Aaaahhh, Ms. Sharon Joy.
Thank you so much for sharing.
And the most important things I read from / into this...
...were the things you learned - and perhaps remembered - about
yourself.
Which will serve every next group and individual in those groups,
their objectives, and the world and people around you.
A deep bow to you,
Lisa
Lisa Heft
Consultant, Facilitator, Educator
President Emerita, Open Space Institute US
Fellow, Columbia University Center for International Conflict Resolution
Opening Space
On Aug 1, 2013, at 5:02 AM, Sharon Joy Chao wrote:
Just two weeks ago I had this interesting experience of opening
space for 1,100 (yes, the number swelled) under 4 hours. You
probably remember the massive exchange in OSList on how to convene
under these conditions as we burned the line talking about the merit
of this assignment. The extent of our discussion was remarkable for
it showed the depth of wisdom and passion attached to the practice
with ideas flying from one side of the globe to the other.
It started with an invitation to a two-day symposium on performance
management system in government service. And because it’s a
symposium there were 6 speakers lined up including a dozen others
for concurrent sessions. Day 1 had a couple of plenary and
concurrent sessions. Open Space was slated in the morning of Day 2
followed by a formal symposium integration and closure in the
afternoon. This was the first time HR people in government are
called together, and there was a good mix of people from national
agencies, government corporations, state universities and local
government units in attendance.
The open space session focused on making performance management
system (PMS) in public service truly essential, responsive and life
giving. Sitting through Day 1 presentations and forums made me
realize that the audience have compelling stories to tell in
addition to having contending views on how to move PMS in their
agency. This prompted me to check my own motivation as I worked with
government in the past and I know that PMS has always been a thorny
issue in the service. I need to bring respect to everyone involved
and there’s no sense adding my own ideas and arrogance to the
issue....
... <snip> ...
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