Hi Evan,
Welcome to the list! I hope you will find this as great a resource as I do.
On the World Open Space on Open Space last month
in London, I hosted a session about doing an Open
Space when there is not much time. Even though we
all preferred to have more time, there were also
some interesting viewpoints on how to conduct
short meetings. And suggestions on how to explore
the possibilities of making more time available.
<http://www.devotedanddisgruntled.com/events/world-open-space-open-space/reports/when-the-client-does-not-have-time/>You
can find the report of the session here.
There are some awesome people involved in Open
Space around the world, including Canada. I hope you will meet some of them.
Best wishes,
Koos
At 22:15 5-11-2012, Evan Walsh wrote:
Hello OSLIST,
Having read through your wonderful FAQ (thanks
for compiling), I noted that one of the things
people appreciate are introductions from new
subscribers. So that is what this is.
My name is Evan Walsh and I work full time for
Engineers Without Borders Canada. As part of my
role in Chapter Development I seem to do a great
deal of facilitation. We run and assist others
in running a great number of retreats, meetings,
conferences, and off-sites throughout the year.
From time to time we will include an hour or
two of "Open Space". I've always enjoyed this
approach but never found it as satisfying as I
imagined it could be. This lead me to do some
more research about Open Space. I learned that
we weren't giving Open Space enough time or
space to work effectively. I also learned that I
am in love with the philosophy and approach that underlies Open Space.
I am incredibly excited to learn more about Open
Space and eventually become acquainted with
facilitating it properly. I not only feel it
will be valuable to my organization, helping it
meet its objectives, but I'm also excited about
spreading the philosophy of self-organization,
and deepening my participation in the sharing
and learning about this exciting way of being/living/thinking/feeling.
I've just completed Harrison Owen's User Guide
and am working through the "Non-Guide" (which
lead me to this list today). I'm excited to join
in on the conversation and hope to soak up as
much learning from this community as I can.
Cheers,
--
Evan Walsh
Chapter Development Coordinator | Coordinateur du Développement des Sections
Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
Canada | Ingénieurs Sans Frontières (ISF) Canada
<http://www.ingenieurssansfrontieres.ca/>www.ewb.ca
Phone: <tel:416-642-9146>416-642-9146
Skype: evan_walsh
Twitter: <https://twitter.com/#!/evanPwalsh>@evanPwalsh
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