Hi Eiwor, Thanks for your answer. I guess in answer to the first question, one of my thoughts is about the difficulty sometimes of the mixture of Open and "other" Space within a conference. I know I have read many people describing the difficulties of combinations in other posts and it is a question on my mind. What happens when a conference is structured in such a way that 6 out of 7 parts are being held in very structured traditional forms and 1 part is being held in Open Space. What effect will that have? Is that appropriate? I don't have the answers to the questions, and there is a part of me that says, "just do it." But there is also the part of me that says it's a worth it to wonder about these impacts, question the needs and bring that with me to the planning so that I can let it go when we decide to make a go of it.
About the second question, I also thought that something like asking people to be present for the first hour would be a good idea. I'm pretty sure that if there are enough people that stay with the process throughout the 2 days that they can "help the others" out, but it is two days and I think the spirit of the event has to be in some way preserved. I'm wondering if that can be done in this sort of combination? Thanks again, Doris -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu]Namens Eiwor Backelund Verzonden: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 8:43 PM Aan: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Onderwerp: Re: Open Space in a conference Hallo Doris, my first thought is Why shouldn´t you? And my second Why do they have to stay all the time? We have the law of two feet that says you do what you need with your time. Maybe in the invitation you can explain that the first hour is essential and that if they want to fully participate they ougth to be there during that hour. I have had some sessions lately where people have arrived during the opening and if I don´t bother then noone else seems to do it either. Sometimes there have been some struggling before they get a chair to sit on and the circle opens to let them in but then I have just stopped for a while and then started again by repeating my last words. It seems to work. The others take care of those arriving late and I always repeat how to put up topics as my last words before I give the space to the participants. I wouldn´t be surprised if your session gathered most of the visitors there. Good Luck Eiwor * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
