Opening Space for the Practice of Peace

2005-02-22 Thread Judi Richardson
Opening Space for the Practice of Peace Invitation to Opening Space for the Practice of Peace with Harrison Owen & Judith Richardson at the Shambhala Institute's Fifth Annual Authentic Leadership Summer Program June 24-July 1, 2005 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada In a world splintered by deep a

Re: 13th Annual OSonOS -- Halifax Bound

2005-02-22 Thread Judi Richardson
Hi Harrison -- the invitation -- at this point -- included the email address of i...@halifaxopenspace.ca for questions on registration and payment options. The Bank still isn't sure how to handle our group -- that will be cleared up in the next few days. Does anyone actually know how to handle a

Re: Help for my manager, resend (Crazy like a fox)

2005-02-22 Thread Michael Herman
here's one bit, harrison... a year or so ago i was talking with a big oilfield services outfit. they were having a big conference and it was some poor managers' job to work in a little open space, if only because they'd tried it once (sort of) and it worked (well enough) that many said "again." t

FW: contracts/letters of agreement etc

2005-02-22 Thread Larry Peterson
I just sent this to John, when I meant the whole list. So here it is. Larry John: I do spell out my "contract" with every client, usually in a letter of agreement if it is not a formal response to a Request for Proposal/Resource. Some clients have their own contract forms. Even so, I still

Re: contracts/letters of agreement etc

2005-02-22 Thread Michael Herman
hi john, see the RoleOfTheFacilitator link in the list of resources at http://www.globalchicago.net/ost ...this is the cleaned-up version of what michael m pannwitz posted some years ago. it's one page long. i've included it in contracts, proposals and discussions. the thing i like best about it

Re: os with elderly care communities

2005-02-22 Thread Harrison Owen
Never did anything with elder care communities -- but something pretty close. About 8 years ago, the Northwest Regional Advisor Council for the AARP (American Association of Retired People) decided they needed to focus their mission, purpose, and program. Open Space was the chosen vehicle. The coun

Help for my manager

2005-02-22 Thread Funda Oral
OST can be used very effectively in the preparation of a software. A participatory software preparation requires people; - to revise how they work - to focus on the essence of their work - to figure out what they need from the software (what info? which communication channels? what functions?)

Re: New Face in the World Map

2005-02-22 Thread Funda Oral
Thank you Michael, i hope i also see OST spreading in Turkey. Unfortunately, it is still hard to introduce the method, to make the concept understood and accepted, to induce people that it can be used and be effective. But, i feel we are coming to a point where we won't have any other choice and

Re: Help for my manager, resend (Crazy like a fox)

2005-02-22 Thread Harrison Owen
Hi Paul - Welcome back from the Black Hole. I guess I should come clean. The "Young Manager" is in fact a figment of my imagination, although he seems to have taken on flesh and blood here on OSLIST. Which all goes to prove that OSLIST is even more remarkable that I thought. But if the manager was

OST Training in Sweden

2005-02-22 Thread Skaparlust
Dear OS-list, My friend AnnaPia and I are repeating our Open Space-training, April 27-29 at Sätra Brunn, outside Sala, 1½ hours drive from Stockholm. Please pass this message on to people you think are interested. I will be happy to send the PDF-invitation (in Swedish) , skaparl...@swipnet.se W

New Face in the World Map

2005-02-22 Thread Pannwitz, Michael M
Dear os-workers worldwide, you have seen loads of great contributions from Funda Oral on the list. Well, nowy ou can also see her herself just go to http://www.openspaceworldmap.org/ Click on Turkey and then on her name and when her picture comes up, click on it again. She is the third colleague fr

Re: Help for my manager

2005-02-22 Thread Larry Peterson
Funda: I also agree that "adoption" of new software, particularly when it changes the expected work process and sometimes transforms the business operation can also benefit by "accelerating" the self-organization with OST. Getting a group to explore the challenges and opportunities of implementin

Re: Help for my manager

2005-02-22 Thread Larry Peterson
I have used OST for requirements definition in the development of software. A group of Children's Aid Societies and a vendor of a particular piece of software they all use decided to develop a legal services package. They together hired a business analyst with substantial experience to finalize t

os with elderly care communities

2005-02-22 Thread john engle
hi again, os listers. i'm talking with leadership at an elderly care community. the president really believes in the power of dialogue. they have about 1,500 people in their community which include several hundred staff and care-givers and nearly 1,000 elderly persons. some of the elderly own th

contracts/letters of agreement etc

2005-02-22 Thread john engle
hi os listers. i'm interested in learning more about how folks approach the challenge of assuring clarity between you as the facilitator and the sponsor. in Haiti we use an "accord" and now that i'm practicing more in the US i've been using a letter of agreement. yet i'm not satisfied with it. f

Re: Training Programs

2005-02-22 Thread Change Management Toolbook
Hi everybody, just yesterday we have fixed the dates for an international OST programme in Bratislava, Slovakia. It will be hosted from September 4-7, 2005. As soon as the anouncement is out, I will provide more information. With best regards, Holger Nauheimer * * ==