Lise, Harrison, and all...
I perhaps have a little take on the application of open space in an instance like a large construction project or new product development for that matter...
Though I find, like Harrison, that OST and classic project management skills can and should co-exist, OST is quite apprpriate to apply right at the front end of the project, when we need to think and approach the "management" of a large project differently. An Open space event ignites the passion and has the potential to radically restructure how we organize and "manage" a prject. The outcome of the event may well be a classic project plan with tasks and gantt charts providing the general road map. The OST event provide an environment to think and organize the project quite differently.
It is kind of like the classic arguement of the difference between leaders and managers. The paradox is that both are necessary at different times and situations...
For me it looks more like this...OST Event -> Project Plan (or framework) -> Mini-OST's (or self organizing groups identify and removing project constraints in real time).
My 2 cents...
David Morgan
>From: Harrison Owen <hho...@comcast.net> >Reply-To: OSLIST <osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu> >To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu >Subject: Re: research (Open Space in Construction) >Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 08:16:40 -0500 > >Lise seems to me the first thing is to be very clear about what all the >formal planning on a project does AND DOES NOT do. It seems to me that all >the PERT charts, GANT charts, project management protocols are very useful >in terms of setting the project direction, parameters, and making sure that >the appropriate tools and supplies are on hand. All that is a map of the new >territory to be explored (the possibility space). I think where we get in >trouble is when we confuse the map with the territory. The map will get you >to the start of the journey, point out some things that you might be looking >for but the actual journey (building the building) is self organizing all >the way, I think. It is therefore not so much about adding Open Space to >the equation, but rather recognizing that the moment the first shovel full >of dirt is turned you are already in Open Space. The question then becomes >how do you navigate in the most effective and efficient fashion. I think it >is precisely here that Open Space Technology, and the general experience >with Open Space can be very helpful. Putting it all in slightly different >terms, I would be very careful not to throw the baby out with the bath >water. The formal elements of the project have their place, and an important >one -- but they never really describe what happens along the way, or even >(probably) what should happen along the way. > > > > Good Luck! This sounds wonderful. Cant wait to hear more. > > > >Harrison > > > >Harrison Owen > >7808 River Falls Drive > >Potomac, Maryland 20845 > >Phone 301-365-2093 > >Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com <http://www.openspaceworld.com/> > > >Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org > >Personal website http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm >osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > >To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: >http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > >-----Original Message----- >From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Lise >Damkjær >Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 2:18 AM >To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu >Subject: SV: research > > > >Hello Marty, Harrison and others... > > > >I'm involved with some "in the begginning" research... > >I'm mentor to a PhD-student at the Technical University of Denmark - she is >researching: How engineers could facilitate in public assignments - and she >uses Open space as her facilitation-tool. > > > >I have got a fantastic opportunity: I'm going to contribute to a >research-project in copperation with Copenhagen Business School: Could we >run a building construction site via OS-pratice? And what would then happen? > >I really enjoy this opportunity - i'm originally a building construction >engineer - but have worked with organizational design and so on most of my >time... > >We are going to observe what selforganization look like in building >construction sites, let everybody see that it already works and then design >and try a different way of organizing the building site work - an OS-way - >in which way it may look...? > > > >Do anyone have ideas or experiences in this field? It's still very new to me >- I have only done some thinking yet... > > > >Thanks for this beautiful list and the beautiful community, we have here... > > > >Lise > > > >-----Oprindelig meddelelse----- >Fra: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu]På vegne af Marty Boroson >Sendt: 24. februar 2005 18:25 >Til: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu >Emne: research > >I am curious to know what academic research is being done/has been done on >OST ... > > > >Also, are there any research protocols out there? 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