Allison-- No breakouts on Skype, nor even on the conference calls we had (except the new one--Christine Whitney Sanchez can tell us about that). So we do things in serial order.
:- Doug. On Sat, 2010-03-13 at 22:13 +1100, Allison & Jim Baensch wrote: > Thanks Doug, > > > It's good to hear other groups have met this way. > > > How do you manage break out groups on Skype? > I have used Skype a little, but not for Open Space. > > > Does each break out group need to make another call, using a different > phone number? > Or does the whole group stay together on the original number? > > > I'll have a look at the Doodle site. > > > Allison. > > > On 12/03/2010, at 2:12 PM, doug wrote: > > > Allison-- > > > > > > The Open Space Institute-US board meets in open space monthly via > > conference call, using one of the free conference sites. > > > > > > Climate Space people met internationally for several months using > > Skype. > > > > > > And people are using Skype and conference calls to meet in open > > space > > from all over the horizon, by posting an inviting question on the > > OSlist > > or elsewhere, offering some alternative times (you can sort through > > them > > with sites like doodle.com), and then giving out the telephone > > number. > > > > > > So I'd say come up with an inviting question, send it out and open > > the > > space. Maybe 4 or 5 of you can meet that way ahead of the rest to > > decide > > on the inviting question. > > > > > > :- Doug. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 2010-03-12 at 09:31 +1100, Allison & Jim Baensch wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > I am unsure how to proceed and would appreciate your suggestions > > > or > > > thoughts. > > > > > > > > > As one of a hundred members of an Australian professional > > > association, I have offered to be on a new, nine person working > > > group. > > > I was asked to set up this group, by ringing people who had > > > expressed > > > interest in the association's future. > > > (Concerns had been expressed by several members about our future > > > and > > > how to establish a suitable structure.) > > > The working group had been asked to look at structures including > > > incorporation and to write a constitution for the association. > > > > > > > > > Members of the working group are scattered through much of > > > Australia, > > > so phone or similar meetings are more likely than face to face. > > > > > > > > > There is some interest in using Open Space. > > > One member of the group recently attended a 5 day Open Space > > > gathering and was most impressed. > > > I have sent the openspaceworld web site to group members. > > > > > > > > > For some reason I am having difficulty with finding the next step. > > > I guess it has to do with invitation. > > > And with knowing how we can best 'meet' if Open Space is chosen > > > as > > > our group's meeting and operating structure. > > > It might be to do with finding a suitable technology. > > > > > > > > > The bodywork we all perform has many of the same principles as > > > Open > > > Space, in a physical way. > > > > > > > > > Greetings from a cool, clear Autumn day in South-East Victoria, > > > Australia, > > > from Allison. > > > > > > > > > * > > > * > > > ========================================================== > > > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > > > ------------------------------ > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > > > view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > > > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > > > > > > > > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > > > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > > > > > > * > > * > > ========================================================== > > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > > ------------------------------ > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > > view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > > > > > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist