Hi Karl,
Thank you for answering. A key ingredient that you mentioned was that the
space was already open for something to happen.
you also mention that much of the creative energy falls into the fissures
and cracks of the organization. I have spent some time in the last couple
of decades plus
Hi
I think in this case the idea coincided with necessity and existing external
drivers for enhancing the student experience ...outcomes. So I think there was
already space opening for something to happen. I also think the head of faculty
... for all her faults, and she had many, was willing
Beautiful example Karl I also like that you have a faculty of
educational health and well being. That is awesome too.
Would you be willing to say more about how the outputs from the OST
meeting(s) bumped up against the existing 'reality' of structure etc., and
what happened to soften all of
About three years ago in
2013 our university decide to merge four schools into an über faculty. We
needed to get people working together . So I suggested an open space meeting
ably facilitated by my colleague Jasmina Nikolic and supported by Suzanne
Daigle's guide to open space. We had about
I am thinking about 'walking the mystical path with practical feet'.
If leadership wants to call it 'strategic planning', flow with it.
If they are willing for an OST meeting to do the whole planning, flow with
it.
If they are willing for an OST meeting as part of the planning, even a very
small
Eina wrote: thanks Harrison, could you give (or others) an example for this
sort of Planning in OS?" I suggested she put the question online, but she
seems to be having some difficulty. So I do it myself.
I can think of many examples, but two have some write up - The first one is
Rockport
