Phelim -- I knew you would do it! The shape and quantity of the space is important. AND I am always amazed that in spite of everything, it works. I remember one time having a very long narrow room, so narrow in fact that peoples knees were almost touching. Space in the middle was practically non-existent. I don't have a clue how it all worked, but it did. There can be an upside to having been given rotten space. I always take it as an invitation to take the whole group in a parade in search of something better. A little singing helps too. :-)
Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Dr. Potomac, MD 20854 USA Phone 301-365-2093 www.openspaceworld.com www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Phelim McDermott Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 1:42 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: OS for theatre in Berlin Hello a very successful OS here in Berlin.. Tomorrow we have one more session for action and any more sessions on a much more difficult space however the opening space from today may even manage to change the architecture of the building! It WAS possible today to create a flat circle on a very steep rake of seats and a stage! Thanks to all. Phelim x Sent from my iPhone On 16 Apr 2010, at 13:21, Phelim McDermott <phe...@mac.com> wrote: > Hi Friends > > Thanks do much for support. OS up and running 450 people... > > Thanks volcano > > Roughly 80 sessions > > Circle created in a very non open space space > > Energy good today. > > Thanks so much for help and advice. > > Michael I met your friend he's joining in sessions as we speak. > > Phelim x > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 12 Apr 2010, at 20:42, Michael M Pannwitz <mmpa...@boscop.org> > wrote: > >> Dear Phelim, >> the German ones are close to what I use which goes like this: >> >> -Die da sind, sind genau die Richtigen >> -Was auch immer geschieht: Es ist das Einzige, was geschehen konnte >> -Es fängt an, wenn die Zeit reif ist >> -Vorbei ist vorbei - Nicht vorbei ist nicht vorbei >> >> -Das Gesetz der zwei Füße...or, in the tradition of leaving things >> off, shorter >> "Das Gesetz" >> >> The advantage of the version that I use is that it is not a >> "translation" from English into German but more consequently uses >> German idiom (also a tribute to the principles being universal). >> By the way, I also call the "principles" "facts of life" which in >> German is "Tatsachen des Lebens". >> >> Where will the event take place? I might be close by, living in >> Berlin. >> >> Regarding your questions: >> The number of breakout spaces results from the number of issues >> posted divided by the number of time slots. >> In your case you can figure on 75 to 120 issues. Having 3 time >> slots, you need 25 to 40 break out spaces. >> >> I have no experience with simultaneous Open Space events taking >> place in different spaces...but people have reported on this on >> various occasions in this list and felt it worked well. >> From my experience, its great to have large spaces (like the large >> tents we had for the 2108 in Würzburg ... 232 issues...70 breakout >> spaces...total chaos that the participants managed with ease) but >> from your description the space you have is neither very large no >> r empty!!! >> >> The weather forecast for Berlin is, well, like April, unpredictable. >> Today it was sunny, warm, windy and chilly...all within hours. >> >> Have a great time in Berlin >> mmp >> >> Phelim McDermott schrieb: >>> These are the translations we've got so far how do they look? >>> in French: >>> - Les personnes qui se présentent, sont les bonnes >>> - Ce qui arrive devait arriver >>> - Quand ça commence, c’est le bon moment >>> - Quand c’est fini, c’est fini >>> - La loi de la mobilité >>> In German: >>> - Wer auch immer kommt, es sind die richtigen Leute >>> - Was auch immer geschieht, es ist das Einzige, was geschehen >>> konnte . >>> - Es beginnt, wenn die Zeit reif ist >>> - Vorbei ist vorbei - Nicht vorbei ist Nicht-vorbei >>> - Gesetz der zwei Füße >>> Phelim >>> On 12 Apr 2010, at 17:00, Phelim McDermott wrote: >>>> Hi Folks, >>>> >>>> In the next few days we are doing an open space in Berlin for the >>>> European theatre community IETM. They have asked us to open space >>>> in the middle of their conference. Initially they said this would >>>> probably be for about 400 people. The space they have is in a not >>>> ideal space for opening with this number but we thought we could >>>> work around the raked seating in their theatre space to create >>>> the semblance of a circle. We have now been told 700 have signed >>>> up!! The invite obviously has some charge to it. So we are >>>> looking at trying to open space at the beginning outside hoping >>>> that the weather holds out. Of course it may not so we may have >>>> to deal with being inside. Does anyone have experience of >>>> suddenly having to deal with a lot more people than originally >>>> planned for? Of opening the space in different rooms? Using video >>>> links in order to accommodate the numbers. >>>> >>>> We have a day for three sessions and another day to reopen space >>>> for action? >>>> >>>> >>>> Questions: >>>> >>>> How many sessions for 700 people for 1.5 days.. and so >>>> consequently roughly how many break out spaces? >>>> >>>> What are the principles and law in German? >>>> What are the principles and law in French? >>>> >>>> Does anyone have any thoughts or advice. >>>> >>>> Thanks for advice anyone. >>>> >>>> Love >>>> >>>> Phelim >>>> >>>> * >>>> * >>>> ========================================================== >>>> 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 >> >> -- >> Michael M Pannwitz, boscop eg >> Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany >> ++49-30-772 8000 >> mmpa...@boscop.org >> www.boscop.org >> >> >> Check out the Open Space World Map presently showing 392 resident >> Open Space Workers in 68 countries working in a total of 139 >> countries worldwide >> Have a look: >> www.openspaceworldmap.org >> >> * >> * >> ========================================================== >> 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 * * ========================================================== 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
