[OSList] Opening Space in our thinking - The WORK weekend in Seattle October 5/6

Hello fellow Open Space practitioners, I have had some great conversations here on the list about personal practices that can support us as OS facilitators in our own presence, and working with deeply holding the principles of Open Space - in life and as we facilitate OS gatherings. What helps us

[OSList] Facilitating the Uncovering of Assumptions

Evan, You said you don't want people shouting at each other, but I'd still like to suggest Processwork. As Harrison has pointed out in a different thread, the wonderful thing about self organization in a fractal world is that it is all holographic. Even the smallest "piece" replicates the largest

Re: [OSList] Ang.: Mixing self-organization with structured instruction

Hi Eiwor You put your finger in exactly my need. I need to organize somtehing similar to an study circle here in Chile about agile methods. Any recommended info (preferably links or ebooks) about mathos used to organize study circles and how to run an effective Whole PersonProcess Facilitation (I

Re: [OSList] Report back - two 2-day OST's - same organization. + All set for follow up meeting

This is great learning to read, Thomas! Thank you :-) Hege 17. sep. 2013 kl. 18:51 skrev Thomas Herrmann : > Thanks for cheering me on Michelle and Suzanne! > wowow - we had quite a meeting today! I am now sitting on the 4 hour train > journey back home. > It was a Whole Person Process facilitat

Re: [OSList] Agile Orientation for OST community members

Please count me in as well PastedGraphic-3.pdf Description: Adobe PDF document    Chris M. Altmikus         Chemin de la Bovarde 37         CH-1091 Grandvaux         ph +41 21 799 31 34         m  +41 78 935 31 34         chris.altmi...@idea-link.eu Le 19 sept. 2013 à 18:59, Daniel Mezick

Re: [OSList] Agile Orientation for OST community members

Thanks, Dan. Please count me in. Michael On Thursday, September 19, 2013, Daniel Mezick wrote: > Greetings, > > This is an invitation to signal interest in learning more about how Open > Space can help Agile adoptions, and > >- learn about the structure of the Agile industry, and >- l

Re: [OSList] Agile Orientation for OST community members

Hi Dan, Thank you for that offering of live info and exchange on Agile, Adoption and the Open Space connection. Count me in for October 14 th. Diane Gibeault > > From: Daniel Mezick >To: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org >Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 12:59

Re: [OSList] Agile Orientation for OST community members

Dear Dan, Thank you for reaching out to the Open Space community and for your invitation to host an Agile Orientation. I would love to be included on the conference call to learn more about Agile and to explore the possibilities of win-win partnerships for our communities and the organization

[OSList] Beyond Open Space & Agile: Enterprise OST

Greetings, I am greatly enjoying conversations with OST people about Open Agile Adoption (with Open Space) and how it represents a big opportunity as an "entry point" for OST in organizations. Some of the fine folks I've talked to are expressing interest in getting OST going throughput large

[OSList] Agile Orientation for OST community members

Greetings, This is an invitation to signal interest in learning more about how Open Space can help Agile adoptions, and * learn about the structure of the Agile industry, and * learn about the dynamics of the current Agile adoption situation, and * learn how Open Space can play in the Agile

Re: [OSList] Facilitating the Uncovering of Assumptions

Harrison and Michael, I think you two are missing my point by responding to the metaphor, which as all metaphors has limitations, rather than what I am trying to say about the appropriate application of conversation enhancing tools at appropriate points as purposes emerge that call for that so

[OSList] Open Space with Agile: Failure patterns

Greetings to you, In Paris this week at the Global Scrum Gathering I plan to issue certain warning about specific failure patterns I have experienced when working with Open Space inside Agile adoptions. I can tell you right now that Open Space by itself is not a panacea for the complex problem

[OSList] Breaking News: Open Space in CIO Magazine

Hello there! I'm happy to report that invitation, opt-in participation and Open Space as it relates to Agile adoption is now appearing in an article in CIO Magazine, a publication that is examined closely by potential OST Sponsors in organizations considering Agile. This is a big deal! The a

Re: [OSList] Facilitating the Uncovering of Assumptions

John - what you say makes perfect sense. Good conversation should be linear and logical, flowing in a single direction. Sounds effective and efficient. But my experience just doesn't get me to that place. Over the years I have found several things - First, most people don't have a clue what they ar

[OSList] Ang.: Mixing self-organization with structured instruction

Hi Agustin, I have thougth about your question because I sometimes end up in that discussion with clients. I deeply agree with Lisa, that it takes many considerations and one of them is whose priority? Who has the need to add things such as seminars, will it support the people in the meeting and