... or maybe it's a good idea that just doesn't align with how "the Agile" is being practiced.
Mark _____________________________ From: Daniel Mezick via OSList <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> Sent: Saturday, September 3, 2016 10:15 AM Subject: Re: [OSList] OS at work To: <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> Ironically the use of enterprise-wide Open Space events is rather limited in so-called "Agile transformations" worldwide. I wonder if this has anything to do at all with authority's fear of "enterprise wide truth-telling" about the conduct of the Agile adoption. "Everyone-invited, at-least-one-day, enterprise-wide Open Space events that inspect the Agile adoption itself..." ...this is something only a few folks have experienced. Oddly. Right? For example, at Agile Israel as the closing keynote, I had the opportunity to ask 600++ Agile folks the following question: "How many folks here have ever attended an 'at-least-one-day, enterprise-wide retrospective on the Agile adoption itself?' " All of 4 hands went up. 4 out of 600++. Lots of crickets chirping in the room. I left out the "everyone-invited" part, so there was at least some small chance of a response. Those gears of progress in the Agile community do grind slowly...if at all. Just saying. Question: What's the set of impediments between the status-quo, and making enterprise-wide retrospectives in Open Space a common practice inside so-called "Agile transformations?" Perhaps periodic, everyone-invited, enterprise-wide Agile-adoption retrospectives in Open Space is just a dumb idea. Not at all aligned with Agile principles, etc. Daniel On 9/3/16 8:35 AM, Michael M Pannwitz via OSList wrote: Dear Tony, there is a comprehensive account of the effects of using OST over a ten year period in the National Agency Youth in the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn. They emplpoy OS gatherings for a three day retreat every year for their agency and another one for their network and additional ones for specific challenges in their field of work. From what I hear they are still at it... one of the organizational results was doing without any formal meetings and, more radically than in the case of the organisation in Düsseldorf, everyone can convene a meeting any time on any issue in whatever space appropriate... and take care of spreading information on the results if deemed necessary. The accdount is available as an e-book (it contains versions in English, German, Chinese - our friends from Shining Star did the translation -, Spanish - Eleder, of course -, French - Christine Koehler - and Polish - Piotr Banach -, published by https://www.westkreuz-verlag.de/de/Practicing-Open-Space-Our-First-Ten-Years-E-Book Here is the introduction to the account: "It is no longer a secret that Open Space events are pure joy. Set up in a jiffy, these events turn the traditional way of working and leading upside down. And in regard to productivity and action orientation there is nothing better under the sun. How do we know? Well, we have worked with Open Space Technology for decades now and seen the effects. Thanks to Hans-Georg Wicke and the National Agency Youth in Germany, we now have a detailed report on what happens if you go beyond one solitary, stand-alone Open Space event. He describes the sustained transformation of working and living in the organization as Open Space Technology is used over a decade, several times a year, invading every nook and cranny of the Agency. As dictated structure, external control and traditional leading are reduced, selforganisation can more freely unfold, bringing into play the vast resources of everyone involved in the Agency. Without consulting firms that cost a lot of money and have no lasting effect, organizations evolve resilient structures and processes that equip them to navigate in a sea of constant change. And they do this on their own. We invite you to read this slim report if you are searching for a truly productive workplace in which everyone happily invests in cooperation and joint leadership… in hospitals, IT-businesses, foundations, unions, industrial production plants, NGOs… in any business and organization. And: Be Prepared to be Surprised." I wonder how it could enter an archive on the "regular practice of Open Space" other than providing the link above. Greetings from Berlin mmp On 02.09.2016 23:13, Tony Budak via OSList wrote: Yes Thanks Diana. Is there a archive of examples of the "regular practice of Open Space" ? Thanks again, Tony On 9/2/2016 12:28 PM, Diana Larsen via OSList wrote: I thought people on this list might like to read about sipgate, a company in Düsseldorf, that makes a regular practice of Open Space. http://www.openfriday.org Enjoy! 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