I have encouraged drop-ins. Of course I encourage everyone to be at the opening hour. But I have recently facilitated two open space events where people dropped in and out with quite good success. One with a University Faculty association where some had to leave to go teach a class or have a meeting. Many came back for the convergence even if they only attended one or two sessions. People have the freedom to do that anyway. The other was an Urban Health conference with researchers, health providers and local health activists. Again, some participants only came to part of the event.
In both cases I was around to clue people in who were not at the opening. However, the group did it for me. Politicians, once they see the momentum established and that they cannot find a ready made audience will either leave or get involved in some discussions. Larry Larry Peterson Associates in Transformation 41 Appleton Ave., Toronto, ON, Canada, M6E 3A4 416.653.4829 Fax 416.653.0609 [email protected] www.inforamp.net/~lpasoc www.openspaceworld.com * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
