Lisa - further on your point about logistics. Actually I rather find the reverse to be true. The larger the group, the easier (for me) the logistics. With a small group the tendency is to "let the facilitator do it" (as in signs, computers, etc.) But with a large (or better VERY LARGE) group - it is obviously impossible for the facilitator to do it and therefore very easy to put everyone to work. Once again proving the advantage of thinking of one more thing not to do.
ho Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, Maryland 20845 Phone 301-365-2093 Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com <http://www.openspaceworld.com/> Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org Personal website http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Lisa Heft Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 3:01 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: A taster of OST meeting on 1,5 hour Hi, Karen - good question. Karen wrote: <Harrison, I'm curious to hear more about why you would say 120 is probably easier than 40. It leads me to wonder also is there a point (number) where it shifts away from easier?> I look forward to hearing your thoughts, Harrison - in my experience working with groups of from 1 (yep) to 1500, the only challenge (true for all sizes of groups) is about logistics. With the right team helping put on the event, there's not a shift to 'harder', just more things to think about and secure during the pre-work/prep/organizing time. And if there's documentation during the event, availability of technology or wallspace or whatever to co-create and distribute (during or soon after the event) the Book of Proceedings. Site size, site access, ability to hear everyone, enough paper, posting area, time, the whole thing. Given great logistical planning and prep work, the ability of people to post topics (I've not experience any sized group taking more than 1.25 hours for opening and agenda co-creation), the ease of discussion, the flow, the intimacy of discussion - all those things, delightfully, remain the same. Lisa ___________________________ L i s a H e f t Consultant, Facilitator, Educator O p e n i n g S p a c e 2325 Oregon Berkeley, California 94705-1106 USA +01 510 548-8449 lisah...@openingspace.net www.openingspace.net * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist