Re: [OSList] How to present OST?

2013-12-04 Thread Eiwor Backelund
Hi Hege, in Sweden OST has become quite well known lately and I have often worked with it in governmental and municipality organizations, political parties etc. I think the most important thing to tell your assumed clients, is not what it is but what results they can get from it. Let me know

Re: [OSList] How to present OST?

2013-12-04 Thread Lisa Heft
Hi, Hege - I agree with Eiwor -and- for any kind of facilitation process or services, it is really important to talk to clients very specifically about their own situations, and I will add the emphasis that what you may do best to explore is the *what* (they need) and *why* (they need

Re: [OSList] How to present OST?

2013-12-04 Thread Tricia Chirumbole
Thanks for the discussion Hege, and for the feedback Eiwor and Lisa! The comments have been very helpful to me - this is a theme that I struggle with as well as I try to find my place, but not make it about needing or wanting a place for myself or my interests. Yet, still feeling it a valuable

Re: [OSList] How to present OST?

2013-12-04 Thread Hege Steinsland
Thank you for this rich respond. Your advices make a lot of sense, and I will start exercising the conversation and questions tomorrow :-) Challenging and meaningful! Do you still think its alright to invite myself to conversations about their situation, issues or possibilities? What will be

Re: [OSList] How to present OST?

2013-12-04 Thread Harrison Owen
Just to add a thought or two... I have never tried to “sell” Open Space. The reasons are two. First, when you describe it to anybody who hasn’t “been there” they can’t believe it, won’t believe it, and – worse – are pretty sure that anybody who does “believe it” is more than a little bit “off

Re: [OSList] Happy Birthday Harrison

2013-12-04 Thread Harrison Owen
Indeed it was a very Happy Birthday, celebrated with some old, old friends in New York City - along with Tova Averbuch who just happened to have wandered by from Holon, Israel to visit her daughter in New York. And for the record, the celebration(s) did include the appropriate number of Martinis -

Re: [OSList] How to present OST?

2013-12-04 Thread Hege Steinsland
Good additions! I´ve really felt like a singing pig, and I dont like lit. So I will try a differnet approach. Thanks a lot, Harrison! Hege 4. des. 2013 kl. 22:40 skrev Harrison Owen hho...@verizon.net: Just to add a thought or two... I have never tried to “sell” Open Space. The reasons are

[OSList] Fulbright Leadership Conference

2013-12-04 Thread doug
Friends-- Have been asked for ideas for an OST or similar segment for a Thursday through Saturday time frame. Could you please help me think through what I might invite them to do? Has anybody done work for this program before and do you have proceedings/reports that might help? Those

Re: [OSList] Fulbright Leadership Conference

2013-12-04 Thread Mark Pixley
We did a OST program several years ago for the Fulbright China Scholars program. This was for the annual 1/2 year gathering of the Fulbright Scholars in China. They had previously organized a specific number of break out session based on expected interests. As the program was getting larger and

Re: [OSList] How to present OST?

2013-12-04 Thread Eiwor Backelund
Hi Hege, in Sweden OST has become quite well known lately and I have often worked with it in governmental and municipality organizations, political parties etc. I think the most important thing to tell your assumed clients, is not what it is but what results they can get from it. Let me know

Re: [OSList] How to present OST?

2013-12-04 Thread Lisa Heft
Hi, Hege - I agree with Eiwor -and- for any kind of facilitation process or services, it is really important to talk to clients very specifically about their own situations, and I will add the emphasis that what you may do best to explore is the *what* (they need) and *why* (they need

Re: [OSList] How to present OST?

2013-12-04 Thread Tricia Chirumbole
Thanks for the discussion Hege, and for the feedback Eiwor and Lisa! The comments have been very helpful to me - this is a theme that I struggle with as well as I try to find my place, but not make it about needing or wanting a place for myself or my interests. Yet, still feeling it a valuable

Re: [OSList] How to present OST?

2013-12-04 Thread Hege Steinsland
Thank you for this rich respond. Your advices make a lot of sense, and I will start exercising the conversation and questions tomorrow :-) Challenging and meaningful! Do you still think its alright to invite myself to conversations about their situation, issues or possibilities? What will be

Re: [OSList] How to present OST?

2013-12-04 Thread Harrison Owen
Just to add a thought or two... I have never tried to “sell” Open Space. The reasons are two. First, when you describe it to anybody who hasn’t “been there” they can’t believe it, won’t believe it, and – worse – are pretty sure that anybody who does “believe it” is more than a little bit “off

Re: [OSList] Happy Birthday Harrison

2013-12-04 Thread Harrison Owen
Indeed it was a very Happy Birthday, celebrated with some old, old friends in New York City - along with Tova Averbuch who just happened to have wandered by from Holon, Israel to visit her daughter in New York. And for the record, the celebration(s) did include the appropriate number of Martinis -

Re: [OSList] How to present OST?

2013-12-04 Thread Hege Steinsland
Good additions! I´ve really felt like a singing pig, and I dont like lit. So I will try a differnet approach. Thanks a lot, Harrison! Hege 4. des. 2013 kl. 22:40 skrev Harrison Owen hho...@verizon.net: Just to add a thought or two... I have never tried to “sell” Open Space. The reasons are

[OSList] Fulbright Leadership Conference

2013-12-04 Thread doug
Friends-- Have been asked for ideas for an OST or similar segment for a Thursday through Saturday time frame. Could you please help me think through what I might invite them to do? Has anybody done work for this program before and do you have proceedings/reports that might help? Those

Re: [OSList] Fulbright Leadership Conference

2013-12-04 Thread Mark Pixley
We did a OST program several years ago for the Fulbright China Scholars program. This was for the annual 1/2 year gathering of the Fulbright Scholars in China. They had previously organized a specific number of break out session based on expected interests. As the program was getting larger and

Re: [OSList] How to present OST?

2013-12-04 Thread Eiwor Backelund
Hi Hege, in Sweden OST has become quite well known lately and I have often worked with it in governmental and municipality organizations, political parties etc. I think the most important thing to tell your assumed clients, is not what it is but what results they can get from it. Let me know

Re: [OSList] How to present OST?

2013-12-04 Thread Lisa Heft
Hi, Hege - I agree with Eiwor -and- for any kind of facilitation process or services, it is really important to talk to clients very specifically about their own situations, and I will add the emphasis that what you may do best to explore is the *what* (they need) and *why* (they need

Re: [OSList] How to present OST?

2013-12-04 Thread Tricia Chirumbole
Thanks for the discussion Hege, and for the feedback Eiwor and Lisa! The comments have been very helpful to me - this is a theme that I struggle with as well as I try to find my place, but not make it about needing or wanting a place for myself or my interests. Yet, still feeling it a valuable

Re: [OSList] How to present OST?

2013-12-04 Thread Hege Steinsland
Thank you for this rich respond. Your advices make a lot of sense, and I will start exercising the conversation and questions tomorrow :-) Challenging and meaningful! Do you still think its alright to invite myself to conversations about their situation, issues or possibilities? What will be

Re: [OSList] How to present OST?

2013-12-04 Thread Harrison Owen
Just to add a thought or two... I have never tried to “sell” Open Space. The reasons are two. First, when you describe it to anybody who hasn’t “been there” they can’t believe it, won’t believe it, and – worse – are pretty sure that anybody who does “believe it” is more than a little bit “off

Re: [OSList] Happy Birthday Harrison

2013-12-04 Thread Harrison Owen
Indeed it was a very Happy Birthday, celebrated with some old, old friends in New York City - along with Tova Averbuch who just happened to have wandered by from Holon, Israel to visit her daughter in New York. And for the record, the celebration(s) did include the appropriate number of Martinis -

Re: [OSList] How to present OST?

2013-12-04 Thread Hege Steinsland
Good additions! I´ve really felt like a singing pig, and I dont like lit. So I will try a differnet approach. Thanks a lot, Harrison! Hege 4. des. 2013 kl. 22:40 skrev Harrison Owen hho...@verizon.net: Just to add a thought or two... I have never tried to “sell” Open Space. The reasons are

[OSList] Fulbright Leadership Conference

2013-12-04 Thread doug
Friends-- Have been asked for ideas for an OST or similar segment for a Thursday through Saturday time frame. Could you please help me think through what I might invite them to do? Has anybody done work for this program before and do you have proceedings/reports that might help? Those

Re: [OSList] Fulbright Leadership Conference

2013-12-04 Thread Mark Pixley
We did a OST program several years ago for the Fulbright China Scholars program. This was for the annual 1/2 year gathering of the Fulbright Scholars in China. They had previously organized a specific number of break out session based on expected interests. As the program was getting larger and