So I guess you tied the record Laura....do I hear four anyone? Chris
Harrison Owen wrote: > At 03:45 PM 4/16/01 -0700, you wrote: > >> Laura, >> >> I had a similar experience when I opened space for five people and >> then for 10 people. Both times they stayed in one group and either >> dealt with each topic in some logical order or merged topics as they >> went along. I wonder if there is a reason why small complex adaptive >> systems behave that way and larger systems split. >> >> Don > > > My single experience with a group of 5 was not intentional. Like > Laura, I expected more and five showed up. But -- whoever comes is the > right people. And so we proceeded. Worked like usual. Even to the > point that the group worked in every permutation of 5 possible > (2/2/1, 2/3, all 5 etc) My wonder was that from the point of view of > the dynamics of the group -- it was all identical to a much larger > group. Go figure... > > Harrison > > >> Harrison Owen > > 7808 River Falls Drive > Potomac, MD 20854 USA > phone 301-469-9269 > fax 301-983-9314 > Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com > Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org > Personal website www.mindspring.com/~owenhh > > [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of [email protected] > Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > > > -- CHRIS CORRIGAN Consultation - Facilitation Open Space Technology http://www.chriscorrigan.com 108-1035 Pacific Street Vancouver BC V6E 4G7 Phone: 604.683.3080 Fax: 604.683.3036 [email protected]
