I guess my response was kind of cryptic. What I meant to say was that on several occasions (precisely when and where now clouded in the great cloud of unknowing) I worked with large groups that had good luck with doing an Open Space on "their future" and when it came to convergence/action, part of the assignment was to determine whether there was any necessity for formal action. If so, the group had the responsibility of formulating the appropriate motion which was presented to the whole group in a separate (and very short) formal session at the end of the affair. Discussion and argument was quite limited if only because there had been a lot of that during the OS.
Harrison From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Harrison Owen Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 5:35 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Examples of delegate bodies using something other than Robert's Rules? I have never had any problem with Robert's Rules so long as it was understood what they were good for. And that is not decision making. It is the formalization of decisions that have already been made even if the votes have not been counted. Actually the best and most actionable decisions are usually those that never come to a vote. The issue is simply resolved in the course of community conversation. Which brings me to Open Space. As we all know, OS is a wonderful way to hold a community conversation which leads to resolution and action. If formalization is required, so be it - and bring on the Robert's Rules. Harrison _____ From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Christine Whitney Sanchez Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 6:09 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Examples of delegate bodies using something other than Robert's Rules? Hi All, I'm in conversation with a large membership organization about using participatory methods at their delegate convention. For the past 50 conventions they have used Robert's Rules of Order for their decision making. They fully realize just how tedious and antiquated a process that is and they are eager to open the dialogue during the business meeting. But they are understandably concerned about the impact of engaging in high engagement processes such as AI Interviews, World Cafe discussions and Open Space Technology meetings and then switching to something so linear and formal as Robert's Rules for voting on the proposals before the delegate body. I'm hoping for stories of membership organizations that have successfully used something other than Robert's Rules as the decision making process. I've just begun checking into Roberta's Rules of Order and would welcome those examples, as well. Thanks in advance for any examples. I will compile the results and feed them back. Warmly from cooling Phoenix, Christine Christine Whitney Sanchez CWS - Collaborative Wisdom & Strategy 2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85048-8990 480.759.0262 www.christinewhitneysanchez.com <http://www.christinewhitneysanchez.com/> * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist