Erich, Absolutely awesome sharing of the photjourney of your OS. Great work. It will be very helpful to others in the future.
Scott On 6/16/06, Kate Armstong <4pang...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Erich, Thank you for so generously sharing your "2108" experience. After the photographic journey (no German required!), I can't imagine ever fearing leaping off the OS cliff. There is a net! And my favorite photo of this awesome undertaking? #16 ("And how will this be done?"). Appreciatively, Kate --- Erich Kolenaty <e.kolen...@aon.at> wrote: > > Hi Lisa, > > if you want to have a look at the Würzburg > Fotostory of the OS with 2108 in > 2003, you will find a lot of ideas at the pictures. > > http://www.transformation.at/index.php?Alias_ID=8&class=logoleiste_links > > For example the great idea to mark the group spaces > with numbered balloons! > > warmly > Erich > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lisa Heft > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 10:57 PM > Subject: [OSLIST] Large OS, short time frame - > design and preparation > question > > > Hello, dear colleagues - > > > > I am considering doing a large Open Space - in the > 2000 participant > range - in a short time (3 hours total) - it happens > at the end of a > 'conventional' conference. So it would probably be > two 45-minute sessions, > a short Closing Circle and the rest of the time > available for the agenda > co-creation. > > > > I have done large Open Space events and also > large-ish ones in time frames > such as 3 hours (including 1500 people in an > airplane hangar in a > not-quite-totally Open Space design for a 2 hour > time frame but I'll tell > you that story later). > > > > This, by the way, will not include a notes-taking > / Book of Proceedings > component. > > > > The issues with large OS's are so much about > logistics - though very > similar to any OS: is the room big enough, is there > enough room along the > wall(s) to create the Agenda Wall, can people hear > if there are so many > people in the room, how is the traffic pattern to > get to the Agenda Wall, to > announce topics, to get to discussion areas, are > there a lot of helpers to > help move furniture and such, is there enough > signage and can it be seen by > everyone in the room - things like that. > > > > The issues with short OS's are often - is there > enough time for agenda > co-creation, multiple sessions, and closing circle > comments and reflections, > if breakout rooms are needed are they very close by, > is the client clear on > what a very short OS can deliver and what it cannot, > does this serve the > participants in its shortened form, and so on. > > > > For those of you who have had experience with > large OSs (and of course > anyone else feel free to add their thoughts) - is > there anything you would > like to add for me to consider that I may not have > thought of as I consider > this opportunity? > > > > Thanks for your thoughts, > > > > Lisa > > > > ___________________________ > > L i s a H e f t > > Consultant, Facilitator, Educator > > O p e n i n g S p a c e > > lisah...@openingspace.net > > www.openingspace.net > > > > * * > ========================================================== > > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > ------------------------------ To subscribe, > unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives > of > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > To learn about > OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > > * > * > ========================================================== > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
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