Bary, great story..
May I ask what theme did you work with ? Did you chose it ? the professor ? the students ? Were you supposed to show what OST might do ? which can typically be what a university could ask for Or work on a given issue with the students (like someone mentioned here : welcome integrate or half term "were are we now" or at the end of MBA "so what about tomorrow"..) ? Christine On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 7:39 PM, Barry Owen <[email protected]> wrote: > Tricia, > > I have done exactly this with a local MBA program > It worked so well that they didn't invite me back after the 3rd time > because the School Administration was not keen on the turmoil caused by the > students expressions of freedom and demands for change. > > My "Way" was simply to Open Space as if it were a 3 Full Day Event. > This Time/Place Post-it matrix reflected what any 3 day event would have > (Opening - Sessions - Lunch - Sessions - Evening News - Party . . . ending > with Closing) > The opening was normal - No difference than if it were the full 3 days > Each time I did it, the groups of 30ish students posted @ 30 Issues > We had time for 1 session (45 minutes) and had 4 Break-out spaces > Then we had Evening News. > > At the end of evening news, I simply made the suggestion that they could > complete the remaining 26 sessions at other times. What happened was > unfathomable to me and the sponsoring Professor . . . The students > self-organized and DID arrange times and places (Coffee Shops) and > "completed" the sessions on the wall in a period of about 3 weeks. > > The topic all three times was centered around "Rankings of MBA programs > and how their MBA program could improve their standings" > > The School Administrators were always invited but never showed up, and > they had all the power and squashed all efforts by the students to effect > change . . . I think the professor was ultimately forced to describe Open > Space Technology rather than demonstrating. > > DO-IT > > You'll have a blast. > > Best, > > b > > > On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 1:30 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- [image: Christine Koehler, créatrice d'espace de Dialogue et de Coopération] Executive Coach, Médiateur www.christine-koehler.fr Tel : 06 13 28 71 38 Fax : 09 72 32 36 65 <http://christine-koehler.fr/2013/formation-de-levenement-au-processus-avril-2013/>
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