I find working with larger numbers (even very larger numbers ie 2000) to be "easier" from the point of view that the tendency for me as a facilitator to become personally involved goes down. This includes answering questions from participants -- which I don't. But with a large group it becomes all that much easier to avoid the questioner. I practice what I call the "Waiter's Back Routine" -- you know when you are looking to catch the eye of ac waiter and all you ever get is the back. Well I can do that very well. Seems rude, I guess, but the point for me is move quickly to the real action -- which is the people's work. Get me off the stage as quickly as possible.
Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, Maryland 20845 Phone 301-365-2093 Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org Personal website http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Karen Diosy Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 2:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: A taster of OST meeting on 1,5 hour Harrison, I'm curious to hear more about why you would say 120 is probably easier than 40. It leads me to wonder also is there a point (number) where it shifts away from easier? Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harrison Owen" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 2:14 PM Subject: Re: A taster of OST meeting on 1,5 hour > Provided you have adequate space, 120 people is no more difficult that 40. > Actually it is probably easier. > > ho > > Harrison Owen > 7808 River Falls Drive > Potomac, Maryland 20845 > Phone 301-365-2093 > > Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com > Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org > Personal website http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm > [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eva P > Svensson > Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 2:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: A taster of OST meeting on 1,5 hour > > Hello all! > I have been given the opportunity to demonstrate or give a taste of > OST at breakfast meetings in Malmö, Gothenburg and Stockholm in the > beginning of October. Just the timeframe is a challenge i think. They > send out the invitation today and now I had a call from one of the > organizers and they had already have 119 person registred in the > first day! > So they were concerned about the large number of people and to have > the right locations. And after my first "giggeling" of excitement I > am starting to getting cold feet... > How do you do this with so many people? > My first plan ( when I was hoping to have some 30-40 people) was to > have a very short opening and agenda setting (20 min) and 2 breakout > spaces à 25 min each and approx. 20 min to closing and reflection > over the process. > > How should you do - given the large amount of people? Do you think it > is "doable" as my first thougts or should you just choose one break > out session? > > Ideas are mostly welcomed!!! > > All the best > Eva > > * > * > ========================================================== > [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 > > * > * > ========================================================== > [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 * * ========================================================== [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 * * ========================================================== [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
