Merci Catherine!
I think Bienne is in the French part of Switzerland, but I'm not sure so
I'll write this thank you in English. Thanks for Ms. Gerber's coordinates.
I'll wait for answers a while and see after if I need to get in touch with
her.
I lived in southern Germany for a few years and skiied and trekked quite a
bit in Switzerland. I have wonderful memories of your beautiful country.
Thank you and take care!
At 09:05 2006-09-19, you wrote:
hello, Esther,
i did not open space my self, with such a small group. However, i intended
one last year. We were 6 people.It was in a seminar of for those, who wanted
to animate OS within the genuine contact program.
the OS was facilitate by Marainne Gerber (son...@bluewin.ch). According to
me it worked well. We worked in a large room, so people courl walk from one
groupe to another. However the law of the two feet was not much used.Maybe
we where to shy to move in such a small group. Marianne has done from the
afternoon to the next day morning. the convergence took place on the
morning. And she did not walk inside the circle usual.
I found it pleasant as a participant and i'm sure its possible. finally i
end up in the cafeteria with a colleague. Like in OS with a large group.If
you don't get other ideas, i suggest you contact her.
Good luck
Catherine Corbaz
Ch.des Roseaux 20
CH-2503 Bienne
Switzerland
+41 32 323 38 43
----- Original Message -----
From: "Communications Esther Matte" <ema...@excellence.ca>
To: <osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 2:29 PM
Subject: opening space with very small groups
> Hello everyone!
>
> First, let me say thank you for the wonderful learning I found in the
> OSList. I'm new to Open Space, and even though I have yet to make my
> "first big circle" as Ted put it recently, I feel more confident thanks to
> you all.
>
> I may have two possible projects with very small groups (5-7 people)
> which is what worries me. I have participated to one OST in my
> experiential training with Diane Gibeault (fantastic!), and co-facilitated
> one with 45 people. But I simply cannot visualize how it works with as few
> as 5 people. How do you do this? Do you have several rounds of
discussions?
> In separate rooms? Do people actually work by themselves and team up? Can
> you do it in approximately 3 hours ? (Maybe 20-30 minutes opening, 2 X
> 40-minutes rounds of discussion or 3 X 30-minutes, action planning and
> closing).
>
> I'm sure some of you have done this. I'll be meeting with the first
> possible group next week, and nothing is set in stone yet for the other.
> Any comments, suggestions, ideas or warnings will be very much
appreciated.
>
> Thank you very much in advance for your time!
>
> Esther Matte
> Communications Esther Matte
> 1011, Marie-Victorin
> Verchères (Québec) J0L 2R0
> www.excellence.ca
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