The short answer is no. You do not need chairs. There are a million solutions to the million problems of the physical environment. You might need creativity, a few good minds and grace. But you don't need chairs!
:) Chris -- CHRIS CORRIGAN Harvest Moon Consultants www.chriscorrigan.com Art of Hosting - Participatory Leadership and Social Collaboration, Bowen Island, BC November 11-14,2013 On 2013-07-30, at 5:49 PM, Pablo Villoch <pa...@glocalminds.com> wrote: > Dearest OS community, > > I have been asked to co-host an Open Space next week where Chilean civil > society and NGOs will propose ideas to enrich the political programs for the > upcoming elections. > > An unknown number of people could come. Organizers estimate around 300-500. > The venue is big enough. > The umbrella question is being destiled and refined. > > In the organizing committee there is an argument about the convenience of > using chairs. > Some people feel attached to the almost untouchable sacred geometry of the > circle of chairs. > I personally believe that chairs are not an essential element of OST, while > people can self-organize and decide if they prefer to talk standing up, sit > on the ground...or even talk while talking. > > That is why I take the courage to ask for help to the collective wisdom > present in this OS community. > > What successful stories can you share of opening space without chairs? > > What are the pros and cons of not using chairs in an Open Space? > > In what ways can (un)availability of chairs be a barrier or opportunity to > unleash collective wisdom through self organization? > > mountains of Love from the cold foggy Chilean winter. > > Pablo > > El 29/07/2013 16:07, <oslist-requ...@lists.openspacetech.org> escribió: >> Send OSList mailing list submissions to >> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> oslist-requ...@lists.openspacetech.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> oslist-ow...@lists.openspacetech.org >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of OSList digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. OS hotline Invite! Tomorrow, Tues, July 30th 12pm EDT >> (Tricia Chirumbole) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:16:31 -0400 >> From: Tricia Chirumbole <tri...@investorswithoutborders.net> >> To: World wide Open Space Technology email list >> <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> >> Subject: [OSList] OS hotline Invite! Tomorrow, Tues, July 30th 12pm >> EDT >> Message-ID: >> <CAGT+W5P9KtveX9=pcpbykwqsvbcdoneqfconxy3bf55pyjf...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Hello again OSers, >> >> You are cordially invited to join in on an OS hotline skype, scheduled for >> tomorrow, Tuesday, July 30th at 12pm EDT. >> >> Please sign up here!: OS hotline >> marketplace<https://docs.google.com/a/investorswithoutborders.net/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsXdTUUjiQHOdEJYUXF1ejY0TnAtd2I5RE05YWZJUUE&usp=sharing> >> >> Feel free to invite anyone in your life to the skype and share the above >> link. >> >> ALSO, the sheet is an open marketplace for you to add in a conversation >> that suits your schedule and invite the group :) >> >> Notes from previous skypes coming soon! >> >> -- >> Tricia Chirumbole >> US: +1-571-232-0942 >> Skype: tricia.chirumbole >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> <http://lists.openspacetech.org/pipermail/oslist-openspacetech.org/attachments/20130729/5789a87e/attachment.html> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> >> End of OSList Digest, Vol 29, Issue 25 >> ************************************** > _______________________________________________ > 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
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