You really don't have so much time for convergence and action planning. I would have people start into their work and connect with folks who are doing similar things and then when you meet again you can make strategic choices.
Chris -- CHRIS CORRIGAN Harvest Moon Consultants Facilitation, Open Space Technology and process design Check www.chriscorrigan.com for upcoming workshops, blog posts and free resources. > On Dec 20, 2014, at 9:25 AM, Anne-Béatrice Duparc via OSList > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I will go with your proposal concerning the report Chris, including next > steps and follow up in it. I like the proposal to have a date to meet again > and have everyone reporting on what is going on. I wonder though how we could > include a step in between that would help towards a synthesis and action > planning, because similar or close next steps might emerge from different > sessions, and also things that are important for most of the group, things > that are important only for some of them... > Do you think that could be done through the internet? > > I will also see with the organizers (thanks Harrison) if that's okay for them > that we don't have a formal lunch so that we can have more sessions. I love > that idea :) > > As for the children, yes, I will love to include them :) I just wonder how it > is possible to have children from 0 to 8 included in OS conversations... I > would be happy to hear your thoughts about it. I think the best way would be > to let it open : children who want to join do so and the other ones do > whatever they want with the adults that are there for them. > > Daniel, I would like to have two days, but that is not the actual setting... > Maybe I can propose that for the next one. As for the moment, I would like to > help them have the best possible experience for this already planned short > period of time and I feel like I am well engaged in this process thanks to > all the good advices here :) > > And thanks again, I feel so much more intelligent and confident when I have > all your ideas :) > > Anne-Béatrice Duparc > (0)76/378.69.98 > Comité de BIEN-Suisse Initiative fédérale pour un revenu de base > Génération RBI www.rbi-oui.ch > Association Solid'Art Solid'Art > > > > On Saturday, December 20, 2014 12:28 AM, Anne-Béatrice Duparc > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks to all of you for the trust you allow me to feel through your words. > That's just what I need! > I am really grateful to be part of this community :) > Hugs, > Béa > > Anne-Béatrice Duparc > (0)76/378.69.98 > Comité de BIEN-Suisse Initiative fédérale pour un revenu de base > Génération RBI www.rbi-oui.ch > Association Solid'Art Solid'Art > > > > On Friday, December 19, 2014 6:03 PM, Chris Corrigan > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Anne Beatrice. > > You will be fine. Make sure the sessions are as long as possible. Two > sessions of at least an hour will be important. Keep your intro short. Don't > tell people what to do just tell them how it works and stand back and let > them post their topics and get on with hosting their conversations. > > Provide them with a report form that has a so for the groups to record next > steps and what they commit to do for follow up. Photograph those reports and > send them by email to everyone. This saves you having to have a report back > session. > > Make a date to meet again and tell everyone to come then and report on what > is going on. > > See who stays behind. That group will be a good team to help move the issues > forward and plan the next meeting. Go for a celebration drink with them. > > Chris > > -- > CHRIS CORRIGAN > Harvest Moon Consultants > Facilitation, Open Space Technology and process design > > Check www.chriscorrigan.com for upcoming workshops, blog posts and free > resources. > > > >> On Dec 19, 2014, at 3:47 AM, Anne-Béatrice Duparc via OSList >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> I am asked for my first Open Space! By a group of parents who are >> homeschooling their children and want to form as an association. >> They already planned the meeting for the 10th of January. The duration for >> the planned event is 3h30 and there will be a shared meal before it. It >> really seems short to me for an Open Space. >> >> There will be around 40 adults and 30 children. The children will be taken >> care of by some adults, but some of them may also take part to the event. It >> would be great :) >> >> We had no preparation meeting so on as I was just contacted but they already >> sent me by email some of the subjects they would like to discuss. Even if I >> know that in OST subjects are not planned in advance, I share them with you >> as a way to determine if OST can be a good thing for this group of people : >> >> - Aims and objectives of the non-profit we could create. >> - What are the resources we want to give ourselves (time, energy, money) ? >> - What are our resources for the long term? >> - How to build a sustainable association or group that does not depend on >> one or two persons? >> - The creation and role a committee could have in the non profit >> - Would we like to merge or collaborate with the Homeschool Association of >> Switzerland? Pros, cons, how? >> - Next steps >> - Articles of the non-profit >> - What is the aim of the non profit? Create activities? Support people in >> their choice? To be known? >> >> I have also understood that the situation is tense, because some cantons in >> Switzerland are going towards forbiding Homeschooling. >> >> As it would be my first Open Space, any advice is welcome. I am especially >> wondering if Open Space is a first good step in that case and what can be >> realistically achieved in 3h30 by a group of people that mostly don't know >> each other and would like to have some consensual concrete next steps at the >> end of the afternoon. >> >> Any advice welcome, even if it is to say : please do something else :) >> >> Thanks! >> >> Béa >> >> Anne-Béatrice Duparc >> (0)76/378.69.98 >> Comité de BIEN-Suisse Initiative fédérale pour un revenu de base >> Génération RBI www.rbi-oui.ch >> Association Solid'Art Solid'Art >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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