Re: Experience with geeks in OST forums

2001-12-17 Thread Alan Stewart
Hi All This request stems from an approach to me from a person commissioned to promote better communication among IT people in a large corporation and their customers. Anyone have experience in working with "geeks/nerds" ie the technical people who create software and the hardware that runs

Re: Experience with geeks in OST forums

2001-12-17 Thread J. Paul Everett
In a message dated 12/16/01 5:12:44 PM, alan.stew...@senet.com.au writes: << This request stems from an approach to me from a person commissioned to promote better communication among IT people in a large corporation and their customers. Anyone have experience in working with "geeks/nerds" ie

Re: Experience with geeks in OST forums

2001-12-17 Thread Harrison Owen
At 09:51 AM 12/17/2001 +1030, Alan wrote: This request stems from an approach to me from a person commissioned to promote better communication among IT people in a large corporation and their customers. Anyone have experience in working with "geeks/nerds" ie the technical people who create softw

Re: Experience with geeks in OST forums

2001-12-17 Thread Artur F. Silva
At 23:21 16-12-2001, Alan Stewart wrote: Hi All This request stems from an approach to me from a person commissioned to promote better communication among IT people in a large corporation and their customers. Anyone have experience in working with "geeks/nerds" ie the technical people who creat

Re: Experience with geeks in OST forums

2001-12-17 Thread Bruce Craig
Bruce and I did a 2 day intervention with an IT group - they supported the mainframes of a large financial institution. Day one was structured ala RTSC and day two/three was OS and convergence. Day two was an unqualified success - and a perfectly typical OST. Yes the group predicted that the "qui

Re: Experience with geeks in OST forums

2001-12-17 Thread Esther .
Sharon: I really appreciate the clarity with which you wrote that last post. I have worked often with highly technical people - IT, finance, actuarial, etc. - and they are great at this stuff. Esther Esther Ewing Authorized Distributor, Panoramic Feedback www.panoramicfeedback.com The Change All

Re: Experience with geeks :-) in OST forums

2001-12-20 Thread Alan Stewart
Hi All My thanks to all those who responded, on and off line, so constructively to my request for experiences with technical people in OST settings. You have greatly expanded my perceptions of the issues and possibilities. And likely too those of the person with whom I am conversing about

Re: Experience with geeks :-) in OST forums

2001-12-19 Thread Christine Whitney Sanchez
0.759.0403 fax "Inviting miracles in our Work!" -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu]On Behalf Of Alan Stewart Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 6:14 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Experience with geeks :-) in OS

Re: Experience with geeks in OST forums

2001-12-20 Thread Averbuch
Bruce Craig To: Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 3:51 PM Subject: Re: Experience with geeks in OST forums > Bruce and I did a 2 day intervention with an IT group - they > supported the mainframes of a large financial institution. > Day one was structured ala RTSC and day two/three w

Max/Mix was: Experience with geeks in OST forums

2001-12-22 Thread Bruce Craig
Tova: Max/mix is term for a cross sectional group that is mixed to the max :) To set one up we ask for reps from all levels, genders, depts, etc to get a true cross representation of the group. Often our clients think planning teams should just be senior folk - we particularly like to do a max/m

Re: Max/Mix was: Experience with geeks in OST forums

2001-12-22 Thread Harrison Owen
At 12:17 PM 12/22/2001 -0500, Bruce Craig Max/mix is term for a cross sectional group that is mixed to the max :) To set one up we ask for reps from all levels, genders, depts, etc to get a true cross representation of the group. Often our clients think planning teams should just be senior folk

Re: Max/Mix was: Experience with geeks in OST forums

2001-12-23 Thread Bruce Craig
Ah... right Harrison - I was forgetting how Kathy does it. We just plunk the "max mix" in a room and let them fight it out.. :) I guess I'm calling any "representative" group that has been select as a cross section (vs selected by having a passion for an issue) a max/mix. Sometimes - and not alwa

AW: Max/Mix was: Experience with geeks in OST forums

2001-12-23 Thread Visuelle Protokolle
Harrison wrote: This is the Old curmuddgin speaking. And I know it is Christmas and Hanukkah -- so I should be very charitable. Glowing with the season, as it were. But every time I hear about Mix/Match it reminds me of Running Rats in my college Experimental Psych Lab. No idea what a curm

Re: Max/Mix was: Experience with geeks in OST forums

2001-12-23 Thread Averbuch
uce Craig To: Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 7:17 PM Subject: Max/Mix was: Experience with geeks in OST forums > Tova: > > Max/mix is term for a cross sectional group that is mixed to the max :) > > To set one up we ask for reps from all levels, genders, depts, etc to get a

Re: Max/Mix was: Experience with geeks in OST forums

2001-12-24 Thread Harrison Owen
At 12:36 AM 12/23/2001 -0500, Bruce wrote: Ah... right Harrison - I was forgetting how Kathy does it. We just plunk the "max mix" in a room and let them fight it out.. :) I guess I'm calling any "representative" group that has been select as a cross section (vs selected by having a passion for a