Dear Leslie, Happy Holidays to you too.
In answer to your two questions: 1. Your invitation captures the spirit of what you are inviting. The words seem to dance. My only suggestion would be that it include a theme, one that stands out in words and in the layout, perhaps in the form of a question. Something that pulls the participants to the future, a future they want to see, that they care deeply about and want to contribute to: passion and responsibility. 2. Second on the documentation and you wishing it to be very 2015... I have not found any easy answers. Tried Google Doc, Hackpad, basic template in word, typing and sending summary reports via email, or taking photos of flip charts for short Open Space events. Nowadays so many different software and types of computers including IPAds and Smartphones. For a period as I experimented, I felt people including some of my clients missed out. And yet in spite of all this technology, there is something in me that continues to be drawn to the basic template like the one that Michael provided that Jo Toepfer used. Two reasons: a concerted activity at the news room with computers laid out on tables (or people use their own) and with signage that clearly identifies this area as the newsroom. There is an energy of people typing side by side and having the reports being printed on the spot going up on the news wall as they are produced. Secondly having a basic format that can quickly be assembled and captured in a PDF file arriving in everyone's inbox within 24 hours of the event (often faster) with photos and perhaps video links too, is such a gift for participants. It becomes a living document from which one can drive action, opening more space as needed. As a participant, to be able to see all the topics and to read the highlights of discussions you could not attend, to see who the participants in each group were and to know who to connect with if you want to follow up, there is so much value in this. In this complex world, there are so many meetings and so often so little to show for them notwithstanding that most are presentations, panels, keynotes or people talking at each other. The involvement and inclusion that happens in Open Space, the breadth and scope of the conversations and the productivity evidenced in the output and the ease with which it can all be captured by keeping it simple yet robust, seems the best way to have more and more people open space. I've seen 10 year olds jump in at the newsroom and 70+ too when it's organized this basic way which does not preclude adding bells and whistles using new technology. Have fun Leslie. I imagine the event dancing in the hearts of many already. Suzanne On Dec 23, 2014 6:33 PM, "Leslie Zucker via OSList" < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > Many happy holidays to all of you! It’s moments like this one in which my > appreciation for this community bubbles over! > > I only open space about twice a year, and in the meantime, I fall out of > knowing the best practices and newest innovations. Please forgive me if the > answers to my questions are already nicely packaged somewhere and I don’t > know about it. Just point me in the right direction and I’ll be very > grateful. > > I am opening space in Washington DC on January 22nd. I have a few > questions that I’d love some guidance on. All feedback and thoughts are > very welcome and appreciated. > > *1. How’s this invitation? Any suggestions to make it a more irresistible > offer? If you’d like to see the (not-yet-public) virtual invitation, it’s > here: * > http://www.eventbrite.com/e/space-for-dance-and-dancers-tickets-15038919814 > > A free, participatory dialogue about what matters to you - space for dance > and dancers! > And, because we know what else matters... free snacks and drinks will be > provided. > > However you define "dance" (concert dance, social dance, competitive > dance, street dance, whatever!) and however you define "space", (for > living, dancing, rehearsing, touring, hosting, traveling, whatever!) if you > have needs, wants, ideas about *space for dance and dancers* in the metro > DC area, come talk about them! > The beginning (starting at 5:30 PM) is very important - don't miss that > part! It's when you will propose topics of interest to you that others will > join. > The spirit of this event is that you are either inspired and learning or > inspiring and contributing something interesting and related to *space > for dance and dancers*. If, at any time, that is not true, then you are > encouraged to change to a different conversation where it is. There are > no "key-note speakers" or other presentations, it's truly a chance for you > to be in conversations. It's a highly participatory experience and you are > needed to make it work! > The results of this event will be supplied (as we collectively produce our > messages) to donors, studios, companies, presenters, artists, and more. > Just a few of the places that will use the results of this event for future > planning include: DC Commission on Arts and Humanities, Artomatic, > Cultural DC, Dance Metro DC, Center for the Creative Economy, ReCreative > Spaces. > Organized and facilitated by Leslie Zucker, Trainer, Facilitator and Life > Coach for Life's Dancers > +1 (202) 425 7637 [email protected] www.lesliezucker.com > > > *2. What is the newest, best way to document the conversations? Is there > a reliable smart phone app? Is there a website that allows anyone to > contribute? I’d like the “newsroom” concept to be very 2015! * > > *3. Are there any Open Spacers in the DC area who would like to attend, > support me at the event and/or promote this event to their networks in the > area? * > > > Many thanks, in advance. I appreciate this community so much! > > > Create Your Life From Your Core! Join us for a half-day workshop on > January 10 or 24, 2015. Click here for more details. > <http://www.lesliezucker.com/#!create-your-life-from-your-core/c204s> > > > Leslie Zucker > Trainer, Facilitator and Life Coach for Life's Dancers > +1 (202) 425 7637 > [email protected] > www.lesliezucker.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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