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On Aug 23, 2012, at 10:50 PM, Suzanne Daigle <[email protected]> wrote: > > Exciting to imagine! A virtual interface specifically geared to Open Space. > Brian Burt, CEO and Founder of MaestroConference, and I were on the phone for > about 30 minutes this afternoon. It was a “jump right in” kinda conversation > with lots of give and take. No doubt about it, MaestroConference has been > giving this some thought and Brian Burt knows the process, principles and > language of Open Space. > > In some cases their technology is there and stuff could happen right away; > other things need to be figured out and then of course, you can’t totally > replicate an in-person experience of Open Space so a hybrid virtual > adaptation would need to be developed. > > We talked about the big picture of a Virtual Open Space Social Webinar > platform that would allow hundreds and even thousands of people to > participate. We also discussed some of the challenges; for example: “can you > really have a virtual conversation with 50 people on-line engaged in one > topic or would we need to break into smaller groups” and “how could we manage > a post-it board with time and place”. > > Brian’s plan, along with other folks at Maestro Conference, is to host a > Virtual Open Visioning Event this Fall inviting lots of people (it would be > terrific if many joined) from the Open Space community and folks in the > technology world (major users of Open Space) to engage in working > conversations around the interface, the implementation, the applications of > where and how a virtual OS could be used, the invitation process and so much > more. > > What I was able to convey to Brian is that there are many practitioners in > this worldwide OS community, including the OSI US Board, who are interested > and excited about having a virtual Open Space platform. I’ll be the first to > say that I’m not the expert (nor the leader) in that regard but I certainly > have the passion and am willing to roll up my sleeves with others to help > make it happen. > > At Brian’s request, I’ve agreed to lend a hand if people want to advise off > list that they are interested, feel free to email me. You can also do it > publicly on the OS list and I’ll keep track. MaestroConference is also > interested in knowing if anyone has people they’d recommend who should be > invited to the Fall Event. > > In anticipation of the Virtual Open Visioning Event being planned, perhaps we > can continue the conversations on our OS list sharing what we would hope to > see, what questions we have, how we may want to contribute to this effort. > My specific interest related to the virtual technology is having the ability > to host post-events after a face-to-face Open Space, continuing the > conversations and driving some of the actions and initiatives that > participants identified. > > An early Call to Action that may help Maestro Conference in their planning! > What do y'all think? > > Suzanne > > > > Suzanne Daigle > NuFocus Strategic Group > 7159 Victoria Circle > University Park, FL 34201 > FL 941-359-8877; > CT 203-722-2009 > www.nufocusgroup.com > [email protected] > twitter @suzannedaigle > > > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org
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