was wondering if any one else have stories of using open space either on this issue or in relation to complex scientific issues.
Your help and stories would be gratefully received. Thanks Anne Hi Anne: I recently led an OST event with Colorectal Cancer Researchers, Patient advocates and policy makers sponsored by the major Canadian funding agency for such research. It was for 60 people from across Canada and had two major foci. One was to identify what were seen by the group as research priorities and the other was, at the end of the event to test agreement on establishing a Canadian research institute on this topic. People were asking if there was enough uniqueness to the research in Canada to date to give it a particular focus. The event was for 1.5 days, with the space being opening the first evening after an hour of context setting by researchers and advocates and some priority setting and conversation after 2:00 on the second day. It worked extremely well, even with the time limitations. The priorities were set with the voting software so the sponsors got what they wanted in addition to the development of a community of practitioners. I am doing another event in a couple of weeks on Population Health issues with a similar research focus, but with fewer people. Scientists can certainly get into Open Space. As usual, it is the theme and the givens that help to convince them it is serious. Larry Larry Peterson Associates in Transformation Toronto, ON, Canada 416.653.4829 <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] <http://www.spiritedorg.com> www.spiritedorg.com * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
