Suggested Formats
From Scrum
- Have a 45-60 min session followed by time to connect and chat
- Invite someone to give a brief talk followed by discussion
- Use World Cafe
- Use Open Space
Open Space Rules
The Law of Two Feet
- If at any time during our time together you find yourself in any situation where you are neither learning nor contributing, use your two feet. Go to some other place where you may learn and contribute.
Four Principles
- Whoever comes are the right people.
- Whatever happens is the only thing that could have.
- Whenever it starts is the right time.
- When it’s over, it’s over.
Four Roles
- Host: the person who feels a burning passion for the subject and is willing to take responsibility to call the conversation, invite others in and make sure something gets harvested.
- Participant: Anyone who is drawn to a conversation wants to stay the whole time and participate fully.
- Bumblebee: The ones who move from conversation to conversation cross-pollinating the learning.
- Butterfly: A butterfly may not want to be in any conversation, instead they prefer to sit on the lawn and look beautiful. A new, unexpected conversation may happen when two butterflies meet.
The assumption of an Open Space meeting is that people who care about the subject will come together.
