Lemme tell ya...it's been a long day! :-)
Chris On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 8:43 PM, Michael Herman <mich...@michaelherman.com>wrote: > okay, so now you want us to start posting on all the reasons for them to > bail on the opening speaker? <grin> m > > > > > -- > > Michael Herman > Michael Herman Associates > > http://www.michaelherman.com > http://www.ronanparktrail.com > http://www.chicagoconservationcorps.org > http://www.openspaceworld.org > > 312-280-7838 (mobile) > > > On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 10:26 PM, Chris Corrigan > <ch...@chriscorrigan.com>wrote: > >> This just continues to give hope and inspiration. >> >> The irony here is that the client IS familiar with Open Space and wants >> Open Space type outcomes, just the kind that are expected froma conference >> of 500 people spending three sessions in Open Space. We're harvesting >> proceedings using laptops and a news room and uploading them to a webiste. >> Nothing unusual there. And many of the participants will know what to do as >> well, so that helps. >> >> For me the circle is an entirely practical piece...it's about first of all >> creating enough space to logistically make an open space meeting work. >> Second, it's about the centre and the rim and that physical and metaphysical >> structure, and third it is about the invitation on how to work together. >> Some of the ideas for creating a metaphysical circle here are pretty cool, >> and we will have lots of youth at this gathering and perhaps we can press >> them into service. >> >> The good news is that this flood of creative responses has given me the >> energy and optimism I need to continue to engage the client constructively >> and we had a good call today to talk about removing the tables. It's not a >> reticence to have a circle in this case...it's a purely logistical >> consideration in terms of a few other things that are happening around the >> Open Space - meals and an opening speaker. >> >> So that's where we stand tonight. >> >> Many thanks for the continued generosity. >> >> Chris >> >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 6:50 PM, douglas germann < >> 76066....@compuserve.com> wrote: >> >>> Chris-- >>> >>> What do these 500+ folks love to do? Can you take what they love and >>> turn that into an offer for how to make the space work? >>> >>> You could create a circle without the table barriers by having people >>> turn their chairs around to face people at the tables behind them--when >>> they turn around, voila! No tables! >>> >>> What Larry said about getting people away from the tables conjured up a >>> picture for me--like a dance party--an ever-growing "snake" line of >>> people threading their way amongst the tables, dropping off people to >>> individual circles.... If it does not work as is, this picture might >>> suggest something fun to someone on the list.... >>> >>> ...Like maybe helium balloons with the topics attached and snaking >>> around the tables to gather participants.... >>> >>> :- Doug. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, 2009-03-31 at 13:43 -0700, Chris Corrigan wrote: >>> > This is what I need guys...thanks for the wisdom, and keep it coming. >>> > >>> > You're never too old to be stumped, and never to experienced to ask >>> > for help! >>> > >>> > Chris >>> > >>> > On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Esther Matte <ema...@excellence.ca> >>> > wrote: >>> > I’ve had a soft/fabric covered and we used both pins and blue >>> > 3M tape. I thought the tape wouldn’t hold, but it did! >>> > Throughout the whole day too! >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > I’ve also had a stage, and used it as the newsroom. Worked >>> > wonderfully – nice overview of the room, good feeling of a >>> > “whole”. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > The tables are definitely a downer… but I would say trust the >>> > process. Instead of walking the circle, walk the tables. Take >>> > more time maybe and make sure you do a lot of eye contact. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > And if you do this with the tables, let us know the results >>> > and the feeling of it. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > If anything else comes to mind, I’ll send another message. >>> > Good luck and have fun too! >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Esther Matte >>> > >>> > Discover - Engage - Accomplish >>> > >>> > New York: 212.755.0551 >>> > >>> > Montreal: 450.583.5849 >>> > >>> > www.excellence.ca >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -----Message d'origine----- >>> > De : OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] De la part >>> > de Chris Corrigan >>> > Envoyé : 31 mars 2009 15:38 >>> > À : osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu >>> > Objet : [OSLIST] Help! >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > I've been at this a long time now, but I've run up against a >>> > situation like this. I'm stumped and looking for help. >>> > >>> > I;ll be opening space for a gethering of 500+ people. The >>> > client is completely unwilling to set the room in a circle. >>> > Instead, we will have 96 tables with 6 chairs at each table >>> > packed into a spacious but full ball room facing a stage. The >>> > walls of this room are incredible...they appear to be actually >>> > stuffed with cotton and covered in fabric. There is little >>> > hope of putting anything on the walls. >>> > >>> > On the plus side we will have lots of AV, so there is a goodly >>> > amount of technology available to play with for agenda setting >>> > and huge screen projection. >>> > >>> > I'm worried on a number of levels as you can imagine, but at >>> > the moment I'm trying to put that all aside and figure out, in >>> > this worst case scenario, what is the best thing we could do >>> > to Open Space? Anyone been faced with similar constraints? >>> > Help me out here... >>> > >>> > All tips and support I get on this, I'll roll up into a little >>> > document on "what to do when nothing is what you need it to >>> > be" and we can share it out. >>> > >>> > OSLIST group mind...activate! >>> > >>> > Chris >>> > >>> > -- >>> > CHRIS CORRIGAN >>> > Facilitation - Training - Process Design >>> > Open Space Technology >>> > >>> > Weblog: http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot >>> > Site: http://www.chriscorrigan.com >>> > >>> > Principal, Harvest Moon Consultants, Ltd. >>> > http://www.harvestmoonconsultants.com >>> > >>> > * * ========================================================== >>> > 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 >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > CHRIS CORRIGAN >>> > Facilitation - Training - Process Design >>> > Open Space Technology >>> > >>> > Weblog: http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot >>> > Site: http://www.chriscorrigan.com >>> > >>> > Principal, Harvest Moon Consultants, Ltd. >>> > http://www.harvestmoonconsultants.com >>> > * * ========================================================== >>> > 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 >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> CHRIS CORRIGAN >> Facilitation - Training - Process Design >> Open Space Technology >> >> Weblog: http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot >> Site: http://www.chriscorrigan.com >> >> Principal, Harvest Moon Consultants, Ltd. >> http://www.harvestmoonconsultants.com >> * * ========================================================== >> 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 > -- CHRIS CORRIGAN Facilitation - Training - Process Design Open Space Technology Weblog: http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot Site: http://www.chriscorrigan.com Principal, Harvest Moon Consultants, Ltd. http://www.harvestmoonconsultants.com * * ========================================================== 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