I recommend reading these books and literature see links: http://www.openspaceworld.org/cgi/wiki.cgi?BooksAndVideos
and http://lists.openspacetech.org/pipermail/oslist-openspacetech.org/ with love from Iceland On 30 May 2013 02:11, Kári Gunnarsson <kari.gunnars...@simnet.is> wrote: > I have a small advise. > > When you do an open space, be sure to do the invitation like Owens > literature suggest, or otherwise you will not have the open space > technology for your study. Personally I am hung up on the five > preconditions of the reality, complexity, divers viewpoints, hot > opinions and urgency of the business issue that you include in your > invitation letter. now days I always ask my clients to convince me on > these preconditions in the contracting talks. I also like to map out > that the client's team has the full authority (formal and informal) > within the system to open this issue. My findings have been that lack > of these conditions make any technology fail to reach our desired > goal, but it will always have some effect. I always suggest the > alternative if we do not have the preconditions, that is to have a > boring and sleep giving power point show as this will have little > effect other then back pain of the audience as they sleep in strange > positions, (as save as it can be, he he). But I would not like my name > to be part of such events for I don't like pack pain. > > When I was a kid I always liked to lay in the grass or under the > tables (best to combine both) if I need to sleep in a large gathering. > Thinking abut it now, I would probably still like to rest in these > places, listening in on the conversations as I face out into the dream > word. > > With love from Iceland > Kári > > On 29 May 2013 21:42, Patricio Bastian <patricio.bast...@vallecentral.cl> > wrote: >> Estimated, >> >> I send warm greetings and introduce myself as a student preparing her >> doctoral thesis entitled: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of OPEN SPACE and >> Producing Technical Organizational Change - Application IP compared in >> Central Valley Business Group Nomade. >> >> >> I made good progress on my dissertation. >> >> You could review the approach of my thesis. Especially on their >> effectiveness as organizational change. Hopefully some document that >> explains this. >> >> I appreciate the courtesy. >> >> My thesis is described thus: >> >> >> Problem Formulation >> >> The general question asks whether the Open Space is an effective technique >> to produce sustainable organizational change and if it is superior to other >> organizational intervention techniques, which are based on smaller groups >> and a highly structured setting with a view of the objectives. This question >> can generally be divided into the following questions: >> >> • Are individuals able to self-organize when subjected to an unstructured >> context? >> • Open Space Is capable of producing organizational responses that the >> Organization needs? >> • Do organizational change (to have occurred) sustainable over time? >> • Do on these indicators than traditional techniques in terms of efficiency >> and effectiveness? >> >> >> Research Objectives >> >> General Purpose >> >> Evaluate the effectiveness of the technique of Open Space, representing >> intervention techniques in large groups, to produce an organizational change >> that accounts for internal and external demands of the Organization. >> >> Specific Objectives >> >> • Analyze the operation of the Open Space and organizational skill. >> • Measure and analyze the impact that technology has on the organization. >> • Compare the Open Space with other organizational intervention technique. >> • Contribute empirical and theoretical analysis of intervention techniques >> in large groups. >> >> >> Of course, I appreciate your comments to the discussion in my thesis. Your >> input is a valuable aid. >> >> Thank you, thank you very much. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Patricio Bastian Duarte >> >> >> >> Note: My native language is Spanish. Please excuse typos >> >> >> >> >> >> In Spanish language >> >> >> >> Estimados, >> >> >> >> Les envío un cordial saludo y me presento como estudiante preparando su >> tesis doctoral, cuyo título es: Evaluación de la Efectividad del OPEN SPACE >> como Técnica para Producir Cambio Organizacional – Aplicación comparada en >> IP Valle Central y Grupo de Empresas Nomade. >> >> >> >> >> >> He avanzado bastante en mi tesis doctoral. >> >> >> >> Usted podría opinar sobre el planteamiento de mi tesis. Especialmente sobre >> su efectividad como cambio organizacional. Ojala algún documento que >> explique este tema. >> >> >> >> Agradezco la deferencia. >> >> >> >> Mi tesis se describe así: >> >> >> >> >> >> Formulación del Problema >> >> >> >> La pregunta general busca saber si el Open Space es una técnica efectiva >> para producir cambio organizacional sostenible y si es superior a otras >> técnicas de intervención organizacional, que se basan en grupos más pequeños >> y en un setting altamente estructurado en la perspectiva de los objetivos. >> Esta pregunta general, puede ser dividida en las siguientes preguntas: >> >> >> >> · ¿Son los individuos capaces de auto-organizarse al ser sometidos a >> un contexto desestructurado? >> >> · ¿Es el Open Space capaz de producir las respuestas organizacionales >> que la Organización necesita? >> >> · ¿Es el cambio organizacional (de haberse producido) sostenible en >> el tiempo? >> >> · ¿Es en dichos indicadores superior a otras técnicas tradicionales >> en términos de eficiencia y efectividad? >> >> >> >> >> >> Objetivos de la Investigación >> >> >> >> Objetivo General >> >> >> >> Evaluar la efectividad de la técnica del Open Space, como representante de >> las técnicas de intervención en grandes grupos, para producir un cambio >> organizacional que dé cuenta de las demandas internas y externas de la >> Organización. >> >> >> >> Objetivos Específicos >> >> >> >> · Analizar el funcionamiento del Open Space como técnica >> organizacional. >> >> · Medir y analizar el impacto que la técnica produce sobre la >> Organización. >> >> · Comparar el Open Space con otra técnica de intervención >> organizacional. >> >> · Contribuir empírica y teóricamente al análisis de las técnicas de >> intervención en grandes grupos. >> >> >> >> >> >> Desde ya, agradezco sus comentarios a lo expuesto en mi tesis. Sus aportes >> son de valiosa ayuda. >> >> >> >> Gracias, muchas gracias. >> >> >> >> Sinceramente, >> >> >> >> Patricio Bastian Duarte >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > > > -- > Kári Gunnarsson > kari.gunnars...@simnet.is > gsm: +354 8645189 -- Kári Gunnarsson kari.gunnars...@simnet.is gsm: +354 8645189 _______________________________________________ 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 .