Dear friends - thanks so much for sharing from your experiences and your wisdom. I like the closing circle when the mic is passed around, as each person is so clearly invited by getting the mic in the hand, and it usually/always makes its way around in the available time. But maybe "the mics in the center" would be more rewarding with such a large group, I guess those passionate enough will come up. Hmm on the other hand the "running mics" may open up a bit more to everyone, I think. What do you think is the difference? The fishbowl idea does sound interesting too, and for sure will be kept in mind for another time All the best Thomas
9 maj 2014 kl. 20:51 skrev Lisa Heft - <[email protected]>: > Agreed. I've done Closing Circle with 10 people and with 3500 people. It's > all good. As Harrison does, as Gray does, I set up 4 microphones and say 'we > have until x:00' and invite Closing Circle comments and reflections. I simply > twirl in a circle (from my little platform in the middle) to gesture to the > next person, the next, the next... Just as a way of holding the space and > visibly witnessing. Not that I am necessary, just that people seem to feel it > is useful to have that invitation ongoing as they speak. And I always have > scribes - because including Closing Circle comments and reflections in the > Book of Proceedings is such a wonderful gift of their voice back to the > participants... > > Gray, your communities are lucky to have you, > Lisa > > > > Lisa Heft > Consultant, Facilitator, Educator > President Emerita, Open Space Institute US > Fellow, Columbia University Center for International Conflict Resolution > Opening Space > > On May 9, 2014, at 8:43 AM, Graydancer <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I've done a couple of closing circles with 500+ people. We set up four >> microphones around a central area and everyone was in a big circle around >> it. We invited people to come up and share what they needed to, while also >> informing them of the time limits. >> >> People queued up in lines around each mic and my job as facilitator was much >> like a traffic cop at a four way stop, inviting people to approach each mic >> in turn. >> >> Though, in truth, I wasn't actually needed much once things got going - like >> a 4-way stop, people understood when it was their turn, and most of my time >> was simply spent listening. We easily made the time limit, and (I think) >> everyone who wanted to share got to do so. >> >> I should thank Lisa Heft for reassuring me that this kind of thing would >> work, as I had kind of panicked when they first asked me to run the event. >> But magically the amount of time seems able to remain static regardless of >> the number of people. >> >> Hope that helps, >> >> >> Gray > > _______________________________________________ > 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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