Ted, I do a "class" for a local MBA program . . . once each semester. I open the space as if it is a 2 day event - Post a time matrix for the full 2 days with time and place post-its but no definitions of those times/places . . . Open the market place - The first session is 20 minutes - Leaves time for a short "closing/recap" . . . All done in 1.5 hours.
The participants (33 folks) post an average of 25-30 topics and never missed a beat - Scheduled themselves all of those sessions to happen "after class" . . . The professor reports back to me that the students actually did the sessions and effected real change. So it turns out being a small space that self-expands :-) B Barry Owen -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ted Ernst Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 8:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: very short events - Re: Optimal Time-Slots Excellent conversation. I've facilitated two (monthly) 1.5 hour events, with a 3rd one coming up in a month. I didn't bother with time slots so far, there's just no time with opening in and closing. Anyone have similar experiences with a series of very short events? Or something to add? peace, ted -- Humanize the Earth! http://tedernst.com Open more space! http://www.openspaceworld.org Chicago event July 14-16: http://moreandmore.us/ skype: TedErnst google talk/jabber: [email protected] * * ========================================================== [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
