I echo other's preference for 1.5 hours, especially when the physical layout requires more time in between sessions for people to get from here to there. Gives people the time and space they so rarely get to think together more deeply. But I've also advocated for shorter session times so that we could fit in at least three sessions and convergence if we have less than 1.5 days. About 5 years ago I opened the space with the Sales Team for the Arizona Diamondbacks Baseball Team. We held it in a stadium suite with adjacent suites acting as breakout spaces. Passing time was less than a minute. Their convening question had to do with what the issues and opportunities were for hitting a specific sales target. The Diamondbacks had just won the World Series so the energy was very high. We had allowed for 1.5 hours for each session but most sessions only lasted between 30 - 45 minutes. The casual chatting in between sessions was just as rich as many of the sessions themselves. As I reflect on this, I see that allowing the full 1.5 hours gave these folks, who hardly ever see each other in person because they are out in the field selling, selling, selling, the opportunity to just hang together and build their group momentum toward a record breaking sales season. Thanks for asking the question, Brendan. 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 Chris Corrigan Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 11:44 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Optimal Time-Slots I have falso ound an hour to be too short. I'll do 1.25 hours, but my preference is for 1,5 hours. Over more than 100 events, that just seems to have been the happiest medium. Give or take. Chris On 2/23/06, Jeff Aitken <[email protected]> wrote: Brendan, I've been splitting the difference: 75-minute periods. In my observation, 60 minutes seemed a bit too short, and 90 minutes seemed a bit too long. With 75 minutes, people might talk for an hour and then take some time to wrap up. Or not! Jeff Aitken Petaluma river valley San Francisco Bay area Subject: Optimal Time-Slots In a two day open space events, are 1.5 hour time-slots preferable to 1 hour slots? Let me know the 'right' answer please.... or maybe not! Brendan * * ========================================================== [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 -- CHRIS CORRIGAN Consultation - Facilitation Open Space Technology Weblog: http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot <http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot> Site: http://www.chriscorrigan.com * * ========================================================== [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
