July 7, 2006

Open Space on Education

Johnnie Moore

I’m Johnnie Moore, and I help people work better together

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.

Power, love and “cheap tricks”

Magic, relationship and changing status

Arriving without luggage

leaving your props behind

Ghost lights..

feeling the power of presence… and what it really means to ‘read the room.’

Hand grenades and hamster wheels

we’re hungry for connection

Are we really connecting?

What brings conversations to life is often missed when we aim too high

Singing on the subway

What I learned singing to strangers on the subway, and why emotional connections matters even more in a hi-tech era.

Fingerspitzengefühl

When facilitating, more and more I want to sense the next move at my fingertips

Ski poles…

Letting go in order to get in flow…

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.

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Open Space on Education

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