Thanks for asking the questions, Frank. Has me thinking fondly of one of my favorite Open Space experiences.
A couple of years ago, I co-opened the space for a Latin American Conference outside Guadalajara. My colleague from the Dominican Republic was giving the instructions in Spanish, me in English. On day one, 10-15 topics were posted. On day two, 25 more went up. Same theme, same convening question. One of the participants from Guatemala explained to me that when they heard about Open Space Technology, it sounded so sophisticated that it made them all very shy - that perhaps their topics wouldn't be "good enough." But once they had experienced the process for a day, they realized that the things they most wanted to discuss were exactly the "right" topics. In the closing circle, another participant from Mexico said that she had thought that Open Space would be very "foreign" but in fact, this is exactly how they always work in their culture. Christine Christine Whitney Sanchez KAIROS Alliance Inc. 2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85048 480.759.0262 www.kairosalliance.com <http://www.kairosalliance.com/> _____ From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Frank Deitle Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 10:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: evolving agendas My friend and I were just discussing the merrits of creating the agenda on a day by day basis vs creating the whole agenda for an event on the first day. The idea was that the conversations that happen on the first day could radically alter what people think is important to talk about on following days. Any thoughts or experiences? Peace, Frank Deitle * * ========================================================== [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
