The more I experience Open Space, the more enthusiastic I become. So I enjoyed Andrew Rixon’s post, showing the social network before and after an Open Space meeting.
Before:
After:
One of my mantras is relationships before ideas. Many conference formats overemphasise the top-down delivery of content at the expense of connectedness. Open Space seems to allow the content and relationships to evolve together.
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Magic, relationship and changing status
leaving your props behind
feeling the power of presence… and what it really means to ‘read the room.’
we’re hungry for connection
What brings conversations to life is often missed when we aim too high
What I learned singing to strangers on the subway, and why emotional connections matters even more in a hi-tech era.
When facilitating, more and more I want to sense the next move at my fingertips
Letting go in order to get in flow…
A funny game illustrates what we may be missing in many of our meetings
Managing anxiety is a familiar challenge for facilitators.
Good posting by Evelyn Rodriquez: The Myth of a Quiet Launch (Thanks to Robert Scoble for the link) Is it just me or is there a pattern here? What is
Look blogs are a great place for half-finished ideas. It’s probably one reason why I like to blog but find it an increasing ordeal to write essays, proposals etc. In
I got this information in an email and I thought I’d spread the word… The Fun Fed is recruiting and we’re looking for a GAMES RESEARCHER!! We run fun games
Tenneson Woolf writes some thoughts about how to create resiliency in groups. Some good ideas here. I’ve been reflecting in particular on these: letting go of “aloneness” and its sister:
