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Meeting in a public space

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  • 11 December 2020 at 11:29 am #343
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    Meetings in a public space come with a whole set of considerations. What are your takes on it? What has worked for you?

    30 January 2021 at 11:28 pm #749
    Ron Eagle
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    Public spaces are not usually ideal for professional meetings as there are issues of logistics ( do you have guaranteed space, seating, accessibility etc) , interruptions ( if its public you cant control who comes and goes around/into your meeting space) and of course security ( eavesdropping, public Wi-Fi networks etc.)

    Unless its a social event  then public spaces (inside or outside) would not be recommended. However if it is unavoidable then bear in mind the above caveats and take whatever measures you can to at least ameliorate them.

    1 February 2021 at 11:31 am #762
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    Thanks for this, Ron

    One of the things I have noticed with public meetings is that the level of distraction / diversion of attention seems to increase exponentially with the size of the space and number of people present. Also that the dynamic of the group is effected by the number of people present – opportunities for any form of discussion between participants seem much more difficult at public meetings and the need for very careful facilitation increases. Wondering if you have found this about the larger meetings you have led?

    7 May 2022 at 11:24 pm #7157
    Ron Eagle
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    The context of the meeting and make up of the attendees will mak all the difference. An open invitation gathering of people with divergent motivations will be far more challenging to facilitate cogent interactive discussions in a large open space than in a meeting with largely homologous minded attendees. In greatest contrast, imagine the difference between a very animated set of exchanges at a large Hyde Park Corner gathering of temporarily captured passers by around an emotive speaker compared to the unified hum of devotees at a political party rally or evangelistic religious gathering. So the level of commonality in motivation for attendance will affect the level of difficulty in managing the communication in large spaces.

     

     

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