Dear Michael, Michelle, HO and Zelle Thanks for your input, deeply appreciated. I´ve facilitated a pre-meeting today, it´s late and I just finished the documentation, and have another coming up Wendesday - space is opening up all over - great! Best regards to everyone onoslist! Thomas Herrmann
> -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > Från: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu]För Zelle Nelson > Skickat: den 13 februari 2006 21:26 > Till: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Ämne: Re: USB-sticks and computer station during OST + some more.. > > > Hi All, > > In addition to using one USB stick, and saving each topic notes to the > desktop, we always take 15 minutes to type up a list of all topics from > the wall. That way none slip through the cracks, and you can track down > which topic notes have been inputted into the computer, and which still > need to be done. This list of topics can then become the table of > contents. > > with grace and love, > > Zelle > > ************ > Zelle Nelson > Engaging the Soul at Work/Know Place Like Home/State of Grace Document > > www.stateofgracedocument.com > > ze...@maureenandzelle.com > > office - 001.828.693.0802 > mobile - 001.847.951.7030 > > Isle of Skye > 2021 Greenville Hwy > Flat Rock, NC 28731 > USA > > Michelle Cooper wrote: > > >HI Thomas > >At my most recent one-day OST we had 80 people creat 22 reports. > We used the > >USB sticks. We did as you said: one USB stick for collating all > reports and > >taking them to the printer station. Each person saved to the > desktop of the > >local computer and then the person responsible for reports > captured them. We > >kept a list of which reports were on what computer (numbered the > computers > >and kept track of who owned which computer number). The list proved > >invaluable because when the report of proceedings was being > collagted, one > >topic report was missing. We were able to track it down quite easily and > >only had a short panic. We did have a hard copy though, which > was the fall > >back position. I always make a second copy of the printed copies > for myself > >in case of disaster. > > > >Like you I have found that having the participants enter the reports on > >computer lends itself to reports that are much clearer and easy > to follow. I > >often find people will take notes on flip chart paper and work > as a team to > >consolidate it. While for some they don't like to miss any time > (which measn > >the lunch breaks are very busy and the end of the last session > can be very > >busy). I often have people comment how much they like to see the > product of > >their discussion all typed up and posted so quickly...and in the > multi day, > >to take away reports with them is an exciting bonus. In a number > of cases, > >people go back to their home offices and get started on the > actions in the > >report the next day!! > > > >The optimal computer station is when all computers are networked to the > >printer. When this is not the case, I "protect" the computer connected to > >the printer and use it only for printing reports. HOwever, usually this > >computer/printer is in the "newsroom" area and if the computer monitor is > >busy helping someone else, someone will start their report. It is > >challenging near the end of the day when trying to generate reports for > >posting.....and it usually ends up being the person who wants to write a > >thesis. > > > >Michelle > >Michelle Cooper RN, MScN > >President > >Integral Visions Consulting Inc. > >200 Crestview Avenue > >Ancaster, ON L9G 1E2 > >(905)648-1220 > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu]On Behalf Of Thomas > >Herrmann > >Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 5:41 PM > >To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > >Subject: USB-sticks and computer station during OST + some more.. > > > > > >Dear friends > >I just had a 2-day OS-meeting where we used a computer station. > Lately I´ve > >used flip-charts for quite some time. Before that I used floppys > - according > >to "the book" (Harrisons User´s guide) and it worked great. > > > >Using USB-sticks, I think, is a bit more tricky to people than > it was to use > >floppys (and now most computers can´t take floppy discs). There > are so many > >different spaces to save onto nowadays. And USB-sticks are also quite > >expensive if one would have one for each report as when using floppys. > > > >So I think the best way (although it is "one more thing to do") > is to have > >only one USB memory which the person responsible for the computer station > >has (I don´t ever take full charge of this while facilitating!). > > > >We asked the person writing the report to save it onto the > desctop, calling > >for the person in charge of the computer station who checks that it is > >really saved there. Then saves it onto the USB memory stick and > taks it to > >the administrators computer for the printout... It really takes > some work to > >make 100% sure no report will be lost! And as said I will never do this > >again as a facilitator - learning from experience some years ago > when I got > >stuck just before closing - not good. > > > >Do you have any experiences to share regarding this? How do you > organize the > >computer station nowadays? > > > >Another couple of things. > >1. I noticed again that the computer station is quite a creative > space which > >sparks lots of creativity and activity. We had it in the hallway > which was > >between the main room and the breakouts. > >2. The reports are more worked through which sometimes is quite > important. > >This organization got lots and lots of important ideas and thoughts > >documented. Flip charts are nice with colours and sometimes > drawings but not > >always easy to understand and not as worked through. > > > >What do you guys think about this? > > > >A little more sharing about this OS-meeting. This organization > is nationwide > >in Sweden, 120 from the regional and national offices were > gathered for two > >days. We had a full day of sessions and a little more than half day for > >convergence and actionplanning. 30 reports and 8 actionplans. And lots of > >energy and learning. I used re-opening which becomes more and > more natural > >for me. Thanks for this contribution to OST, Chris and Michael. > >Cheers > >Thomas > > > > > >Thomas Herrmann Phone +46 (0)709-98 97 81 > >Open Space Consulting Fax +46 (0)300-713 89 > >Pensévägen 4 > >434 46 Kungsbacka, Sweden > >Email: tho...@openspaceconsulting.com > >www.openspaceconsulting.com > >---------------------------------------------------- > >Vill du skapa en välmående och effektiv organisation > >och ta tillvara hela dess potential? > > > >Open Space Consulting erbjuder dig: > >* Lärtillfällen kring hälsa och balans i organisationer > >* Analyser av organisatorisk hälsa och balans > >* Handledning av effektiva och kreativa möten och konferenser > >* Utbildning av mötes- och processhandledare > >* Coaching för organisationer i förändring > >---------------------------------------------------- > >Vårt antivirusskydd scannar alla utgående mail. 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