Apologies if we have asked Harrison this question before I wanted to write up the extent to which the networking origins of open space, are different from the focused innovation or conflict resolution ones
Going back to the 2 Martini story, I understand the first origin of open space to have been that of turning an association (organisational transformation) annual conference into a networking event I was wondering: what was the first major open space where the application involved an invitation which wasn't to do with an association's gathering but a specific conflict or innovation challenge? Also was there any additional preparation etc concerned with the early part of the three days potentially requiring more understanding of how to raise the communal spirits of people who may be coming together from a conflict origin. One of the reasons I ask is that in these days of virtual and real communications methods, there is quite a lot of debate about how to best use time in each mode? More specifically, I am noticing people who have been called together for one day (and who cannot change the command that this is all the time they will have) demanding some open (space) time on the agenda rather than a wholly pre-planned agenda. This is going back to how to making the most of people networking which we can then later pick up on or of mutual shaping of ideas while we are together in real time & real space whilst not necessarily being focused around one challenge. So whilst I understand there is at most one rule and 4 principles, there is perhaps some difference in tacit experiences of a networking or interdisciplinary open event, and a conflict resolving event. Any origins clues on how these are similar or different? Cheers Chris Macrae * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
