Chris, Thanks for contributing this modified "Open Space".
I'm confused about the format: Their one day format consisted of 4 hours indoors and 2 hours walking and conversing round London. Their 4 hour format was very interesting to me: 15 minutes circle introduction 20 minutes of postits of what do you most want to discuss 20 minutes of rearranging a wall of postits into 4 clusters which then became one-hours sessions dividing the 22? who came into almost equal groups [MY QUESTION] Were there 4 1-hour sessions or 1 hour long session with 4 topics? then another look at the postits where different people took the opportunity to rearrange how 2 or more concerns connected and to discuss how they interpreted these new linked meanings I would say the spirit and intent of this equalled several true open spaces over 1 or 2 days that I have attended , so for those people who come to an open space café in London who don't dare produce a 2-day event for their first big challenge convention, I think we should look at attempts for mini-open space designs that if not exactly endorsing, we agree have the same self-organising spirit. Yes the same rule of the law of 2 feet was the only rule applied today Sounds exciting! Let me know which version : 4 1-hour sessions (with multiple topics within each session) or 1 hour long session broken into 4 topic groups. Thanks. With Grace and Love, Zelle ************ Zelle Nelson Engaging the Soul at Work/Know Place Like Home/State of Grace Document www.stateofgracedocument.com ze...@maureenandzelle.com office - 828.693.0802 mobile - 847.951.7030 Ravenswood - Isle of Skye 2021 Greenville Hwy Flat Rock, NC 28731 chris macrae wrote:
London, Tuesday 21 Sept at 17.30, British Library: we are hosting the first of a series of one-hour Simpol cafes - www.simpol.org.uk - on why practitioners of Open Space love what we try to facilitate for people who don't fully understand what Open Space systemises but are concerned with big challenges Bridget Peake is being our first guide. Amongst other application areas she has taken open space to are: 5 general Create the World we Wants - arguably connecting the largest network of change concern folk in Britain (which is admittedly is a sleepy country for change) 2 specific CTWWW3 on education (which has become an idea that other European countries are considering replicating), and international policy CTWWW has also spawned other events like sustainable business exchanges at Findhorn Scotland - probably the largest permanent change community in Britain Bridget has also taught young cultural creatives to convene their open spaces as I reported a few months back. She also does open space in business... However there is something else that I would like these cafes which I try to co-produce in London to achieve. Today I was at London's first convention of bloggers run in what they called an open space format. Surprisingly? while they were all far more technology literate than me, as social networkers most had a deeper humanitarian practice issue. Their one day format consisted of 4 hours indoors and 2 hours walking and conversing round London. Their 4 hour format was very interesting to me: 15 minutes circle introduction 20 minutes of postits of what do you most want to discuss 20 minutes of rearranging a wall of postits into 4 clusters which then became one-hours sessions dividing the 22? who came into almost equal groups then another look at the postits where different people took the opportunity to rearrange how 2 or more concerns connected and to discuss how they interpreted these new linked meanings I would say the spirit and intent of this equalled several true open spaces over 1 or 2 days that I have attended , so for those people who come to an open space café in London who don't dare produce a 2-day event for their first big challenge convention, I think we should look at attempts for mini-open space designs that if not exactly endorsing, we agree have the same self-organising spirit. Yes the same rule of the law of 2 feet was the only rule applied today Back to Tuesday, we meet in the café behind the main floor of the British Library near Euston and Kings Cross Station. If you would like to come or know someone in London who might (please relay the post ) . The event is free, as are all collaboration and simpol cafes organised by London, as First Collaboration Knowledge City -an odd phrase I have to use because the European Union won't look at any conversation format unless it has knowledge in it . Please email me at wcbn...@easynet.co.uk <mailto:wcbn...@easynet.co.uk> if you wish to come or need further details. NB we just squat in the café like any other customers (ie we are not a formal British Library Event). Anything we think we may learn we will try and share with the community be this alumni of open space or of collaboration knowledge cities around the world Makes enough sense? Cheers Chris Macrae, wcbn...@easynet.co.uk <mailto:wcbn...@easynet.co.uk> Blog of Firsts in the World is at http://firstsintheworld.blogspot.com/ Water Angels http://waterangels.blogspot.com/ being the context of most concern for www.simpol.org.uk <http://www.simpol.org.uk/> and next months 20000 European Social Forum activists meeting in London
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