July 7, 2006

Open Space on Education

Johnnie Moore

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Open Space on Education

There’s more cringeworthy footage of me in this short interview by David Wilcox.

I didn’t realise my eyes darted around so much. See I’m an introvert at heart. I try to explain how I think Open Space works. I’m not completely convinced by my own explanation here… but the “how it works” is not nearly as important as the fact it does work.

David also has some photos of an Open Space I hosted earlier this week. It was on how education is changed by social software and open sourcing. This was organised by Policy Unplugged and FutureLab.

Bunny Bunny

A funny game illustrates what we may be missing in many of our meetings

Don’t panic

Managing anxiety is a familiar challenge for facilitators.

Hamlet and meeting absurdity

Managing in a world of uncertainty where people don’t live up to their stated values

Leading from the clown

I shot this in a single eight-minute take, which is in the spirit of an experience of Ralf Wetzel’s workshop, Leading from the Clown. Clown training is probably the deepest and most challenging work I’ve done. Enjoy.

Embodied thinking vs slippery AI

A casual conversation in a pub makes me pay attention to thinking being embodied

Playing with eye contact

Creating eye contact despite the limits of Zoom and Teams

Noticing

The power of small gestures and noticing

Facilitation antlers

Exploring the inner dialogue of facilitation

Small p presence

Getting away from grandiosity or solemnity. small p presence is about being open to the life around us

Small i improv

Facilitation is often about small, subtle acts of noticing and experimenting

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Open Space on Education

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