[OSList] Great formats for breakout sessions?

2015-03-22 Thread Lucas Cioffi via OSList
Hi All, I checked the OST User's Guide and the OS List archives, but I didn't find any mention of what format the breakout sessions can/should take. During some but not all OS events I've attended, facilitators have mentioned that breakout sessions should be conversations rather than presentation

Re: [OSList] Great formats for breakout sessions?

2015-03-22 Thread Paul Nunesdea via OSList
Hi Lucas, Spot on. I have seen this happening, the energy gets wasted, specially in small OS seems that social pressures inhibits the Law of two feet. Wonder if the same happens in virtual OS, where people can actually leave the "virtual rooms" without any social pressure... Thanks for such well

Re: [OSList] Great formats for breakout sessions?

2015-03-22 Thread Jeff Aitken via OSList
for trying and learning and trying some more.  Thanks for the inquiry!   Jeff Original message From: Paul Nunesdea via OSList Date:03/22/2015 8:23 AM (GMT-08:00) To: Lucas Cioffi ,World wide Open Space Technology email list Subject: Re: [OSList] Great formats for br

Re: [OSList] Great formats for breakout sessions?

2015-03-22 Thread Michael Herman via OSList
; > > Original message > From: Paul Nunesdea via OSList > Date:03/22/2015 8:23 AM (GMT-08:00) > To: Lucas Cioffi ,World wide Open Space Technology email list > Subject: Re: [OSList] Great formats for breakout sessions? > > Hi Lucas, > Spot on. I have seen

Re: [OSList] Great formats for breakout sessions?

2015-03-22 Thread Jeff Aitken via OSList
- From: Michael Herman via OSList Date:03/22/2015 9:20 AM (GMT-08:00) To: World wide Open Space Technology email list Subject: Re: [OSList] Great formats for breakout sessions? yes to practice.  and my word was going to be "learning curve." some years ago we did a one-day os sess

Re: [OSList] Great formats for breakout sessions?

2015-03-22 Thread Lisa Heft - via OSList
I find that most of this becomes evident during the pre-work conversations, when we talk about power dynamics. Which also informs our conversation about which process to use, how long an event should be (given the objectives, desired outcomes, reasons, context, culture and more), and other eleme

Re: [OSList] Great formats for breakout sessions?

2015-03-22 Thread Rosa Zubizarreta via OSList
Hi Lucas, There's a published article about some folks in CA who combined Open Space with offering Dynamic Facilitation during the breakout sessions. I think their only DF training was from reading the manual, and I believe they got interesting-yet-mixed results. I'll look for the reference for yo

Re: [OSList] Great formats for breakout sessions?

2015-03-22 Thread Thomas Herrmann via OSList
: Lucas Cioffi; World wide Open Space Technology email list Ämne: Re: [OSList] Great formats for breakout sessions? Hi Lucas, Spot on. I have seen this happening, the energy gets wasted, specially in small OS seems that social pressures inhibits the Law of two feet. Wonder if the same happens

Re: [OSList] Great formats for breakout sessions?

2015-03-22 Thread John Baxter via OSList
w and hold > space for trying and learning and trying some more. > > Thanks for the inquiry! > > Jeff > > > > > -------- Original message ---- > From: Paul Nunesdea via OSList > Date:03/22/2015 8:23 AM (GMT-08:00) > To: Lucas Cioffi ,World wide Open Space Tec

Re: [OSList] Great formats for breakout sessions?

2015-03-22 Thread Christine Whitney Sanchez via OSList
Original message From: Paul Nunesdea via OSList Date:03/22/2015 8:23 AM (GMT-08:00) To: Lucas Cioffi ,World wide Open Space Technology email list Subject: Re: [OSList] Great formats for breakout sessions? Hi Lucas, Spot on. I have seen this happening, the energy gets wast

Re: [OSList] Great formats for breakout sessions?

2015-04-02 Thread yaari pannwitz via OSList
hello lucas let go …! trust the group to find its own rhythm … or not. if it is all about self-organization and self-organizing and i strongly do believe, that it is … embrace the chaos and order will come by itself. enjoy yaari On 22.03.2015, at 15:10, Lucas Cioffi via OSList wrote: > H