Good learning - pre-work is important - small or large group (-: All the best Thomas Herrmann 18 jun 2013 kl. 11:36 skrev Bhavesh Patel <bhavm...@gmail.com>:
> I just did one and it didn't seem to go that well... 13 people... > > As I reflect on it I think: > it was not set up properly, the client who was the boss may not have informed > everyone what the aim was > the participants felt that they already had 'these types of discussions' in > the office and so didn't need to have them at a staff retreat > there didn't seem to be much energy around the topic > So I guess it goes back to making sure you have a topic that the participants > really care about, that it is an invitation and not an obligation, at least > at an intentional level, and to not assume that the sponsor or person you are > talking to knows how to explain it to others. I did have an invitation which > was sent out and the staff were so busy they didn't even read it! > > > > On 12 June 2013 21:53, Erich Kolenaty <e.kolen...@aon.at> wrote: > > At this occation I would remind you of the report of fabulous Lisa Heft who I > guess 10 years ago gave a report to the list on the smallest open space ever > been held in the world: Only one participant! > > It must be able to find the story somewhere in the archives - perhaps Lisa > would like to tell again ;-) ? > > Erich from lovely Vienna > > Am 11.06.2013 15:33, schrieb Michael M Pannwitz: > Dear Paul, > in my experience it does work, I have facilitated several. > The tendency for the whole group to go to a particular session is larger than > in a large event but there are often many small or even very small groups, or > groups of one. So the dynamic is basically the same albeit more intense. > > However, these requests for an OST event with a small group almost always end > up being much larger after a planning meeting with the sponsor (in this case, > all nine could constitute the planning group). > Basicall, in the Planning Meeting three major questions are answered: > 1. What are our expectations regarding the outcome of the OST event? > 2. What should be the heading for the event in light of our expectations? > 3. Who should be invited to the event in light of our expectations and the > title of our event? > > So, I would encourage you to have a traditional planning meeting. > > Greetings from Berlin > mmp > > > > On 11.06.2013 14:10, Paul Nunesdea wrote: > List, > > Apologies if this is a recurrent question... Would opening space at > management team level (9 persons) would work? The issue is a burning > 'new company structure' eventually facing a downsize. I have > experienced to host larger groups OS but wonder how it would be also > useful in a smaller group context. > > My question is twofold: - would a OS session of 9 persons would work > in terms of marketplace dynamics, would the sessions be too small? - > If that works well, then I wonder if extending results to the > remainder of the company not in the OS meeting would be effective? > > Your experience would be much valued! > > Best Paul > > From my iPad _______________________________________________ OSList > mailing list To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org To > unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org To > subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org
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