Re: Fusion of Open Space & Charrette

2004-02-18 Thread Zelle Nelson
Hello, My experience with Open Space and an architect/design project is actually from a project I worked on with BP in Scotland. The 60 person business unit I was working with was moving from one part of the building complex to another (most would agree the space they were moving into was the wor

Re: Instruments for teamwork

2004-02-18 Thread Mayke Wagner, essence
Hi Ester, it looks like it will be hard to get together next weekend. I am flying in on Friday evening at 6.30 pm and I am meeting a friend that evening, who is leaving town the next day. The working hours of the OST training are Sat. and Sun. from 8.30 am till 5.00 pm and I am flying back home on

Re: Instruments for teamwork

2004-02-18 Thread Esther .
Try www.belbin.com Esther Ewing The Change Alliance - Assisting Individuals and Organizations to Build Capability _www.ChangeAlliance.com_ (http://www.changealliance.com/) 330 East 38th St, Suite 53K New York, NY 10016-9804 212-661-6024 Authorized Distributor, Panoramic Feedback _www.panoramic

Re: Instruments for teamwork

2004-02-18 Thread Mayke Wagner, essence
Masud, I totally agree with your idea of the underpinning of "engineering" with Belbin. That is the reason why we have sofar only used it in training situations and not in team development situations, when we are facilitating (long-term) team development processes. For me, models like Belbin are li

Fw: Evaluation dialogues/process: research leads?

2004-02-18 Thread Peggy Holman
While not specifically about Open Space, thought some folks on this list might have some leads for Elliot. from foggy Seattle (with occasional showers), Peggy - Original Message - From: "NCDD Discussion - Elliot Shuford" To: "Peggy Holman" Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:59 PM Subj

Professional Development

2004-02-18 Thread Judi Richardson
This is being forwarded to you for professional development purposes. The invitation is also attached as a Microsoft Word Document. Please forward to interested colleagues. Transformative Leadership and Change: Embracing Chaos and Change in the Knowledge Economy April 22 to 24th, join busine

Re: Professional Development

2004-02-18 Thread Esther .
Judy: What a provocative invitation. I love the wording "If you are interested in. then DARE to come!" I love it. Regards Esther Esther Ewing The Change Alliance - Assisting Individuals and Organizations to Build Capability _www.ChangeAlliance.com_ (http://www.changealliance.com/) 330 East

Re: Instruments for teamwork

2004-02-18 Thread Esther .
In a message dated 2/18/2004 8:34:09 AM Eastern Standard Time, mashe...@cogeco.ca writes: Esther, if you say a little more about the context in which you are asking the question, I (and others) might be in a better position to comment. Well, I have been trained in the use of Kolbe and it has a

Re: Instruments for teamwork

2004-02-18 Thread Mayke Wagner, essence
Hi Ester, we have used Belbin for a couple of years! There is different ways of working with you: 1. You can introduce the roles. We always explain the roles, looking at a whole work process: creating ideas, evaluating ideas, planning things, putting things into action, evaluating the outcome, impr

Re: Instruments for teamwork

2004-02-18 Thread Esther .
Mayke: Your offer of meeting Saturday night is generous however, I have my daughter and a friend staying with me and that evening is our last one before they go home. Where will you be staying and what is your timetable? When do you get in? Would Friday evening be a possibility or first thing Su

OSonOS in Great Britain

2004-02-18 Thread Ralph Copleman
Scanning the list of sessions posted to this list from the recent UK OSonOS gathering, I saw one that particularly sparked my interest. It's title: Meet in the pub to reconnect. And I noticed the convenor was none other than Julian Greatrex. I should have known. I apologize to the list for exer

Re: Instruments for teamwork

2004-02-18 Thread Masud Sheikh
To my way of thinking, the main value (as with so many other instruments) is the self-awareness it brings - and the opportunity to balance personal weaknesses. When I undertook the questionnaire myself for the first time, one role came out quite clearly for me. When I did this again many months lat