Dear All, I am trying to get my organisation to think about using OS. I have run two sessions - the first was an afternoon session which was my first and provided plenty of learning on how it could have been better.
The second was a two day session around learning from our experience and working better in the future. This session was particularly successful and endorsed as a as a meeting format by all those attending. Some thoughts to add to this discussion: The first is that from a business perspective I think if you are sent a meeting invitation there is an expectation that you will attend. Therefore the invite is not "open". I am running a session later on in the year with Line Managers and intend to send an e-mail invitation on the heels of a calendar placeholder worded in a way that gives them the option of attending based on their passion, rather than on an expectation that they should attend. Loss (or perceived loss?) of control is also something that some senior leaders struggle with. Finally, I work with operational people who largely have a science background so data and detail are almost part of their "Psyche" and talking through the possibility of using OS can be interesting. I think this is summed up by a comment made when we were discussing options for the session I mentioned above which was scheduled for San Francisco. One person was particularly having trouble with the OS concept - "How can we invite people [from across the globe] to a meeting when we don't have an Agenda?" Regards, Keith. Dr K Blundell Change Advisor Communication, Innovation and Change (CIC) Product Development Global Operations Roche Products Limited 6 Falcon Way Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire AL7 1TW Office: +44 (0) 1707 36 6618 Mobile: +44 (0) 7990 777 127 Mail to: keith.blund...@roche.com Registration Number: 100674 The information transmitted in this message is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this message in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. -----Original Message----- From: oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Michael M Pannwitz Sent: 08 September 2011 9:30 PM To: World wide Open Space Technology email list Subject: Re: [OSList] OS in business meetings (2nd question) Dear Claudia, after facilitating a regular (astreinen, if you like it in German) OST event (Planning Meeting, 3 day OST event, Action Planning, Next Meeting) for the study body representatives of a Berlin Highschool we were invited to be present at one of their regular "business meetings" (2 hours each week). They asked us to watch them work in an entirely new way that improved their efficiency and fun 1000%. As we entered their "Meeting Room" we noticed the complete signage (they had taken the posters from the OST event), a circle of chairs and the issue wall (thats what I call the Bulletin Board in German). They sat in the circle, looked at each other for a while and then posted their business issues (there were three beginning times 20 minutes apart) and proceeded in breakout sessions. After returning to the circle it turned out that they not only had discussed their issues but also decided on stuff or on actions to be taken. They had a closing circle and were done in the 2 hours. They kept doing this for years... starting each school year (elections were annually) with a classic OST event. Of course, these were not "2 hours OST events" but definitely were open space business sessions and for the participants the most productive thing in their school experience... shared leadership, lots of space for selforganisation and a peaceful atmosphere. Any business can do that. Greetings from Berlin mmp PS: Several of the younger OST colleagues in Berlin had their first exposure to OST and open space in these events. They will probably take this experience into other "businesses" as they continue their journey. On 07.09.2011 15:01, Dr. Claudia Gross wrote: > The 2^nd issue I am interested to learn more about is "How does OS > work in business meetings (2-4h)?" > > What's your experiences and recommendations when facilitating such an event? > > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org To unsubscribe > send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org -- Michael M Pannwitz, boscop eg Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany ++49-30-772 8000 mmpa...@boscop.org www.boscop.org Check out the Open Space World Map presently showing 436 resident Open Space Workers in 71 countries working in a total of 140 countries worldwide: www.openspaceworldmap.org _______________________________________________ OSList mailing list To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org _______________________________________________ OSList mailing list To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org
