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https://www.facebook.com/groups/6963853651/ Jeff San Francisco On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Lisa Heft <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, dear colleagues - > > (I had some difficulty posting recently so thanks for your patience as I > jump into a few conversations after a bit of time has passed...) > > I enjoyed reading about my colleagues' Open Space workshops about Open Space > - and thank you Kerry for inviting the question. > I smile when I think that if you attended each different colleague's > workshop you would learn different things - fabulous. It also shows that the > learning is diverse and the the learning is life-long. > > Some of my lessons learned: > > I find that the longer the workshop, the less diverse the participants. > Participant feedback tells me that the more diverse individuals do not have > so many days they can take off from their multiple jobs, step away from > their schooling or organize their child's care. So my workshops are almost > always 2, 2.5 or 3 days long. > > In my analysis of what would be the most useful given the time available for > a workshop I look at all the things you can learn from reading, all the > things you can learn from practice on your own, and all the things you can > only learn best experientially with others. > > I do not teach what can be learn from reading. > - I invite people to read Harrison's book, "Open Space Learning Workshop: A > User's Guide" before they come to the workshop - even if they have learned > Open Space or something like it from other sources, writings or > experiences. > > I do not teach what you can learn from practice on your own. > - I invite participants to connect into the OSLIST and other online > communities and to their local communities of practice. > - I also host an OSonOS each year for anyone who has learned Open Space - my > workshop graduates and everyone else - to join together in-person to deepen > their learning. > - I connect participants to others who do Open Space in their region of the > world. > - I remind them that the learning did not start with this workshop nor does > it end at the end of the workshop - the learning and practice are life-long. > > What is left are those things which I find are most useful to offer in an > experiential setting such as a workshop. > > Some topics I cover in the workshop and its materials: > > - A sense of what makes the full complete form of Open Space; when to call > it Open Space and when you are using just a page from Open Space and do not > need to call it that; what similar things are not Open Space > > - Deliverables of different-length OS events > > - Thoughts and questions for analysis with the client to decide what > dialogue tool is a fit for the job > > - Thoughts about how short is too short for Open Space - why many > facilitators decide to select another tool if there is not enough time > > - Talking with a client about finding more time for an OS event > > - How morphing or hybridizing changes human dynamics and the flow of thought > and often reduces the productivity and deliverables of an Open Space-like > meeting > > - Thoughts about how a facilitator's passion for a method can sometimes > their ability to truly listen to a client > > - How food and beverage, invitation strategy, signage and other details can > support or lessen inclusivity, productivity, and idea-generation > > - A look at all the many interconnected elements of pre-work that can > support and strengthen an Open Space event > > - Thoughts about how the brain works and why or why not to include action > planning, pattern-seeking or next-steps identification in the same meeting > as the Open Space > > - Lessons learned from clients about follow-up / sustaining the momentum and > ideas generated from an Open Space event > > - Diverse forms of participant-generated documentation - and a look at many > different kinds of Books of Proceedings from different countries, projects > and cultures > > - Lessons learned about using Open Space for non-readers, in world conflict > zones, in multi-language groups > > - Thoughts about Open Space and conflict transformation, about the > facilitator's role; stories about trusting (or not trusting) the process and > the people and what can result > > - Stories about power dynamics, conflict, smallest, largest and most > challenging Open Space events > > - A look at diverse clients' themes and lessons learned about invitation > languaging and strategy > > - Site design and preparation > > - Thoughts about accessibility and inclusion regarding site, materials, > signage, invitation > > - Experiencing an Open Space conference within the body of the workshop, > then reflecting on that experience > > - Reflection and thought about the facilitator's role and about each > participant's learning edge > > - Thoughts about where each participant might use Open Space in their > organization or community > > After the workshop... > - Participants receive their Book of Proceedings from their in-workshop Open > Space conference > - They also receive follow-up notes from their workshops > - I offer lifetime feedback and support > - I share where to learn more about Open Space; remind the participants that > the international community of practice is there for them 24 hours a day; > and also remind them that different thinkers than myself may spark different > thoughts or ways of doing things > > Some organizations or communities invite me to give this several-day > workshop as a first step. > The second step is for the community of participants to help each other do > one or more Open Space events. Time passes. Reflection happens. > The third step is the organization or community bringing me back for further > exploration of any specific areas identified by the participants. > > Various participants show up at the OSonOS or the WOSonOS to re-connect with > the world community of practice. > > - - - > > These workshops are for those with experience in Open Space and those who > are new to OS. Those who consider themselves professional facilitators and > those who do not. > > Perhaps some of you will join me for the Open Space Learning Workshop this > year. > > - May 16-18, 2012 - San Francisco USA > - October 8-10, 2012 - London - before the 2012 WOSonOS > - December 12-14, 2012 - San Francisco > ...and other workshops to be announced in other parts of the world - > including this workshop in Spanish. > > Perhaps some of you have already learned about Open Space in a workshop > setting and have studied it deeply and use it in the world. > > Then perhaps you will want to join us for the > - Open Space on Open Space March 14-16, San Francisco USA > > Let me know if you want more information regarding these workshops and > events. > > - - - > > I am curious to hear from those of you who give one-day workshops - what is > the content? what do you feel you need to teach, and what don't you feel you > need to teach? What do you wish you had more time to teach? > > Thank you again, Kerry, for inviting us to share about our workshops. > And a warm hello to fellow learners from many countries who have come > through my workshops - you always teach me so very much, and I look forward > to seeing you again soon. > > Take care, > Lisa > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > _______________________________________________ OSList mailing list To post send emails to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org
