Monthly Archives: August 2009

Open Space Learning Opportunity

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Kaliya

My friend Lisa Heft is putting on an Open Space Learning Workshop in December 9-11, 2009 in San Francisco, California USA This is how she describes the workshop: Open Space is a dialogic method where one facilitator can convene from … Continue reading →

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Candidates Forum 2.0 for District 10 Special Election

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Kaliya

This all has come together in the last week because of a conversation that happened at Transparency Camp (more about that below). I and 3 of my facilitator friends are helping with this unconventional candidates forum in District 10. 2009 … Continue reading →

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Making Transparancy Camp Better

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Kaliya

After attending the Community Leadership Summit (CLS), Danese Cooper suggested that I begin writing reviews of conferences that I attend. I have facilitated almost 100 unconferences and since I attended my first conference Siggraph ‘97, I have attended about 300 … Continue reading →

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Facilitating unconference agenda creation Step-by-Step

Posted on August 8, 2009 by Kaliya

There are many steps to creating a great unconference or camp. Many happen before getting to this step, but once you have 50-300 people in a room, what do you do to support people creating a whole day or multi-day … Continue reading →

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