[OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

[Daniel Mezick via OSList]

Greetings,

Find below 15-minute videos of software industry executive Frank Tino, 
explaining his org's journey thru Open Space on the way to a genuine, 
rapid, lasting, enterprise-wide, "scaled" Agile adoption.


Frank's 100-person company (now 150++ just one year layer) authorized 
several full-day before/after Open Space events. In between there was 
100 days of experimentation and learning in between those gatherings. In 
these videos he explains the astonishing results obtained in just 100 
days...


...Open Space is now part of the cultural fabric of his entire 
organization. And the coaches are GONE.





Is Open Agile Adoption something completely new? Well yes, it is 
actually. Thanks for asking! Explained here:


Open Agile Adoption Theory and Components
http://openagileadoption.com/open-agile-adoption-components/




Here's the links to those executive videos:
http://openagileadoption.com/open-agile-adoption-videos/


PART1: 15 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWjNQM7q64o
PART2: 15 mins
http://youtu.be/UdSmGS9JTtU
PART3: 15 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9cpRPlLHYU

*
*Open Agile Adoption (OAA) is a new composition of powerful elements 
that work together to strongly encourage positive cultural change in 
organizations. Open Agile Adoption incorporates the power of invitation, 
Open Space, game mechanics, passage rites, storytelling and more…so your 
Agile adoption can actually take root.


OAA is based on people, THEN practices. You can introduce any practice 
or framework with it. Open Agile Adoption is based on www.Prime-OS.com, 
which is social technology published under an open-source, 
free-to-the-world ("free culture") license from Creative Commons.


www.OpenAgileAdoption.com
www.Prime-OS.com



Daniel Mezick, President

New Technology Solutions Inc.

(203) 915 7248 (cell)

Bio . Blog 
. Twitter .


Examine my new book:The Culture Game 
: Tools for the 
Agile Manager.


Explore Agile Team Training 
 and Coaching. 



Explore the Agile Boston Community.

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Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

[Harrison via OSList]

Dan - this is just wonderful! And to be clear... I never could have done
what you have done. First off, I don't speak Agile/Scrum/...  I joke,
but seriously. And to anybody else on this OSLIST, do yourself a favor.
Watch Dan's videos through. Not with the idea of replicating what happened
(although that wouldn't be bad) but to be inspired to take it all to a new
level. I so look forward to whatever discussion...

 

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Greetings,

Find below 15-minute videos of software industry executive Frank Tino,
explaining his org's journey thru Open Space on the way to a genuine, rapid,
lasting, enterprise-wide, "scaled" Agile adoption. 

Frank's 100-person company (now 150++ just one year layer) authorized
several full-day before/after Open Space events. In between there was 100
days of experimentation and learning in between those gatherings. In these
videos he explains the astonishing results obtained in just 100 days...

...Open Space is now part of the cultural fabric of his entire organization.
And the coaches are GONE.




Is Open Agile Adoption something completely new? Well yes, it is actually.
Thanks for asking! Explained here:

Open Agile Adoption Theory and Components
http://openagileadoption.com/open-agile-adoption-components/




Here's the links to those executive videos:
http://openagileadoption.com/open-agile-adoption-videos/


PART1: 15 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWjNQM7q64o 
PART2: 15 mins
http://youtu.be/UdSmGS9JTtU
PART3: 15 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9cpRPlLHYU


Open Agile Adoption (OAA) is a new composition of powerful elements that
work together to strongly encourage positive cultural change in
organizations. Open Agile Adoption incorporates the power of invitation,
Open Space, game mechanics, passage rites, storytelling and more.so your
Agile adoption can actually take root. 

OAA is based on people, THEN practices. You can introduce any practice or
framework with it. Open Agile Adoption is based on www.Prime-OS.com, which
is social technology published under an open-source, free-to-the-world
("free culture") license from Creative Commons. 

www.OpenAgileAdoption.com
www.Prime-OS.com




Daniel Mezick, President

New Technology Solutions Inc.

(203) 915 7248 (cell)

Bio <http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/> .  <http://newtechusa.net/blog/>
Blog.  <http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/> Twitter. 

Examine my new book:   <http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/>
The Culture Game : Tools for the Agile Manager.

Explore Agile Team  <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/>
Training and  <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-coaching/>
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Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

[Lourdes Adriana Diaz-Berrio Doring via OSList]

Daniel: It is so good to see an organization working this way! Very nice
interviews and thank you for sharing with us such a good experience!

Adriana

2015-03-16 14:01 GMT-06:00 Daniel Mezick via OSList <
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>:

>  Greetings,
>
> Find below 15-minute videos of software industry executive Frank Tino,
> explaining his org's journey thru Open Space on the way to a genuine,
> rapid, lasting, enterprise-wide, "scaled" Agile adoption.
>
> Frank's 100-person company (now 150++ just one year layer) authorized
> several full-day before/after Open Space events. In between there was 100
> days of experimentation and learning in between those gatherings. In these
> videos he explains the astonishing results obtained in just 100 days...
>
> ...Open Space is now part of the cultural fabric of his entire
> organization. And the coaches are GONE.
>
>
> 
>
> Is Open Agile Adoption something completely new? Well yes, it is actually.
> Thanks for asking! Explained here:
>
> Open Agile Adoption Theory and Components
> http://openagileadoption.com/open-agile-adoption-components/
>
> 
>
>
> Here's the links to those executive videos:
> http://openagileadoption.com/open-agile-adoption-videos/
>
>
> PART1: 15 mins
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWjNQM7q64o
> PART2: 15 mins
> http://youtu.be/UdSmGS9JTtU
> PART3: 15 mins
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9cpRPlLHYU
>
>
> Open Agile Adoption (OAA) is a new composition of powerful elements that
> work together to strongly encourage positive cultural change in
> organizations. Open Agile Adoption incorporates the power of invitation,
> Open Space, game mechanics, passage rites, storytelling and more…so your
> Agile adoption can actually take root.
>
> OAA is based on people, THEN practices. You can introduce any practice or
> framework with it. Open Agile Adoption is based on www.Prime-OS.com,
> which is social technology published under an open-source,
> free-to-the-world ("free culture") license from Creative Commons.
>
> www.OpenAgileAdoption.com
> www.Prime-OS.com
>
>
>
>  Daniel Mezick, President
>
> New Technology Solutions Inc.
>
> (203) 915 7248 (cell)
>
> Bio . Blog
> . Twitter
> .
>
> Examine my new book:  The Culture Game
> : Tools for the Agile
> Manager.
>
> Explore Agile Team Training
>  and Coaching.
> 
>
> Explore the Agile Boston 
> Community.
>
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Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

[Suzanne Daigle via OSList]

Dear Daniel,

This is simply MAGNIFICENT!

What you have captured in this 3-part interview is a glimpse of what the
future of work could be everywhere.

Rarely am I ever worried to find the right words to describe something and
all that is there. I am now.

I simply do not want to diminish it by describing it. There is so much here
that could be savored and discussed but first it is my hope that many will
decide to go watch all 3 interviews.

Open Space, Agile, Work with the possibility of everyone involved and
engaged. It's all here and more.

Daniel thank you so very much. For your determination, action driven
foresight and spirit of invitation to all of us and others. It ignited me
tremendously. I imagine it will ignite many others too.

Suzanne






On Mar 16, 2015 4:21 PM, "Daniel Mezick via OSList" <
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

>  Greetings,
>
> Find below 15-minute videos of software industry executive Frank Tino,
> explaining his org's journey thru Open Space on the way to a genuine,
> rapid, lasting, enterprise-wide, "scaled" Agile adoption.
>
> Frank's 100-person company (now 150++ just one year layer) authorized
> several full-day before/after Open Space events. In between there was 100
> days of experimentation and learning in between those gatherings. In these
> videos he explains the astonishing results obtained in just 100 days...
>
> ...Open Space is now part of the cultural fabric of his entire
> organization. And the coaches are GONE.
>
>
> 
>
> Is Open Agile Adoption something completely new? Well yes, it is actually.
> Thanks for asking! Explained here:
>
> Open Agile Adoption Theory and Components
> http://openagileadoption.com/open-agile-adoption-components/
>
> 
>
>
> Here's the links to those executive videos:
> http://openagileadoption.com/open-agile-adoption-videos/
>
>
> PART1: 15 mins
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWjNQM7q64o
> PART2: 15 mins
> http://youtu.be/UdSmGS9JTtU
> PART3: 15 mins
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9cpRPlLHYU
>
>
> Open Agile Adoption (OAA) is a new composition of powerful elements that
> work together to strongly encourage positive cultural change in
> organizations. Open Agile Adoption incorporates the power of invitation,
> Open Space, game mechanics, passage rites, storytelling and more…so your
> Agile adoption can actually take root.
>
> OAA is based on people, THEN practices. You can introduce any practice or
> framework with it. Open Agile Adoption is based on www.Prime-OS.com,
> which is social technology published under an open-source,
> free-to-the-world ("free culture") license from Creative Commons.
>
> www.OpenAgileAdoption.com
> www.Prime-OS.com
>
>
>
>  Daniel Mezick, President
>
> New Technology Solutions Inc.
>
> (203) 915 7248 (cell)
>
> Bio . Blog
> . Twitter
> .
>
> Examine my new book:  The Culture Game
> : Tools for the Agile
> Manager.
>
> Explore Agile Team Training
>  and Coaching.
> 
>
> Explore the Agile Boston 
> Community.
>
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Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

[Daniel Mezick via OSList]

Yo Harrison,

I cannot help but notice:

The phrase:

/"Look for one less thing to do" .../

...precedes this OTHER phrase ... by quite a few years:

(The Agile Manifesto principle) ...

/"Simplicity--the art of maximizing the work not done-- is essential."/

I find that pretty darned interesting. Harrison... you might be the 1st 
Agile person-- /ever/.


Open Space all the way.

Daniel

See also: (little easter egg for you...)
https://twitter.com/DanielMezick/status/577924042000179200


On 3/16/15 4:56 PM, Harrison wrote:


Dan – this is just wonderful! And to be clear... I never could have 
done what you have done. First off, I don’t speak Agile/Scrum/... 
 I joke, but seriously. And to anybody else on this OSLIST, do 
yourself a favor. Watch Dan’s videos through. Not with the idea of 
replicating what happened (although that wouldn’t be bad) but to be 
inspired to take it all to a new level. I so look forward to whatever 
discussion...


Harrison

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*From:*OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] *On 
Behalf Of *Daniel Mezick via OSList

*Sent:* Monday, March 16, 2015 4:01 PM
*To:* oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
*Subject:* [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

Greetings,

Find below 15-minute videos of software industry executive Frank Tino, 
explaining his org's journey thru Open Space on the way to a genuine, 
rapid, lasting, enterprise-wide, "scaled" Agile adoption.


Frank's 100-person company (now 150++ just one year layer) authorized 
several full-day before/after Open Space events. In between there was 
100 days of experimentation and learning in between those gatherings. 
In these videos he explains the astonishing results obtained in just 
100 days...


...Open Space is now part of the cultural fabric of his entire 
organization. And the coaches are GONE.





Is Open Agile Adoption something completely new? Well yes, it is 
actually. Thanks for asking! Explained here:


Open Agile Adoption Theory and Components
http://openagileadoption.com/open-agile-adoption-components/




Here's the links to those executive videos:
http://openagileadoption.com/open-agile-adoption-videos/


PART1: 15 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWjNQM7q64o
PART2: 15 mins
http://youtu.be/UdSmGS9JTtU
PART3: 15 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9cpRPlLHYU

*
*Open Agile Adoption (OAA) is a new composition of powerful elements 
that work together to strongly encourage positive cultural change in 
organizations. Open Agile Adoption incorporates the power of 
invitation, Open Space, game mechanics, passage rites, storytelling 
and more…so your Agile adoption can actually take root.


OAA is based on people, THEN practices. You can introduce any practice 
or framework with it. Open Agile Adoption is based on www.Prime-OS.com 
<http://www.Prime-OS.com>, which is social technology published under 
an open-source, free-to-the-world ("free culture") license from 
Creative Commons.


www.OpenAgileAdoption.com <http://www.OpenAgileAdoption.com>
www.Prime-OS.com <http://www.Prime-OS.com>


Daniel Mezick, President

New Technology Solutions Inc.

(203) 915 7248 (cell)

Bio <http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/>. Blog 
<http://newtechusa.net/blog/>. Twitter 
<http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/>.


Examine my new book:The Culture Game 
<http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/>: Tools for the 
Agile Manager.


Explore Agile Team Training 
<http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/> and Coaching. 
<http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-coaching/>


Explore the Agile Boston <http://newtechusa.net/user-groups/ma/>Community.



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New Technology Solutions Inc.

(203) 915 7248 (cell)

Bio <http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/>. Blog 
<http://newtechusa.net/blog/>. Twitter <http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/>.


Examine my new book:The Culture Game 
<http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/>: Tools for the 
Agile Manager.


Explore Agile Team Training 
<http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/> and Coaching. 
<http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-coaching/>


Explore the Agile Boston <http://newtechusa.net//user-groups/ma/>Community.

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Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

[Daniel Mezick via OSList]

Thank you Suzanne; I am glad you like this 3-part interview!

Frank (the interviewee) seems very happy with how things worked out ... 
using Open Space to bring genuine enterprise agility to his organization.


And I like that too!

Daniel


On 3/17/15 1:45 AM, Suzanne Daigle wrote:


Dear Daniel,

This is simply MAGNIFICENT!

What you have captured in this 3-part interview is a glimpse of what 
the future of work could be everywhere.


Rarely am I ever worried to find the right words to describe something 
and all that is there. I am now.


I simply do not want to diminish it by describing it. There is so much 
here that could be savored and discussed but first it is my hope that 
many will decide to go watch all 3 interviews.


Open Space, Agile, Work with the possibility of everyone involved and 
engaged. It's all here and more.


Daniel thank you so very much. For your determination, action driven 
foresight and spirit of invitation to all of us and others. It ignited 
me tremendously. I imagine it will ignite many others too.


Suzanne






On Mar 16, 2015 4:21 PM, "Daniel Mezick via OSList" 
> wrote:


Greetings,

Find below 15-minute videos of software industry executive Frank
Tino, explaining his org's journey thru Open Space on the way to a
genuine, rapid, lasting, enterprise-wide, "scaled" Agile adoption.

Frank's 100-person company (now 150++ just one year layer)
authorized several full-day before/after Open Space events. In
between there was 100 days of experimentation and learning in
between those gatherings. In these videos he explains the
astonishing results obtained in just 100 days...

...Open Space is now part of the cultural fabric of his entire
organization. And the coaches are GONE.




Is Open Agile Adoption something completely new? Well yes, it is
actually. Thanks for asking! Explained here:

Open Agile Adoption Theory and Components
http://openagileadoption.com/open-agile-adoption-components/




Here's the links to those executive videos:
http://openagileadoption.com/open-agile-adoption-videos/


PART1: 15 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWjNQM7q64o
PART2: 15 mins
http://youtu.be/UdSmGS9JTtU
PART3: 15 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9cpRPlLHYU

*
*Open Agile Adoption (OAA) is a new composition of powerful
elements that work together to strongly encourage positive
cultural change in organizations. Open Agile Adoption incorporates
the power of invitation, Open Space, game mechanics, passage
rites, storytelling and more…so your Agile adoption can actually
take root.

OAA is based on people, THEN practices. You can introduce any
practice or framework with it. Open Agile Adoption is based on
www.Prime-OS.com , which is social
technology published under an open-source, free-to-the-world
("free culture") license from Creative Commons.

www.OpenAgileAdoption.com 
www.Prime-OS.com 



Daniel Mezick, President

New Technology Solutions Inc.

(203) 915 7248  (cell)

Bio . Blog
. Twitter
.

Examine my new book:The Culture Game
: Tools for
the Agile Manager.

Explore Agile Team Training
 and
Coaching. 

Explore the Agile Boston
Community.


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Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

[Thomas Herrmann via OSList]

Wow, watched it too and it sparked my interest in OAA again. I’ve just invited 
a friend working as Agile coach, who expressed interest in my “doings”, for a 
lunch meeting to see,  how we can learn from each other…

Watched another video of yours Dan, talking about Harrisons “old book” Spirit 
and how you connect it to OAA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvM20V4kWBY 

Great too –but now it’s too late so good night

Thank You for sharing Daniel

Thomas Herrmann in Sweden

 

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Thank you Suzanne; I am glad you like this 3-part interview!

Frank (the interviewee) seems very happy with how things worked out ... using 
Open Space to bring genuine enterprise agility to his organization.

And I like that too!

Daniel



On 3/17/15 1:45 AM, Suzanne Daigle wrote:

Dear Daniel,

This is simply MAGNIFICENT!

What you have captured in this 3-part interview is a glimpse of what the future 
of work could be everywhere.

Rarely am I ever worried to find the right words to describe something and all 
that is there. I am now. 

I simply do not want to diminish it by describing it. There is so much here 
that could be savored and discussed but first it is my hope that many will 
decide to go watch all 3 interviews.

Open Space, Agile, Work with the possibility of everyone involved and engaged. 
It's all here and more.

Daniel thank you so very much. For your determination, action driven foresight 
and spirit of invitation to all of us and others. It ignited me tremendously. I 
imagine it will ignite many others too.

Suzanne







On Mar 16, 2015 4:21 PM, "Daniel Mezick via OSList" 
mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> > wrote:

Greetings,

Find below 15-minute videos of software industry executive Frank Tino, 
explaining his org's journey thru Open Space on the way to a genuine, rapid, 
lasting, enterprise-wide, "scaled" Agile adoption. 

Frank's 100-person company (now 150++ just one year layer) authorized several 
full-day before/after Open Space events. In between there was 100 days of 
experimentation and learning in between those gatherings. In these videos he 
explains the astonishing results obtained in just 100 days...

...Open Space is now part of the cultural fabric of his entire organization. 
And the coaches are GONE.




Is Open Agile Adoption something completely new? Well yes, it is actually. 
Thanks for asking! Explained here:

Open Agile Adoption Theory and Components
http://openagileadoption.com/open-agile-adoption-components/




Here's the links to those executive videos:
http://openagileadoption.com/open-agile-adoption-videos/


PART1: 15 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWjNQM7q64o 
PART2: 15 mins
http://youtu.be/UdSmGS9JTtU
PART3: 15 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9cpRPlLHYU


Open Agile Adoption (OAA) is a new composition of powerful elements that work 
together to strongly encourage positive cultural change in organizations. Open 
Agile Adoption incorporates the power of invitation, Open Space, game 
mechanics, passage rites, storytelling and more…so your Agile adoption can 
actually take root. 

OAA is based on people, THEN practices. You can introduce any practice or 
framework with it. Open Agile Adoption is based on www.Prime-OS.com 
<http://www.Prime-OS.com> , which is social technology published under an 
open-source, free-to-the-world ("free culture") license from Creative Commons. 

www.OpenAgileAdoption.com <http://www.OpenAgileAdoption.com> 
www.Prime-OS.com <http://www.Prime-OS.com> 




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New Technology Solutions Inc.

(203) 915 7248   (cell)

Bio <http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/> . Blog <http://newtechusa.net/blog/> . 
Twitter <http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/> . 

Examine my new book:  The Culture Game  
<http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/> : Tools for the Agile 
Manager.

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Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

[Harrison via OSList]

I guess you could say that replying to your own note is rather like talking
to yourself. Guilty as charged - but then I do it all the time (Talk to
myself). Anyhow, I expressed the hope that Dan's videos would not only
inspire folks to emulate, but also to think about going to the next level
wherever that might be. I'm not sure I know, but I did notice a little
anomaly in the marvelous interviews, which might suggest a direction. Dan's
client obviously was moved by the Open Space - the quality of conversations,
good ideas, actions generated, and all the good stuff. Presuming that Dan's
Open Space is just like always, those generative groups that the client so
enjoyed did it all by themselves with not a facilitator in sight. No news
here - but then in the final interview, the client waxed enthusedly about
"facilitation" and said that from here on out he was always going to have a
facilitator. Did I see a little disconnect here? A little anomaly?  If the
folks could "do it" in Open Space...why not every day, all the time?
Perchance an opportunity to go to the next level?

 

Harrison

 

Winter Address

7808 River Falls Drive

Potomac, MD 20854

301-365-2093

 

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Camden, ME 04843

207-763-3261

 

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From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of
Harrison via OSList
Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 4:57 PM
To: 'Daniel Mezick'; 'World wide Open Space Technology email list'
Subject: Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

 

Dan - this is just wonderful! And to be clear... I never could have done
what you have done. First off, I don't speak Agile/Scrum/...  I joke,
but seriously. And to anybody else on this OSLIST, do yourself a favor.
Watch Dan's videos through. Not with the idea of replicating what happened
(although that wouldn't be bad) but to be inspired to take it all to a new
level. I so look forward to whatever discussion...

 

Harrison 

 

Winter Address

7808 River Falls Drive

Potomac, MD 20854

301-365-2093

 

Summer Address

189 Beaucaire Ave.

Camden, ME 04843

207-763-3261

 

Websites

www.openspaceworld.com

www.ho-image.com

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From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of
Daniel Mezick via OSList
Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 4:01 PM
To: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
Subject: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

 

Greetings,

Find below 15-minute videos of software industry executive Frank Tino,
explaining his org's journey thru Open Space on the way to a genuine, rapid,
lasting, enterprise-wide, "scaled" Agile adoption. 

Frank's 100-person company (now 150++ just one year layer) authorized
several full-day before/after Open Space events. In between there was 100
days of experimentation and learning in between those gatherings. In these
videos he explains the astonishing results obtained in just 100 days...

...Open Space is now part of the cultural fabric of his entire organization.
And the coaches are GONE.




Is Open Agile Adoption something completely new? Well yes, it is actually.
Thanks for asking! Explained here:

Open Agile Adoption Theory and Components
http://openagileadoption.com/open-agile-adoption-components/




Here's the links to those executive videos:
http://openagileadoption.com/open-agile-adoption-videos/


PART1: 15 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWjNQM7q64o 
PART2: 15 mins
http://youtu.be/UdSmGS9JTtU
PART3: 15 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9cpRPlLHYU


Open Agile Adoption (OAA) is a new composition of powerful elements that
work together to strongly encourage positive cultural change in
organizations. Open Agile Adoption incorporates the power of invitation,
Open Space, game mechanics, passage rites, storytelling and more.so your
Agile adoption can actually take root. 

OAA is based on people, THEN practices. You can introduce any practice or
framework with it. Open Agile Adoption is based on www.Prime-OS.com, which
is social technology published under an open-source, free-to-the-world
("free culture") license from Creative Commons. 

www.OpenAgileAdoption.com
www.Prime-OS.com



Daniel Mezick, President

New Technology Solutions Inc.

(203) 915 7248 (cell)

Bio <http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/> .  <http://newtechusa.net/blog/>
Blog.  <http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/> Twitter. 

Examine my new book:   <http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/>
The Culture Game : Tools for the Agile Manager.

Explore Agile Team  <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-

Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

[Daniel Mezick via OSList]

Harrison and All,

Harrison you once said recently:

"The real operating system is self-organization, Daniel. Everything else 
is an app. Open Space included!"


I've just recently integrated this idea more fully into my thinking. I 
must admit it has taken "some time."


That said, my current belief is: most organizations are at a very low 
level of development and can use/typically need the "app" of Open 
Space...and/or the "app" of Scrum... and/or the "app" of Sociocracy, 
what have you.


I think [facilitation] does fit nicely as a kind of component or 
"widget" in each "app" (facilitation being part of OST, Scrum, Kanban) 
...all of which run on the real OS of self-organization.


So these are all self-org "apps." The "f" word does after all has the 
connotation of: "making it easy."



At Frank Tino's company INTUIT, they have embraced the idea of creating 
"a culture of facilitation." This has resulted in some interesting team 
behaviors...


...Frank Tino's staff, for example, does this very impressively 
effective,  brief daily-meeting called the 'daily huddle' at 430 PM each 
day and it's super short like 12 minutes... and someone plays in the 
facilitator role each time... and that  f-role orbits/rotates around to 
someone new each day who jumps in to do it.


And it seems to work pretty darned good. Everyone is a facilitator at 
one time or another. I often observe them completing each other's 
sentences in these 430PM meetings...


I like the idea of having a goal of ELIMINATING the need to for any 
(facilitated!) 'Open Space' gatherings. These gatherings are after all 
simply apps running on the REAL operating system we call: "you-know-what."


Daniel


On 3/19/15 3:07 PM, Harrison via OSList wrote:


I guess you could say that replying to your own note is rather like 
talking to yourself. Guilty as charged – but then I do it all the time 
(Talk to myself). Anyhow, I expressed the hope that Dan’s videos would 
not only inspire folks to emulate, but also to think about going to 
the next level wherever that might be. I’m not sure I know, but I did 
notice a little anomaly in the marvelous interviews, which might 
suggest a direction. Dan’s client obviously was moved by the Open 
Space – the quality of conversations, good ideas, actions generated, 
and all the good stuff. Presuming that Dan’s Open Space is just like 
always, those generative groups that the client so enjoyed did it all 
by themselves with not a facilitator in sight. No news here – but then 
in the final interview, the client waxed enthusedly about 
“facilitation” and said that from here on out he was always going to 
have a facilitator. Did I see a little disconnect here? A little 
anomaly?  If the folks could “do it” in Open Space...why not every 
day, all the time? Perchance an opportunity to go to the next level?


Harrison

Winter Address

7808 River Falls Drive

Potomac, MD 20854

301-365-2093

Summer Address

189 Beaucaire Ave.

Camden, ME 04843

207-763-3261

Websites

www.openspaceworld.com <%20www.openspaceworld.com>

www.ho-image.com

OSLIST To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the 
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*From:*OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] *On 
Behalf Of *Harrison via OSList

*Sent:* Monday, March 16, 2015 4:57 PM
*To:* 'Daniel Mezick'; 'World wide Open Space Technology email list'
*Subject:* Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

Dan – this is just wonderful! And to be clear... I never could have 
done what you have done. First off, I don’t speak Agile/Scrum/... 
 I joke, but seriously. And to anybody else on this OSLIST, do 
yourself a favor. Watch Dan’s videos through. Not with the idea of 
replicating what happened (although that wouldn’t be bad) but to be 
inspired to take it all to a new level. I so look forward to whatever 
discussion...


Harrison

Winter Address

7808 River Falls Drive

Potomac, MD 20854

301-365-2093

Summer Address

189 Beaucaire Ave.

Camden, ME 04843

207-763-3261

Websites

www.openspaceworld.com <%20www.openspaceworld.com>

www.ho-image.com

OSLIST To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the 
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*From:*OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] *On 
Behalf Of *Daniel Mezick via OSList

*Sent:* Monday, March 16, 2015 4:01 PM
*To:* oslist@lists.openspacetech.org 
<mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>

*Subject:* [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

Greetings,

Find below 15-minute videos of software industry executive Frank Tino, 
explaining his org's journey thru Open Space on the way to a genuine, 
rapid, lasting, enterprise-wide, "scaled

Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

[Harrison via OSList]

Dan --- Our organizations are definitely stodgy. Even the best of them seem to 
clunk along when compared to what they might be doing. God knows how you could 
ever produce any numbers to prove this assertion, but I have yet to met anybody 
(even the wildest enthusiast) who would affirm that their organization was 
running in top form. Good yes... but with lots of room for improvement. But I 
suspect that the critical issue is NOT a matter of “low level of development,” 
rather it is a case of self inflicted wounds causing radical sub-optimization. 
The “cure” would then be to stop the wounding, at least until we could see how 
things might go. Of course, if the situation really is terminal, then by all 
means, Bring it on! That could be SCRUM, Facilitation, Last Rites, whatever...

 

So what would an organization look like if it stopped being shot? How would it 
perform?

 

Sounds pretty abstract and difficult to visualize... but I do believe we get 
the picture in wild living color, every time we have the privilege of opening 
the space for a damaged organization, where the trouble is real and palpable. 
I’m not talking about the two hour Open Space on some frilly, safe topic. I 
mean the real deal where the stakes are seriously high. Survival stuff.

 

My experience is shared by many, and the stories are often told. My most recent 
encounter was with a very large US federal agency, which according to its 
director was so dysfunctional that “most of the people could not find their 
rear ends with both hands” (That’s a direct quote). They were in trouble by any 
standard, and the Chief was so out of options that Open Space sounded like a 
safe way to go – even though he had never seen one.

 

Well we did it... and the organization I saw bore no relationship to the one 
that had been described to me. The people were all the same, the issues were 
familiar... but the behavior was brilliant. Total flowing conversation with 
real engagement and workable solutions. Mind Bending! And the chief was blown 
away – walking around with a silly grin on his face. 

 

I invited him to lunch because I wanted to feed him several drinks and ask a 
question. We had the lunch, and after the drinks, came the question: “What are 
you doing, Sir, as a matter of everyday business that converts 177 bright, 
engaged, competent people into blundering fools?” He looked a little surprised 
and I said, “I think you might want to stop doing it.”

 

Dan – That’s my point. Before we do anything more, different, or otherwise – I 
sincerely believe we need to stop and appreciate what apparently happens very 
naturally, all by itself, with minimal or no assistance. And after that 
appreciative moment, we might think of a few things to do, but only a very few.

 

Harrison  

 

Winter Address

7808 River Falls Drive

Potomac, MD 20854

301-365-2093

 

Summer Address

189 Beaucaire Ave.

Camden, ME 04843

207-763-3261

 

Websites

www.openspaceworld.com

www.ho-image.com

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From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of 
Daniel Mezick via OSList
Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 11:32 PM
To: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
Subject: Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

 

Harrison and All, 

Harrison you once said recently:

"The real operating system is self-organization, Daniel. Everything else is an 
app. Open Space included!"

I've just recently integrated this idea more fully into my thinking. I must 
admit it has taken "some time."

That said, my current belief is: most organizations are at a very low level of 
development and can use/typically need the "app" of Open Space...and/or the 
"app" of Scrum... and/or the "app" of Sociocracy, what have you. 

I think [facilitation] does fit nicely as a kind of component or "widget" in 
each "app" (facilitation being part of OST, Scrum, Kanban) ...all of which run 
on the real OS of self-organization. 

So these are all self-org "apps." The "f" word does after all has the 
connotation of: "making it easy."


At Frank Tino's company INTUIT, they have embraced the idea of creating "a 
culture of facilitation." This has resulted in some interesting team 
behaviors...

...Frank Tino's staff, for example, does this very impressively effective,  
brief daily-meeting called the 'daily huddle' at 430 PM each day and it's super 
short like 12 minutes... and someone plays in the facilitator role each time... 
and that  f-role orbits/rotates around to someone new each day who jumps in to 
do it. 

And it seems to work pretty darned good. Everyone is a facilitator at one time 
or another. I often observe them completing each other's sentences in these 
430PM meeting

Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

[Daniel Mezick via OSList]

. The people were all the same, 
the issues were familiar... but the behavior was brilliant. Total 
flowing conversation with real engagement and workable solutions. Mind 
Bending! And the chief was blown away – walking around with a silly 
grin on his face.


I invited him to lunch because I wanted to feed him several drinks and 
ask a question. We had the lunch, and after the drinks, came the 
question: “What are you doing, Sir, as a matter of everyday business 
that converts 177 bright, engaged, competent people into blundering 
fools?” He looked a little surprised and I said, “I think you might 
want to stop doing it.”


Dan – That’s my point. Before we do anything more, different, or 
otherwise – I sincerely believe we need to stop and appreciate what 
apparently happens very naturally, all by itself, with minimal or no 
assistance. And after that appreciative moment, we might think of a 
few things to do, but only a very few.


Harrison

Winter Address

7808 River Falls Drive

Potomac, MD 20854

301-365-2093

Summer Address

189 Beaucaire Ave.

Camden, ME 04843

207-763-3261

Websites

www.openspaceworld.com <%20www.openspaceworld.com>

www.ho-image.com

OSLIST To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the 
archives of OSLIST Go 
to:http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org


*From:*OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] *On 
Behalf Of *Daniel Mezick via OSList

*Sent:* Thursday, March 19, 2015 11:32 PM
*To:* oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
*Subject:* Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

Harrison and All,

Harrison you once said recently:

"The real operating system is self-organization, Daniel. Everything 
else is an app. Open Space included!"


I've just recently integrated this idea more fully into my thinking. I 
must admit it has taken "some time."


That said, my current belief is: most organizations are at a very low 
level of development and can use/typically need the "app" of Open 
Space...and/or the "app" of Scrum... and/or the "app" of Sociocracy, 
what have you.


I think [facilitation] does fit nicely as a kind of component or 
"widget" in each "app" (facilitation being part of OST, Scrum, Kanban) 
...all of which run on the real OS of self-organization.


So these are all self-org "apps." The "f" word does after all has the 
connotation of: "making it easy."



At Frank Tino's company INTUIT, they have embraced the idea of 
creating "a culture of facilitation." This has resulted in some 
interesting team behaviors...


...Frank Tino's staff, for example, does this very impressively 
effective,  brief daily-meeting called the 'daily huddle' at 430 PM 
each day and it's super short like 12 minutes... and someone plays in 
the facilitator role each time... and that  f-role orbits/rotates 
around to someone new each day who jumps in to do it.


And it seems to work pretty darned good. Everyone is a facilitator at 
one time or another. I often observe them completing each other's 
sentences in these 430PM meetings...


I like the idea of having a goal of ELIMINATING the need to for any 
(facilitated!) 'Open Space' gatherings. These gatherings are after all 
simply apps running on the REAL operating system we call: "you-know-what."


Daniel

On 3/19/15 3:07 PM, Harrison via OSList wrote:

I guess you could say that replying to your own note is rather
like talking to yourself. Guilty as charged – but then I doit all
the time (Talk to myself). Anyhow, I expressed the hope that Dan’s
videos would not only inspire folks toemulate, but also to think
about going to the next level wherever that might be. I’m not sure
I know, but I didnotice a little anomaly in the marvelous
interviews, which might suggest a direction. Dan’s client
obviously was movedby the Open Space – the quality of
conversations, good ideas, actions generated, and all the good
stuff. Presuming that Dan’s Open Space is just like always, those
generativegroups that the client so enjoyed did it all by
themselves with not a facilitator in sight. No news here – but
then inthe final interview, the client waxed enthusedly about
“facilitation” and said that from here on out he was alwaysgoing
to have a facilitator. Did I see a little disconnect here? A
little anomaly?  If the folks could “do it” in OpenSpace...why not
every day, all the time? Perchance an opportunity to go to the
next level?

Harrison

Winter Address

7808 River Falls Drive

Potomac, MD 20854

301-365-2093

Summer Address

189 Beaucaire Ave.

Camden, ME 04843

207-763-3261

Websites

www.openspaceworld.com <%20www.openspaceworld.com>

www.ho-image.com

OSLIST To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the
archiv

Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

[Thomas Herrmann via OSList]

Interesting video showing how Spotify  works with Agile to scale their business 
in a self organizational manner I am meeting some folks there next week to see 
what we can learn from each other. Thrilled!

 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpsn3WaI_4k> 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpsn3WaI_4k (+ also look at part 2).

All the best

Thomas

 

Från: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] För Daniel Mezick 
via OSList
Skickat: den 17 mars 2015 22:43
Till: Suzanne Daigle; World wide Open Space Technology email list
Ämne: Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

 

Thank you Suzanne; I am glad you like this 3-part interview!

Frank (the interviewee) seems very happy with how things worked out ... using 
Open Space to bring genuine enterprise agility to his organization.

And I like that too!

Daniel



On 3/17/15 1:45 AM, Suzanne Daigle wrote:

Dear Daniel,

This is simply MAGNIFICENT!

What you have captured in this 3-part interview is a glimpse of what the future 
of work could be everywhere.

Rarely am I ever worried to find the right words to describe something and all 
that is there. I am now. 

I simply do not want to diminish it by describing it. There is so much here 
that could be savored and discussed but first it is my hope that many will 
decide to go watch all 3 interviews.

Open Space, Agile, Work with the possibility of everyone involved and engaged. 
It's all here and more.

Daniel thank you so very much. For your determination, action driven foresight 
and spirit of invitation to all of us and others. It ignited me tremendously. I 
imagine it will ignite many others too.

Suzanne







On Mar 16, 2015 4:21 PM, "Daniel Mezick via OSList" 
mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> > wrote:

Greetings,

Find below 15-minute videos of software industry executive Frank Tino, 
explaining his org's journey thru Open Space on the way to a genuine, rapid, 
lasting, enterprise-wide, "scaled" Agile adoption. 

Frank's 100-person company (now 150++ just one year layer) authorized several 
full-day before/after Open Space events. In between there was 100 days of 
experimentation and learning in between those gatherings. In these videos he 
explains the astonishing results obtained in just 100 days...

...Open Space is now part of the cultural fabric of his entire organization. 
And the coaches are GONE.




Is Open Agile Adoption something completely new? Well yes, it is actually. 
Thanks for asking! Explained here:

Open Agile Adoption Theory and Components
http://openagileadoption.com/open-agile-adoption-components/




Here's the links to those executive videos:
http://openagileadoption.com/open-agile-adoption-videos/


PART1: 15 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWjNQM7q64o 
PART2: 15 mins
http://youtu.be/UdSmGS9JTtU
PART3: 15 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9cpRPlLHYU


Open Agile Adoption (OAA) is a new composition of powerful elements that work 
together to strongly encourage positive cultural change in organizations. Open 
Agile Adoption incorporates the power of invitation, Open Space, game 
mechanics, passage rites, storytelling and more…so your Agile adoption can 
actually take root. 

OAA is based on people, THEN practices. You can introduce any practice or 
framework with it. Open Agile Adoption is based on www.Prime-OS.com 
<http://www.Prime-OS.com> , which is social technology published under an 
open-source, free-to-the-world ("free culture") license from Creative Commons. 

www.OpenAgileAdoption.com <http://www.OpenAgileAdoption.com> 
www.Prime-OS.com <http://www.Prime-OS.com> 




Daniel Mezick, President

New Technology Solutions Inc.

(203) 915 7248   (cell)

Bio <http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/> . Blog <http://newtechusa.net/blog/> . 
Twitter <http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/> . 

Examine my new book:  The Culture Game  
<http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/> : Tools for the Agile 
Manager.

Explore Agile Team Training 
<http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/>  and Coaching. 
<http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-coaching/> 

Explore the Agile Boston  <http://newtechusa.net/user-groups/ma/> Community. 


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Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

[Francois Knuchel via OSList]

k will bring.

 

I’m not suggesting we should be pushing change.  In the double OS model our
role remains to hold space and let whatever must happen happen, we don’t get
involved in the cocoon bit in between, other than enabling the right
conditions.  But by introducing OS we at least offer the opportunity for
organisations to step back, and let the people explore different ways of
doing or viewing things.  Organisations desperately need open space (though
most don’t know it), and any opportunity to introduce OS should be taken.
By applying the double OS practice, at worst an organisation will
temporarily experience a different reality and way of doing things, but at
best there is a chance of some real transformation which lasts.  This can’t
be a bad thing.

 

We are not in the business of making change happen, but we are in the
business of enabling the possibility of change, where we can, and creating
the right conditions for it.  I would thus urge you to think beyond agile
and review Daniel’s content with fresh eyes.  

 

Francois

 

 

“Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people
to get their work done” (Peter Drucker)

 

 

François Knuchel

Mob: +44 (0)7729 371915

Tel:  +44 (0)20 8133 5211

 <http://caterfly.co.uk/> 

 

 

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of
Daniel Mezick via OSList
Sent: 16 March 2015 20:01
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Subject: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

 

Greetings,

Find below 15-minute videos of software industry executive Frank Tino,
explaining his org's journey thru Open Space on the way to a genuine, rapid,
lasting, enterprise-wide, "scaled" Agile adoption. 

Frank's 100-person company (now 150++ just one year layer) authorized
several full-day before/after Open Space events. In between there was 100
days of experimentation and learning in between those gatherings. In these
videos he explains the astonishing results obtained in just 100 days...

...Open Space is now part of the cultural fabric of his entire organization.
And the coaches are GONE.




Is Open Agile Adoption something completely new? Well yes, it is actually.
Thanks for asking! Explained here:

Open Agile Adoption Theory and Components
http://openagileadoption.com/open-agile-adoption-components/




Here's the links to those executive videos:
http://openagileadoption.com/open-agile-adoption-videos/


PART1: 15 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWjNQM7q64o 
PART2: 15 mins
http://youtu.be/UdSmGS9JTtU
PART3: 15 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9cpRPlLHYU


Open Agile Adoption (OAA) is a new composition of powerful elements that
work together to strongly encourage positive cultural change in
organizations. Open Agile Adoption incorporates the power of invitation,
Open Space, game mechanics, passage rites, storytelling and more…so your
Agile adoption can actually take root. 

OAA is based on people, THEN practices. You can introduce any practice or
framework with it. Open Agile Adoption is based on www.Prime-OS.com
<http://www.Prime-OS.com> , which is social technology published under an
open-source, free-to-the-world ("free culture") license from Creative
Commons. 

www.OpenAgileAdoption.com <http://www.OpenAgileAdoption.com> 
www.Prime-OS.com <http://www.Prime-OS.com> 




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Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

[Jan Höglund via OSList]

François - I'm also a lurker, an introvert, and, in addition, an Open Space 
newbie.

I'll for sure take a closer look at what Daniel is doing! I'd also love to hear 
more about what you and Martin are doing.

Following this community has inspired me to start taking small baby steps in 
opening space. I've also started to dream BIG. There's a full day 'strategy' 
event at my company which is repeated every six months, and where everyone is 
invited. It's run in the traditional way with a prepared agenda and all that... 
I am supposed to 'facilitate' the event. I'll do it first time in April.

My dream would be to Open the Space, but I'm not sure how to get there. I guess 
my questions are: Has anyone on this list used Open Spaces as a 'heart beat' in 
their organizations? How did you get started? What are your experiences?

Thanks,
Jan Höglund
Sweden

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Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

[Eva P Svensson via OSList]

Hej Jan!
Great that you came out of  the ”lurking area” - I’ll say - Just go for it - 
and if you want - just give me a call or an e-mail, and I will try to help you 
out in whatever way you need to get your dream going! As I’m from Sweden as 
well you’ll see below :-)

Looking forward to hear from you!
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> 23 mar 2015 kl. 08:38 skrev Jan Höglund via OSList 
> :
> 
> François - I'm also a lurker, an introvert, and, in addition, an Open Space 
> newbie.
> 
> I'll for sure take a closer look at what Daniel is doing! I'd also love to 
> hear more about what you and Martin are doing.
> 
> Following this community has inspired me to start taking small baby steps in 
> opening space. I've also started to dream BIG. There's a full day 'strategy' 
> event at my company which is repeated every six months, and where everyone is 
> invited. It's run in the traditional way with a prepared agenda and all 
> that... I am supposed to 'facilitate' the event. I'll do it first time in 
> April.
> 
> My dream would be to Open the Space, but I'm not sure how to get there. I 
> guess my questions are: Has anyone on this list used Open Spaces as a 'heart 
> beat' in their organizations? How did you get started? What are your 
> experiences?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jan Höglund
> Sweden
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Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

[Daniel Mezick via OSList]

introduced *goes way beyond agile*. The framework Daniel 
has put together, surely, is relevant to any adoption (implementation 
of a new system or working practice), not just agile.  It relevant to 
lean adoption, responsive adoption, environmental management adoption 
– indeed it is *relevant to any change or transformation process*.  So 
guys, forget the agile bit, what Daniel is introducing is a way of 
introducing fundamental transformation into any organisation and 
*making it stick*.


OK, so if you’re not involved with organisations, then fine, maybe 
this is not relevant to you.  But for all those of you working for, in 
or with an organisation and who are interested in bringing about 
organisational change, a new working practice, a new form of 
capitalism, democracy in the workplace, whatever, any change, ….., 
then you need to look at Daniel’s work more closely.  In particular 
the latter videos are brilliant testimonials of a manager himself 
transformed, together with his whole department, by this double open 
space process.


Again, what is new is the double OS cocoon framework and presenting it 
to organisations as a new effective application to bring about 
transformation.  This is not just about agile, but about *any* 
organisational transformation.  My OS colleague, Martin Grimshaw whom 
many of you know, and I have been adapting Daniel’s principles from 
agile to any form of transformation.  We’ve called this ‘Open Smart 
Transformation’, and we’re launching in the UK as Caterfly 
(*www.caterfly.co.uk <http://caterfly.co.uk/prime-os/>*). Yet to be 
tested in the market place, we are indebted to Daniel’s contribution, 
and I am highly enthused as to the possibilities the framework will bring.


I’m not suggesting we should be pushing change.  In the double OS 
model our role remains to hold space and let whatever must happen 
happen, we don’t get involved in the cocoon bit in between, other than 
enabling the right conditions.  But by introducing OS we at least 
offer the opportunity for organisations to step back, and let the 
people explore different ways of doing or viewing things. 
 Organisations desperately need open space (though most don’t know 
it), and any opportunity to introduce OS should be taken.  By applying 
the double OS practice, at worst an organisation will temporarily 
experience a different reality and way of doing things, but at best 
there is a chance of some real transformation which lasts.  This can’t 
be a bad thing.


We are not in the business of making change happen, but we are in the 
business of enabling the possibility of change, where we can, and 
creating the right conditions for it.  I would thus urge you to *think 
beyond agile* and review Daniel’s content with fresh eyes.


Francois

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*From:*OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] *On 
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*Sent:* 16 March 2015 20:01
*To:* oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
*Subject:* [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

Greetings,

Find below 15-minute videos of software industry executive Frank Tino, 
explaining his org's journey thru Open Space on the way to a genuine, 
rapid, lasting, enterprise-wide, "scaled" Agile adoption.


Frank's 100-person company (now 150++ just one year layer) authorized 
several full-day before/after Open Space events. In between there was 
100 days of experimentation and learning in between those gatherings. 
In these videos he explains the astonishing results obtained in just 
100 days...


...Open Space is now part of the cultural fabric of his entire 
organization. And the coaches are GONE.





Is Open Agile Adoption something completely new? Well yes, it is 
actually. Thanks for asking! Explained here:


Open Agile Adoption Theory and Components
http://openagileadoption.com/open-agile-adoption-components/




Here's the links to those executive videos:
http://openagileadoption.com/open-agile-adoption-videos/


PART1: 15 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWjNQM7q64o
PART2: 15 mins
http://youtu.be/UdSmGS9JTtU
PART3: 15 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9cpRPlLHYU

*
*Open Agile Adoption (OAA) is a new composition of powerful elements 
that work together to strongly encourage positive cultural change in 
organizations. Open Agile Adoption incorporates the power of 
invitation, Open Space, game mechanics, passage rites, storytelling 
and more…so your Agile adoption can actually take root.


OAA is based on people, THEN practices. You can introduce any practice 
or framework with it. Open Agile Adoption is based on www.Prime-OS.com 
<http://www.Prime-OS.com>, which is social technology published under 
an open-source, free-to-the-world ("free culture

Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

[Daniel Mezick via OSList]

Open 
Space on some frilly, safe topic. I mean the real deal where the 
stakes are seriously high. Survival stuff.


My experience is shared by many, and the stories are often told. My 
most recent encounter was with a very large US federal agency, which 
according to its director was so dysfunctional that “most of the 
people could not find their rear ends with both hands” (That’s a 
direct quote). They were in trouble by any standard, and the Chief was 
so out of options that Open Space sounded like a safe way to go – even 
though he had never seen one.


Well we did it... and the organization I saw bore no relationship to 
the one that had been described to me. The people were all the same, 
the issues were familiar... but the behavior was brilliant. Total 
flowing conversation with real engagement and workable solutions. Mind 
Bending! And the chief was blown away – walking around with a silly 
grin on his face.


I invited him to lunch because I wanted to feed him several drinks and 
ask a question. We had the lunch, and after the drinks, came the 
question: “What are you doing, Sir, as a matter of everyday business 
that converts 177 bright, engaged, competent people into blundering 
fools?” He looked a little surprised and I said, “I think you might 
want to stop doing it.”


Dan – That’s my point. Before we do anything more, different, or 
otherwise – I sincerely believe we need to stop and appreciate what 
apparently happens very naturally, all by itself, with minimal or no 
assistance. And after that appreciative moment, we might think of a 
few things to do, but only a very few.


Harrison

Winter Address

7808 River Falls Drive

Potomac, MD 20854

301-365-2093

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*Sent:* Thursday, March 19, 2015 11:32 PM
*To:* oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
*Subject:* Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

Harrison and All,

Harrison you once said recently:

"The real operating system is self-organization, Daniel. Everything 
else is an app. Open Space included!"


I've just recently integrated this idea more fully into my thinking. I 
must admit it has taken "some time."


That said, my current belief is: most organizations are at a very low 
level of development and can use/typically need the "app" of Open 
Space...and/or the "app" of Scrum... and/or the "app" of Sociocracy, 
what have you.


I think [facilitation] does fit nicely as a kind of component or 
"widget" in each "app" (facilitation being part of OST, Scrum, Kanban) 
...all of which run on the real OS of self-organization.


So these are all self-org "apps." The "f" word does after all has the 
connotation of: "making it easy."



At Frank Tino's company INTUIT, they have embraced the idea of 
creating "a culture of facilitation." This has resulted in some 
interesting team behaviors...


...Frank Tino's staff, for example, does this very impressively 
effective,  brief daily-meeting called the 'daily huddle' at 430 PM 
each day and it's super short like 12 minutes... and someone plays in 
the facilitator role each time... and that  f-role orbits/rotates 
around to someone new each day who jumps in to do it.


And it seems to work pretty darned good. Everyone is a facilitator at 
one time or another. I often observe them completing each other's 
sentences in these 430PM meetings...


I like the idea of having a goal of ELIMINATING the need to for any 
(facilitated!) 'Open Space' gatherings. These gatherings are after all 
simply apps running on the REAL operating system we call: "you-know-what."


Daniel

On 3/19/15 3:07 PM, Harrison via OSList wrote:

I guess you could say that replying to your own note is rather
like talking to yourself. Guilty as charged – but then I doit all
the time (Talk to myself). Anyhow, I expressed the hope that Dan’s
videos would not only inspire folks toemulate, but also to think
about going to the next level wherever that might be. I’m not sure
I know, but I didnotice a little anomaly in the marvelous
interviews, which might suggest a direction. Dan’s client
obviously was movedby the Open Space – the quality of
conversations, good ideas, actions generated, and all the good
stuff. Presuming that Dan’s Open Space is just like always, those
generativegroups that the client so enjoyed did it all by
themselves with not a facilitator in sight. No news here – but
then inthe final interview, the client wax

Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

[Suzanne Daigle via OSList]

if it stopped being shot? How
> would it perform?
>
>
>
> Sounds pretty abstract and difficult to visualize... but I do believe we
> get the picture in wild living color, every time we have the privilege of
> opening the space for a damaged organization, where the trouble is real and
> palpable. I’m not talking about the two hour Open Space on some frilly,
> safe topic. I mean the real deal where the stakes are seriously high.
> Survival stuff.
>
>
>
> My experience is shared by many, and the stories are often told. My most
> recent encounter was with a very large US federal agency, which according
> to its director was so dysfunctional that “most of the people could not
> find their rear ends with both hands” (That’s a direct quote). They were in
> trouble by any standard, and the Chief was so out of options that Open
> Space sounded like a safe way to go – even though he had never seen one.
>
>
>
> Well we did it... and the organization I saw bore no relationship to the
> one that had been described to me. The people were all the same, the issues
> were familiar... but the behavior was brilliant. Total flowing conversation
> with real engagement and workable solutions. Mind Bending! And the chief
> was blown away – walking around with a silly grin on his face.
>
>
>
> I invited him to lunch because I wanted to feed him several drinks and ask
> a question. We had the lunch, and after the drinks, came the question:
> “What are you doing, Sir, as a matter of everyday business that converts
> 177 bright, engaged, competent people into blundering fools?” He looked a
> little surprised and I said, “I think you might want to stop doing it.”
>
>
>
> Dan – That’s my point. Before we do anything more, different, or otherwise
> – I sincerely believe we need to stop and appreciate what apparently
> happens very naturally, all by itself, with minimal or no assistance. And
> after that appreciative moment, we might think of a few things to do, but
> only a very few.
>
>
>
> Harrison
>
>
>
> Winter Address
>
> 7808 River Falls Drive
>
> Potomac, MD 20854
>
> 301-365-2093
>
>
>
> Summer Address
>
> 189 Beaucaire Ave.
>
> Camden, ME 04843
>
> 207-763-3261
>
>
>
> Websites
>
> www.openspaceworld.com <http://%20www.openspaceworld.com>
>
> www.ho-image.com
>
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> *From:* OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org
> ] *On Behalf Of *Daniel Mezick
> via OSList
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 19, 2015 11:32 PM
> *To:* oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
> *Subject:* Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos
>
>
>
> Harrison and All,
>
> Harrison you once said recently:
>
> "The real operating system is self-organization, Daniel. Everything else
> is an app. Open Space included!"
>
> I've just recently integrated this idea more fully into my thinking. I
> must admit it has taken "some time."
>
> That said, my current belief is: most organizations are at a very low
> level of development and can use/typically need the "app" of Open
> Space...and/or the "app" of Scrum... and/or the "app" of Sociocracy, what
> have you.
>
> I think [facilitation] does fit nicely as a kind of component or "widget"
> in each "app" (facilitation being part of OST, Scrum, Kanban) ...all of
> which run on the real OS of self-organization.
>
> So these are all self-org "apps." The "f" word does after all has the
> connotation of: "making it easy."
>
>
> At Frank Tino's company INTUIT, they have embraced the idea of creating "a
> culture of facilitation." This has resulted in some interesting team
> behaviors...
>
> ...Frank Tino's staff, for example, does this very impressively
> effective,  brief daily-meeting called the 'daily huddle' at 430 PM each
> day and it's super short like 12 minutes... and someone plays in the
> facilitator role each time... and that  f-role orbits/rotates around to
> someone new each day who jumps in to do it.
>
> And it seems to work pretty darned good. Everyone is a facilitator at one
> time or another. I often observe them completing each other's sentences in
> these 430PM meetings...
>
> I like the idea of having a goal of ELIMINATING the need to for any
> (facilitated!) 'Open Space' gatherings. These gatherings are after all
> simply apps running on the REAL operating system we call: "you-know-what."
>
&

Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

[Martin Grimshaw via OSList]

 get legitimate new growth?

How many organizations can live through that level of trauma
without freaking out ?

Is Open Space JUST for orgs that are in /total crisis/those
that are /completely freaked out/and completely out of aces
and perceived options?

Because, I suspect OST is a lot more robust than that.

I suspect OST  is a lot more versatile than that.

And this has certainly been my experience so far.

Daniel















On 3/21/15 4:18 PM, Harrison wrote:


Dan --- Our organizations are definitely stodgy. Even the best of
them seem to clunk along when compared to what they might be
doing. God knows how you could ever produce any numbers to prove
this assertion, but I have yet to met anybody (even the wildest
enthusiast) who would affirm that their organization was running
in top form. Good yes... but with lots of room for improvement.
But I suspect that the critical issue is NOT a matter of “low
level of development,” rather it is a case of self inflicted
wounds causing radical sub-optimization. The “cure” would then be
to stop the wounding, at least until we could see how things
might go. Of course, if the situation really is terminal, then by
all means, Bring it on! That could be SCRUM, Facilitation, Last
Rites, whatever...

So what would an organization look like if it stopped being shot?
How would it perform?

Sounds pretty abstract and difficult to visualize... but I do
believe we get the picture in wild living color, every time we
have the privilege of opening the space for a damaged
organization, where the trouble is real and palpable. I’m not
talking about the two hour Open Space on some frilly, safe topic.
I mean the real deal where the stakes are seriously high.
Survival stuff.

My experience is shared by many, and the stories are often told.
My most recent encounter was with a very large US federal agency,
which according to its director was so dysfunctional that “most
of the people could not find their rear ends with both hands”
(That’s a direct quote). They were in trouble by any standard,
and the Chief was so out of options that Open Space sounded like
a safe way to go – even though he had never seen one.

Well we did it... and the organization I saw bore no relationship
to the one that had been described to me. The people were all the
same, the issues were familiar... but the behavior was brilliant.
Total flowing conversation with real engagement and workable
solutions. Mind Bending! And the chief was blown away – walking
around with a silly grin on his face.

I invited him to lunch because I wanted to feed him several
drinks and ask a question. We had the lunch, and after the
drinks, came the question: “What are you doing, Sir, as a matter
of everyday business that converts 177 bright, engaged, competent
people into blundering fools?” He looked a little surprised and I
said, “I think you might want to stop doing it.”

Dan – That’s my point. Before we do anything more, different, or
otherwise – I sincerely believe we need to stop and appreciate
what apparently happens very naturally, all by itself, with
minimal or no assistance. And after that appreciative moment, we
might think of a few things to do, but only a very few.

Harrison

Winter Address

7808 River Falls Drive

Potomac, MD 20854

301-365-2093 

Summer Address

189 Beaucaire Ave.

Camden, ME 04843

207-763-3261 

Websites

www.openspaceworld.com <http://%20www.openspaceworld.com>

www.ho-image.com <http://www.ho-image.com>

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*Subject:* Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

Harrison and All,

Harrison you once said recently:

"The real operating system is self-organization, Daniel.
Everything else is an app. Open Space included!"

I've just recently integrated this idea more fully into my
thinking. I must admit it has taken "some time."

That said, my current belief is: most organizations are at a very
low level of development and can use/typically need the "app" of
Open Space...and/or the "app" of Scrum... and/or the "app" of
Sociocracy, what have you.

I think [facilitation] does fit nicely as a kind of component or
"widget" in each "app" (facilitation being part of OST, Scrum,
Kanban) ...all 

Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

[Daniel Mezick via OSList]

uspect that the critical issue is NOT a matter of “low
level of development,” rather it is a case of self inflicted
wounds causing radical sub-optimization. The “cure” would then
be to stop the wounding, at least until we could see how things
might go. Of course, if the situation really is terminal, then
by all means, Bring it on! That could be SCRUM, Facilitation,
Last Rites, whatever...

So what would an organization look like if it stopped being
shot? How would it perform?

Sounds pretty abstract and difficult to visualize... but I do
believe we get the picture in wild living color, every time we
have the privilege of opening the space for a damaged
organization, where the trouble is real and palpable. I’m not
talking about the two hour Open Space on some frilly, safe
topic. I mean the real deal where the stakes are seriously high.
Survival stuff.

My experience is shared by many, and the stories are often told.
My most recent encounter was with a very large US federal
agency, which according to its director was so dysfunctional
that “most of the people could not find their rear ends with
both hands” (That’s a direct quote). They were in trouble by any
standard, and the Chief was so out of options that Open Space
sounded like a safe way to go – even though he had never seen one.

Well we did it... and the organization I saw bore no
relationship to the one that had been described to me. The
people were all the same, the issues were familiar... but the
behavior was brilliant. Total flowing conversation with real
engagement and workable solutions. Mind Bending! And the chief
was blown away – walking around with a silly grin on his face.

I invited him to lunch because I wanted to feed him several
drinks and ask a question. We had the lunch, and after the
drinks, came the question: “What are you doing, Sir, as a matter
of everyday business that converts 177 bright, engaged,
competent people into blundering fools?” He looked a little
surprised and I said, “I think you might want to stop doing it.”

Dan – That’s my point. Before we do anything more, different, or
otherwise – I sincerely believe we need to stop and appreciate
what apparently happens very naturally, all by itself, with
minimal or no assistance. And after that appreciative moment, we
might think of a few things to do, but only a very few.

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*Subject:* Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

Harrison and All,

Harrison you once said recently:

"The real operating system is self-organization, Daniel.
Everything else is an app. Open Space included!"

I've just recently integrated this idea more fully into my
thinking. I must admit it has taken "some time."

That said, my current belief is: most organizations are at a
very low level of development and can use/typically need the
"app" of Open Space...and/or the "app" of Scrum... and/or the
"app" of Sociocracy, what have you.

I think [facilitation] does fit nicely as a kind of component or
"widget" in each "app" (facilitation being part of OST, Scrum,
Kanban) ...all of which run on the real OS of self-organization.

So these are all self-org "apps." The "f" word does after all
has the connotation of: "making it easy."


At Frank Tino's company INTUIT, they have embraced the idea of
creating "a culture of facilitation." This has resulted in some
interesting team behaviors...

...Frank Tino's staff, for example, does this very impressively
effective,  brief daily-meeting called the 'daily huddle' at 430
PM each day and it's super short like 12 minutes... and someone
plays in the facilitator role each time... and that  f-role
orbits/rotates around to someone new each day who jumps in to do
it.

And it seems to work pretty darned good. Everyone is a
facilitator at one time or another. I often observe them
completing each other's sentences in these 430PM meetings...

  

Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

[Michael Herman via OSList]

nvitation
>> MEANS" ... to "integrate the invite", etc.
>>
>> Orgs seem to have "currently-available range of options" (destinations)
>> for evolving. A range or collection of *destinations* they can go to
>> from here. Kind of like stepping stones. Kind of like this:
>>
>> 1. Identify what set of stepping-stone destinations ("leaps") are
>> immediately possible, and
>> 2. Invite them to pick one, and
>> 3. Help them do that one leap.
>>
>> I find this works well. Very well actually!
>>
>> The alternative, a complete annihilation of everything that "was", a
>> complete annihilation of everything that "is"in favor of the All-New
>> Shiny Thing the Shiny Thing that in theory "wants to happen"...or so we
>> say...this seems both impractical and extremely stressful for the org.
>>
>> Not to mention: whatever happened to:
>>
>>- *Whenever it starts is the right time?*
>>- *Whatever happens is the only thing that could? *
>>
>> And so I like the idea of "do a little, learn a little,
>> integrate...then SHIFT to the next level..."
>>
>> The dual-OST, before/after Open Space with 100 days in the middle...what
>> we now call Open Agile Adoptionthis seems to provide the kind of
>> place/space where the folks can actually "make some stew" together, and
>> boil it down, and enjoy it, and get to a new level of integration. And fast!
>>
>> I'm not so sure "annihilation of everything that came before" is really
>> such a cool idea. It also seems kind of *forced* as I think about it.
>> Kind of *violent*. I realize stuff has to "die" before the new stuff can
>> be "born" but do we have to burn the forest down to the ground to get
>> legitimate new growth?
>>
>> How many organizations can live through that level of trauma without
>> freaking out ?
>>
>> Is Open Space JUST for orgs that are in *total crisis*those that are 
>> *completely
>> freaked out*and completely out of aces and perceived options?
>>
>> Because, I suspect OST is a lot more robust than that.
>>
>> I suspect OST  is a lot more versatile than that.
>>
>> And this has certainly been my experience so far.
>>
>> Daniel
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 3/21/15 4:18 PM, Harrison wrote:
>>
>>  Dan --- Our organizations are definitely stodgy. Even the best of them
>> seem to clunk along when compared to what they might be doing. God knows
>> how you could ever produce any numbers to prove this assertion, but I have
>> yet to met anybody (even the wildest enthusiast) who would affirm that
>> their organization was running in top form. Good yes... but with lots of
>> room for improvement. But I suspect that the critical issue is NOT a matter
>> of “low level of development,” rather it is a case of self inflicted wounds
>> causing radical sub-optimization. The “cure” would then be to stop the
>> wounding, at least until we could see how things might go. Of course, if
>> the situation really is terminal, then by all means, Bring it on! That
>> could be SCRUM, Facilitation, Last Rites, whatever...
>>
>>
>>
>> So what would an organization look like if it stopped being shot? How
>> would it perform?
>>
>>
>>
>> Sounds pretty abstract and difficult to visualize... but I do believe we
>> get the picture in wild living color, every time we have the privilege of
>> opening the space for a damaged organization, where the trouble is real and
>> palpable. I’m not talking about the two hour Open Space on some frilly,
>> safe topic. I mean the real deal where the stakes are seriously high.
>> Survival stuff.
>>
>>
>>
>> My experience is shared by many, and the stories are often told. My most
>> recent encounter was with a very large US federal agency, which according
>> to its director was so dysfunctional that “most of the people could not
>> find their rear ends with both hands” (That’s a direct quote). They were in
>> trouble by any standard, and the Chief was so out of options that Open
>> Space sounded like a safe way to go – even though he had never seen one.
>>
>>
>>
>> Well we did it... and the organization I saw bore no relationship to the
>> one that had been described to me. The people were all the same, the issues
>> were familiar... but the behavior was br

Re: [OSList] Agile-in-OpenSpace videos

[Michael Herman via OSList]

ore/after Open Space with 100 days in the middle...what
>>> we now call Open Agile Adoptionthis seems to provide the kind of
>>> place/space where the folks can actually "make some stew" together, and
>>> boil it down, and enjoy it, and get to a new level of integration. And fast!
>>>
>>> I'm not so sure "annihilation of everything that came before" is really
>>> such a cool idea. It also seems kind of *forced* as I think about it.
>>> Kind of *violent*. I realize stuff has to "die" before the new stuff
>>> can be "born" but do we have to burn the forest down to the ground to get
>>> legitimate new growth?
>>>
>>> How many organizations can live through that level of trauma without
>>> freaking out ?
>>>
>>> Is Open Space JUST for orgs that are in *total crisis*those that
>>> are *completely freaked out*and completely out of aces and
>>> perceived options?
>>>
>>> Because, I suspect OST is a lot more robust than that.
>>>
>>> I suspect OST  is a lot more versatile than that.
>>>
>>> And this has certainly been my experience so far.
>>>
>>> Daniel
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 3/21/15 4:18 PM, Harrison wrote:
>>>
>>>  Dan --- Our organizations are definitely stodgy. Even the best of them
>>> seem to clunk along when compared to what they might be doing. God knows
>>> how you could ever produce any numbers to prove this assertion, but I have
>>> yet to met anybody (even the wildest enthusiast) who would affirm that
>>> their organization was running in top form. Good yes... but with lots of
>>> room for improvement. But I suspect that the critical issue is NOT a matter
>>> of “low level of development,” rather it is a case of self inflicted wounds
>>> causing radical sub-optimization. The “cure” would then be to stop the
>>> wounding, at least until we could see how things might go. Of course, if
>>> the situation really is terminal, then by all means, Bring it on! That
>>> could be SCRUM, Facilitation, Last Rites, whatever...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So what would an organization look like if it stopped being shot? How
>>> would it perform?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sounds pretty abstract and difficult to visualize... but I do believe we
>>> get the picture in wild living color, every time we have the privilege of
>>> opening the space for a damaged organization, where the trouble is real and
>>> palpable. I’m not talking about the two hour Open Space on some frilly,
>>> safe topic. I mean the real deal where the stakes are seriously high.
>>> Survival stuff.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My experience is shared by many, and the stories are often told. My most
>>> recent encounter was with a very large US federal agency, which according
>>> to its director was so dysfunctional that “most of the people could not
>>> find their rear ends with both hands” (That’s a direct quote). They were in
>>> trouble by any standard, and the Chief was so out of options that Open
>>> Space sounded like a safe way to go – even though he had never seen one.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Well we did it... and the organization I saw bore no relationship to the
>>> one that had been described to me. The people were all the same, the issues
>>> were familiar... but the behavior was brilliant. Total flowing conversation
>>> with real engagement and workable solutions. Mind Bending! And the chief
>>> was blown away – walking around with a silly grin on his face.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I invited him to lunch because I wanted to feed him several drinks and
>>> ask a question. We had the lunch, and after the drinks, came the question:
>>> “What are you doing, Sir, as a matter of everyday business that converts
>>> 177 bright, engaged, competent people into blundering fools?” He looked a
>>> little surprised and I said, “I think you might want to stop doing it.”
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dan – That’s my point. Before we do anything more, different, or
>>> otherwise – I sincerely believe we need to stop and appreciate what
>>> apparently happens very naturally, all by itself, with minimal or no
>>> assistance. And after that appreciative m