Lisa,
Yes, those are all good points. And I largely concur. And I really prefer
to not have people working on their computers during meetings.
But, a lot of people are becoming accustomed to being online all the
time. Having their laptops with them at meetings is the norm. Meeting
locations are even chosen for their WIFI. So, I am wondering how accepting
people will be to be told to turn off their laptops during meetings. The
internet access in this space is not wireless, so that could be
restricted. But some folks want it. If notes are going to be written up
on a computer at some point, I anticipate resistance to saying "You can't
write-up the notes until after the meeting."
Certainly others on this list have encountered this?
Jimmy
At 11:39 AM 3/14/2006, Lisa Heft wrote:
Hi, Jimmy
You said:
<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.>
Beware that you replace face-to-face interaction with the seeming ease of
helping things along with technology. When two participants chat at the
Newsroom (a central location) that may be the seed of a future
collaborative project. When someone takes their notes to a Newsroom they
get a chance to think and reflect upon their experience. When someone has
to walk up to an Agenda Wall (which can also become a Breaking News Wall),
that means folks return to the main room, pass by other great
conversations and get sucked into them, feel the energy, have
conversations at the wall, and so on. So it is the very act of returning
to a central location to see the agenda that can deliver great gifts to
the participants.
Technology will help in many ways. Remember also that the whole body also
takes and exchanges data in different ways (audio, kinesthetic, graphic,
by reaching out and putting something on the wall, eye contact during a
conversation rather than all eyes down at keyboards) and that random human
interaction is also the Work of an Open Space, as much as any session or
session content.
Also, regarding internet access - decide if having everyone check their
email all the time during the working meeting (the Open Space) is a good
idea. So often we say please turn your phones and pagers to vibrate and
Ive also had clients eliminate internet access to the Open Space room
(even clients who use very high tech as a rule) to encourage people to
focus on the human interaction and discussions.
Lisa
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