Thanks Suzanne. There is much generosity in this network and it is appreciated that you share openly so we all can learn together.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Suzanne Daigle Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 3:16 PM To: World wide Open Space Technology email list Subject: Re: [OSList] Open Space classrooms Tricia, Run and go do this. With a theme that ignites what students and faculty are passionate about, I think it will open a great deal. It would be wonderful if you could invite a planning team beforehand to work on it with you which will deepen the learning. Also who knows from 1 experience it may lead to much more. As you read what I describe below, know that we opened the space and had people create the market place wall in as brief a time as possible. We rehearsed our opening of space so it would accord the maximum time for all to experience and be in Open Space. We did the same on a project with the University of South Florida, working on a sustainability program around Meg Wheatley's work over a 7-week period (90 minute classes). Community, Students and Staff. Three of those weeks were in Open Space. Here's the link to the effort. It was a blast. It opened the door to the World Open Space and even led to a Student Center being built -- it was one of the Action Initiatives with students asking for a place to engage together. It's where we hosted WOSonOS. For a flavor of it, have a look at this: A Taste of Open Space <http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/daigle_Suzanne-268460-usf-sp-wheat ley-leadership-series-connection-parners-education-ppt-powerpoint/> Congrads! Enjoy! Suzanne On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 2:30 PM, Tricia Chirumbole <[email protected]> wrote: Hi all! I am writing to request your advice and experiences with open space in classrooms - this is for a one time MBA class. the upcoming engagement: I have been invited to hold an Open Space style class for MBA/International Affairs students in a Global Perspectives class on Feb 24th at George Washington University (my former MBA program). The standing theme of this class in the prof's curriculum is, "Putting it all together" background: This invite was born from discussions I have been having with the professor of the aforementioned class, about the opportunities of introducing some Open Space and Scrum practices into their MBA program - she is also the Associate Dean and involved in program development. My real interest was to explore opportunities not just for actual classroom time, but also for other components, such as: The kick-off orientation week for FT MBAs, Curriculum/program planning, and for executing projects. My pet titles include: Hacking my MBA, and the Agile Classroom. the conundrum: So, this is cool, BUT, I am concerned about the short time frame (2.5 hours) and the isolated nature of the engagement. I would very much like anyone's direct experience or insight on holding classes OS style or holding similarly short, one-off Open Space engagements. I know they are done, I can envision how I would do it, but I still feel concerned that I may have jumped on low hanging fruit that may not be the best format for sharing these practices. For me, I can definitely see open space style classes and "agile" classrooms w/out multi-day OS summits, but I see them flourishing more as part of an ecosystem of principles and cultures being practiced, rather than as a one-off classroom brouhaha! All thoughts welcome - thank you in advance! :))))) Tricia Chirumbole Open Space Facilitator, Certified Scrum Master Mojo Collaborative www.mojocollaborative.com 571-232-0942 skype: tricia.chirumbole twitter: @themojozone _______________________________________________ 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 -- Suzanne Daigle Open Space Facilitator NuFocus Strategic Group FL 941-359-8877 Cell: 203-722-2009 www.nufocusgroup.com [email protected] twitter @suzannedaigle --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
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