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Open Space Technology
The SoCraTes Conferences Format
By Houssam FAKIH
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Traditional Conference
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The Program is
Set by Organizers
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Hiring Speakersby Invitation
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Hiring Speakersby Call for papers
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Speakers Attendees
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What Open Space technology
changes ?
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All Participants are Equal
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Both as Knowersand Learners
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Everyone is Speaker
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You Set the
program
yourself
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Your ScheduleYour Time
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“I can’t believe that after all these meetings, workshops and conference sessions, the most valuable time for me was still during the coffee breaks, when I met with people I wanted to meet with and talk about the issues I wanted to talk about” - Harrison Owen, author of Open Space Technology: A Users Guide
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Participants should have:
Passion &
Responsibility
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Without Passion:
Nobody is interested
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Without Responsibility
nothing
will get done
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Based
on 4 principles
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Who ever
comes is
the right people
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Whatever happens
is all that
could have
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Whenever it starts
is the right time
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When it is over, it is over
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The law of
two feets
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You have
the permission to leave if you are
not interested
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Bumblebees &
Butterfliesuse their feet and
flit from meeting to meeting
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people come
together around topics
they care about
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Voluntary
self-selection
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Open Spaceby Example
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from Thursday
to Saturday
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English : Official Language
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Thursday Evening:
World Café
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Thursday Evening:
Lightening Talk
@ SoCraTes-UK
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Creating the Agenda
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Retro - at the end of the day
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Evening activities
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After midnight discussions
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After SoCraTesSunday
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SoCraTes-DE
200 attendees
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SoCraTes-DE
169 sessions per day
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SoCraTes-DE
crafts developers from all Europe
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The Community is growing:
channel Slack
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Grab your invite at http:
//scslackin-rradczewski.rhcloud.com
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SoCraTes in
UK, BE, SP
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Target:
35 attendees
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Be Prepared
to be surprised