Agenda & Sponsors

Each fall, the Partnership for a Sustainable Georgia provides a forum for Partner learning, networking and recognition with its Natural Leaders event. This Oct. 6, we will use this event to take a look at some of the untapped potential of the Partnership as a collaborative network to further sustainability in our state.

This event will be an Open Space facilitated conversation. Open Space works best when the work to be done is complex, the people and ideas involved are diverse, the passion for resolution is high, and the time to get it done was yesterday…could there be a better fit for a sustainability conversation?

You the participant create and manage the agenda for an Open Space event. We ask you to a take a moment now to get us your thoughts on topics for which you have passion. Results of this survey will serve as a starting point for our day together. We encourage you to forward this link to any colleague that you think cares about planning for a long-term Georgia future based on a balanced eco-economy.

8:30 – 9:00 Registration and Breakfast

Purpose This activity seeks to help individuals or businesses increase their visibility within a group through networking. It provides a fun, structured process for individuals/businesses to network based loosely on the "speed dating" concept. The following objectives apply.

Event Objective:
• To provide a forum for individuals/businesses to network with one another in a relaxed, fun yet structured environment.
• To discover new, potential resources.
• To give them an opportunity to self promote their skills and performance.
• To increase their visibility within a group.
This event is broken down into three components as follows:

1) Introduction – 10 minutes

2) Networking Rounds – 20 minutes to 60 minutes depending on number of participants.

3) Group Debrief – 10 minutes

9:00 - 10:00 Speed Networking

Highly scalable and adaptable, OST has been used in meetings of 5 to 2,100 people. The approach is characterized by five basic mechanisms:

A broad, open invitation that articulates the purpose of the meeting.

Participant chairs arranged in a circle.

A bulletin board of issues and opportunities posted by participants.

A marketplace with many breakout spaces that participants move freely between, learning and contributing as they shop for information and ideas.

A breathing or pulsation pattern of flow, between plenary and small-group breakout sessions.

Sometimes one or more additional approaches are used to sort through the notes, assign priorities and identify what actions should be taken next. Throughout the process, the ideal facilitator is described as being fully present and totally invisible holding a space for participants to self-organize, rather than managing or directing the conversations.

10:00-11:30 Open Space Meeting

11:30–1:30 Lunch and Awards

1:30-3:00 Closing sessions - a continuation of the morning meetings

 

Our gratitude goes to the generous sponsors that help make this event happen:



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Would you like to become a sponsor?  Download the Sponsorship packet

General Event Information | 404.651.5120 or info@gasustainability.org