Dear listers,
[Below is a letter I sent to two folks on the list privately, one of them
convinced me to post it. After giving it some thought I have posted it with
some minor edits.]
I have been very troubled recently by some thoughts and wanted to run them by
you (by the way, I would post th
Jennifer--
Congratulations on your successful Open Space--good for you for taking the
plunge!
Clipboards would be great, especially for note-takers. I usually make a
report form with space for topic, convenor, participants, and
discussion/recommendations. I have someone near the wall, handing
Hello everyone. After receiving so much insight from lurking on the list, I
want to report that I facilitated my first Open Space event today, and it
sounded like people loved it! The event was a two-hour planning session for
a conference in September. The theme for today's event was "How can we
Congratulations, Jennifer! Sounds like a very successful first OST event
for you and the folks revitalizing Philadelphia.
My favorite supplies:
- Mr. Sketch Smelly Markers (I especially like watching for colored dots on
the tips of people's noses who can't help but sniff)
- blue painter's tape
-
Raffi--
Your position in starting a consulting business is a lot better than mine
was, 20+ years ago. I had a couple of years work experience, counting summer
jobs, 15 years out of the work world being home with my four children. No
management experience outside my home. A degree in English,
I am the guilty party, having suggested that Raffi post his letter on
OSLIST. As I said in my original note back to him, there is a lot of
experience out there in OS-Land, and he might as well take advantage of it.
I offered my two cents which I have copied below.
Harrison
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Raffi and Don,
I think Don is spot on---you will know from the marketplace. While it is
not strictly necessary to have been a manager in order to do consulting, it is
useful to have had some experience "on the floor" as it were, whatever that
might be. Very young consultants have a credibility
Sounds wonderful, I would love to be there and I can`t make it.
All the best, I am with you all
Ingrid
I just received an email from Janet Pinto of India/Goa/OSONOS fame. I had
explained to her that when I tried to register at the Taj Hotel website I
was informed that there was no space availabl
My thought is that you are being hired for your expertise as a
consultant - not a manager. I do not think that having experience
managing in an organization is a prerequisite to being able to consult
and help an organization see the forest for the trees or, whatever.
Also, if you are highly skilled
Dear Harrison, Paul, Larry, Colin
and all of you who either work in organisations on the road to the
InterActive/open space organisation or
facilitate ost-gatherings in such organisations and
are in the business of caring for and feeding selforganizing systems
come and join us in Krakow, Poland Sep
Great to have an authentic "Muddling through" story! British no less. As one
half of the staff serving Curtis (our cat), I can tell you from bitter
experience that the right taste is critical. Dogs will eat anything. Cats
are extraordinarily particular. By the way, another strategy that you could
h
Hi everybody,
I am also looking forward to the OSonOS in Goa. For those of you who want
to have extra experience, there is another event in Goa, just prior to the
OSonOS:
The Change Management Toolbook offers a 2 day training event on Change
Management Principles, on September 24-25, 2004, in the
I think you have given a great insight that often organisations will only try
self organisation because they are in a desparate situation and feel they have
little to lose. So the question might be how to get people to imagine the
situation is desparate more often?
My story is about a catfood
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