Dear Peggy, in getting ready for an open space event I work with the planning group on what they think should be achieved through the event. The typical question I pose is "What do you see things to be like on the day after the open space event?". When that is somewhat clear, I ask them who all needs to be at the event to actually bring about what they envision that should be achieved. And then I asked them to suggest the topic for the conference. In all this, I offer no advice on outcome, participants that should be present or content of the topic (often, I point out that the topic should point towards the action that they want to come out of the event). I stick to this procedure especially rigidly when I feel my own involvement and my own stakes surfacing. And who does not have high stakes in the questions being raised in the context of what is happening right now. Greetings from Berlin michael > >P.S. Thanks for your thoughts on the journalism conference. Please keep >them coming and I'll let you know how it goes... > >______________________________
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