hi zelle... it's only just begun here, but the illinois latino prevention network has just reconstituted themselves in os as the latino coalition for prevention services. their mission and initial open space 2 days was focused on transforming how the state of illinois requests, funds and delivers prevention services (preventing drugs, teen preg, domestic violence, and other stuff baddies). we did the first os in dec, then followed in jan with a 2-day follow-up and practice workshop. a seemless mix of training and continued work. a number of new things planned. all proceedings posted to a wiki web. the re-drew the org chart full of overlapping circles. membership in leadership groups is open to all. they are just starting, but seem to be making a lot of what seem like "right" moves.
if julie smith is too busy to see and respond to this, there are notes from what we did in fairbanks posted in the stories list at http://www.globalchicago.net/ost ...in that case the "org" was the fairbanks schools, so all kinds of things large and small happened. at one point about 8 months after we were there, julie reported an average of 3 os-inspired meetings happening each week. some of her reports are posted on the stories page i've referred to here. don't forget the Univ of Kentucky story in Tales from Open Space. hi to maureen, too. michaelh Pannwitz, Michael M wrote:
Dear Zelle, although I am not sure that continuing to meet in open space makes an Open Space Organization, or, as I prefer to call it, an InterActive Organisation, I have worked with two organizations that use open space on a regular basis in their ongoing work. One of these uses it internally the other both internally and in projects that they conduct. I will forward your request to membrs of both organizations and to Jo Toepfer who is also working with two other clients that are moving in similar directions. Apart from your immediate request re your potential client: Jo Toepfer, Hans-Georg Wicke and I are planning an international gettogether for clients and facilitators working along the lines that you are requesting information for. If you want to be part of that gathering (we have no date yet nor a space), write an email to Jo (jotoep...@boscop.de). In case you are interested specifically in what it takes from my experience to have os-technology events facilitated by people from within the organization I can provide some information from observations I made while being a coach during such an event. Have a wonderful weekend, greetings from Berlin mmp --Original Message Text--- From: Zelle Nelson Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 14:45:56 -0500 --------------010606080601000309060803 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello! I have a potential client who needs real life examples of companies who can keep the results from the first Open Space event going by continuing to meet in OS, who after their initial OS event began holding all of their meetings in Open Space without the need for an external facilitator every time. Can you put me/us in contact with any such organizations? - not an example where an organization meets every year in OS, but one that lives their daily work lives more in Open Space and less in hierarchy. What I have in mind when I say OS organizations, I'm talking about subsequent meetings held in OS trickling through the organization; In house OS facilitators (with some sort of training included in the transformation from "typical" organization to an Open Space organization) - A culture of invitation, passion bounded by responsibility vs. responsibilities dictating actions, leaders emerging vs. being appointed...etc. Thanks for any contributions! With Grace and Love, Zelle ************ Zelle Nelson Know Place Like Home/State of Grace Document ze...@knowplacelikehome.com office - 828.693.0398 mobile - 847.951.7030 Isle of Skye 2021 Greenville Hwy Flat Rock, NC 28731 * * ========================================================== 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 --------------010606080601000309060803 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello! I have a potential client who needs real life examples of companies who can keep the results from the first Open Space event going by continuing to meet in OS, who after their initial OS event began holding all of their meetings in Open Space without the need for an external facilitator every time. Can you put me/us in contact with any such organizations? - not an example where an organization meets every year in OS, but one that lives their daily work lives more in Open Space and less in hierarchy. What I have in mind when I say OS organizations, I'm talking about subsequent meetings held in OS trickling through the organization; In house OS facilitators (with some sort of training included in the transformation from "typical" organization to an Open Space organization) - A culture of invitation, passion bounded by responsibility vs. responsibilities dictating actions, leaders emerging vs. being appointed...etc. Thanks for any contributions! With Grace and Love, Zelle ************ Zelle Nelson Know Place Like Home/State of Grace Document ze...@knowplacelikehome.com office - 828.693.0398 mobile - 847.951.7030 Isle of Skye 2021 Greenville Hwy Flat Rock, NC 28731 * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: <p> http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html --------------010606080601000309060803-- Michael M Pannwitz boscop Draisweg 1 12209 Berlin, Germany FON +49 - 30-772 8000 FAX +49 - 30-773 92 464 www.michaelmpannwitz.de www.openspace-landschaft.de An der E-Gruppe "openspacedeutsch" für deutschsprechende open space-PraktikerInnen interessiert? 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