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Hi Craig, to my experience that many people could give different quantity of questions, so it depends on how big your main room is and how many groups it could handle including other rooms/places you have. Sometimes starting with two sessions I add another one for better time/space/participants

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Welcome to OSLIST...two options, seven answers! Diversity and complexity are our friends. I agree with the answer that IT DEPENDS on what you are expecting to do combined with just how many physical spaces you actually have. What's the topic? What are you hoping to do with the day? Chris On W

Re: Craig

Dear Craig, if you drop the idea of 1:15 hour or whatever other length of sessions you can space the beginning times of sessions (without giving an ending time) any way you like, you might even have 5 different starting times, people will stay in the groups as long as they find it worthwhile..

Re: Craig

Re: Craigquick answer it always depends.. If the intention of the session is to get an overview what different kinds of topics are in the space: take three. If the intention of the session is to get more into known issues: take two. enyoy Erich from lovely Vienna - Original Message --

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quick answer -- three sessions more and shorter ... more choice ... more movement ... more chaos ... more open more space ... enjoy yaari Quick Question-- I need to draw on your wisdom and experience. I am getting ready to do an OS with somewhere between 60 - 90 people. We only ha

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Hi Craig, I'd not heard the term "invisible leadership" before; however, your words immediately reminded me of this Lao-tsu quote on leadership: "To lead people, walk beside them ... As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise.

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"or what? ..." Thanks Craig for inviting this conversation. Perhaps the question of leadership is the question what what - in contrast to who - has the power to energize and inspire courage and coherence in a community. I think we're moving into a world where this power resides in the quality of c

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Forwarded Message From: Bernd Weber To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Cc: 76066@compuserve.com Subject: Re: Craig Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:52:40 +0100 Craig and Doug, Yes, I did it in Mozambique in Community Development work. I had noticed, that all my efforts to adapt

Re: Craig

When a group work together over time, as they did in Seattle, setting time/space slots is not that much of a issue. Everything just seems to happen. But with a group newly arrived in Open Space some sort of a minimal time/space framing makes them feel a little more comfortable, if nothing else.

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I have done this a few times (2) - Worked great. The times I did it were small groups (less than 10 people), and the purpose of the meetings was Strategic Vision stuff for a Leadership Team. The first time, we did it by accident - We had a 2 day retreat scheduled, and the "sponsor" had failed t

Re: Craig

Craig-- I do hope someone responds to this--maybe even adds it to the one less thing pile On Mon, 2007-10-29 at 02:51 +, Craig Gilliam wrote: > Have you ever done an OS where you did not even schedule the sessions— > you simply let them happen as they need to happen, or is this schedule >

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Major Learning Craig! Never (if you can help it) start an OS in the afternoon. It always works, but it is hard going, as you found out. But Congratulations!! Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, Maryland 20854 Phone 301-365-2093 Skype hhowen Open Space Training

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the wisdom, resources, and generosity on this list. Even thought I didn't ask the question I saved the spreadsheet in my OS folder. Rich - Original Message - From: Beverley Neff To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 3:59 PM Subject: Re: Craig Hi Craig, Here

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59 PM Subject: Re: Craig Hi Craig, Here is a link to a spreadsheet that calculates circle sizes: http://www.auryn.nl/eng/requirements.html Good luck with your OS! Best regards, Beverley Neff On Oct 21, 2007, at 6:21 PM, Craig Gilliam wrote: 2. A technical que

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ailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Craig Gilliam Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 8:39 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Craig     Harrison: Thanks for the response.  Your thought that grow out of experience are helpful.  Oh yeah, is the second edition of yourT

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Hi Craig, Here is a link to a spreadsheet that calculates circle sizes: http://www.auryn.nl/eng/requirements.html Good luck with your OS! Best regards, Beverley Neff On Oct 21, 2007, at 6:21 PM, Craig Gilliam wrote: 2. A technical question--If we have to go with two concentric circles b

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, and use it as my reread. Can't seem to get enough of this stuff!!! Thanks, Craig Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:30:22 -0400 From: hho...@verizon.net Subject: Re: Craig To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Hi Craig! 1. With approx. 110 people, is your experience best wit

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ober 22, 2007 8:39 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Craig _ Harrison: Thanks for the response. Your thought that grow out of experience are helpful. Oh yeah, is the second edition of yourThe Practice of Peace different from the first printing. I read the first,

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Hi Craig! 1. With approx. 110 people, is your experience best with one large circle or two concentric circles (keeps it smaller)? I always go for more space – so if you can make it with one circle, that would be my choice. However at that point people are a long way from each other so a

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Dear all, I would add another question Why does the space get closed at all in the first place? In opening the space - it seems to me that symptoms are being dealt with (and that's fine once the symptoms are already there), but what is the cause of those symptoms? Or what are the ca

Re: Craig--Open Space Poem

to:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Chris Corrigan Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 10:24 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Craig--Open Space Poem There once was a woman called Birch Who was invited to work with a church She knew all the rules, And could use all the tools And finally

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o: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Craig--Open Space Poem There once was a woman called Birch Who was invited to work with a church She knew all the rules, And could use all the tools And finally chose Future Search. She did well but felt that the place Might use a little more grace

Re: Craig--Open Space Poem

Craig-- That is wonderful! Chris-- I love your riff on it, too! :- Doug. Germann On Wed, 2006-10-04 at 13:15 +, Craig Gilliam wrote: > Below is a poem I offer that emerged from my experiences of Open Space. > This is the world it creates for me and in me.

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Craig -- Love the poem. And I find the serendipitous ridiculousness of writing poems about a "meeting methodology" particularly appealing. Maybe somebody has done it, but I have yet to see an "Ode to Real Time Strategic Change," A Sonnet in honor of Appreciative Inquiry, or blank verse charting a F

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Ah! Thanks Craig for your perfectly naughty poem! (i find myself boarding a ship with my naughtical tools, delighting as the knaughts in the ropes untie themselves...) ;-) chris Chris Weaver Springbranch, Inc. Asheville, North Carolina USA ch...@springbranch.us http://springbranch.us ---

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There once was a woman called Birch Who was invited to work with a church She knew all the rules, And could use all the tools And finally chose Future Search. She did well but felt that the place Might use a little more grace So she threw out the rules And sat and retooled And finally just opened

Re: Craig--Open Space Poem

Lovely! This poem speaks to all forms of Open Space, community and alone, so it has great resonance for me . Thanks for sharing it. Best Wishes, Nancy -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Craig Gilliam Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 6:

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itator or space holder or space opener)...maybe simply because you're part of it. you are part of ityou are not seperate from the system or from the life. funda - Original Message - From: "Craig Gilliam" To: Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 2:57 PM Subject: Re: Cr

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To clarify--In my soul I have learned not to trust the system. If I hear Open Space and self-organizing systems, it says trust the system, that it will find its own way, if it can be found. My request is for your help in my framing or getting a better handle on this issue of trust vs mistrust

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OS and conflict -- Over the years I have used Os in multiple conflicted situation, ranging from The Middle East, Labor/Management situations and many more that I can't remember. To this point, i have never found it necessary to do anything other than OS, beginning, middle, and end. And in situat

Re: Craig--Questions

I agree that great questions are all in the context and the process. Good example for me was a client group that arrived, with a lot of excitement, at the theme, "Me, My Job and We" (with some related questions). Did not turn me on, but it did turn on the organization. We had a high level

Re: Craig--Questions

, 2005 9:16 AM Subject: Re: Craig--Questions Chris said: The process of drawing together a great questions is largely what makes that question great, in my experience. This is the aspect that most intrigues me...I wonder what are the ways in which people uncover the rich, attractive

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Chris said: The process of drawing together a great questions is largely what makes that question great, in my experience. This is the aspect that most intrigues me...I wonder what are the ways in which people uncover the rich, attractive questions that matter? Sometimes the question is obvi

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I might also point out Fran Peavey's work on strategic questioning: http://www.crabgrass.org/site/strategic_1.html This is a great resource. Chris On 6/29/05, Harrison Owen wrote: > > There is little question that The Question is more than questionable. In > fact if it is questionable it ain

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There is little question that The Question is more than questionable. In fact if it is questionable it ain't The Question. Or something. The importance of The Question derives from the fact that Open Space is a question. Or maybe better - The Question represents the first opening of space. In or

Re: Craig--Questions

In a message dated 6/28/05 3:18:43 PM, wcraiggill...@hotmail.com writes: > Is there any collection or list of questions people have used/developed > through OS?  I think it would be a helpful and fascinating list. > Craig, I think it would be worse than useless. Because it will likely block

Re: Craig--Questions

I have lots of questions and themes and invitations, and yet I second what Paul says. For me the magic is in pulling a question that resonates immediately with the current situation of the group and points somehow towards and invitation to move forward. It's a fine art, and there are many ways

Re: Craig

Harrison said, But I also suspect that while killing themselves implementing a plan for a future that never quite happened the way they thought it might -- they missed out noticing some super-extraordinary opportunities that would have been infinitely better than what they were planning on. Comm

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That sounds like one of my overly broad generalizations, which like all generalizations is false. I am sure that folks have tried like hell to implement their strategic plans. I am equally sure that some parts fell in line. But I also suspect that while killing themselves implementing a plan for a

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I remind you, Craig, that at a three day OS gathering, all the participants are free to go golfing any time they wish. During Spirited Work gatherings, it has been quite common for people to hold sessions with titles like this: "walk on the beach at 2 pm". . . people meet at 2 pm, organize cars an

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In a message dated 5/29/05 1:59:37 PM, pe...@opencirclecompany.com writes: > And what creates the equivalent of the river banks in Open Space?  I > believe the convening question bounds the space.  It shapes the container  > from > which all else flows. > Peggy, Definitely, it provides 'bou

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"You can't be this open. After all, even the river has to have banks to keep the water in." There is a marvelous systems group in the UK that has spent a lot of time thinking about the biology and ecology of rivers. Your friend seems to be saying -- when you reach the banks, you reach the ri

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"You can't be this open. After all, even the river has to have banks to keep the water in." And what creates the equivalent of the river banks in Open Space? I believe the convening question bounds the space. It shapes the container from which all else flows. overcast in Seattle, Peggy

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Peggy: Thanks for the response. I was wondering if you were out there somewhere. I was about to respond to several of the other e-mails on their thoughts on Strategic Planning, all of which were good.I was/am about to push on those comments a little further. One of the curious observations

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Craig writes: "Yes, we need to think about the future in a somewhat systematic way." And Peggy writes: "I think emergence is actually spirit making it's presence felt." Therese riffs: The more I think about emergence, the less faith I have in human beings trying to think about the future in ev

RE Craig, Strategic Planning, and Emergance

, May 27, 2005 7:57 AM Subject: Re: Craig Peggy: Thanks for the response. I was wondering if you were out there somewhere. I was about to respond to several of the other e-mails on their thoughts on Strategic Planning, all of which were good.I was/am about to push on those comme

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Craig asked: As one listens or watches for emerging order, for what is one or a group watching? I believe that emergence is visible through many signs -- the same ideas showing up in different places, someone saying what another was thinking, unexpected synchronicities... I think emergence is

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Years ago I found a great article from McKinsey about why strategic planning doesn't work. You can download it here: http://www.chriscorrigan.com/facilitation/Strategic%20planning%20doesn't%20work.pdf Chris On 5/24/05, Harrison Owen wrote: > > I agree that planning is useful. But it is also i

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I agree that planning is useful. But it is also important to recognize what Planning does. And it does not create the future! At best it is an imperfect map of what we THINK (hope, expect)the future might be. Planning documents are very useful for checking off things along the way (to the futur