Re: OS and Personality Type?

1999-04-29 Thread FamilyFirm
Pete, Your question stimulates me to suggest William Bridges' book, "The Character of Organizations". He has formulated a typology based on Meyers Briggs concepts and identified 16 organizational types that correspond to the 16 individual types. In addition to the question of whether OS resonates

OS and Personality Type?

1999-04-29 Thread Pete Hovde
Has anyone ever researched Open Space as it relates to personality type, such as Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)? For example, does OS "fit" better for certain personality types than it does for others? And if so, could that be a useful factor in deciding whether to use OS in given application

Re: OS and Personality Type?

1999-04-29 Thread Karen du Four des Champs
Good question, Pete. *My* observation -- with no empirical data to support -- is that I believe it has a strong bearing, if not an effect. I've participated in OS many times as a participant with a very diverse group of leadership styles and have seen a difference from the group for whom I consul