Irv,
Your impression and reflection on the situation shows insight. In the context
of the larger intention of your OS I would want to look into the relationship
between stakeholders/participants and outcomes. Asking myself, how to keep
those engaged in topics and issues that emerge on day one with the action
planning/outcomes of day two?
How can facilitators provide avenues or methods for participants that move
in,through, and out of OS prior to the action & planning phase to re-engage.
Maybe individual post-conference conversations with folks that miss day two to
bridge to the actions related to the concepts that inspired them during day
one? Asking a group(s) at the end of day two something like, "is there anyone
from yesterday that is not here today that you feel would really resonate with
your action plan?". My view, the beauty of OS is the creation of invested
action(s) and/or results based on self-organizing principles, so can those same
principles help to engage participants that miss a day? Just thinking out
loud, but I do know that this issue is real...life happens in this crazy
complex demanding world.
Your comment about not getting "hung up" is wise. In addition, an awareness
that even if people are not able to be there on day two they will have made
connections with the outcomes and dialogs of day one, and that passion and
energy is a wonderful resource. I am very interested in how facilitators that
provide a opportunity for them to easily step into the energies that will
emerge at the end of day two...beyond reading a summary report or action plan.
Best of luck. Please post your learning and reflections.
Cheers,
Travis
Irv Sheffey <irv.shef...@sierraclub.org> wrote:
st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } Hi folks,
Got a question related to my first OST conference.
Invitations have gone out to several stakeholders for a two day conference
and we are beginning to get responses. Aside from those who expressed that
they cannot attend, weve been getting some that indicate that they can only
come to the first day (we expressed the strong desire/need for full
attendance). Realizing that whoever comes is the right people, by inference
I guess whenever they come is the right time (for them). In light that the
first day of an OS event usually shakes outs the questions and day two begins
the process of action planning, what do you think about people only
participating in only one phase?
My thought, in the spirit of whatever happens is the only thing that could
have is simply that. Those who attend the full conference will have the
potential experience and opportunity to be fully expressed, those who can only
attend day one will contribute what they can, in effect giving others their
proxy to build on what theyve provided.
I would think that in the world of OS, what Ive described is not the first
time such has happened. My question - is there anything that I should BE about
or DO in preparing for and facilitating this forthcoming meeting? My first
take, is to hold the space for a productive meeting, encouraging full
participation, but not get hung up on this issue. Thanks for any feed back you
might have.
Irv
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Washington, DC 20020
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