Suzanne: I did it! I finally registered! I am just stilllooking for some friends to share the hotel I have a 2 rooms suite it is not expensive juste 87 dollars for 3 nights!
Adriana 2013/4/12 Suzanne Daigle <sdaig...@gmail.com> > Adding my voice Chris...in support of this "Taste of Open Space", > > French/German how delightful! A short story that speaks to the impossible > becoming possible. Two or three years ago, there was an opportunity to host > an Open Space at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL with > students, faculty and community leaders -- 75 to 80 people with only 75 > minutes alotted. The Topic: *Creating a Sustainable Tampa Bay.* > > We decided to split the group in two - two rooms; our facilitator > instructions bare minimum; one juicy round of discussions; used integral > flip chart notes on the news wall for the briefing book which we later > photographed. This single event then turned into round 2 and round 3 in > subsequent weeks (each 75 minutes -- the class time period with everyone > together). > > Our last session in Open Space became an action session with priority > setting. Many great initiatives one of which is that students wanted a > place to congregate, to be together -- a cafeteria or something. A few > years later, this initiative became a beautiful 81,000 square-foot > University Student Center with a ballroom, dining facilities, meeting > rooms, outdoor verandas and a six-story residence hall. The residence hall > accommodates nearly 200 residents in two-person bedrooms. The ballroom and > meeting spaces are available for public rental and conferences. Here is the > book > of > proceedings<http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/daigle_Suzanne-268460-usf-sp-wheatley-leadership-series-connection-parners-education-ppt-powerpoint/>of > this 7-week event. Lots of pictures that give you a flavor of what can > happen in 75 or 90 minutes. > > *Remarkably, this is where we are hosting the World Open Space on Open > Space in May 2013.* I remember asking many folks on our OS list about > the wisdom of facilitating an Open Space with so little time. Just as you > are doing now Chris. What got invented was worth every second! Today, I > celebrate because many of these students, faculty and community leaders > will be hosting the world at the May Open Space and this Saturday we are > expecting about 100 people at an Open Space event titled : "Sustainability > beyond Borders". It is a seeding event for May. We are so excited! > > Come check it out... Not too late to register! WORLD OPEN > SPACE<http://wosonos2013.crowdvine.com/> > Not only will we enjoy our time together as new and experienced > practitioners but you will get to meet a vibrant multi-generational > community who are all anxiously awaiting your arrival. > > Have fun Chris! > > Suzanne > > > > > On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 12:02 PM, Jeff Aitken <r.jeff.ait...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Hi Chris, >> >> Last year at the height of the Occupy gatherings, we brought 130 >> people together for a two hour evening. I did a 30 minute opening, we >> had two 30 minute sessions for 24 topics, and used the final 30 >> minutes for report-backs from the convenors of the topics, focused on >> what ideas or plans they are taking 'out of the room'. It was a very >> high energy gathering. Of course we wish we devoted a day or more. >> >> Because of the size of the church hall and the fact that some >> breakouts were in another building, I felt ok about designing for two >> sessions instead of trying three. For example I noticed elders taking >> their time moving from place to place. However, if there were well >> over 30 topics I can see that would have been a spatial challenge to >> work with. >> >> Jeff >> >> On 4/12/13, chris grady <ch...@chrisgrady.org> wrote: >> > Dear Chris >> > >> > I recently did 200 doctors and patients in 3 hrs, and I'm about to do a >> > follow up with 300 in the same time !! >> > We offered stenographers roaving around the room to help with >> notetaking, >> > and whilst we had the Newsroom for effect we didn't push participants to >> > have to do their own writing up. The challenge was to move them from >> the >> > circle to get started. I underplayed the time for merging sessions and >> > marketplace so we kept it moving. The individual agenda sessions were >> set >> > at 2 timeslots of 45 minutes each with no break. This was not ideal, >> and I >> > don't know how it will work with an extra 100 people in the room. Time >> > will tell. >> > >> > I am hoping the medics will like Open Space so much that they will >> realise >> > allowing it to breathe more will help >> > I didn't stint on the time for the opening circle - because I needed to >> > calm them after an hour of key note speeches which the medics insisted >> was >> > also needed. They are reducing that front-end speaching this time >> round >> > having seen the effect of Open Space. >> > >> > Good luck >> > Cheers >> > >> > Chris >> > >> > Chris Grady >> > Chris Grady.Org >> > >> > Gothic House, High Road, Great Finborough, Suffolk IP14 3AQ >> > Tel: +44 1449 771007, Mob: +44 7713 643971 >> > ch...@chrisgrady.org >> > >> > www.chrisgrady.org >> > Associates: Kath Burlinson <http://www.kathburlinson.co.uk/>, Tom >> > Atkins<http://www.tomatkins.co.uk/> >> > , Rajni Shah <http://www.rajnishah.com/> and Kate Reed (New York) >> > *CGO - Making Connections* >> > >> > *Current Projects/Contracts*: >> > Course Leader – MA Arts Management Anglia Ruskin University >> > International Licensing Consultant – Stage Entertainment NL >> > Industry Liaison (shared post) – Mountview Academy of Theatre >> > Associate - Wonderbird Ltd / Consultancy >> > In development - StoryMusic2020 >> > >> > For more information on CGO Surgeries for theatremakers and emerging >> > artists >> > And for work using Open Space Technology go to www.chrisgrady.org >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 9:23 AM, Chris Altmikus @ iDeA-Link < >> > chris.altmi...@idea-link.eu> wrote: >> > >> >> Hello dear Open Space friends, >> >> >> >> I am preparing for a very short OS Session, 120 minutes ... with some >> >> 100+ >> >> participants, french- and/or german-speaking. >> >> >> >> Any experience and guidance you may be willing to share on how to open >> & >> >> structure such a ... short ... space ? How crisp can I make the >> opening, >> >> which I will be doing in both German & French... What is the additional >> >> thing I can drop or leave doing ... ? >> >> >> >> Gratefully yours + Chris >> >> >> >> *Chris Altmikus* >> >> >> >> *Human Systems @ iDeA-Link***** >> >> >> >> *La Bovarde 37***** >> >> >> >> *1091 Grandvaux***** >> >> >> >> *Suisse***** >> >> >> >> ** ** >> >> >> >> *+41 33 533 31 34***** >> >> >> >> *+41 78 935 31 34***** >> >> >> >> *chris.altmi...@idea-link.eu* <chris.altmi...@idea-link.eu> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > > > -- > 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 > > -- Adriana Díaz-Berrio Ph.D. CRHA (514) 739 2268 www.diazberrio.com
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