Dear Christine, dear Peggy H.,
on my erratic facilitator-journey on trying out ways to in some manner
approach the seemingly impossible mode of "totally present and
absolutely invisible"
I have asked myself in which way my perception of my role as facilitator
of OST events influences this and especially how my practice as
facilitator is congruent with that perception.
This has been and keeps being a tough excercise for me even though I
have been in the open space business for a decade now but on top of 30
years of being a consultant with entirely different agendas and views.
Ok, here are two things I have been trying and practicing which came to
my mind when Peggy said in a recent mail
"I brought together about 2100 as well-..."
and you said in your mail below
"I opened the space....":
-whenever the opportunity arises, I point out to myself and to the
sponsor,the planning group, the team, etc. that it is the sponsor who
invites people to come to an event (that often leads to having my name
move way down in the invitation, making me a little less visible)and
does everything possible to make it inviting and attractive, in other
words, the sponsor "brings" people together
-similarly, the information that it is the sponsor that opens the space
and that I come in to introduce the technology and contribute to keep
the open space open and holding the time....
Now, this stuff keeps me busy and I am very interested to hear how you
and all you others on the list have fared with being "totally present
and absolutely invisible". What has worked for you, what not in holding
time and space? Especially under the consideration that from my
experience to date the function of "creating time and space" is not my
part but rather that of the sponsor and the participants who created
time and space by showing up.
Greetings from Berlin
mmp
Christine Whitney Sanchez wrote:
Deb,
At the 2005 Girl Scout National Convention, I opened the space on the topic
of governance for over 1,600 delegates. The report for this project can be
found at http://i.b5z.net/i/u/540396/i/GSUSAfinalreport06.ppt
Thanks for asking and good luck with your article.
Christine
Christine Whitney Sanchez
KAIROS Alliance Inc.
2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85048
480.759.0262
www.kairosalliance.com
-----Original Message-----
From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Deborah
Hartmann
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 11:31 AM
To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
Subject: What is the largest group size for OS?
I'm wondering: what is the largest group size, as experienced by the people
on this list?
I'm writing an article and wanted to say "up to 500 people or more"
thinking of a series of OS sessions run in Ontario, Canada.
But I'm curious... has it been used with bigger organizations or
conferences?
Thanks
deb
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