A question here
I have been a bit confused about the selection process for open space.
In my last possibly large gathering, there I was opening up the idea
to my client that we should have a self-selection of participants in
the open space by use of open invitation letters to the possible
particip
Harrison,
I am going to print these paragraphs of yours and think about the "ZERO
confidence," "about what is going on."
That's good material for me to think about as I approach future group
work.
I am touched by your Kathie story. Kathie's respect for you came out in a
conversation and made me
Agreeing with Harrison here.
Lisa has given some great advice. If you were going to make it possible to
host 1000 people in Open Space for 4 hours, Lisa's detailed list gives you
your best shot of doing that and being successful.
Don't be fooled though...this is a huge ask to do this well. The
Scott said - "Not all of us have your (that's me - HO) confidence, clarity
or competence in all situations to trust ourselves, in an organization we
may live/work in and/or the process in a room potentially filled with
bureaucrats, whose shadow can slow down the speed of large group movement."
Hi Harrison,
Glad you responded, Sharon gets to think deeper about how to proceed and be
hopefully clearer about her design decisions.
I clearly hear "get out of the way quickly," and the authenticity of how
you have lived/practiced OpenSpace. I love it when I do it.
Not all of us have your confid
Sharon Joy -- What a joy (excuse the pun) to see you here! You do have a
hand full, but it will be fun. With large groups, my biggest concern is
always to have enough space. And 1000 people do need some major room to
maneuver, particularly when the time is short. Two spaces are critical: in
the cen
Scott - I guess I really have a different take. I have never seen any reason
to "plant" topics, or emplace "spark plugs." In every situation with large
groups in my experience (my largest was 2108 J) - the people do it all by
themselves, just like usual. If anything the action is faster, and more
f
Hi Sharon Joy,
Thanks for sharing your opportunity and provoking our experience and
imagination.
Lisa has given you great tips, great food for thought. For me the joy of a
laid back
OS alters when I must manage tighter time frames, larger numbers and
logistics. I
want people to see what they can g
Kaya mo yan Joy,
All the best.
Franklin
From: Sharon Joy Chao
To: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 8:38 AM
Subject: [OSList] 1,000 participants in 4 hours
Need to figure a way of convening a thousand government
people to go t
