Susan: I've used OST for what the client called "strategic planning". The phrase does have its limitations but it is certainly still being used in many organizations. My story of such a use with an executive and then a management team is in the Handbook of Large Group Methods by Barbara Bunker and Billie Alban (2006) and there are others there as well. You can also access the article on my web site. I would call that use of OST strategic engagement (even more than strategic thinking). It is developing "plans" or strategies to implement directions or vision together with the commitments to do so. Both the "plan" and the implementation momentum are developed at the same time. There is another brief story about a "strategic planning" exercise with executives at the Royal Bank of Canada on my site as well. Larry Larry Peterson Associates in Transformation Toronto, ON, Canada 416.653.4829 <mailto:la...@spiritedorg.com> la...@spiritedorg.com <http://www.spiritedorg.com> www.spiritedorg.com
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