Hi,
I am a respectful lurker who now has an inquiry, so it is time to
introduce myself.
Hi! I am Dan Mezick, coach to Agile teams, their sponsors, and executive
management. I live in CT. I am friendly, curious and playful. I enjoy
conducting frequent experiments. I like to be surprised and learn. I
have a history of software development. I receive a software patent in
1999. In 2003, I run an elaborate search engine optimization experiment
that results in over 120,000 unsolicited, incoming web links from all
around the world, in 20 days. Those 120,00++ links-in result in a #1
Google rank for over 7 years.
Now I am curious about Open Space. I play with it. I read all the books
from Harrison. I experience many surprises as I read these books. I
convene five OST events in Boston since 2009. The largest is the Agile
Boston Open Space in Sept 2010 where 275 people participate. I have
experience directly facilitating some smaller OST meetings for clients
recently.
I am currently quite fascinated with Open Space and OST dynamics.
This list is very awesome and awe-inspiring. I am very happy to be here.
If you like to be surprised, you may enjoy this:
http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/pickover/esp.html
Here is my inquiry:
My Inquiry
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"Let' s not go there."
This is a common utterance used in conversation, one that clearly
signals that the space is closed to that topic.
Open Space, limited by only a broad Theme, is not very limiting.
Authority often is concerned with this wide-ranging freedom to explore
"just about anything" when considering OST, and what might result from
that afterward.
I wonder if any of us have experience with doing OST with some sections
in the discussion-space explicitly closed.
I wonder how these limits are expressed-in-fact; for example inside the
Invite or in the composition of the Theme.
I wonder how the "explicitly stated as closed" space is then
successfully maintained in an OST setting. I then wonder how much fun
the event is, when some space is closed.
I wonder also, if this is an oxymoron, that just does not work very
well, ever.
I think have read here somewhere here, in a passing comment, that
sometimes, certain topics are closed in OS meeting.
I wonder if anyone has experience trying this, and if any specific
knowledge about this is documented explicitly anywhere.
Thank you for your help ! I am preparing to be surprised.
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