On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 7:05 AM, Suzanne Daigle <sdaig...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Spark and mmp, I cannot offer wisdom on the design of this event; what I > can offer however is the excitement I feel inside as I read this. I will > save this email; I will read all the comments that people will submit > knowing that some time in my future, I will be thanking you ever so much for > having created this program, allowing others to co-create it with you. Last > night I was thinking how lucky we are that Harrison chose to give Open Space > away, not license it, not franchise it and I feel he has been paid back in > kind with the thousands of people like us and the hundreds of thousands of > participants who are finding themselves through that little "spark" that > gets ignited for so many when they get to "experience" Open Space. > > I love the theme "Creating Organizations that Work". Now I wish we could > come up with an equally elegant and simple theme that conveys "Finding your > Life and Living it" > > And finally Spark, one thing I am discovering to anchor the experience > after an Open Space is to do interviews with participants a few weeks > later, asking them about how they felt "before", "during" and "after". I > created a series of questions for each part as if I was a journalist > interviewing them. It has taken me one hour per person (not practical to do > with all but interesting nevertheless to do it with only a few). > > To my amazement, I have found that they seem to relive their Open Space > experience as if becoming more conscious of what happened and then what I'm > struck by are the similar "patterns" of how people seem to feel at each > stage. By talking it out loud almost like a non-leading coaching session, I > feel it anchors their experience. You might want to do something like this > though others may argue it goes against "self-organizing" , "letting go", > etc. > > I wish I had your name, cause Spark is certainly something that Open Space > did for me in my life. Oooo what fun you are going to have! And mmp, you > are absolutely brilliant and also generous! > > Suzanne > > > > > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 11:49 PM, Spark <sp...@openspace.kr> wrote: > >> Dear OS friends, >> >> Co-inciding with IAF Asia Conference in Seoul, we've been invited to offer >> a >> OS training program by Mr. Yun, Chairman of KFA (korea Facilitators >> Association), and are going to launch a one-day OS Practitioners >> Co-Learning Course from this occasion. >> >> With advices from mmp, we came up with a one-day OS practitioners program >> for the one-day Post Conference on Sat., 28 August 2010 of IAF Asia in >> Seoul that willl be taking place from 25-28 August. >> >> We'd like to invite all your wisdom on staging events of this kind from >> your >> experience. >> >> Thanks a million to all my friends on our OSLIST community! >> >> Here it follows... >> >> Context ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> Open Space Practitioners Learning Camp >> >> For many, the fearless courage to Open Space has been rewarded with >> fulfillment in all aspects of life. This often needs multiple tries in >> participating and experiencing Open Space before enough energy gets built >> up >> and gives self confidence to try Open Space. Open Space Practitioners Camp >> from the Open Space Institute of Korea is a learning course that triggers >> this natural self organizing process of learning and playing (Trying) with >> Open Space. And the practice gets deepened and enriched by sharing >> learnings >> with other OS practitioners. (Camp represents an entrance to an open space >> of knowing and doing where collective individual egos naturally self >> organize toward a holistic ego that lets needs of both individuals and the >> whole met.) >> >> The camp helps participants learn Open Space from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. with >> experience of self organizing mechanism of Open Space and steps of >> triggering it by individuals, teams, and the whole. Then on graduates are >> introduced to an opportunity to keep sharing their OS learnings with the >> co-participants and the community of Open Space practice at one's own pace >> throughout life anywhere across the world. >> >> >> Open Space Practitioners Camp >> >> Phase I Experiencing Open Space >> >> Theme: "Creating Organizations that Work" >> >> 9:00-10:00 Opening Space >> >> 10:00- Session 1 >> >> 10:40- Session 2 >> >> 11:20- Session 3 >> >> 12:00-13:00 Lunch with casual reflection >> >> Phase II Practicing Open Space >> >> Theme: "?" (A real theme chosen by the group among >> topics from facilitation teams) >> >> 13:00-14:00 Intro to OST practice and facilitation teams >> formed and prepared >> >> 14:00-14:15 Select a team and get self prepared >> >> 14:15-15:00 Opening Space on the theme II practiced by the >> facilitation team >> >> 15:00- Session 1 >> >> 15:45- Session 2 >> >> 16:30-17:15 Session 3 >> >> 17:15- Closing Space on Practicing OS >> >> 17:45-18:00 Group feedback on the OS practice & intro to >> ways to sustain future practices >> >> 18:00 OS Practitioner Certificate presented & >> the >> Camp closed >> >> >> Previous Advices from mmp~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> Dear Spark, >> for your Process I suggest the following: >> >> -try to create a theme that supports action since OST is an action >> orienting >> planning method and involves the participant. I would suggest one but am >> puzzled by what "High Performance Sustainability" might mean. >> Perhaps: "Creating High Performance Sustainability"...but I think it is a >> bit too complex...you might try a theme that Harrison Owen regularly uses >> in >> his workshops on introducing OST and, thinking of it, it might means the >> same thing you have in mind "Creating Organisations that work" (this >> contains a nice play on the word "works" since it can mean both >> "function", >> as in "functions well" as also "produces" in the sense that there is an >> output). >> >> -you should have always at least three breakout sessions so that there is >> more variety of issues and that people have more than an either or >> choice...just reduce the time for each session. By stating only the >> beginning time and not the end time you emphasize the idea that the time a >> session will take is selforganized and follows the fact of life "When it >> is >> over it is over / when it is not over, it is not over. So here is my >> suggestion: >> >> 10:00 Break out session 1 >> 10:45 Break out session 2 >> 11:30 Break out session 3 >> >> -skip the reflection but suggest that during lunch would be a great time >> to >> sit together with the food and talk about what people experienced on their >> tables or the small groups that might form during lunch. >> >> -to support the selforganisation of time I suggest you have a phase where >> people can have a "reflective lunch" from 12:00 until 13:00...some will >> take >> lunch at 12 some at 12.15 some at 12:30 and some will even skip it >> because >> they are in a heated discussion in a breakout session...selforganized >> >> -at 13:00 create "facilitation teams" (if there are 25 participants, you >> might create 5 teams of 5 participants each) that have 45 minutes to >> prepare >> for running an os event. You dont make any input just give them a sheet of >> paper with their tasks: Formulate a theme for the os they will facilitate, >> decide who will be the facilitator, make a design for the introduction >> which >> they had just seen which will include 3 breakout sessions and a closing >> circle, here is what it might look like >> >> 13:00 Very short introduction for "Practicing OST" >> 13:05 Creating x number of Facilitation Teams, handing out instructions, >> 5 minutes to read and understand the instructions, 5 minutes for >> questions >> 13:15 Teams prepare for facilitation >> 14:00 Select one team that will actually do the faciliation >> 14:05 Open Space run by the selected team will be set up and starts at >> 14:15 and ends at 17:15 (same amount of time as for the os in the morning >> but the selected team decides on the time structure) >> 17:15 Closing Circle (this is to close the Open Space they just >> experienced) >> 17:45 Feed back for the active team by all the other participants on the >> OST >> they just experienced (thinsk we felt were great, things that could be >> improved, etc.) 18:00 Close >> >> In this fashion, everybody actively got ready for running an OST event and >> in that way can appreciate what the selected team does...serving for a >> base >> for the feedback at the very end. >> Also, since there is no input, participants really have to use their own >> ressources...which will give them a deep experience with the power of >> self-organisation. >> >> Curious to hear how you will run this challenging event!! >> Greetings from Berlin >> mmp >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> S >> >> Spark >> Open Space Institute of Korea, >> Open Quest Squad >> 3rd Fl., Samkyung Bldg., 372-10, Seokyo-dong, >> Mapo-gu, 121-210, Seoul, Korea >> sp...@openspace.kr >> Phone: 02-353-6356 >> Mobile: 010-7247-0636 >> http://www.openspace.kr >> http://www.seri.org/fr/frIntro.html?fno=217692 >> http://www.openspaceworld.org >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Space_Technology >> http://www.artofhosting.org >> "Liberate the leader in each of us" >> >> * >> * >> ========================================================== >> 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 >> > > > > -- > Suzanne Daigle > NuFocus Strategic Group > 7159 Victoria Circle > University Park, FL 34201 > FL 941-359-8877; > CT 203-722-2009 > www.nufocusgroup.com > s.dai...@nufocusgroup.com > -- Suzanne Daigle NuFocus Strategic Group 7159 Victoria Circle University Park, FL 34201 FL 941-359-8877; CT 203-722-2009 www.nufocusgroup.com s.dai...@nufocusgroup.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