Conference Calls and Small-Group Structure

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This [[Sol 2009]] session was convened for the purpose of figuring out where to go next with the [[SolSeedCalls]] and other smaller meetings between the large [[OpenSpace]] events. === Participants === * [[Brandon CS Sanders]] * [[Bonnie Sanders]] * [[Brenna Waxter]] * [[Regula Frey]] * [[Ben Sibelman]] === Review of conference calls so far === * [[Regula]]: Opening words and checkin time = leaving regular life behind and connecting on a heart level before moving into projects (ideas from the humanist movement meetings) * [[Bonnie]]: Provided continuity of group even though not everyone was present on every call ** Helped get to know people at a deep level ** [[Brenna]], [[Regula]]: Women especially need to connect at a heart level ** But this ideal shouldn't come at the expense of having another purpose === Ideas for the future === * [[Brenna]]: We could recruit people to build small local groups that meet in person ** When one gets too big, have one person split off and start a new group? ** [[Regula]]: Similar to the humanist movement in Africa *** But should use the term "invite" rather than "recruit" * Each person can try to form a local group and bring that experience back to the call * '''Specific ideas for call''' ** Just one topic per call ** Move more practical stuff to a once-a-month business call ** Do longer checkins after unconference to discuss how we experienced it