions...

2015-01-28 Thread Elwin and Joan via OSList
number of topics/sessions... I am enjoying your responses, all, and it also does touch upon what I first thought when I myself was about to respond. Everything in a human systems dynamic (facilitation, dialogue) touches upon and informs everything else So what came to mind for me

Re: [OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions...

2015-01-27 Thread Michael M Pannwitz via OSList
Dear Susan, yes, thats my feeling too, 15 to 20 breakout spaces for 30 to 40 issues. Jeffs response on combining or abandoning topics got me to reflect on the word topic. From work wayback with structured brainstorming I remember a group of 25 generating between 30 to 50 topics. With os

Re: [OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions...

2015-01-27 Thread Jeff Aitken via OSList
:54 AM (GMT-08:00) To: Susan Partnow susan...@comcast.net,World wide Open Space Technology email list oslist@lists.openspacetech.org Subject: Re: [OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions... Dear Susan, yes, thats my feeling too, 15 to 20 breakout spaces for 30 to 40 issues. Jeffs

Re: [OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions...

2015-01-27 Thread Chris Corrigan via OSList
I also point out that combining topics might seem like a good idea but for complex problems there is actually a benefit to having two different conversations. There is no such thing as redundancy and different conversations with different people gives you the obliquity to address intractable

Re: [OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions...

2015-01-27 Thread Michael M Pannwitz via OSList
Dear Susan, yes, thats my feeling too, 15 to 20 breakout spaces for 30 to 40 issues. Jeffs response on combining or abandoning topics got me to reflect on the word topic. From work wayback with structured brainstorming I remember a group of 25 generating between 30 to 50 topics. With os

Re: [OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions...

2015-01-27 Thread Jeff Aitken via OSList
:54 AM (GMT-08:00) To: Susan Partnow susan...@comcast.net,World wide Open Space Technology email list oslist@lists.openspacetech.org Subject: Re: [OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions... Dear Susan, yes, thats my feeling too, 15 to 20 breakout spaces for 30 to 40 issues. Jeffs

Re: [OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions...

2015-01-27 Thread Chris Corrigan via OSList
I also point out that combining topics might seem like a good idea but for complex problems there is actually a benefit to having two different conversations. There is no such thing as redundancy and different conversations with different people gives you the obliquity to address intractable

Re: [OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions...

2015-01-27 Thread Michael M Pannwitz via OSList
Dear Susan, yes, thats my feeling too, 15 to 20 breakout spaces for 30 to 40 issues. Jeffs response on combining or abandoning topics got me to reflect on the word topic. From work wayback with structured brainstorming I remember a group of 25 generating between 30 to 50 topics. With os

Re: [OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions...

2015-01-27 Thread Jeff Aitken via OSList
:54 AM (GMT-08:00) To: Susan Partnow susan...@comcast.net,World wide Open Space Technology email list oslist@lists.openspacetech.org Subject: Re: [OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions... Dear Susan, yes, thats my feeling too, 15 to 20 breakout spaces for 30 to 40 issues. Jeffs

Re: [OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions...

2015-01-27 Thread Chris Corrigan via OSList
I also point out that combining topics might seem like a good idea but for complex problems there is actually a benefit to having two different conversations. There is no such thing as redundancy and different conversations with different people gives you the obliquity to address intractable

[OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions...

2015-01-26 Thread Susan Partnow via OSList
Hello dear OSers... I am planning a very short OS here in Seattle at the WOW (Women of Wisdom) conference - Sunday afternoon, Feb 15 - and trying to call the rule of thumb for anticipating the likely number of sessions to plan for - We have two brief OS times and expect ~100 participants. Any

Re: [OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions...

2015-01-26 Thread Chris Corrigan via OSList
I’d go with 15 to 20 breakout spaces. You should be fine. A group of 100 can easily generate 30-40 topics. Chris On Jan 26, 2015, at 1:59 PM, Susan Partnow via OSList oslist@lists.openspacetech.org wrote: Hello dear OSers... I am planning a very short OS here in Seattle at the WOW

Re: [OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions...

2015-01-26 Thread Jeff Aitken via OSList
Chris does more of these than I, but I have noticed fewer topics / more combining or abandoning topics in recent years. Not sure why. We had 130 people for a two hour OST that moved into 24 topics (12x2) but I had planned with extra post-its for spaces to reveal if needed. Also two hours was a

[OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions...

2015-01-26 Thread Susan Partnow via OSList
Hello dear OSers... I am planning a very short OS here in Seattle at the WOW (Women of Wisdom) conference - Sunday afternoon, Feb 15 - and trying to call the rule of thumb for anticipating the likely number of sessions to plan for - We have two brief OS times and expect ~100 participants. Any

Re: [OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions...

2015-01-26 Thread Chris Corrigan via OSList
I’d go with 15 to 20 breakout spaces. You should be fine. A group of 100 can easily generate 30-40 topics. Chris On Jan 26, 2015, at 1:59 PM, Susan Partnow via OSList oslist@lists.openspacetech.org wrote: Hello dear OSers... I am planning a very short OS here in Seattle at the WOW

Re: [OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions...

2015-01-26 Thread Jeff Aitken via OSList
Chris does more of these than I, but I have noticed fewer topics / more combining or abandoning topics in recent years. Not sure why. We had 130 people for a two hour OST that moved into 24 topics (12x2) but I had planned with extra post-its for spaces to reveal if needed. Also two hours was a

[OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions...

2015-01-26 Thread Susan Partnow via OSList
Hello dear OSers... I am planning a very short OS here in Seattle at the WOW (Women of Wisdom) conference - Sunday afternoon, Feb 15 - and trying to call the rule of thumb for anticipating the likely number of sessions to plan for - We have two brief OS times and expect ~100 participants. Any

Re: [OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions...

2015-01-26 Thread Chris Corrigan via OSList
I’d go with 15 to 20 breakout spaces. You should be fine. A group of 100 can easily generate 30-40 topics. Chris On Jan 26, 2015, at 1:59 PM, Susan Partnow via OSList oslist@lists.openspacetech.org wrote: Hello dear OSers... I am planning a very short OS here in Seattle at the WOW

Re: [OSList] Anticipating number of topics/sessions...

2015-01-26 Thread Jeff Aitken via OSList
Chris does more of these than I, but I have noticed fewer topics / more combining or abandoning topics in recent years. Not sure why. We had 130 people for a two hour OST that moved into 24 topics (12x2) but I had planned with extra post-its for spaces to reveal if needed. Also two hours was a