Re: [OSList] Large Open Space with Anglican Church Australia

2019-09-04 Thread Suzanne Daigle via OSList
Brendan, Love the added details you provided. And appreciated all the
comments above including the fork lift and the gift of spacious time. I've
been absent from the OS list for awhile, living a nomad life on the road
that I call "Open Space on the Open Road".  Wish you were coming to WOSonOS
~ far I know but certainly it would be lovely to relive the memories of our
time spent in Manilla.

Yippeee right back at ya,
Suzanne


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NuFocus Strategic Group


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On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 8:53 PM Brendan McKeague via OSList <
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> Thanks Birgitt - we did a bit of serious discernment around the session
> times, given the numbers involved, the transitions between spaces (and
> paradigms), and the time we had available to open the space.
>
> A couple of interesting variations to our usual practice emerged
>
> 1) we decided to put the starting times on the Agenda Wall and not
> nominate the finishing times (ie Session 1: 10:30, Session 2: 12noon,
> session 3: 1:30; reconvene for convergence: 2:45 - or something like that
> from memory)
>
> 2) we then offered an invitation to Action Planning from 2:45-3:15’ish
> when participants could nominate the action areas they were interested in
> pursuing, the place where they could be found, and inviting others to join
> them around the grounds during afternoon break 3:15-3:50, before they all
> returned to the hall which by then had been reconfigured into the
> conventional Synod style - rows, microphones etc...
>
> 3) we invited participants to continue having conversations throughout
> the remaining 1.5 days of the Synod and if they chose, to record these and
> submit for inclusion in the Book of Proceedings… an invitation to ‘keeping
> the space open’ for as long as they wished, in the context of their
> gathering.
>
> All in all, we embraced a few challenging contextual concerns around time,
> space, numbers…..and as usual, collective intention and openness to
> co-create with willing sponsors enabled us to experience yet another
> complex adaptive system in motion….
>
> Yippee :)
>
> Brendan
>
>
> On 27 Aug 2019, at 8:08 am, Birgitt Williams via OSList <
> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
> Congratulations Michael and Brendan ,
> Among the many aspects of this story that are just great, the one I am
> appreciating the most is that you did your OST design so that all sessions
> were given 90 minutes, using the gift of time within the space, time for
> meaningful conversations.
>
> in genuine contact,
> Birgitt
>
>
> *Birgitt Williams*
> *Supporting Next Level Leadership "Leading So People Will Lead"*
> Author, Senior Consultant, President Dalar International Consultancy, Inc
> 
> Founder Genuine Contact Program
> 
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> 
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> 
>
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> .
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> Mentoring Circle; Self-Study + Real-Time Workshop + Mentoring Circle; and 
> Self-Study
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> On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 3:14 AM Michael Wood via OSList <
> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
>> A few weeks ago Brendan McKeague and Michael Wood co-facilitated what
>> might be the largest ever Open Space in Australia (certainly with a church
>> group) when the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane took the step of hosting most
>> of the first day of Synod (the annual large gathering of representatives of
>> Anglican parishes, schools and other organisations) for 6 hours in Open
>> Space. 450 people attended around a very spacious question, ‘what is God
>> calling us to be and do at this time’.  Three sessions of 1.5 hours each
>> led to the posting of 56 conversation topics and 14 action plans. One of
>> the interesting pieces of feedback at the end of Synod is that the
>> remainder of Synod (which is conducted in a traditional Westminster
>> Parliament format) ‘felt’ more calm and respectful that in previous years –
>> no surprises there.  Although it’s early days the whole thing felt to me
>> like an opening up of new possibility about the way we meet in the church
>> 

Re: [OSList] Large Open Space with Anglican Church Australia

2019-08-27 Thread Brendan McKeague via OSList
Thanks Birgitt - we did a bit of serious discernment around the session times, 
given the numbers involved, the transitions between spaces (and paradigms), and 
the time we had available to open the space.  

A couple of interesting variations to our usual practice emerged

1)  we decided to put the starting times on the Agenda Wall and not 
nominate the finishing times (ie Session 1: 10:30, Session 2: 12noon, session 
3: 1:30; reconvene for convergence: 2:45 - or something like that from memory)

2)  we then offered an invitation to Action Planning from 2:45-3:15’ish 
when participants could nominate the action areas they were interested in 
pursuing, the place where they could be found, and inviting others to join them 
around the grounds during afternoon break 3:15-3:50, before they all returned 
to the hall which by then had been reconfigured into the conventional Synod 
style - rows, microphones etc...

3)  we invited participants to continue having conversations throughout the 
remaining 1.5 days of the Synod and if they chose, to record these and submit 
for inclusion in the Book of Proceedings… an invitation to ‘keeping the space 
open’ for as long as they wished, in the context of their gathering. 

All in all, we embraced a few challenging contextual concerns around time, 
space, numbers…..and as usual, collective intention and openness to co-create 
with willing sponsors enabled us to experience yet another complex adaptive 
system in motion….

Yippee :)

Brendan 
 

> On 27 Aug 2019, at 8:08 am, Birgitt Williams via OSList 
>  wrote:
> 
> Congratulations Michael and Brendan ,
> Among the many aspects of this story that are just great, the one I am 
> appreciating the most is that you did your OST design so that all sessions 
> were given 90 minutes, using the gift of time within the space, time for 
> meaningful conversations.
> 
> in genuine contact,
> Birgitt
> 
> 
> Birgitt Williams
> Supporting Next Level Leadership "Leading So People Will Lead"
> Author, Senior Consultant, President Dalar International Consultancy, Inc 
> 
> Founder Genuine Contact Program 
> 
> Co-owner Genuine Contact Group, LLC 
> 
> Founder Extraordinary Leadership Network 
> 
> 
> Learn with us for your skill and capacity development for leading and working 
> in the new leadership paradigm "Leading So People Will Lead"
> 
> Upcoming learning module: Working with Open Space Technology 
> . Three 
> different learning options to learn a process for facilitating meetings that 
> engage the people. Self-Study + One-to-One Mentoring + Mentoring Circle; 
> Self-Study + Real-Time Workshop + Mentoring Circle; and Self-Study + 
> Real-Time Workshop + One-to-One Mentoring + Mentoring Circle with real time 
> workshop dates three consecutive Fridays from 9am to 12:30pm EST on October 
> 18, 25, and November 1st.
> 
> PO Box 19373, Raleigh, NC, USA 27613
> Phone: 01-919-522-7750
> 
> 
> On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 3:14 AM Michael Wood via OSList 
> mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>> 
> wrote:
> A few weeks ago Brendan McKeague and Michael Wood co-facilitated what might 
> be the largest ever Open Space in Australia (certainly with a church group) 
> when the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane took the step of hosting most of the 
> first day of Synod (the annual large gathering of representatives of Anglican 
> parishes, schools and other organisations) for 6 hours in Open Space. 450 
> people attended around a very spacious question, ‘what is God calling us to 
> be and do at this time’.  Three sessions of 1.5 hours each led to the posting 
> of 56 conversation topics and 14 action plans. One of the interesting pieces 
> of feedback at the end of Synod is that the remainder of Synod (which is 
> conducted in a traditional Westminster Parliament format) ‘felt’ more calm 
> and respectful that in previous years – no surprises there.  Although it’s 
> early days the whole thing felt to me like an opening up of new possibility 
> about the way we meet in the church and I personally hope it might be part of 
> a cultural shift starting to happen. Time will tell.
> 
> Michael Wood. Perth, Western Australia.
> 
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Re: [OSList] Large Open Space with Anglican Church Australia

2019-08-26 Thread R Chaffe via OSList
Harrison, I can remember the events well.  The sight of a forklift load of 
proceedings certainly puts an exclamation on the sign of the contract to 
deliver.  

The big events with large numbers are very impressive and are great 
conversation starters.  The next thing that happens to me is I tell an 
individual’s story about participation and being valued while their suggestions 
are embodied in the conversations and proceedings.  

I think I am try to say league tables have a place and there is a lot more to a 
successful process, the event and what happed next.

Regards
Rob

> On 26 Aug 2019, at 10:05 pm, Harrison Owen via OSList 
>  wrote:
> 
> Congratulations! And I hate to tell you, The United Church of Canada beat you 
> by a bit. Participants: 500, days: two, Date: mid 90’s  And actually the 
> Presbyterian Church USA beat that by several years with the same number of 
> participants – but best of all was the Proceedings. 320 odd pages, printed 
> and delivered before departure. 500 copies came in a fork lift! Have fun!
>  
> Harrison
>  
> From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of 
> Michael Wood via OSList
> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2019 3:14 AM
> To: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
> Cc: Michael Wood
> Subject: [OSList] Large Open Space with Anglican Church Australia
>  
> A few weeks ago Brendan McKeague and Michael Wood co-facilitated what might 
> be the largest ever Open Space in Australia (certainly with a church group) 
> when the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane took the step of hosting most of the 
> first day of Synod (the annual large gathering of representatives of Anglican 
> parishes, schools and other organisations) for 6 hours in Open Space. 450 
> people attended around a very spacious question, ‘what is God calling us to 
> be and do at this time’.  Three sessions of 1.5 hours each led to the posting 
> of 56 conversation topics and 14 action plans. One of the interesting pieces 
> of feedback at the end of Synod is that the remainder of Synod (which is 
> conducted in a traditional Westminster Parliament format) ‘felt’ more calm 
> and respectful that in previous years – no surprises there.  Although it’s 
> early days the whole thing felt to me like an opening up of new possibility 
> about the way we meet in the church and I personally hope it might be part of 
> a cultural shift starting to happen. Time will tell.
> Michael Wood. Perth, Western Australia.
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Re: [OSList] Large Open Space with Anglican Church Australia

2019-08-26 Thread Birgitt Williams via OSList
Congratulations Michael and Brendan ,
Among the many aspects of this story that are just great, the one I am
appreciating the most is that you did your OST design so that all sessions
were given 90 minutes, using the gift of time within the space, time for
meaningful conversations.

in genuine contact,
Birgitt


*Birgitt Williams*
*Supporting Next Level Leadership "Leading So People Will Lead"*
Author, Senior Consultant, President Dalar International Consultancy, Inc

Founder Genuine Contact Program

Co-owner Genuine Contact Group, LLC

Founder Extraordinary Leadership Network


*Learn with us for your skill and capacity development for leading and
working in the new leadership paradigm "Leading So People Will Lead"*

Upcoming learning module: Working with Open Space Technology
.
Three different learning options to learn a process for facilitating
meetings that engage the people. Self-Study + One-to-One Mentoring +
Mentoring Circle; Self-Study + Real-Time Workshop + Mentoring Circle;
and Self-Study
+ Real-Time Workshop + One-to-One Mentoring + Mentoring Circle with real
time workshop dates three consecutive Fridays from 9am to 12:30pm EST on
October 18, 25, and November 1st.

PO Box 19373, Raleigh, NC, USA 27613
Phone: 01-919-522-7750


On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 3:14 AM Michael Wood via OSList <
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> A few weeks ago Brendan McKeague and Michael Wood co-facilitated what
> might be the largest ever Open Space in Australia (certainly with a church
> group) when the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane took the step of hosting most
> of the first day of Synod (the annual large gathering of representatives of
> Anglican parishes, schools and other organisations) for 6 hours in Open
> Space. 450 people attended around a very spacious question, ‘what is God
> calling us to be and do at this time’.  Three sessions of 1.5 hours each
> led to the posting of 56 conversation topics and 14 action plans. One of
> the interesting pieces of feedback at the end of Synod is that the
> remainder of Synod (which is conducted in a traditional Westminster
> Parliament format) ‘felt’ more calm and respectful that in previous years –
> no surprises there.  Although it’s early days the whole thing felt to me
> like an opening up of new possibility about the way we meet in the church
> and I personally hope it might be part of a cultural shift starting to
> happen. Time will tell.
>
> Michael Wood. Perth, Western Australia.
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Re: [OSList] Large Open Space with Anglican Church Australia

2019-08-26 Thread Artur Silva via OSList
 Very interesting, Harrison. And congratulation to you and Brendan, Michael. I 
know who would appreciate that too...

Artur
-
On Monday, August 26, 2019, 01:05:18 PM GMT+1, Harrison Owen via OSList 
 wrote:  
 
 
Congratulations! And I hate to tell you, The United Church of Canada beat you 
by a bit. Participants: 500, days: two, Date: mid 90’s  And actually the 
Presbyterian Church USA beat that by several years with the same number of 
participants – but best of all was the Proceedings. 320 odd pages, printed and 
delivered before departure. 500 copies came in a fork lift! Have fun!

  

Harrison

  

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of 
Michael Wood via OSList
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2019 3:14 AM
To: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
Cc: Michael Wood
Subject: [OSList] Large Open Space with Anglican Church Australia

  

A few weeks ago Brendan McKeague and Michael Wood co-facilitated what might be 
the largest ever Open Space in Australia (certainly with a church group) when 
the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane took the step of hosting most of the first day 
of Synod (the annual large gathering of representatives of Anglican parishes, 
schools and other organisations) for 6 hours in Open Space. 450 people attended 
around a very spacious question, ‘what is God calling us to be and do at this 
time’.  Three sessions of 1.5 hours each led to the posting of 56 conversation 
topics and 14 action plans. One of the interesting pieces of feedback at the 
end of Synod is that the remainder of Synod (which is conducted in a 
traditional Westminster Parliament format) ‘felt’ more calm and respectful that 
in previous years – no surprises there.  Although it’s early days the whole 
thing felt to me like an opening up of new possibility about the way we meet in 
the church and I personally hope it might be part of a cultural shift starting 
to happen. Time will tell.

Michael Wood. Perth, Western Australia.

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Re: [OSList] Large Open Space with Anglican Church Australia

2019-08-26 Thread Harrison Owen via OSList
Congratulations! And I hate to tell you, The United Church of Canada beat
you by a bit. Participants: 500, days: two, Date: mid 90's  And actually the
Presbyterian Church USA beat that by several years with the same number of
participants - but best of all was the Proceedings. 320 odd pages, printed
and delivered before departure. 500 copies came in a fork lift! Have fun!

 

Harrison

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of
Michael Wood via OSList
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2019 3:14 AM
To: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
Cc: Michael Wood
Subject: [OSList] Large Open Space with Anglican Church Australia

 

A few weeks ago Brendan McKeague and Michael Wood co-facilitated what might
be the largest ever Open Space in Australia (certainly with a church group)
when the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane took the step of hosting most of the
first day of Synod (the annual large gathering of representatives of
Anglican parishes, schools and other organisations) for 6 hours in Open
Space. 450 people attended around a very spacious question, 'what is God
calling us to be and do at this time'.  Three sessions of 1.5 hours each led
to the posting of 56 conversation topics and 14 action plans. One of the
interesting pieces of feedback at the end of Synod is that the remainder of
Synod (which is conducted in a traditional Westminster Parliament format)
'felt' more calm and respectful that in previous years - no surprises there.
Although it's early days the whole thing felt to me like an opening up of
new possibility about the way we meet in the church and I personally hope it
might be part of a cultural shift starting to happen. Time will tell.

Michael Wood. Perth, Western Australia.

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Re: [OSList] Large Open Space with Anglican Church Australia

2019-08-26 Thread R Chaffe via OSList
Well done Michael.  What a great question.  I am have a sense of wonder at the 
way people react to being in an open space and to openly share their knowledge. 
 Yes even after more than 30 years.   This despite the forces opposing open 
systems and common unity.

Regards
Rob

> On 26 Aug 2019, at 5:14 pm, Michael Wood via OSList 
>  wrote:
> 
> A few weeks ago Brendan McKeague and Michael Wood co-facilitated what might 
> be the largest ever Open Space in Australia (certainly with a church group) 
> when the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane took the step of hosting most of the 
> first day of Synod (the annual large gathering of representatives of Anglican 
> parishes, schools and other organisations) for 6 hours in Open Space. 450 
> people attended around a very spacious question, ‘what is God calling us to 
> be and do at this time’.  Three sessions of 1.5 hours each led to the posting 
> of 56 conversation topics and 14 action plans. One of the interesting pieces 
> of feedback at the end of Synod is that the remainder of Synod (which is 
> conducted in a traditional Westminster Parliament format) ‘felt’ more calm 
> and respectful that in previous years – no surprises there.  Although it’s 
> early days the whole thing felt to me like an opening up of new possibility 
> about the way we meet in the church and I personally hope it might be part of 
> a cultural shift starting to happen. Time will tell.
> Michael Wood. Perth, Western Australia.
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Re: [OSList] Large Open Space with Anglican Church Australia

2019-08-26 Thread Michael M Pannwitz via OSList

Dear Michael,

"‘felt’ more calm and respectful than in previous years"
I wonder why that was no surprise to you.
Could it be part of the cultural shifting that you hope for?

Is there a "Next Meeting" for all of those that got into the 14 Action 
Plans?


Greetings from Berlin
mmp
Am 26.08.2019 um 09:14 schrieb Michael Wood via OSList:
A few weeks ago Brendan McKeague and Michael Wood co-facilitated what 
might be the largest ever Open Space in Australia (certainly with a 
church group) when the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane took the step of 
hosting most of the first day of Synod (the annual large gathering of 
representatives of Anglican parishes, schools and other organisations) 
for 6 hours in Open Space. 450 people attended around a very spacious 
question, ‘what is God calling us to be and do at this time’.  Three 
sessions of 1.5 hours each led to the posting of 56 conversation topics 
and 14 action plans. One of the interesting pieces of feedback at the 
end of Synod is that the remainder of Synod (which is conducted in a 
traditional Westminster Parliament format) ‘felt’ more calm and 
respectful that in previous years – no surprises there.  Although it’s 
early days the whole thing felt to me like an opening up of new 
possibility about the way we meet in the church and I personally hope it 
might be part of a cultural shift starting to happen. Time will tell.


Michael Wood. Perth, Western Australia.


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[OSList] Large Open Space with Anglican Church Australia

2019-08-26 Thread Michael Wood via OSList
A few weeks ago Brendan McKeague and Michael Wood co-facilitated what might be 
the largest ever Open Space in Australia (certainly with a church group) when 
the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane took the step of hosting most of the first day 
of Synod (the annual large gathering of representatives of Anglican parishes, 
schools and other organisations) for 6 hours in Open Space. 450 people attended 
around a very spacious question, 'what is God calling us to be and do at this 
time'.  Three sessions of 1.5 hours each led to the posting of 56 conversation 
topics and 14 action plans. One of the interesting pieces of feedback at the 
end of Synod is that the remainder of Synod (which is conducted in a 
traditional Westminster Parliament format) 'felt' more calm and respectful that 
in previous years - no surprises there.  Although it's early days the whole 
thing felt to me like an opening up of new possibility about the way we meet in 
the church and I personally hope it might be part of a cultural shift starting 
to happen. Time will tell.
Michael Wood. Perth, Western Australia.
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