Just a simple thought here: I have almost never as a facilitator sorted or combined any kind of brainstormed list for participants. I find that they are really good at doing whatever sorting and combining is needed themselves, sometimes with a minor prompt, and sometimes with no prompting at all. Sometimes sessions combine very naturally if people understand they can do that. I am not always a believer that human social emergence processes are entirely like non-human natural emergence processes (because we have more agency and capacity for self-reflection as a form of systems feedback than most natural systems), but in this case, it is almost like the ways that over the timeframe of evolution simpler organisms combine together to form higher complexity organisms.
John On Jan 27, 2015, at 11:30 PM, Jeff Aitken via OSList wrote: > Nigel, a few thoughts. One is to find more session times during the day. You > say there were three. How long was each session time? 90 minutes can be > shortened to 75 minutes for example. Could there be a fourth time added? How > about a 'working lunch'? > > I would not be concerned about the large number of issues leading to > fragmentation. If people care, the conversations are all important. > > I do wonder if the theme is too broad and is not helping to focus people's > attention on the purpose of the meeting. If not, no problem. > > And I'm curious about the design of the closing and the 'harvest' > documentation to serve the purpose. > > Another idea is: if that many passionate issues come forth to be engaged, the > sponsor might agree on two days next time! > > Jeff > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: NigelSeys-Phillips via OSList > Date:01/27/2015 9:51 PM (GMT-08:00) > To: mmpannw...@gmail.com,'World wide Open Space Technology email list' > Subject: [OSList] Combining sessions - a slight change of title > > Michael > > I have been actively wondering about this recently and after a really > interesting OS two weeks ago with a local bank I appreciate for your > thoughts > In a couple of recent events - with the "issues and opportunities" in the > title and the invitation to raise any issues or topics the participants feel > strongly about - I have found myself (well, with assistance) almost 'forced' > to combine as mathematically there were just too many! > With three sessions available and some 70 people we were well above the 60 > odd issues....20 plus breakout groups per session....? > > I know, I know - stand back and let them sort it out...but with 'new' groups > and a day what have others done? > My fear is allocating every single topic a breakout space and 20+ groups per > session the fragmented nature would mean limited results.... > > I know, I know - stand back and trust the system. > I am trying (I totally do trust the system which is what I love about it) > but it's hard > > And I really would welcome anybody's thoughts - what do I do next time? > > Best regards from a hot and steamy Malaysia > > Nigel > > Nigel Seys-Phillips > Fulcrum Business Management Solutions > Tel: +65 9639 2510 > E-mail: ni...@fulcrum.com.sg > www.fulcrum.com.sg > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE > > This communication contains information which is confidential and may also > be priveleged. 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From work wayback with structured brainstorming I > remember a group of 25 "generating" between 30 to 50 topics. > > With os crowds and my use of the word "issue" (with talking a bit about > what is meant with "issue" in contrast to "topic or idea or something I > am interested in", mentioning passion, urgency etc.) I find that there > was decreasing tendency of combining or abolishing. Actually, when > someone suggested to combine issues I would suggest in a very low-key > way that this was not illegal and add something like: What might look > and sound very similar often turns out to be different in an important way. > > As a participant I have become quite uncomfortable, irritated or even > foaming when I had a facilitator go to the Bulleting Board and "cluster" > stuff... turning into a space invador. My reaction, I suppose, got me to > be cautious with "combining". > > How is your take on the impact of the "words" we use? > > > Cheers and good luck with a very short event! > > mmp > > On 26.01.2015 22:59, Susan Partnow via OSList wrote: > > Hello dear OSers... I am planning a very short OS here in Seattle at the > > WOW (Women of Wisdom) conference - Sunday afternoon, Feb 15 - and trying > > to call the rule of thumb for anticipating the likely number of sessions > > to plan for - We have two brief OS times and expect ~100 participants. > > Any educated guesses as we plan for delineating break out spaces? 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