Hi Agustin, I have thougth about your question because I sometimes end up in
that discussion with clients. I deeply agree with Lisa, that it takes many
considerations and one of them is whose priority? Who has the need to add
things such as seminars, will it support the people in the meeting and how can
I be sure of that?
In case I decide to do something I use Whole PersonProcess Facilitation for
that part of the meeting and often put it before the OST meeting. This
facilitation builds on much the same values as OST. I never add anything to the
OST or prepare topics. However I often invite the participants to reflect on
what they would like to discuss about the theme of the meeting. And I think of
the participants as the experts. They often even know what they dont know and
find ways to find out.
I see the facilitator or leader much as the study circle leaders we have here
in Sweden. Their role is to support the learning with facilitation methods so
people can find their own way. Often they are people who just have a passion
for the topic.
I am sure your meeting will be great. Good luck!
Eiwor
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Rubrik: [OSList] Mixing self-organization with structured instruction
Datum: ons, sep 18, 2013 18:58
Hi Lisa!
My problem is the preparation that the talks/workshops need, that is not well
addressed in the just-in-time organization
Maybe we need to do a preparation some time before de OpenSpace researching
some topics of interests that may need a structured talk/workshop
Do you know any experiences that made any similar arrangements?
Our local OS is a very valuable and scarce time and we really need to make the
most of it
Saludos desde Chile
Un abrazo Agustin
On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 11:53 AM, Lisa Heft <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello, fabulous Agustin -
Anyone can converse, share, discover, present, show, explain… in the 1 or 1.5
hours of the time schedule you have designed, no?
On your post-its you could label if some meeting areas have projection or
something, so someone posting their topic on the Agenda Wall chooses that
post-it because they want a big screen or something.So I am curious and perhaps
you can tell us more - what is preventing someone from giving a structured talk
within the design of your discussion-session scheduling?
Of course some people may exercise their two feet if they find that having a
conversation is more informative than receiving a talk..and you know all
that.So I'm wondering if there is something more that informs your question -
such as… if it's just the participants who want something specific, you can
invite it from them. You can ensure your participant group includes people who
know about this stuff and tell those 'experts' about they dynamics of
we-all-share-wisdom / high engagement in Open Space.
If it is the organizers or sponsors, I suppose they could put something on the
Agenda Wall and see if anyone comes. That has some power dynamics attached to
it so …Here I am back at the beginning of my circle wondering why this could
not happen in typical Open Space.
Thanks for telling us more…And always good to see you here Agustin…
Lisa
On Sep 17, 2013, at 7:24 AM, Agustin Villena <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi all
I'm the foundet of the local agile community in Chile. Since 2010 our main
conference adapted OS as its methodology, starting with an experimental slot
of to hours to a whole day. In our community are enthusiasts that are eager for
clues to hack their own work cultures that probably need a more structured talk
or workshop.
Any hints about how to do a good mix between structured content and the
self-organization of an OpenSpace? Greetings from ChileAgustín
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