The technology is definitely there to do what you are proposing, but I would caution against allowing the technology to fill up the space. Sometimes old ways are better, or at least they have a purpose. For example, having people take notes in their sessions on laptops certainly works technically -- but at a price. First of all you tend to get a "data dump" -- lots of everything with little reflection about what it means. Such reflection will ordinarily take place when a convener carries a bunch of news print to the computer room, and is then faced with the prospect of typing it ALL in. In the instant the mind is focused and the processes of discriminating the "interesting" from the "useful" begins. It is also likely that others from the group will come along, allowing for further discussion and reflection -- which I take to be a plus. It is not about old tech vs new tech -- I think it is really about "appropriate" tech. good luck
Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, Maryland 20854 Phone 301-365-2093 Skype hhowen Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org Personal website www.ho-image.com OSLIST: To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: www.listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jimmy Pryor Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 11:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: USB-sticks/computer station during OST + some more.. Continuing this thread a month after the last post. I am working on an event that will happen the end of April, about half of it done in OS. It will be held at a university where the rooms have internet access. Many of the participants will have laptops. One possibility for the report gathering that I am considering is having reports emailed to newsroom coordinator. Virtually all laptops now have internet connections. I have very limited experience with Wikis. It seems it would be easier to collect reports and post them to a website as they happen. Perhaps a blog where others can post comments to posts. We're also considering some way to keep the evolving agenda continuously posted and updated on the website so people don't have to return to a central location to see the agenda. Any thoughts? Jimmy Pryor * * ========================================================== [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
