In a message dated 10/11/99 10:00:13 AM, [email protected] wrote: <<They proposed to let each group present the results of their discussion before leaving. With large groups I can see it´s almost impossible but in smaller ones it could be. Do you ever do like that, and how?>>
I have done it on occasion, and it can work well. [Remember, even in "classic" Open Space, on the third day everyone reads each other's reports for an hour, which is a form of "report-out."] In one instance the group was building a strategic plan and they needed a quick overview of what other parts of the plan were thinking, before entering the second day. At the end of another (one day), the output of each group was written in the form of project goal statements, along with measures of success, and the reading of the goal statements gave a quick and powerful sense of accomplishment to the whole group. I have also had folks make presentations as part of the convergence, on day two of a two day Open Space, where the Proceedings were not yet ready. Good luck! Jay Jay W. Vogt Peoplesworth 166 Hubbard Street Concord, MA 01742-2448 USA (978) 371-3134 - Voice (978) 287-5431 - Fax [email protected] - Email
