Dear Brendan Nice suggestion. Thanks.
Stuart On 20 Feb 2016, at 10:33 am, Brendan McKeague <mckeaguebren...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Stuart A simple technique from my early learnings in OS - can’t remember the source - I usually put up at least 2 or 3 additional ‘post-it’ notes in each time slot that say SPE (Some Place Else) and when I’m explaining what that means (i.e. if there are not enough b/o spaces on the grid already, or if you don’t like the places that have been nominated as b/o spaces, then you are invited to nominate SPE - outside under a tree, in the foyer, the bar…- so that the point is clearly made about the group being able to create as many spaces as they chose. Over to them…. Cheers Brendan > On 13 Feb 2016, at 3:52 PM, Stuart Turner via OSList > <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote: > > Dear Michael > > Thank you for your detailed response. There’s a lot of valuable suggestions > and explanations in there I’ll use in future. > > Stuart > > > > > On 3 Feb 2016, at 1:17 am, Michael M Pannwitz <mmpannw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear Stuart, > > in my facilitation practice and that of many others, there were always > preparations made for more issues than would be held by the places and > timeslots. Almost always, there were additional breakout space planned and > could quickly be set up when the need arose during marketplace or later. > Beginning times are more limited but regularly participants would creat > additional beginning times before, during and after the "regular" beginning > and ending times of the day. > > In a multiple day event which then also has several gatherings of all > participants for evening news and morning announcements (in a three day event > that would be 4 occasions: first evening, following morning, second evening, > second morning... not (officially) on the last evening before the third day > which is reserved for Action Planning (also called Action Space)... ok, in a > multiple day event pariticpans are invited to post additional issues at each > of the 4 occasions in this example AND throughout the entire event (this > would require the posted issues to all remain on the bulletin board > throughout the event). > > In this way you might have many more isssues and the need for spaces. > > When you have a "regular" planning process before the event with a "planning > group" including the sponsor, questions such as number of spaces, length of > breakout sessions (sometimes these are of different lengths and since they > are not from lets say 10 to 11:30 but only have beginning times such as 10, > 11.30, 14, 15:30 etc leaving it up to the specific requirements of the > breakouts)... ok, if you have a planning phase, lots of these details are > worked on in the planning group and noty "set" by the facilitator all by him- > or herself. > (For issues coming up after all the published space is used up, typically > extra postits for additional spaces are published after all the published > space is used up... this always worked but it needs to be planned for so > everyone involved can quickly arrange/set up the spaces... a good example is > the large os with 2000+ participants back in 2003 in Wuerzburg where we had > "predicted" 150 issues spread over three time slots requiring 50 "spaces"... > it turned out there were 220+ issues requiring 75 spaces... fortunately the > whole spaces set up was done with numbered balloons spread all over the venue > (in an "orderly" way), so we just added numbers 51 through 75 and let the > participants set up the additional spaces (the large team on the premises did > not have to help other than blowing up the balloons and numbering them and > attaching them to 1kg sand bags to keep them from floating wherever). > > > Over the years, the bulletin board has changed from earlier versions (such as > the one your tried) to a version that only has times across the top and no > room slots, the room slots arranged through postits that have the time and > room symbol and can be stuck to the issues (and, of course, easily moved to > other issues... or the issues being moved from one beginning time to another), > > That provided for more flexibility doing away with any need by anyone to > rearrange a structure, the structure itself bein easily modiefied by the > participants. > > This might all sound pretty complex... once you are into it you will notice, > or at least I have, that participants thrive in that kind of environment: > Space and time are theirs, and it seems to provide just the right conditions > for the force of selforganisation to have a balle: No or very little control. > > In your example your move to just let the participants figure it out is the > best thing you could have done and as far as I know its also the only thing > you could have... you would have never figured it out yourself for them. I > would not have predicted that they would do what they did in your case BUT > when they ran into some trouble (at least to the observer) they were already > well advanced into the field of selforganisation and solved it in some > unpredictable way (be prepared to be surprised) which was their structure > that nobody could have thunk up for them. > > Greetings from Berlin and keep having productive fun! > mmp > > PS: Even if you dont read German you might profit from looking at "Meine open > space Praxis" which is also available as ebook with loads of bright colour > pictures showing a myriad of bulleting boards, market place and such esoteric > stuff. Go here > hardcopy >> https://www.westkreuz-verlag.de/de/Meine-open-space-Praxis > > ebook (pictures really come well as compared to the printed version >> https://www.westkreuz-verlag.de/de/Meine-open-space-Praxis-E-Book > > > > On 02.02.2016 17:20, Stuart Turner via OSList wrote: >> Dear Harrison >> >> Thanks for the suggestion. It being the facilitator’s decision to >> decide the number of spaces and the number and length of the >> time-slots when creating the marketplace has never felt comfortable >> whether I was facilitating or watching someone else. It seemed the >> facilitator needed to do more than minimal thinking and could >> actually be considered planning/predicting, when who knows what would >> happen, how many sessions would be identified, etc. >> >> I know people facilitate this in different ways, and my experience >> might be considered an invitation for others to share their >> experience of doing this. I haven’t seen anyone invite people to >> create more spaces or time slots on the agenda before but have seen >> them emerge without being on the marketplace. >> >> I did consider whether to have another space when creating the >> initial marketplace but once I opened it to the group I didn’t think >> of facilitating making an adjustment. >> >> I also haven’t seen many additional topics be created after the >> initial marketplace has been created. >> >> I’m wondering if anyone will share when else, acting as a >> facilitator, they might invite a modification to the marketplace. >> >> Stuart >> >> >> >> >> On 2 Feb 2016, at 10:51 pm, Harrison Owen <hho...@verizon.net> >> wrote: >> >> Small suggestion Stuart... next time you find yourself cramped for >> time/spaces just invite everybody to create more time/space. No >> hassle. No haggle... Just announce your issues, take a blank post-it >> (you will need some blanks) describe a time, choose a space (the >> Piano, patio, bar for examples) and post it on the wall. No sweat and >> you will have plenty of time for a break. >> >> ho >> >> Winter Address 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, MD 20854 301-365-2093 >> >> Summer Address 189 Beaucaire Ave. Camden, ME 04843 207-763-3261 >> >> Websites www.openspaceworld.com www.ho-image.com OSLIST To subscribe, >> unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of OSLIST Go >> to:http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org >> >> -----Original Message----- From: OSList >> [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Stuart >> Turner via OSList Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 4:33 AM To: >> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org Subject: [OSList] Whatever happens... >> >> Yesterday I facilitated a two-hour open space at the end of a >> training course for 30 people. I explained the principles, the law, >> etc. and described the marketplace. The marketplace had four time >> slots across the top and four locations down the side. After they had >> filled the marketplace with about 25 sessions, they asked me what >> they should do. I said “It’s up to you”. They started swapping the >> headings so times now went down the side and locations went across >> the top. >> >> Thinking of the many suggestions to "get out of the way” and “make it >> obvious you’re not an authority”, I decided to take a bathroom >> break. >> >> On my return I approached one of the spaces to find several of the >> sessions pasted on the wall. I turned to look at the marketplace to >> discover only the time slots and locations remained. Each location >> had all its sessions stuck on the wall. >> >> Whatever happens, I thought. >> >> After noticing there was some confusion about trying to discuss all >> sessions at the same time, conversations moved to become about a more >> defined topic (at least of few of which were not one of the topics on >> the wall). >> >> The closing circle had about half the participants speak, with many >> sounding quite enthusiastic about their experience and what the theme >> meant for their organisation. I noticed many of the people were >> directing their summary to the most senior person in the room. Some >> even referred to that person specifically “I don’t know if I should >> say this while the boss is here”, and similar comments. >> >> I wondered whether the space was beginning to close at that time. >> >> Perhaps I could have done a better job of facilitating or explaining, >> during the introduction. Regardless, it’s probably the only thing >> that could have happened. >> >> Stuart _______________________________________________ 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 >> Past archives can be viewed here: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.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 >> Past archives can be viewed here: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org >> > > -- > Michael M Pannwitz > Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany > ++49 - 30-772 8000 > > > > Check out the Open Space World Map presently showing 402 resident Open > Space Workers in 67 countries working in a total of 143 countries > worldwide: www.openspaceworldmap.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 > Past archives can be viewed here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
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