Don: I was invited to open space for two hours in January, and decided to ask the sponsors to extend to three. 75 people attended to talk about sustainable development in the county. The intro, bulletin board and marketplace took forty minutes, and we had two 45-minute periods in which 15 topics were investigated. We then took announcements, had a feedback circle, and closed. The topics were juicy and the notes are posted on an email list of attendees for further work. The evening felt rich and spacious.
If I were to design 2 hours I would start with 30 minutes each for intro, two sessions, closing, and be flexible about all of it! Sometimes a group is well served because it takes time and thoughtfulness during the marketplace, sometimes a group motors thru and gets right into sessions, sometimes they decide to stay together and go thru the topics one by one... Jeff - Jeff Aitken PO Box 1092 Inverness CA 94937 415-663-8789 [email protected]
