Eps 101: What is an unconference
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The term "unconference" first appeared in an announcement for the annual XML developers conference in 1998.
Unconferences often use variations on Open Space Technology , the format/method developed by Harrison Owen in 1985.
Owen's 1993 book Open Space Technology: a User's Guide discussed many of the techniques now associated with unconferences, although his book does not use that term.
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Everyone chooses where to go, based on Law of 2 Feet "If you aren't learning or contributing or having fun where you stand now, use your two feet and go somewhere where you can learn or contribute or have fun".Breakouts don't have to stay on topic, participants are free to discuss whatever they want to discuss.It's the one and only rule of Open Space and Unconferences.I just like it. I love what we do for our community! OpenSpace. The idea is that if people think about how things might be different then there will still exist in public spaces around them too but not all those places need a place at some point or other. It seems obvious from this perspective everyone should consider their own ideas as well.but regardless why no matter who thinks so.you're already here anyway!
Everyone at an unconference is encouraged to practice the law of two feet.A strong facilitator can make or break any event, but especially one with as fluid an agenda as an unconference.The Responsive Org movement is creating a fundamental shift in the way we work and organize in the 21st Century.If you have questions about how these leaders are doing today please send me your email address. I will include it on my blog post soon.
The informal and flexible program allows participants to suggest topics of their own interest and choose sessions.Managing the flexibility of an unconference with appropriate logistical organization can avoid wasting time and avoid frustration for both the participants and organizers.In an unconference format, responsibility for the success of the event is more equally distributed across all participants.Participants are encouraged not only by how they approach it but also when choosing a particular topic. The choice process involves making sure that there's enough information available in each participants group or section within which people will be able interact so as never before.This document was created using CSS5 standard standard. include .
Collaboration among participants who convene sessions and even merging of sessions on similar topics are both encouraged.If you convene a session, the decision to merge with another session will always be yours to make.If you convene a session, it is your responsibility to "hold the space" for your session.The term'mix' implies that there should not have been any conflicts between these two groups. It would mean one group was able only collaborate when they had agreed upon what each other wanted or did something else in their own way.3 See also