[OSList] Ang.: How to assess the need for an OS event.

Hi all, it has been a while since I was on this list and. I find that it is as full of life as ever before, great! About how to know what an organization needs - within the Genuine Contact program we have a routine for a diagnosis that I always start with to learn about the present state of an

[OSList] Ang.: The Art of Possibility and Radical Appreciation

Dear Christine, how I wish I could join you but this year it is impossible. I know this will be a wonderful opportunity for all those participating to find the way to manifest all they wish from life. Best wishes to you, and to Tova and Peggy. Eiwor Skickat från min HTC - Reply message ---

[OSList] Ang.: How to assess the effectiveness of an OS Meeting.

Harrison, I agree very much with what you say. OST is a holistic approach for the work ahead. It is also built on other values than those that are common in most of todays business paradigm. So when we try to fit it into the standards of traditional evaluation tools we really diminish the effect

[OSList] Ang.: Online OST in written form - is it possible?

Forgot to mention that the solution we have can be used for up to 100 people in the circle. Eiwor Skickat från min HTC - Reply message - Från: "Eiwor Backelund" Till: "World wide Open Space Technology email list" Rubrik: [OSList] Online OST in written form - is it possible? Datum: ti

[OSList] Ang.: More Online OST in written form - is it possible?

Hi Anna Christine as I mentioned in my first answer to you, one system is Open Space-online created by Gaby Ender. This is in writing but a real time meeting solution. Another system is Collaborative ways which is facilitated short OST sessions combined with written reflections. Best regards Ei

[OSList] Ang.: Ayuda para OST. Open Space help please

Hi Patricio, it is a great task you have undertaken. I am very interested to see the results. One thing struck me, your first question: are individuals able to self-organize when subjected to an unstructured context? I think this question could be formulated different, because OST is a highly s

[OSList] Ang.: OS and conflict

Dear Hege, I am smiling when I read your mail. When is the church not in conflict? I would advice you to talk to Cia Brinkåker, another GC trainer. She has worked in the church most of her life and is now working with youth in a small parish in southern Sweden. You can find her through the GC li

[OSList] Ang.: OST Workshop & Campout Retreat, August 9-12 in NC Mountains

Hi Chris would love to join you but it is just a little too far away. I know that when you use the outdoor space and outdoor pedagogy it creates amazing learning and also wonderful healing. We have so much research on this in Sweden and I just hope more people find out about the impact of the "r

[OSList] Ang.: Highly Controversial Group

Hi Cecilia, the story Harrison tells us is wonderful and not just about the magic of OST but we can also learn from what he did. Be very practical, be very short and get the space open and handed over to the participants as soon as possible. And take the power during the opening so you dont allo

[OSList] Ang.: OS with remote participants - state of the art

Hi Paul, my colleague Richard Schultz and I are often using Blackboard for OST meetings. We have designed the space for such meetings and use it together with a learning management system. So far our participants find that it is very close to in-person OST. You can read more on www.collaborative

[OSList] Ang.: OS with remote participants - state of the art

By the way, there is a free download of our little book on online collaboration on the website www.collaborativeways.com. it is based on some of my research about online work and communication. Eiwor Skickat från min HTC - Reply message - Från: "Paul Nunesdea" Till: "World wide Open S

[OSList] Ang.: 1,000 participants in 4 hours - The Report

Thank you for sharing this beautiful report with us and congratulations to your successful work Eiwor Skickat från min HTC - Reply message - Från: "Sharon Joy Chao" Till: Rubrik: [OSList] 1,000 participants in 4 hours - The Report Datum: tors, aug 1, 2013 14:02 Just two weeks ago I had

[OSList] Ang.: Certification?

Dear Chris I agree about all you said, especially about the givens. I would even dare to say that the prework and the discussion there is what opens the space. What I do at the beginning of an OST meeting is ritual, also important but still ritual. Thanks for your story. Eiwor Skickat från min

[OSList] Ang.: Two Martinis

Harrison, you are most welcome. And most of the differences between our perspectives could very well be a difference of culture and language. Have a great weekend Eiwor Skickat från min HTC - Reply message - Från: "Harrison Owen" Till: "'World wide Open Space Technology email list'"

[OSList] Ang.: Super-small open space

Hi Gray my experience from having facilitated quite a number of small OST meetings as well as large ones is that sometimes people want to stay together through all topics. One time they changed the whole agenda and since it is their meeting, they are free to do so. The only advice I give them is

[OSList] Ang.: Super-small open space

Forgot to mention that at that meeting when the group rearranged the whole agenda, I was in th background holding on to the manager's arm assuring her that all was fine. To her big surprise this was the first time in a year that this group worked together as a group. Eiwor Skickat från min HTC

[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

[OSList] Ang.: Saving Paper versus Printing Reports

Hi Evan, I never print reports because I use flipcharts for the reports in the meeting, then take pictures and put them into a document that is sent out by email. The flipcharts are big enough for people to read on the wall, even with a big crowd of people. Another thing with flipcharts, they ta

[OSList] Ang.: Good quality photos of OST

Hi all, I was one of the organizers of the OsonOs in 2003 in Odense, Denmark. The best open space that I remember was not possible to catch in a picture. That was one evening around the campfire when Mikk Sarv played his flute in the night. He also played one of his own compositions in the barn,

[OSList] Ang.: self-organization

Cant help but just have to throw something on this fire. Being a grandmother of 10 (the latest one arriving last night), I doubt that Piaget has looked into the eyes of a child and seen the consciousness and all the wisdom they are born with. It is not something that is developing in stages, eve

[OSList] Ang.: My first OS as a facilitator

Congratulations. There is only one way to learn how to swim and that is to get into the water. Since you are working inside your own organization, be sure to get yourself enough space to keep the integrity of the process. My experience is that it could be more trying to keep challenge the givens