Friends,
Are there any special considerations when using Open Space with a small group
within a small company--say 7-12 people?
I have colleague who runs a small sporting goods store. She is a remarkable
person who won a national Entrepreneur of the Year Award awhile back. She has
taken pains to grow her business through growing her people, and is quite
interested in trying OS for an all day planning session on how to further
develop the business, respond to new conditions, etc.
I have used OS several times with medium size groups of very diverse people
from different organizations. And, to repeat the question, am wondering if the
situation I've described is any different. For example, the first concerns
that come to my mind is how to set up meeting so that people are there because
they want to be rather because they feel they have to be....
I'd appreciate your thoughts and experiences.
Joe Szostak
