Hi György I agree with others - I like your idea a lot. We tried that (3 hrs one evening) when Birgitt was in Stockholm a few weeks ago. We had very rich discussions and the theme was connected to the course. I would also prefer two timeslots if possible. I would also like to have at least 45 minutes for the opening. If it is possible to use three hours you could also have 45 minutes for the closing. Lately when I have facilitated such short OST meetings I have presented them as Open Space workshops. Just to make sure to distinguish it from a whole OST-meeting. I also used a few minutes in the end to give a little information about what OST really is and how it could work having more time. Good Luck! Thomas
-----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Fran: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]]För Beck György Skickat: den 22 juni 2001 09:42 Till: [email protected] Ämne: Evening OS Hi folks, An idea has come into my mind (:-)) and I would like to know your opinion. There will be held a quite structured programme for 46 people of one of the two big political parties. The objective is to give over some KNOWLEDGE about the European Union and use this topic as a political communication practice field. My expected role is to handle the group dynamics and create situations where they can practice their communication skills. Up till this point I don't think the OS could be much help. BUT: There are the evenings, where we have to create some combination of learning, having formal and informal discussion and make fun. And here I think, the OST could be a method. The idea is brand new. It has just come up for me and all I think about it is, to make some invitation by the end of the formal programme on each day (?) with some topic that might interest them, OR to have them come up with a topic that can be the one for the evening we face at. (There will be 3 or 4 evenings) The other reason to use the OS, because I can hardly imagine, that they would be happy to attend formal meetings on the end of a tiring day. And everybody can have the choice to attend or not. I think only of using the principles and create one time slot and a closing circle in max. 2 hours. I would appreciate any contribution. Gyuri Beck György BeckGround Üzleti Kommunikációs Tanácsadó kft Az egyének és közösségek lehetőségeinek kibontakoztatása: www.beckground.hu/010211/htm/egyeb/ter.doc Problémafeltáró, akciótervező műhelymunka www.beckground.hu/archivum/konfismert.doc 1191 Budapest Hunyadi u. 1-21. fszt. 20. Tel/fax: +361 357-0615 Mobil: 20/9679015 www.beckground.hu * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
