Hi Keith and others, Here's something I wrote a while ago about how to use Networks to evaluate an OS...
http://www.babelfishgroup.com/files/Measuring%20a%20successful%20meeting.pdf If you're interested in the tool of How-to you can grab a free 5 day email course from: http://www.practicalsnacoaching.com Warm regards, Andrew On Friday, May 3, 2013, Thomas Herrmann wrote: > Dear friends in Open Space > Since many years back I use a way to evaluate development work with Open > Space Technology as the main event. I have shared here previously but will > give a brief summary of how I do it. > > > 2 maj 2013 kl. 18:21 skrev Chris Corrigan > <[email protected]<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');> > >: > > Paul...that is a weird tool, Tells me nothing except that if 85% of my > potential value outcomes are achieved, then I will always break even on my > ROI for any meeting. It's all just so arbitrary. > > And that is the problem. When we use quantitative and summative methods > for evaluation of qualitative and developmental processes, we get > meaningless results. In other words, how much relationship did I generate > in my last meeting? 12. Whatever that means. It makes as much sense as > giving the answer "lots of green ones that made me contemplative" to the > question "how much money did we make selling those ladders?" > > What we need are tools that evaluate complexity properly. What you are > looking for are tools from the realm of Developmental Evaluation (grab the > book by that title by Michael Quinn Patton). These tools, which can > complement summative, merit-and-worth evaluation tools, help organizations > and ncommunities to track the learning, development and effectiveness of > things like Open Space Technology meetings. > > Here is a place to start with DE: > http://tamarackcommunity.ca/g3s61_VC_2010g.html > > Chris > > > > On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 6:49 AM, Paul Nunesdea <[email protected]> wrote: > > Keith > Although not disagreeing the least with Doug, guess that your company > would be looking for some meeting ROI type of calculations. > I have googled a couple of entries and this must be useful for you. > http://www.fastmeetings.com.au/meeting-roi-calculator.htm > > Best > Paul > > From my iPhone > > El 19/04/2013, a las 00:26, doug <[email protected]> escribió: > > Keith-- > > How does one assess the value of a top-down "You shall all do this" > meeting? When do you measure it? How many walking out the door thought it > the best meeting ever? How many are still doing the required or > "volunteered" activity 6 months or 6 years later? What is the purpose of > the meeting in the first place? > > If six great projects come out of the OST meeting, 4 actually get started, > and one is still accomplishing good in the organization a year later, was > the meeting a failure? > > Those who want numbers as proof of something will always be disappointed. > Because they seek disappointment. > > :- Doug. > > > > > > On 04/18/2013 06:17 AM, Blundell, Keith wrote: > > Dear OS practitioners > > > As some of you already know I have been trying to pioneer the use of OS > > in our agenda driven, action outcome orientated organisation. I have > > had the opportunity to run several meetings, but they have been short > > sessions and restricted participants (in terms of organisational > > functional structure). > > > This has created a bit of a buzz and I am delighted that I have been > > approached to run a meeting with a larger diverse group of participants > > (cross functional) for at least a whole day! Brilliant and I have no > > concerns that it wont be successful. > > > > -- Andrew Rixon PhD Director Babel Fish Group W: http://www.babelfishgroup.com E: [email protected] M: +61400 352 809 F: +61(0)3 8610 0162
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