Thomas, some thoughts: It sounds good to me. I have led OS events where there was quite a bit of space in between the two days. One was two months, the other a couple of weeks. In another setting we used virtual conversation to prepare for an OS. It makes most sense to keep the conversation going virtually between face to face meetings as you are planning.
In the opening, I would let folks know that this is the opening of a 7 week long Open Space. So, topics can be dealt with in the three sessions today, or the group could decide to explore the topics later. The same principles and law apply to the Open Space conversations over the full 7 weeks. It gives more freedom to generate topics at opening. I would also give folks the option of virtual communication or some face to face (if they travel during the 7 weeks for other reasons, 2-3 could meet face to face and bring another in virtually). All of the options are available during the 7 weeks of OST. (Using OST to be intentional about the self-organizing discussions). At the end of day one, it would definitely be evening news and morning news combined. "What's working so far and what do you want to explore over the next seven weeks". I assume you would explaining how the virtual thing works, how the reports would be put together and what will be done with them on the last day, when you get back together again. Have fun. Larry Larry Peterson Associates in Transformation Toronto, ON, Canada 416.653.4829 [email protected] www.spiritedorg.com * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
