Michael Herman and I have been talking about ways to use OST where I work, in state government, the Illinois child welfare system (the largest state-run system in the country, both NY and CA or county-run). My deputy director wants to spend the next 8 or 9 months developing a plan to revamp our services to older wards, specifically around housing (that's my issue, housing) and bring all the stakeholders on board as we go (the change we're envisioning might involved termination or severely changing contracts etc). Michael's suggestion which I like very much is to write the invitation and prepare the invitation list and present those the the deputy at least, and possibly to some of the other stakeholders for feedback. I really like that idea, but while preparing the invitation, I'd like to know if/when you've used OST in other government settings, especially where private sector people were also involved. Any invitations, proceedings or stories you'd like to share would be much appreciated! Thanks!
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