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www.alanhalford.com.au 0421 475 252 skype: alanhalford Ho! Christine Sent from my iPhone On Oct 27, 2010, at 3:16 PM, Harrison Owen <hho...@verizon.net> wrote: > Anybody can preplan whatever they want. And they will. But I always suggest > in the opening that if folks come out with the agenda they came in with -- > everybody will be the loser. Truth of the matter is that whatever emerges is > so much better than what folks thought beforehand that preplanning is a > lose/lose situation. Or so I have experienced. > > ho > > Harrison Owen > 7808 River Falls Dr. > Potomac, MD 20854 > USA > Phone 301-365-2093 > www.openspaceworld.com > www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > -----Original Message----- > From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Wendy > Farmer-O'Neil > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 5:03 PM > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Subject: Re: pre-planned sessions? > > Thanks for asking this Raffi, > > I'm interested in hearing others experiences with pre-planned sessions > within an OS container. I am going to be facilitating an experiment > with a blended event in Feb where some of the sessions are 'pre- > planned'. I have some reservations about going this route, but i'm > interested enough in what they are wanting to attempt that i'm willing > to give it a try and learn what there is to be learned. > > We will be mentioning it in the invitations, so participants will know > ahead of time, that there will be a more familiar 'track' available > blended in with the OS. > > I have been pondering how to handle the opening. We are at early > stages in the design, so no firm thoughts yet, as i still have a lot > of questions that i want to explore with the sponsor. And, of course, > i'm still looking for ways to help them jump fully in with both > feet ;). I'll keep you posted on what develops and other questions/ > issues that arise. > > As i re-read what you have asked, i'm not sure i'm totally clear and > if it's what i'm asking about. Where the sessions "pre-planned" as in > pre-booked in the schedule or simply known about in advance, or where > they 'pre-designed' as in, not emergent/open/inclusive in nature-- > affecting people's experience of being able to fully participate? > > Cheers, > Wendy > > > On 27-Oct-10, at 12:31 PM, Raffi Aftandelian wrote: > >> Queridos amigos del espacio abierto, >> >> A friend of mine who took place in an OST event I organized and >> facilitated >> recently (a daylong Compassionate Communication practice event) >> expressed >> dissatisfaction about the following: >> >> It seemed that most everyone who had convened a session already had >> a plan >> for how it would go and there didn't seem to be much space to >> deviate from >> this plan. From what I understand, she didn't really speak up for >> what she >> wanted either- nor did she convene her own session(s). >> >> Indeed, I knew that some people were going to convene particular >> sessions >> and I did not intervene or say anything to these people beforehand. >> >> I am curious, if you know that people are going to convene a >> particular >> session beforehand, do you say anything to these conveners, given the >> chance? Do you say anything during the formal opening of the space to >> address this? >> >> I wonder if there is no such thing as a perfect opening that >> addresses all >> eventualities and that no doubt there will always be a few people >> who didn't >> feel engaged/inspired enough by the opening to jump into the day >> with two feet? >> >> Thanks! >> >> abrazos, >> Raphael >> >> * >> * >> ========================================================== >> 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 >> > > Wendy Farmer-O'Neil > CEO Prospera Consulting > we...@xe.net > 1-800-713-2351 > > The moment of change is the only poem. -- Adrienne Rich > > * > * > ========================================================== > 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 * * ========================================================== 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
