Hang in there Nigel! And don't worry about the System. It's been in operation for 13.7 billion years, and all things considered, it hasn't done badly. Of course there are times when there seems to be a little "blip" -- perhaps something we did not expect. But who are we to complain, newcomers that we are? Things do sort, one way or another.
Harrison Winter Address 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, MD 20854 301-365-2093 Summer Address 189 Beaucaire Ave. Camden, ME 04843 207-763-3261 Websites www.openspaceworld.com www.ho-image.com OSLIST To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of OSLIST Go to:http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org -----Original Message----- From: OSList [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of NigelSeys-Phillips via OSList Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 12:51 AM To: [email protected]; 'World wide Open Space Technology email list' Subject: [OSList] Combining sessions - a slight change of title Michael I have been actively wondering about this recently and after a really interesting OS two weeks ago with a local bank I appreciate for your thoughts In a couple of recent events - with the "issues and opportunities" in the title and the invitation to raise any issues or topics the participants feel strongly about - I have found myself (well, with assistance) almost 'forced' to combine as mathematically there were just too many! With three sessions available and some 70 people we were well above the 60 odd issues....20 plus breakout groups per session....? I know, I know - stand back and let them sort it out...but with 'new' groups and a day what have others done? My fear is allocating every single topic a breakout space and 20+ groups per session the fragmented nature would mean limited results.... I know, I know - stand back and trust the system. I am trying (I totally do trust the system which is what I love about it) but it's hard And I really would welcome anybody's thoughts - what do I do next time? Best regards from a hot and steamy Malaysia Nigel Nigel Seys-Phillips Fulcrum Business Management Solutions Tel: +65 9639 2510 E-mail: [email protected] www.fulcrum.com.sg CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This communication contains information which is confidential and may also be priveleged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). 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From work wayback with structured brainstorming I remember a group of 25 "generating" between 30 to 50 topics. With os crowds and my use of the word "issue" (with talking a bit about what is meant with "issue" in contrast to "topic or idea or something I am interested in", mentioning passion, urgency etc.) I find that there was decreasing tendency of combining or abolishing. Actually, when someone suggested to combine issues I would suggest in a very low-key way that this was not illegal and add something like: What might look and sound very similar often turns out to be different in an important way. As a participant I have become quite uncomfortable, irritated or even foaming when I had a facilitator go to the Bulleting Board and "cluster" stuff... turning into a space invador. My reaction, I suppose, got me to be cautious with "combining". How is your take on the impact of the "words" we use? Cheers and good luck with a very short event! mmp On 26.01.2015 22:59, Susan Partnow via OSList wrote: > Hello dear OSers... I am planning a very short OS here in Seattle at > the WOW (Women of Wisdom) conference - Sunday afternoon, Feb 15 - and > trying to call the rule of thumb for anticipating the likely number of > sessions to plan for - We have two brief OS times and expect ~100 participants. > Any educated guesses as we plan for delineating break out spaces? 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