Hello, after my first year having facilitated several Open Spaces (what a grace, this way of working!) for a next one I got asked whether it makes sense to start an virtual Open space beforehand the "physical one". Now I`ve seen this once, and wasnt very enthusiastic about the results, but then that open space didnt work out well as a whole (it was a demonstration, and they didnt go for a strong theme which people really were intersted in). So I would be interested to hear whether someone has made experiences with starting discussions beforehand in the internet, and whether that did work out well, and if yes, a hint how that was set up.
Secondly, when i did my last open space, another time I occupied myself with the translation of the principles into German, and doing that, I realized, that I prefer to say "What happens is the only thing that happens" instead of "...is the only thing that could have happened". To me the first version emphasizes even more, that its about paying attention to and working with whatever is now, instead of mourning about could be's. Besides I`m not sure about what could have happend - but I now, that whatever happens, is the only thing that happens. Greetings to all of you Oliver Schrader (Vienna) Oliver Schrader Lustkandlgasse 39/36 A-1090 Wien Tel. ++431 3107018