Julie, I'm practice doing 2 hours OSs though of course I would prefer the bigger time interval, so I usually do half an hour introduction + opening + topic setting then the two sessions of half an hour and letting people know that they can work any way they want if they don't finish the previous discussion except for the leaders of next sessions who should be on the right place at the right time and a half an hour closing session where I ask the participants to share their experience and insights
at least you will recieve the 'spectrum' of interests and target groups, they will find themselves later - what you propose for them, if nessassary, but hopefully they will do it themselves and the starting point will be made I think it is really better then nothing, but of course not as a 2-3 day thinking, and in our country when people are not ready 'to think themselves' for a long time, I found they loose their temper and interest. also even they discussed things very emotionaly, they put a very few words on their report forms, the format of which helps them still to be focused not only on think tank issues but how to make next steps...I did use the 6W approach some time, but now use the simplier form (1/ topic, or project or question, 2/ leader, 3/ participants, 4/main ideas/what should be done 5/ resourses needed 6/ next steps) , which probably teach less, but still most of the time "next steps" are the empty space (they think that somebody should do it) but may be it is also not your case best wishes and good luck elena ----- Original Message ----- From: Julie Denny To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 7:18 PM Subject: Too Little Time I am an Associate Member of the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation, a think tank of Transformative Mediators, and we have a meeting next Sunday/Monday. They have asked me to facilitate one segment of the meeting in Open Space. After two days of caring and sharing, we want to decide on Next Steps for the organization. Fine so far. (I had expressed interest in sharing my experience facilitating in Open Space and their response was "do it," which is great.) My real dilemma is that they've given me a total of two hours which includes the wrap up of the conference. I've explained that this isn't really enough time, but I also don't want to pass up an opportunity to share with my colleagues who will love this process because it is complementary to our chosen model of mediation. I think I know the answer before I start. Just do it and let it unfold. I just wish we had more time. Any words of wisdom? Julie Denny President Resolutions People talk...people listen...things change. http://www.resolutionsforyou.com 14 Troutbeck Crescent 32 West 40th Street - Ste. 3B Amenia, NY 12501 New York, NY 10018 TEL: 845-373-7448 TEL: 212-944-7271 FAX: 845-373-7092 FAX: 212-944-7271 * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
