This is a great initiative... and I am sure it will be lots of fun!! Love Elisabeth
On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 10:20 PM, Suzanne Daigle <sdaig...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Exciting to imagine! A virtual interface specifically geared to Open > Space. Brian Burt, CEO and Founder of MaestroConference, and I were on the > phone for about 30 minutes this afternoon. It was a “jump right in” kinda > conversation with lots of give and take. No doubt about it, > MaestroConference has been giving this some thought and Brian Burt knows > the process, principles and language of Open Space. > > In some cases their technology is there and stuff could happen right away; > other things need to be figured out and then of course, you can’t totally > replicate an in-person experience of Open Space so a hybrid virtual > adaptation would need to be developed. > > We talked about the big picture of a Virtual Open Space Social Webinar > platform that would allow hundreds and even thousands of people to > participate. We also discussed some of the challenges; for example: “can > you really have a virtual conversation with 50 people on-line engaged in > one topic or would we need to break into smaller groups” and “how could we > manage a post-it board with time and place”. > > Brian’s plan, along with other folks at Maestro Conference, is to host a > *Virtual > Open Visioning Event* this Fall inviting lots of people (it would be > terrific if many joined) from the Open Space community and folks in the > technology world (major users of Open Space) to engage in working > conversations around the interface, the implementation, the applications of > where and how a virtual OS could be used, the invitation process and so > much more. > > What I was able to convey to Brian is that there are many practitioners in > this worldwide OS community, including the OSI US Board, who are interested > and excited about having a virtual Open Space platform. I’ll be the first > to say that I’m not the expert (nor the leader) in that regard but I > certainly have the passion and am willing to roll up my sleeves with others > to help make it happen. > > At Brian’s request, I’ve agreed to lend a hand if people want to advise > off list that they are interested, feel free to email me. You can also do > it publicly on the OS list and I’ll keep track. MaestroConference is also > interested in knowing if anyone has people they’d recommend who should be > invited to the Fall Event. > > In anticipation of the Virtual Open Visioning Event being planned, perhaps > we can continue the conversations on our OS list sharing what we would hope > to see, what questions we have, how we may want to contribute to this > effort. My specific interest related to the virtual technology is having > the ability to host post-events after a face-to-face Open Space, continuing > the conversations and driving some of the actions and initiatives that > participants identified. > > An early Call to Action that may help Maestro > Conference<http://maestroconference.com/>in their planning! What > do y'all think? > > Suzanne > > > > 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 > twitter @suzannedaigle > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > -- *E**lisabeth **T**epper **K**ofod* Genuine Contact(TM) Professional & Co-owner Master Practitioner. Coach & Trainer PNL Terapia Sistémica - Constelaciones Familiares elitepp...@gmail.com 58 212 986 4254 58 424 256 5855
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