Love that description of "truly open space," Peggy! 18 minutes of presentation followed by 42 minutes of Q&A and discussion, followed by 30 minutes of action. Very specific! :)
Anyway, this brought up a question I've been meaning to pose to the list. I've been wondering if anyone has prepared template text to share with people who are using the term "Open Space" in a way that stretches the meaning a bit, or organizing a BarCamp or Unconference... something to the tune of "Hey - it's great that you're organizing an open event. Do you know about these tools up at www.__.org that help people organize Open Space events more seamlessly? Here are some examples of the free tools you can access..." I'd love to see any template text that's being used to help improve the quality of open space style or OS-inspired events, both so I can have it at the ready and to learn from what you've created. Within NCDD, we need to create these kinds of easy-to-adapt templates to help people improve the quality of public meetings. Sandy Heierbacher Director, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation [email protected] • www.ncdd.org • @ncdd & @heierbacher On Aug 6, 2013, at 5:10 PM, Peggy Holman <[email protected]> wrote: > Harrison, > > The conference used to be hosted by Pegasus Communications -- the folks who > organized around Peter Senge's Fifth Discipline years ago. Pegasus went out > of business last year. > > Peggy > > > On Aug 6, 2013, at 1:52 PM, Harrison Owen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I don’t know the organization, but the host did contact me, asking for a >> chat, and sending me his program by way of introduction. I told him that I >> was always glad to talk (surprise??? J), but I didn’t see anything related >> to Open Space in what he proposed. Who knows? >> >> ho >> >> Harrison Owen >> 7808 River Falls Dr. >> Potomac, MD 20854 >> USA >> >> 189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer) >> Camden, Maine 04843 >> >> Phone 301-365-2093 >> (summer) 207-763-3261 >> >> www.openspaceworld.com >> www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of OSLIST >> Go to:http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peggy Holman >> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 3:26 PM >> To: Open Listserv >> Subject: [OSList] Fwd: Announcing The 23rd Annual Systems Thinking In Action >> Conference! >> >> I'm curious if anyone from the OS community is involved with STIA. They're >> references to Open Space sure sound odd to me: >> · Open Space: Most of the speakers and topics will be selected by >> the attendees using Open Space technology. >> >> >> · Truly Open Space: STIA 2013 sessions will be truly open - 18 >> minutes of presentation followed by 42 minutes of Q&A and discussion, >> followed by 30 minutes of action. Remember 18+42+30! >> >> >> Speakers: >> >> Contact us at [email protected] to register interest and participate >> in the Open Space speaker / topic selection. >> >> >> >> _________________________________ >> Peggy Holman >> [email protected] >> Twitter: @peggyholman >> >> 15347 SE 49th Place >> Bellevue, WA 98006 >> 425-746-6274 >> www.peggyholman.com >> www.journalismthatmatters.org >> >> Enjoy the award winning Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity >> >> "An angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not get burnt, >> is to become >> the fire". >> -- Drew Dellinger >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Peggy >> >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> >> From: Siraj Sirajuddin <[email protected]> >> Subject: Announcing The 23rd Annual Systems Thinking In Action Conference! >> Date: August 6, 2013 11:12:27 AM PDT >> To: [email protected] >> Reply-To: [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Not rendering correctly? View this email as a web page here. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi Peggy, >> >> >> Announcing The 23rd Annual Systems Thinking In Action Conference! >> >> >> Dear friends of STIA, >> >> >> Greetings! I am honored to inform you that Temenos, LLC has acquired the >> assets and title of the conference we all know well as Systems Thinking in >> Action. I am humbled, and will strive to be a diligent steward of our >> community as we continue the path of building our work together. I look >> forward to receiving guidance from you during this journey. >> >> >> I have a simple vision for this conference …"accessibility for everyone, >> everywhere." >> >> Toward that vision, I am pleased to announce the 23rd Annual Systems >> Thinking In Action ® Conference, to be held at The National Conference >> Center (NCC) in the Washington DC Metro Area, November 14th-16th, 2013. The >> conference theme for this year is "STIA Mashup - Systems Thinking + Temenos >> + Individuation + Agility." >> >> >> The STIA 2013 conference will be a container of experiments, planned to test >> our hypothesis about how to create conferences that are vibrant, useful and >> sustainable for our communities. >> >> >> · Temenos: STIA 2013 will be a fully residential conference and all >> attendees, speakers and sponsors will be part of a deep, community-building >> experience that will result in the creation of a compelled shared vision for >> the STIA community. This vision will be presented during the conference >> closing. >> >> >> >> · Moving Keynotes: STIA 2013 will showcase some of the most >> prestigious and memorable keynote speakers that have engaged previous STIA >> audiences. Cliff Kayserhas graciously offered to be our opening Keynote >> speaker! (His powerful speech and poetry recital moved attendees of 2012)! >> >> >> >> · STIA Mashup: STIA 2013 will feature a creative mixture of tracks / >> sessions from knowledge areas that surround, enhance and complement Systems >> Thinking. “STIA Mashup = Systems Thinking + Temenos + Individuation + >> Agility”. >> >> >> · Accessible Pricing: The STIA 2013 registration fee will be $99 for >> the first month only to enable anyone to participate! (There is an >> additional $800 residential fee which is inclusive of lodging and meals for >> all registrants.) >> >> >> · Open Space: Most of the speakers and topics will be selected by >> the attendees using Open Space technology. >> >> >> · Truly Open Space: STIA 2013 sessions will be truly open - 18 >> minutes of presentation followed by 42 minutes of Q&A and discussion, >> followed by 30 minutes of action. Remember 18+42+30! >> >> >> · Breathing Space: STIA 2013 will have a sustainable pace. We will >> have a 30 minute break between each session for debriefing and relaxation. >> There will be no need to rush between sessions and meeting rooms. This >> conference will promote the enjoyment of networking and afford attendees the >> time to take in the outside nature. >> >> >> · Open Pre-Conferences: All participants are welcome to create, >> market and facilitate Pre-Conference Workshops, Events, Seminars, and Labs, >> keeping in mind the agreement of a $99 registration fee per participant. >> >> >> >> Attendee Registration >> >> >> HURRY! The first registration wave of Early Bird Pricing for $99 is now open >> and will last only through August 30. Please register here STIA 2013 >> registration. All special requests will be considered for meals and lodging >> and should be referred to our conference planner, Michelle at >> [email protected] who will do her best to accommodate your needs. >> >> >> Speakers: >> >> Contact us at [email protected] to register interest and participate >> in the Open Space speaker / topic selection. You may also reach out to our >> Conference Planner, Michelle Dosa at [email protected] to share your >> ideas. Michelle will be your main point of contact once you are confirmed >> as a guest speaker. Compensation is limited, consisting of waived >> registration and residential fee inclusive of lodging and meals. If you >> would like to read more about Open Space Conferencing, please refer to this >> wikipedia page link. >> >> >> >> >> Sponsors / Partners: >> >> Please contact us at [email protected] to discuss unique sponsorship >> arrangements for this amazing and dynamic conference. We will not “template” >> sponsor packages, thus each sponsorship consideration is viewed as a unique >> arrangement with us to maximize attendee - sponsor engagement and value. >> >> >> >> Calling all future STIA hosts: >> >> I am inspired by the format of TED, where I see very few global events >> organized by the organization and most of the action is local / regional by >> the licensees of TED. It would bring me great joy to see an STIA event in >> every country of the world! If you are interested in organizing a local STIA >> event, please reach out to me personally, to share your hypothesis about a >> useful conference in your community, and to discuss which experiments you >> would like to run on behalf of your community. >> >> >> Thank you very much and I look forward to seeing you at STIA 2013! >> >> >> My very best, >> >> >> Siraj Sirajuddin >> >> Founder, Temenos LLC >> >> Member, Society for Organizational Learning >> >> Temenos, LLC. >> >> 1934 Old Gallows Road, Ste 350 >> >> Vienna VA 22182 >> >> Email: [email protected] >> >> >> Conference Planner >> >> Michelle Dosa >> >> Chase Productions, LLC >> >> [email protected] >> >> www.chaseaudiovisual.com >> >> >> >> #STIA2013 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Temenos, LLC 1934 Old Gallows Road Vienna VA 22182 USA >> >> You received this email because you are subscribed to STIA Invites from >> Temenos, LLC. >> >> Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive. >> >> Unsubscribe from all future emails >> >> Powered by HubSpot >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
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