Hi
I'm back on line after a year or so absense. I met some of you guys in San
Fransco a couple of years ago. I'm still facilitating Open Space here in Perth,
Western Australia. I went off line because I got overwhelmed by my email load
so I really like this new daily batching idea. Thanks to w
I don't think I could put my thoughts any better than what Karen has
said, below.
I've personally benefited a lot from OSLIST and openspaceworld.org.
One potential benefit of a NING style site might be cutting down the
email traffic. I've been away for a few days and have come back to 140
Do you wrestle sometimes with how to 'describe' self organisation?
I work in the university and I was walking past one of the main lawn
areas where students eat their lunch - it's called the "Oak Lawn'. I was
suddenly struck by the way people were sitting - about 30 groups - none
with less than 3
With 20/20 hindsight, I wonder if the question, "What do we need to do
to respect each other and get along?" is/was the right question.
As you say, Rose, it appears that students know (at a cognitive level)
what to do, but they don't do it. Which might point to a much deeper
psycho/systemic/s
I too have found, in discussion with Sponsors, that red-dot prioritising of
issues is less important than going straight to action planning. The Action
plans become the 'operational priorities' in the sense that people act on
things that are really important to them (the "responsibility" issue).
OST has been used in various places at the University of Western
Australia over the last 3 years. In individual departments for half day
planning style exercises. Also in a very senior annual planning retreat
over a couple of days, two years in a row. This is alongside quite
elaborate and somewhat
I take most of the points Artur raises in his email.
I wouldn't be too mutually exclusive about OST and Appreciative Inquiry.
I do think they can be (and have experienced) them being complementary.
People interviewing each other in pairs and in small groups about their
appreciative experiences
