Re: Fwd: OST with architects; compiling os stories (Long)

2007-07-02 Thread Andrew Ballance
Wow! Thank you all who responded to my query :) - Original Message From: Zelle Nelson To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 5:54:53 AM Subject: Fwd: OST with architects; compiling os stories (Long) Here is a list of stories involving architects compiled by Lis

Open Space and Charrettes

2007-06-26 Thread Andrew Ballance
min blogg; www.epshumaninvest.blogspot.com/ Från: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] För Andrew Ballance Skickat: den 26 juni 2007 13:27 Till: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Ämne: Re: Open Space with Architects? Thanks Doug! Of course, if there are any other (lesser k

Re: Open Space with Architects?

2007-06-26 Thread Andrew Ballance
Thanks Doug! Of course, if there are any other (lesser known) case studies out there of working with planning and design of new buildings and/or urban areas, it would be great to hear about them! :) - Original Message From: douglas germann <76066@compuserve.com> To: osl...@listserv

Open Space with Architects?

2007-06-25 Thread Andrew Ballance
Hi all, I seem to remember an example of using Open Space to design something big... was it a football stadium? I cannot remember, but it seemed like a powerful case study and I was thinking it might come in handy soon. Could someone point me in the right direction? Many thanks! Andrew * *

Schools

2007-06-20 Thread Andrew Ballance
Speaking of schools of thought. Just a few days ago, I finally put some (long, rambling, hard to follow!) thoughts down on paper about this (I'm sure covering only a few of the different thoughts/schools within this OS community): http://facilitator-journey.blogspot.com/2007/06/integration-of-fr

Fw: The Theme

2007-06-20 Thread Andrew Ballance
I absolutely agree with you Deborah. Effectively, one of the classical preconditions of Open Space is not satisfied, and that will lead to a very different type of gathering. If there is no pressing issue, then there must be some other motivator for people showing up. So maybe (daring thought, I

Sages and Such / Synchronicity

2007-05-28 Thread Andrew Ballance
[London again, rainy and damp, but that doesn't faze us: yesterday's BBQ went ahead, followed by copious drinking - only briefly interrupted by my burning desire to blog around 8pm - that lasted well into the night. Anyway...] Friday night... I was sitting in an internet cafe in Kiev, writing wo

Kyiv - the end

2007-05-27 Thread Andrew Ballance
Dear OSers, You are all invited to read the final chapter of my personal reports on the 2007 WOSonOS. http://www.change-management-blog.com/2007/05/actualisation.html Enjoy! Andrew * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu

Re: doing self-organization

2007-05-24 Thread Andrew Ballance
Hi Michael, To me Open Space contains within it many polarities and tensions. One is that whilst the space is open, the time is closed; this directly the reverse of normal life, where space is closed and thus time is open (i.e. it takes ages to get this done effectively within existing org. str

Re: Imposed Structure, Self-Organisation, Ritual

2007-04-24 Thread Andrew Ballance
is closed and folks go back to their homes? I see the meetings that happen all over the world, where folks go back time after time for OS on OS, but what about smaller scale scenario's? Scott Willard Affinity Consulting Group affinity-scottwillard.com -

I, Open Space Facilitator

2007-04-23 Thread Andrew Ballance
Having now as someone aptly put it 'lost my OST virginity', I wanted to pay my respects to the people mainly responsible for getting me here. All the great people at boscop worked very hard to set up what was an unforgettable learning experience. They brought together a wonderful group of people

Imposed Structure, Self-Organisation, Ritual

2007-04-23 Thread Andrew Ballance
Hi again! On the subject of my writing.. When it rains, it pours.. I didn't want to clutter the previous post with too much reflection and interpretation. [If you didn't read the previous post, you need to, or you might not know where this is coming from] There appeared to be a polarity at pla

Spontaneous Open Space at CFAN

2007-04-23 Thread Andrew Ballance
Hello to you all, Two weeks ago I found myself holding space in Mojmirovce, Slovakia, for the second Global Gathering of the Change Facilitation Associates Network (CFAN, www.change-facilitation.org). This was the first Open Space event I have facilitated, and it wasn't on the agenda 24hrs befo

Re: Bad experiences - was Proximity and Open Space after presentations

2006-11-19 Thread Andrew Ballance
I'd like to reinforce this message. If I might, here is my example, part of my story. Earlier this year I had experience of something informed by Open Space. There was a change programme in a company I was working with that brought its practitioners together one afternoon, for 'something.' It