Koos, I have used OST in three different situations with municipalities. The one that comes the closest to your situation was working with 140 citizens, politicians, police and city staff to craft a community-wide strategy for combating elder abuse in the City of Mesa, Arizona, USA. The Open Space meeting was very powerful, with a couple of Native American women spontaneously smudging the conference hall and offering prayers in the circle. The results were clear and actionable, with many citizens and city staff eager to get going on implementation. However, I understand that the new Police Chief did not take ownership for her coordination role due to several crises that took priority and the implementation never occurred. In that case, it was "over" within a month of the event.
Best wishes in your work. Christine Whitney Sanchez Milagro Organizational Consulting, Inc. 2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85048-8990 480.759.0262 voice 480.759.0403 fax Inviting miracles in our Work! -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu]On Behalf Of Koos de Heer Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 8:37 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: OST for a city council Dear All, I am talking to a city council this Friday about doing an Open Space Technology conference for the city. It is about a city planning issue. There is an empty spot in the city and the planning process for this spot has come to a grinding halt because of conflicting interests, and because of sloppy communication. My proposal will be do an OST meeting and to invite all stakeholders: residents and business people from the neighborhood, politicians, city council employees, the real estate development company, etc. Do you know of any examples of OST being used in a case like this? If so, could you send me some information? I am certain the person I talk to on Friday will ask about similar use of OST elsewhere. Any input will be greatly appreciated. Many thanks, Koos de Heer Auryn management advies BV Utrecht, the Netherlands mailto:koos...@auryn.nl http://www.auryn.nl/ * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
