Hi Mara, I’ve facilitated and co-facilitated OSs at a few financial institutions and have hearsay stories about others in US and abroad. My work was covered by NDAs, so I can’t/wouldn’t disclose names.
Your clients can rest easy, as others have mentioned. Their instance would be far from the first instance. Onward, Diana [email protected] > On Apr 6, 2023, at 9:33 AM, Michael M Pannwitz via OSList > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Mara, > > I doubt that there is a way to add to credibility other than experiencing an > OST gathering. > > If you want to show your people that it is not new (but certainly scary), > tell them about the frequent and worldwide use of OST by the World Bank. > Here you can see an example >> https://openspaceworldscape.org/events/1074-how-do-we-create-a-better-future-the-issues-and-opportunities > back in 2006, facilitated by Nigel Seys-Phillips. > > HO already pointed you to Tales from Open Space. > I just looked at it. On page 97 Giles and Robbins Hopkins described "Lessons > from Open Space at the World Bank", back in 1995. This is a good read for all > of us. > > In case your corporate leaders have a burning business issue that nobody > seems to have an answer to, they are ready to try stuff that they never > thought of. > If there is no burning business issue, open space technology is of no use. > > By the way, "replying all" is an easy and effective way to get this exchange > to progress. > > Good luck and come to Berlin in October to share your questions at the WOSonOS > > cheers > mmp > > > >> Am 06.04.2023 um 16:55 schrieb Mara Svenne via OSList: >> >> well - it doesn’t seem to let me do anything else but ‘reply all’. I’m just >> trying to find a few: ‘also used by’.. company names to add to credibility. >> I know how to facilitate OST.. just need the ‘credibility tick box’ by >> telling the people at my firm that this is NOT NEW and therefore not SCARY. >> >> Most of the examples I found on the OST site were from the health sector, or >> indigenous or community groups - peace summits…. I need something that >> corporate leader types will relate to and see: ‘oh yeah - we want that too, >> ‘cause the other guys have done it too.’ >> >> I’ll contact you, Michael. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> OSList mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > > Michael M Pannwitz > Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin > +49 30 7728000 [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] _______________________________________________ OSList mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
