Greetings from Berkeley, California, USA -- I am talking to two prospective clients who are interested in using Open Space, but I would like to share some stories with them, if you have them.
Have any of you used Open Space or variations with book publishers magazine publishers newspaper publishers ?? A classic dynamic in a publishing company, large or small, is that Production and Editorial departments do not always get along, or understand each others' cultures and languages and needs. And nobody understands Marketing, and so on. So when it comes time to talk about productivity or financial efficiency, nobody really gets how everyone depends on everyone and how missing your timeline affects the whole product, not just your department. Hmmm. Sounds like a million industries to me... I think what they need is...an Open Space! Don't you? (did you ever hear of a doctor prescribing the same drug for almost everything? I mean, I use other tools in my toolbox besides Open Space Technology, and I know when another approach to group process will be more appropriate, given dynamics and need. But you all know what I mean when I say I sometimes see perfect situations for OS, and here is another one...) Thanks in advance for your responses. Lisa Heft * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html