Just want to reflect back that I seem to be hearing that one group may have slightly different needs around this event. If this is true and one group has the generation of a sense of community cohesion as one of the goals for the meeting, then this need may need to be honoured and addressed before the obvious benefit of putting the two groups together can be realized.
One thing that I have done in a group that wanted Open Space, but also felt a strong need to experience a sense of themselves as group and get to know each other better first, was to begin with a couple of rounds of Circle focused on appreciative questions like, "When did you first know you were called to be a part of ...?" This uncovered the depth and resource present and allowed people to get to know each other in a uniquely intimate way relatively quickly. We took a break and then Opened Space the usual way. The feedback on this process was that it allowed them to move into the open space feeling like a committed group focused on exploring diverse ways of achieving a vision. Maybe your group could do something like this as an evening before event--bit of a twist on the usual meet and greet? And a personal aside--considering the times and all--I feel that the sooner we can open space for each person to experience themselves as one member of a room full of living treasures, the better. Cheers, Wendy -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Herman Sent: March 9, 2006 8:52 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: co-located open space events one thing ted left out of the opening query here is that one organization might be feeling skittish about being lumped into something else. it's new enough that it wants to find its own shape before it dissolves or connects with other structures. fair enough. my thought was that we could write two or three or however many *very short* inviting statements of purpose, one per group, and then add the additional layer/question of "...and how do these groups all inform and support each other?" also, i do think that one event can have only one invitation. first because it's too much work to write more than one. more importantly, thought, it seems that all ppts should show up for the same thing. if, like in this case, there isn't common language for writing an single invitation, then that just becomes part of the task/purpose for the meeting itself. having various groups come for different invites/purposes seems like real trouble. m On 3/9/06, Harrison Owen <hho...@verizon.net> wrote: > Jimmy -- Simultaneous, multi-site OS events work very well. Same theme, > different spaces with electronic inter-connect. You need a little "backroom" > operation to insure that each site is aware of issues raised at the other > site -- and should discussion on a single issue break out on both sites -- > that there is an effective interchange of "reports." A little extra work, > but also lots of fun. > > Harrison > > > Harrison Owen > 7808 River Falls Drive > Potomac, Maryland 20854 > Phone 301-365-2093 > Skype hhowen > Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com > Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org > Personal website www.ho-image.com > OSLIST: To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the > archivesVisit: www.listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > > -----Original Message----- > From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Jimmy > Pryor > Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 10:29 AM > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Subject: Re: co-located open space events > > When I read the subject line I imagined an event happening in two > locations rather than two events happening in one location. > > The former might be a solution to a situation I find myself in > now. The Friends General Conference annual Gathering has unexpectely > sold out in 5 days, four months before the event (July > 1-7). Expecting only 1000 or so participants, Pacific Lutheran > College in Tacoma, WA was selected for the site. They cannot > accommodate more than the 1200 already booked. There are probably > several hundred more that were planning on attending. It occurred to > me that one option would be to book a separate location in the > vicinity and make it an Open Space event. 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