Kerry: Thank you for this ideas I like them very much! I agree with you! Adriana
2013/6/11 Kerry Napuk <kna...@gmail.com> > Hi Paul > > Good questions and great responses, all based on experience. So, it is > true that "experience is the best teacher" and "experience is what you get > just after you need it." > > So my comments would be as follow: > > 1. If you only have nine people who want to do their first open space, > JUST DO IT! > > 2. Your small group may lead to a larger event in the organisation, > because you might create nine process champions. The word will leak out, > as Harrison loves to say, around the Company's water cooler. > > 3. Please be sure to remind the conveners that, if nobody shows up to > discuss their issue, they are free to work on it alone and post the results > on the Community Wall or join another group. If nobody comes, maybe their > issue had poor timing, because people were not ready to discuss it or, if > tabled, it might be considered at a later date. I have facilitated events > where a solo write up comprising three recommendations to the Community > became a priority when a vote was taken and nobody knew how many people > were involved. > > 4. During the closing circle, you might ask one or two things: First, how > would the nine go about implementing their recommendations which could lead > to the realisation that a larger event is needed (and, as other people > suggested, they could become the planning team for it?) Second, what would > an open space on the same general theme look like if all the people in the > department, subsidiary or company were invited? Either question should > plant a seed for the future. > > Cheers > > Kerry > Edinburgh > > _______________________________________________ > 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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