On Aug 14, 2019, at 8:39 AM, Mark Carmel via OSList
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Fascinating conversation. This is exactly why we need a
certification-like program and an organizational structure for
the future if we want to train people in the finer points of
sustaining open space interventions over time as Chris has done.
There is a lot more to it than just throwing out an invitation
and opening up the market place. It is interesting to me that
from the most seasoned open space masters the idea was instantly
shot down, saying...we discussed that already... Now that is not
what an open space facilitator normally does right? Shoot down
other people's ideas. The world has evolved into one that
respects credentials. Interestingly the ones who spoke the
strongest against certification have already given themselves
nice fancy titles. Which is wonderful. Because credentials
really do matter. Right now open space facilitators must give
themself their own title and otherwise have no backing whatsoever
to lend credibility to their self given titles. When you talk
about overcoming the resistance of executives and with the
retaliation nation nature of things now (look at Hong Kong) it
makes sense to put some structure to the educational
credentialing of OSTsters from apprentice to Master to mentor.
In terms of VISION and MISSION and VALUES and STRATEGY, why is it
that we facilitators want to apply that same organizational
structure for ALL other organizations but resist doing the same
for OUR work, to create OUR organization... What IS our
vision...to hope the world magically organizes around OST... or
to make it happen through a viable 1,000 year vision. In his
great book, Leadership Is, Harrison is spot on to define OST as
the ONE way for leaders to be a caretaker of the Spirit. We must
not be naive to believe that leaders will not crush the Spirit
once it emerges in Open Space. This requires highly advanced
training to be able to navigate the process over decades of
implementation. ALL great decisions require great leadership. If
OST ever gets an organization, I hope this idea will be
considered by its leaders or of course someone else will do it or
it will not be done. In some ways, or all ways, Harrison has
created a new religion of Spirit and I hope that an
organizational structure WILL be created kinda like that other
dude who started out with 12 disciples.
Peace,
Mark Carmel
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1. Re: OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?
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2. Re: OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?
(Harrison Owen)
3. Re: OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?
(Peggy Holman)
4. Re: OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?
(Jake Yeager)
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Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 17:25:41 -0400
From: Chris Kloth <chris.kl...@got2change.com
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Jake, I hope to get back to you by this weekend. I am in the
middle of
a project with Prosecutor Impact (see Adam Foss' Ted Talk)
that is
pretty consuming. I know I have the file somewhere.
That said, Michael's comment about what's on the wall
triggered a
powerful memory. When I got to my site the night before we
were to
start a very resistant top executive made it clear to me that he
thought this approach a ridiculous waste of time. He also
made it
clear that he was sure labor issues over wages and other
workplace
issues would probably come up and that there was no way these
could be
addressed in such a setting.
I thanked him for sharing his concerns and observed that
labor issues
would probably come up if it mattered to those in the room and
requested that he trust me that it would be okay. I also
asked him to
listen to the workers talk and resist taking charge of the
subject.
No surprise that the topic came up at both sites in the first
round
and was attended by almost everyone at my site. He scowled at
me big
time. I will admit I was nervous.
The 90 minute session went roughly like this: 30 of
frustration, 30
minutes of "We are all in this together and still have the
best jobs n
the valley" and 30 minutes of developing strategies. By the
end of the
second round the company president faxed from the other site
that
their ideas were all valuable and could be implemented!
The rest of the day was amazingly full of energy, excitement,
and optimism.
--
Shalom,
Chris Kloth
ChangeWorks of the Heartland
254 South Merkle Road
Bexley, OH 43209-1801
ph 614-239-1336
fax 614-237-2347
www.got2change.com <http://www.got2change.com/>
Think globally. Act locally.
Quoting Jake Yeager <jacob.yea...@gmail.com
<mailto:jacob.yea...@gmail.com>>:
> Hey Chris,
>
> Thanks so much for your response! It's very helpful to hear
your
> experience, and it's awesome how the partnership you
mentioned is still
> active!
>
> If you don't mind, I have a few follow-up questions for you:
>
> - What were the themes for the OSs with Carbarundum and
the non-profit
> partnership? It seems the groups covered a lot of ground!
> - I am an internal consultant, and our organization has
multiple sites.
> I love that you facilitated an OS across sites! What do
you recommend for
> executing an OS when there are multiple sites?
>
> Thank you so much Chris!
>
> Also, if anyone else on the list wants to share
recommendations for
> executing OS cross-site, please do!
>
> All the best,
> Jake
> ________________
>
> When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine
once again, and
> you will be free of problems.
> - Robert Adams <http://www.robert-adams.info/>
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 10:46 PM Chris Kloth
<chris.kl...@got2change.com <mailto:chris.kl...@got2change.com>>
> wrote:
>
>> Ralph Copleman, Barbara Bunker, and I used OST with a
division of
>> Carbarundum that had just been sold. It included virtually
100% of the
>> employees of the new organization in two geographic locations
>> simultaneously... one in the eastern US and one in the
midwest. We had
>> ti use dial-up computer access and fax machines to
communicate what
>> was going on at each location each round! By the end of
the process
>> there was a new mission, vision, values and basic organization
>> structure.
>>
>> I used OST as part of the process of forming a collaborative
>> partnership among 4 nonprofit organizations providing
early childhood
>> care and education to very different types of children,
resulting in a
>> mission, vision, and values, as well as articulating a
plan for the
>> first two years of their partnership. That partnership is
now almost
>> 25 years old. It's members have internalized the
principles of OST.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Shalom,
>>
>> Chris Kloth
>> ChangeWorks of the Heartland
>> 254 South Merkle Road
>> Bexley, OH 43209-1801
>> ph 614-239-1336
>> fax 614-237-2347
>> www.got2change.com <http://www.got2change.com/>
>>
>> Think globally. Act locally.
>>
>>
>> Quoting Jake Yeager via OSList
<oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
<mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>>:
>>
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > Has anyone ever used OST 1) to develop a mission and/or
vision statement
>> or
>> > 2) to conduct strategic planning? If so, how did it go? Any
>> recommendations?
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > Much love as always,
>> > Jake
>> >
>> > P.S. Hope to see you at WOSonOS so I can thank you in
person! :)
>> > ________________
>> >
>> > When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine
once again, and
>> > you will be free of problems.
>> > - Robert Adams <http://www.robert-adams.info/>
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Beautiful! Thank you Chris!!
ho
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Jake, I hope to get back to you by this weekend. I am in the
middle of
a project with Prosecutor Impact (see Adam Foss' Ted Talk)
that is
pretty consuming. I know I have the file somewhere.
That said, Michael's comment about what's on the wall
triggered a
powerful memory. When I got to my site the night before we
were to
start a very resistant top executive made it clear to me that he
thought this approach a ridiculous waste of time. He also
made it
clear that he was sure labor issues over wages and other
workplace
issues would probably come up and that there was no way these
could be
addressed in such a setting.
I thanked him for sharing his concerns and observed that
labor issues
would probably come up if it mattered to those in the room and
requested that he trust me that it would be okay. I also
asked him to
listen to the workers talk and resist taking charge of the
subject.
No surprise that the topic came up at both sites in the first
round
and was attended by almost everyone at my site. He scowled at
me big
time. I will admit I was nervous.
The 90 minute session went roughly like this: 30 of
frustration, 30
minutes of "We are all in this together and still have the
best jobs n
the valley" and 30 minutes of developing strategies. By the
end of the
second round the company president faxed from the other site
that
their ideas were all valuable and could be implemented!
The rest of the day was amazingly full of energy, excitement,
and optimism.
--
Shalom,
Chris Kloth
ChangeWorks of the Heartland
254 South Merkle Road
Bexley, OH 43209-1801
ph 614-239-1336
fax 614-237-2347
www.got2change.com <http://www.got2change.com/>
Think globally. Act locally.
Quoting Jake Yeager <jacob.yea...@gmail.com
<mailto:jacob.yea...@gmail.com>>:
> Hey Chris,
>
> Thanks so much for your response! It's very helpful to hear
your
> experience, and it's awesome how the partnership you
mentioned is still
> active!
>
> If you don't mind, I have a few follow-up questions for you:
>
> - What were the themes for the OSs with Carbarundum and
the non-profit
> partnership? It seems the groups covered a lot of ground!
> - I am an internal consultant, and our organization has
multiple sites.
> I love that you facilitated an OS across sites! What do
you recommend
for
> executing an OS when there are multiple sites?
>
> Thank you so much Chris!
>
> Also, if anyone else on the list wants to share
recommendations for
> executing OS cross-site, please do!
>
> All the best,
> Jake
> ________________
>
> When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine
once again, and
> you will be free of problems.
> - Robert Adams <http://www.robert-adams.info/>
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 10:46 PM Chris Kloth
<chris.kl...@got2change.com <mailto:chris.kl...@got2change.com>>
> wrote:
>
>> Ralph Copleman, Barbara Bunker, and I used OST with a
division of
>> Carbarundum that had just been sold. It included virtually
100% of the
>> employees of the new organization in two geographic locations
>> simultaneously... one in the eastern US and one in the
midwest. We had
>> ti use dial-up computer access and fax machines to
communicate what
>> was going on at each location each round! By the end of
the process
>> there was a new mission, vision, values and basic organization
>> structure.
>>
>> I used OST as part of the process of forming a collaborative
>> partnership among 4 nonprofit organizations providing
early childhood
>> care and education to very different types of children,
resulting in a
>> mission, vision, and values, as well as articulating a
plan for the
>> first two years of their partnership. That partnership is
now almost
>> 25 years old. It's members have internalized the
principles of OST.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Shalom,
>>
>> Chris Kloth
>> ChangeWorks of the Heartland
>> 254 South Merkle Road
>> Bexley, OH 43209-1801
>> ph 614-239-1336
>> fax 614-237-2347
>> www.got2change.com <http://www.got2change.com/>
>>
>> Think globally. Act locally.
>>
>>
>> Quoting Jake Yeager via OSList
<oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
<mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>>:
>>
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > Has anyone ever used OST 1) to develop a mission and/or
vision
statement
>> or
>> > 2) to conduct strategic planning? If so, how did it go? Any
>> recommendations?
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > Much love as always,
>> > Jake
>> >
>> > P.S. Hope to see you at WOSonOS so I can thank you in
person! :)
>> > ________________
>> >
>> > When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine
once again,
and
>> > you will be free of problems.
>> > - Robert Adams <http://www.robert-adams.info/>
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 15:23:21 -0700
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I?ll add another strategic planning story to the mix. In the
1999, I did a project with the Washington State Arts
Commission to create a strategic plan that was widely
embraced by artists and arts organizations all over the
state. The commission?s continued funding was riding on success.
We hosted 20 Open Space convenings around the state over 6
weeks. The first and last were statewide. The rest were
3-hour sessions in towns as small as Twisp and cities as
large as Seattle. In the end, the arts commission created a
plan that was not only widely embraced, but two years later
during an economic downturn, the funding held when other
departments were cut because of the widespread support.
When we started, the commission members were convinced large
and small, east and west, rural and urban would all be at war
with each other. In fact, they found synergies and ways to
partner.
A bit more of the story is here:
http://peggyholman.com/a-conversation-about-the-arts/
<http://peggyholman.com/a-conversation-about-the-arts/>.
Peggy
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> On Aug 12, 2019, at 2:25 PM, Chris Kloth via OSList
<oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
<mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote:
>
> Jake, I hope to get back to you by this weekend. I am in
the middle of a project with Prosecutor Impact (see Adam
Foss' Ted Talk) that is pretty consuming. I know I have the
file somewhere.
>
> That said, Michael's comment about what's on the wall
triggered a powerful memory. When I got to my site the night
before we were to start a very resistant top executive made
it clear to me that he thought this approach a ridiculous
waste of time. He also made it clear that he was sure labor
issues over wages and other workplace issues would probably
come up and that there was no way these could be addressed in
such a setting.
>
> I thanked him for sharing his concerns and observed that
labor issues would probably come up if it mattered to those
in the room and requested that he trust me that it would be
okay. I also asked him to listen to the workers talk and
resist taking charge of the subject.
>
> No surprise that the topic came up at both sites in the
first round and was attended by almost everyone at my site.
He scowled at me big time. I will admit I was nervous.
>
> The 90 minute session went roughly like this: 30 of
frustration, 30 minutes of "We are all in this together and
still have the best jobs n the valley" and 30 minutes of
developing strategies. By the end of the second round the
company president faxed from the other site that their ideas
were all valuable and could be implemented!
>
> The rest of the day was amazingly full of energy,
excitement, and optimism.
>
> --
> Shalom,
>
> Chris Kloth
> ChangeWorks of the Heartland
> 254 South Merkle Road
> Bexley, OH 43209-1801
> ph 614-239-1336
> fax 614-237-2347
> www.got2change.com <http://www.got2change.com/>
<http://www.got2change.com/>
>
> Think globally. Act locally.
>
>
> Quoting Jake Yeager <jacob.yea...@gmail.com
<mailto:jacob.yea...@gmail.com>
<mailto:jacob.yea...@gmail.com <mailto:jacob.yea...@gmail.com>>>:
>
>> Hey Chris,
>>
>> Thanks so much for your response! It's very helpful to
hear your
>> experience, and it's awesome how the partnership you
mentioned is still
>> active!
>>
>> If you don't mind, I have a few follow-up questions for you:
>>
>> - What were the themes for the OSs with Carbarundum and
the non-profit
>> partnership? It seems the groups covered a lot of ground!
>> - I am an internal consultant, and our organization has
multiple sites.
>> I love that you facilitated an OS across sites! What do
you recommend for
>> executing an OS when there are multiple sites?
>>
>> Thank you so much Chris!
>>
>> Also, if anyone else on the list wants to share
recommendations for
>> executing OS cross-site, please do!
>>
>> All the best,
>> Jake
>> ________________
>>
>> When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine
once again, and
>> you will be free of problems.
>> - Robert Adams <http://www.robert-adams.info/
<http://www.robert-adams.info/>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 10:46 PM Chris Kloth
<chris.kl...@got2change.com
<mailto:chris.kl...@got2change.com>
<mailto:chris.kl...@got2change.com
<mailto:chris.kl...@got2change.com>>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Ralph Copleman, Barbara Bunker, and I used OST with a
division of
>>> Carbarundum that had just been sold. It included
virtually 100% of the
>>> employees of the new organization in two geographic locations
>>> simultaneously... one in the eastern US and one in the
midwest. We had
>>> ti use dial-up computer access and fax machines to
communicate what
>>> was going on at each location each round! By the end of
the process
>>> there was a new mission, vision, values and basic
organization
>>> structure.
>>>
>>> I used OST as part of the process of forming a collaborative
>>> partnership among 4 nonprofit organizations providing
early childhood
>>> care and education to very different types of children,
resulting in a
>>> mission, vision, and values, as well as articulating a
plan for the
>>> first two years of their partnership. That partnership is
now almost
>>> 25 years old. It's members have internalized the
principles of OST.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Shalom,
>>>
>>> Chris Kloth
>>> ChangeWorks of the Heartland
>>> 254 South Merkle Road
>>> Bexley, OH 43209-1801
>>> ph 614-239-1336
>>> fax 614-237-2347
>>> www.got2change.com <http://www.got2change.com/>
>>>
>>> Think globally. Act locally.
>>>
>>>
>>> Quoting Jake Yeager via OSList
<oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
<mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>>:
>>>
>>> > Hi all,
>>> >
>>> > Has anyone ever used OST 1) to develop a mission and/or
vision statement
>>> or
>>> > 2) to conduct strategic planning? If so, how did it go? Any
>>> recommendations?
>>> >
>>> > Thanks!
>>> >
>>> > Much love as always,
>>> > Jake
>>> >
>>> > P.S. Hope to see you at WOSonOS so I can thank you in
person! :)
>>> > ________________
>>> >
>>> > When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will
shine once again, and
>>> > you will be free of problems.
>>> > - Robert Adams <http://www.robert-adams.info/>
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
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Thank you everyone for your replies! They are very, very helpful.
I have contracted with an internal client who is interested
in using OST.
His team is cross-site, so these suggestions and experiences are
invaluable. It really is about experimenting, identifying
what works, and
sharing my experience with others to move the work forward.
Oh, and
trusting the people. :)
Thanks again!
Much love,
Jake
________________
When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once
again, and
you will be free of problems.
- Robert Adams <http://www.robert-adams.info/>
On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 5:25 PM Chris Kloth
<chris.kl...@got2change.com <mailto:chris.kl...@got2change.com>>
wrote:
> Jake, I hope to get back to you by this weekend. I am in
the middle of
> a project with Prosecutor Impact (see Adam Foss' Ted Talk)
that is
> pretty consuming. I know I have the file somewhere.
>
> That said, Michael's comment about what's on the wall
triggered a
> powerful memory. When I got to my site the night before we
were to
> start a very resistant top executive made it clear to me
that he
> thought this approach a ridiculous waste of time. He also
made it
> clear that he was sure labor issues over wages and other
workplace
> issues would probably come up and that there was no way
these could be
> addressed in such a setting.
>
> I thanked him for sharing his concerns and observed that
labor issues
> would probably come up if it mattered to those in the room and
> requested that he trust me that it would be okay. I also
asked him to
> listen to the workers talk and resist taking charge of the
subject.
>
> No surprise that the topic came up at both sites in the
first round
> and was attended by almost everyone at my site. He scowled
at me big
> time. I will admit I was nervous.
>
> The 90 minute session went roughly like this: 30 of
frustration, 30
> minutes of "We are all in this together and still have the
best jobs n
> the valley" and 30 minutes of developing strategies. By the
end of the
> second round the company president faxed from the other
site that
> their ideas were all valuable and could be implemented!
>
> The rest of the day was amazingly full of energy,
excitement, and optimism.
>
> --
> Shalom,
>
> Chris Kloth
> ChangeWorks of the Heartland
> 254 South Merkle Road
> Bexley, OH 43209-1801
> ph 614-239-1336
> fax 614-237-2347
> www.got2change.com <http://www.got2change.com/>
>
> Think globally. Act locally.
>
>
> Quoting Jake Yeager <jacob.yea...@gmail.com
<mailto:jacob.yea...@gmail.com>>:
>
> > Hey Chris,
> >
> > Thanks so much for your response! It's very helpful to
hear your
> > experience, and it's awesome how the partnership you
mentioned is still
> > active!
> >
> > If you don't mind, I have a few follow-up questions for you:
> >
> > - What were the themes for the OSs with Carbarundum
and the non-profit
> > partnership? It seems the groups covered a lot of ground!
> > - I am an internal consultant, and our organization
has multiple
> sites.
> > I love that you facilitated an OS across sites! What
do you recommend
> for
> > executing an OS when there are multiple sites?
> >
> > Thank you so much Chris!
> >
> > Also, if anyone else on the list wants to share
recommendations for
> > executing OS cross-site, please do!
> >
> > All the best,
> > Jake
> > ________________
> >
> > When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine
once again, and
> > you will be free of problems.
> > - Robert Adams <http://www.robert-adams.info/>
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 10:46 PM Chris Kloth
<chris.kl...@got2change.com <mailto:chris.kl...@got2change.com>
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Ralph Copleman, Barbara Bunker, and I used OST with a
division of
> >> Carbarundum that had just been sold. It included
virtually 100% of the
> >> employees of the new organization in two geographic
locations
> >> simultaneously... one in the eastern US and one in the
midwest. We had
> >> ti use dial-up computer access and fax machines to
communicate what
> >> was going on at each location each round! By the end of
the process
> >> there was a new mission, vision, values and basic
organization
> >> structure.
> >>
> >> I used OST as part of the process of forming a collaborative
> >> partnership among 4 nonprofit organizations providing
early childhood
> >> care and education to very different types of children,
resulting in a
> >> mission, vision, and values, as well as articulating a
plan for the
> >> first two years of their partnership. That partnership
is now almost
> >> 25 years old. It's members have internalized the
principles of OST.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Shalom,
> >>
> >> Chris Kloth
> >> ChangeWorks of the Heartland
> >> 254 South Merkle Road
> >> Bexley, OH 43209-1801
> >> ph 614-239-1336
> >> fax 614-237-2347
> >> www.got2change.com <http://www.got2change.com/>
> >>
> >> Think globally. Act locally.
> >>
> >>
> >> Quoting Jake Yeager via OSList
<oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
<mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>>:
> >>
> >> > Hi all,
> >> >
> >> > Has anyone ever used OST 1) to develop a mission
and/or vision
> statement
> >> or
> >> > 2) to conduct strategic planning? If so, how did it
go? Any
> >> recommendations?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks!
> >> >
> >> > Much love as always,
> >> > Jake
> >> >
> >> > P.S. Hope to see you at WOSonOS so I can thank you in
person! :)
> >> > ________________
> >> >
> >> > When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will
shine once again,
> and
> >> > you will be free of problems.
> >> > - Robert Adams <http://www.robert-adams.info/>
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
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