Hello there Kári, Anna Christine, and Fellow Passengers on the GTOL (Great Train of Life),
As we all know, (and despite our best efforts!) some aspects of in-person communication are simply not possible online. But online technologies can still be very, very useful. I advise blending the two-- online participation methods can be tremendously helpful leading up to an in-person event. After all, opening space is just a method chosen to achieve a goal. Online technologies cannot open space in the same way, but a creative facilitator can often use these tools to work towards the very same goal-- whatever it might be. For those considering online dialogue, I've been working on a software team to create four inter-operable tools (brainstorming, deliberation, summarization, and voting) that an innovative facilitator can mix & match to suit the needs of the event. Here's a YouTube video explaining how these four tools work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u86rgM_RG_k For large numbers of participants, everyone sees a random selection from the conversation, identifies the most compelling ideas, and the system sorts those to the top. I'd advise that the lifespan of a conversation should be 2-3 weeks so that it does not last too long yet gives participants enough time to check in every now and then. 3-week conversations can be combined in a chain so that each one builds on the one before or you could run them in parallel with independent groups and compare the results-- there are many possibilities. *I'd be interested in hearing what other online methods facilitators have recently used with success.* >From my perspective, OST is a combination of many component methods and techniques-- indeed each person on this list has likely customized the process in some way. *Which techniques would you most want to see replicated in online tools? *We've built four tools (for brainstorming, deliberation, summarization, & voting) and we're looking to build a few more to add to the suite. Our vision is that facilitators might decide to use one or more online tools prior/during/after an in-person event and we figure that these tools should be interoperable to reduce friction for participants. Lucas Cioffi AthenaBridge Inc Board Member, National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation Charlottesville, VA 917-528-1831 On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 1:09 PM, Kári Gunnarsson <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi > > I'm planing a similar ongoing event for an organization with around > 500 employee divided into 20 locations. > > The topic is "the competitive advantage" within the organization. I > image my design to have an On-line Open Space Marketplace in some kind > of an interactive web-forum where report posting from discussions will > also take place. I plan to take a meeting with the owners on what kind > of resources should be available and what demands we make upon the > reporters to get these resources. I also have propose that all items > go to the marketplace, so there will be no "hidden marketplace" in > this category. > > I'm now reviewing software to go with this solution design. I already > know that most cross-location interaction in that organization is in > facebook, therefore I am likely to select some forum/message > board/marketplace software that works well with the facebook API > interface. > > with love from Iceland > Kári > > On 13 May 2013 13:27, Anna Christine Christensen > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Someone has asked me whether it is possible to do OST solely on the web > over > > a prolonged period of time (say 3 months) with people coming in and > adding > > their thoughts now and again as their time permits? His challenge is a > wide > > variety of stakeholders who will not be able to meet – not even hold a > > “normal” web-OST, because they won’t be able to be present at the same > time. > > It is not a huge group and therefore unlikely that someone would happen > to > > be online all the time, so it would have to be a written OST. > > > > > > > > Has anyone tried that? – A written, online OST running over a couple of > > months? > > > > > > > > I remember hearing about a programme designed to do OST on the web – > what is > > that called and would it work for a “written” OST? > > > > > > > > Or does anyone have other ideas and experiences as to how to get a > > conversation / change process going OST-style under the mentioned > > circumstances? > > > > > > > > All the very best, > > > > Anna Christine Christensen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > > -- > Kári Gunnarsson > [email protected] > gsm: +354 8645189 > _______________________________________________ > 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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