Good -- I was going to mention the wonderful Kaliya as a resource around all this.
http://www.unconference.net/ On Sep 16, 2015 3:14 PM, "Harold Shinsato via OSList" < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Lucas, > > Thanks for the "hat tip" around "Open Space in the Wild". I started > composing an OSList message a couple weeks ago which isn't quite ready for > release, but I do believe that OST has had a lot of children (some > legitimate, and some maybe not so much). Barcamp is definitely a child of > Open Space, as is the whole unconference "movement". > > There is a difference between unconferences and barcamps. Unconferences > can include many forms of participant driven content - including collecting > session suggestions weeks before the event with some kind of web assisted > topic voting by the participant community. It can even include Lightning > Talks, like Ignite events. I think the way many Hackathons are explicit > unconferences too. And thus can trace their ancestry from OST. > > A few years ago at one of Kaliya Hamlin's OST conferences I met Dave > Nielsen, the founder of CloudCamp, an unconference for cloud computing > enthusiasts. Dave chose OST for his CloudCamp originally, but added some > things to address issues (just like Peggy Holman added Appreciative > Inquiry, Warm up Talks, and World Cafe' to her Journalism That Matters > conferences). Dave Nielsen came up with an interesting innovation called an > "UnPanel" - where the crowd self-organizes the panelists and the questions. > He talked about it at an Ignite event, > http://igniteshow.com/videos/unpanel-one-way-get-your-unconference-started > > Originally, a "barcamp" was a DIRECT copy of O'Reilly's FooCamps - a > private invitation only multi day party/unconference that actually includes > tents and camping on the O'Reilly publisher's headquarters. The BarCamp > just wasn't private, and was produced so that anyone could host one. Just > like Open Space, a BarCamp had multiple locations, and multiple time slots, > for people to write in their sessions. > > If anyone is hosting a BarCamp and allowing pre-scheduled presentations - > they're violating BarCamp rules. > > "6th Rule: No pre-scheduled presentations, no tourists." > > http://barcamp.org/w/page/405173/TheRulesOfBarCamp > > My own Open Space story is through hearing about FooCamp, and then > learning about BarCamp, back in 2007. Techies in Montana wanted a BarCamp, > and I agreed to get one started. But then I learned about OST through > Kaliya Hamlin at the huge annual JavaOne conference in San Francisco. And > then was trained by Lisa Heft. So even though I called my Montana OST a > BarCamp, and I registered my events as a BarCamp.org, I did it every year > as a bona-fide OST, even mentioning Harrison Owen every time. No BarCamp > police came and shut me down - mostly because I refused to be a Nazi with > the BarCamp "no tourist" rule, which means everyone is supposed to present, > or help out somehow. Completely unnecessary! > > Back in '07 the BarCamp brand was pretty fresh and active, with a larger > number of North America events. But I got so tired of saying my Missoula > BarCamp event wasn't about drinking alcohol (Bar's), nor about Camping. So > we no longer call it a BarCamp. And from what I can see, most of the > originally juice has flown the coup out of the BarCamp brand. But there's > lots of juice in Unconferences. More to come. > > Regards, > Harold > > On 9/16/15 12:57 PM, Lucas Cioffi via OSList wrote: > > Hi All, > > I want to merge my post from 11 days ago (below) into this thread, because > it relates to unconferences/barcamps and OS. The post got stuck in the > OS List Moderation Queue due to the size of attachments, so now the > attachments are links instead. > > Is there a difference between unconferences and barcamps? I have seen > them used interchangeably. Here's the post from September 5th to add to > this conversation: > ----- > > Hat tip to Harold for bringing up the idea of "Open Space in the Wild" on > a recent Tuesday OS Hotline call. Unconferences are one such form that OS > takes outside of the OS community. Hat tip to Tricia for hosting the > Tuesday OS Hotline. If you haven't attended one yet, look for the > announcements on Monday/Tuesday on this list. They are lots of fun! > > So here's the topic I'd like to discuss on this thread: > I understand that unconferences (aka barcamps) evolved/descended from open > space. It seems to be an estranged relationship where many of the hundreds > of people who run unconferences have never heard of open space. From my > personal experience and from the opinions of others who have held > unconferences, they vary in quality from poor quality to excellent, > depending on many factors such as the level of preparation that > > In this thread, I'd like to ask, "What are the main differences between > unconferences and OS?" Here's a start to the list of differences that I > can see: > > Some unconferences start with a slide presentation (an example is in the > links below), and this never happens in OS. > Unconferences frequently (but not always?) start with theater-style > seating rather than an opening circle. > Unconferences have everyone give 3-word introductions. > Unconferences almost always (from my experience) last one day or less. > During the closing people will often share "key takeaways" from the > sessions whereas during an OS, people usually share reflections about the > overall experience (I think) > Unconferences rarely mention the terms "butterfly" and the "bumble bee" > (at least from the 20 that I've attended) > OS has more of a griefwork element (there is a problem/crisis or the > situation on the ground is changing and something is ending and we need to > figure out what comes next) whereas unconferences are more about birds of a > feather getting together. Said another way, OS is more frequently about > collective action and unconferences are more about building social cohesion > and individual learning. > Any other key differences? These are just my impressions. > > Another question on my mind: "When is an unconference a more appropriate > tool than an open space?" > > So that you can understand the language of one breed of unconference > organizers, here are some of the resources that EdCamp (a large > unconference series) shares with its organizers: > > Checklist for how to run an EdCamp unconference: > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F4nEotV_Gab-QFIJk_EJSeUOeKTVVV598_jeAhanDjg/edit > A diagram for EdCamp which describes tips for how a participant can make > the most of their experience > <https://qiqochat.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/how-to-maximize-the-edcamp-experience-1.png> > (I didn't make this, but I uploaded it to my WordPress site since it was > too big to attach to an OSList message) > A slide presentation which is used to begin EdCamp unconferences > <https://qiqochat.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/sample-edcamp-intro-2.pptx> > A mish-mash of tips and resources for organizing an EdCamp > <http://www.edutopia.org/edcamp-organizer-resources> > > Lucas Cioffi > Charlottesville, VA > Mobile: 917-528-1831 > > > > > On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 10:00 AM, Daniel Mezick via OSList < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> "Lean Coffee" is yet-another derivative of Open Space. It's simple, fun, >> and useful- like OST itself. >> >> Here is the origin story: >> >> www.leancoffee.org >> Lean Coffee started in Seattle in 2009. Jim Benson and Jeremy Lightsmith >> wanted to start a group that would discuss Lean techniques in knowledge >> work – but didn’t want to start a whole new cumbersome organization with >> steering committees, speakers, and such. They wanted a group that did not >> rely on anything other than people showing up and wanting to learn or >> create. >> >> >> Apparently, (almost) everybody believes Lean Coffee is in fact a >> stripped-down "light" version of OST for smaller groups: >> >> https://www.google.com/search?q=www.leancoffee.org+open+space&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 >> >> Daniel >> www.openspaceagility.com/about >> >> >> >> On 9/16/15 9:40 AM, Daniel Mezick via OSList wrote: >> >> Bar Camp history does not support the idea that BarCamp precedes OST >> development: >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BarCamp#History >> The first BarCamp was held in Palo Alto, California >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palo_Alto,_California>, from August >> 19–21, 2005 >> >> So interesting also, that the name derives (indirectly) from "foobar"...ha >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BarCamp#History >> The name *BarCamp* is a playful allusion to the event's origins, with >> reference to the programmer slang term, foobar >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foobar>: BarCamp arose as an >> open-to-the-public alternative to Foo Camp >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foo_Camp>, which is an annual >> invitation-only participant-driven conference hosted by Tim O'Reilly >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_O%27Reilly>. >> >> "Foo camp" which preceded Bar Camp also came much later than OST: >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foo_Camp >> The first FOO Camp was held in August, 2003, and had approximately 200 >> attendees. >> >> Daniel >> www.openspaceagility.com/about >> >> >> >> On 9/16/15 4:53 AM, Martin Roell via OSList wrote: >> >> Hey Arno, >> >> Arno Baltin via OSList wrote: >> >> I have been assisting a group of professionals at organising their >> annual meetings for couple of years. These have been unconferences in >> different forms - Open Space, World Cafe, ... This time they chosed Bar >> Camp. >> I have no experience with that. Reading through some materials, appears >> it is more like a technically well supported Open Space which is a >> preference of IT people and a predecessor of OS. >> I would appreciate any hints on how to facilitate a Bar Camp. >> It will be a 2 day meeting of (maximum) 100 participants. >> >> Barcamp is like a badly done OpenSpace with some constraints that make >> it harder to get work done. >> >> So _basically_, if you just open space, like you normally would, but >> calling the whole thing "BarCamp" (and saying the word "BarCamp" a lot, >> Barcamping-People seem to like that), all will be well. (Or, in your >> context, simply drop that, open space, and let people get to work.) >> >> (Barcamps have a tendency for a "facilitator" to "help" people post >> "sessions" to the marketplace. They also have a ritual where after a >> person announces a "session" (it's always a "session", never an >> "issue"), the "facilitator" asks the "participants" for a show of >> interest ("raise your hand if you are interested in attemding this >> session") so that they can then "plan" better (many hands: you get a big >> room assigned). There is no circle at the beginning, and none at the >> end. A lot of "teaching" takes places - extroverted people "giving" >> sessions to the less extroverted one, much less walking-around, less >> spontaneity. If "teaching" is the goal, they actually work decently.) >> >> You'll probably get some slack from hardcore barcampers if you don't do >> all of that; and you'll step on people's toes for not following other >> barcamp-rituals, but I'd still go for it in the context you described. >> Check in with your sponsor why they want "BarCamp" - what does that mean >> for them, what's the important thing in that for them. >> >> Best, >> >> Martin >> >> >> -- >> >> Daniel Mezick, President >> >> New Technology Solutions Inc. >> >> (203) 915 7248 (cell) >> >> Bio <http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/>. Blog >> <http://newtechusa.net/blog/>. 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Blog >> <http://newtechusa.net/blog/>. Twitter >> <http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/>. >> >> Examine my new book: The Culture Game >> <http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/>: Tools for the >> Agile Manager. >> >> Explore Agile Team Training >> <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/> and Coaching. >> <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-coaching/> >> >> Explore the Agile Boston <http://newtechusa.net//user-groups/ma/> >> Community. >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > Past archives can be viewed here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > -- > Harold Shinsato > [email protected] > http://shinsato.com > twitter: @hajush <http://twitter.com/hajush> > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > Past archives can be viewed here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >
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