I have done this a few times (2) - Worked great. The times I did it were small groups (less than 10 people), and the purpose of the meetings was Strategic Vision stuff for a Leadership Team.
The first time, we did it by accident - We had a 2 day retreat scheduled, and the "sponsor" had failed to think about the structure of the meeting . . . I was in the room, so I just said: "Let's Open The Space!" We did - Had @ 20 Issues posted . . . The group "self-organized" the time allotted . . . and everything got done. That first time went so well that we did the 2nd one intentionally. This one was to develop the "Plan" . . . Again, it worked great. I'm not sure I'm ready to try this with a larger crowd - I think there really is value to having some semblance of visible structure for those folks in the crowd who get the heebie-jeebies when they see "weird stuff." b Helping REALTORS discover their unique, personal Career Path, and coaching them towards Success and Balance! Website www.theowengroup.net Visit my BLOG @ http://creatingspaces.blogspot.com/ Coaching Blog www.activerain.com/barryo Barry Owen Principal Broker / Productivity Coach Keller Williams Realty - Green Hills Market Center 30 Burton Hills Blvd Ste 175 Nashville, TN 37215 Direct - 615.425.3622 Toll Free 866.375.0965 Fax - 615.690.9643 Skype - barryo06 Keller Williams Realty is a learning-based Training & Consulting Company supporting our Real Estate Professionals by offering business models, systems, tools, & support to Build Careers Worth Having, Businesses Worth Owning, and Lives worth living . . . We are THE fastest growing, most innovative real estate company in America. -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Raffi Aftandelian Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 12:29 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Craig Thank you for the story, Craig. As for > Have you ever done an OS where you did not even schedule the sessions— > you simply let them happen as they need to happen, or is this schedule > a needed “basic bones†of the structure? I recall hearing in a butterfly conversation at the Goa WOSonOS that the Spirited Work community near Seattle hasn't used the the time-space matrix since the late 90's. Mark? Peggy? Anne? Michael? Tree? warmly, Raffi * * ========================================================== 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.15/1101 - Release Date: 10/31/2007 10:06 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.15/1101 - Release Date: 10/31/2007 10:06 AM * * ========================================================== 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
