It is free and if you have any trouble Michael Herman (on the LIST) should be able to help you out.
Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, Maryland 20845 Phone 301-365-2093 Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com <http://www.openspaceworld.com/> Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org Personal website http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Johann Borquez Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 10:43 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: hospital event Dear Harrison: I am amazed by the amount and level of response I received. I feel really suported by the Int'l community of OST. Regarding the software, I'll download it -is it free?- and try to translate into Spanish. Thanks, Johann Bórquez Bohn Chile >From: Harrison Owen <hho...@comcast.net> >Reply-To: OSLIST <osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu> >To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu >Subject: Re: hospital event >Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 10:11:02 -0500 > > Johann Wrote: > I think, my best bet is to open the space with the whole >system in a room and to have the divergence process done there, but to >renounce to converge at the end of that meeting. The convergence could = >be >done later on, after everybody has received and -hopefully- read a copy = >of >the proceedings. Then we can vote to prioritize items, and maybe meet = >again >to voice the results. > In fact I have done almost exactly what you are proposing - >and it was also in a hospital. We know from experience that one day >(regardless of group size) is sufficient to get the major issues on the >table and allow the conversations to start. Of course it is also true = >that a >second day (with a night in between will go much deeper) - but your >situation does not seem to allow for that. Anyhow if you do one day with >everybody (all 1500) - record and distribute the proceedings hard copy = >or >online - or both) convergence, prioritization and action planning can = >take >place at a later time and slower pace. What you will lose is the sense = >of >urgencyenergy that inevitably builds when you have the whole group = >together. > > I know that some (many :-)) of my colleagues have an >aversion to electronic "voting" when it comes to the prioritization and >convergence process - but frankly if you are trying to accomplish all = >that >in what I might call a "distributed mode," I can't see that you have = >much >alternative. And when you are dealing with 1500 people over an extended >period of time, I rather think that having something that "benchmarks" = >the >level of energy in the group relative to the major issues becomes more = >than >useful. The software that I have used - which is available on >www.openspaceworld.org (I think) will do the job. Unfortunately it is = >all in >English. However, it is a relatively simple Excel program which some = >local >techie ought to be able to duplicate, or better yet, improve. You will = >find >the essential (simple) math involved in The User's Guide. With the >availability of such software you can then set up "Polling Places" = >around >the hospital. The balance of the process of moving from Issue = >identification >and discussion (in the large Open Space) on to development of action = >plans >and implementation should be pretty straight forward.=20 > > Good Luck > > Harrison > > >Harrison Owen >7808 River Falls Drive >Potomac, Maryland 20845 >Phone 301-365-2093 >Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com = ><http://www.openspaceworld.com/> > >Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org >Personal website http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm >osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu=20 >To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: >http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > -----Original Message----- > From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On >Behalf Of Johann Borquez > Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 7:22 AM > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Subject: Re: hospital event > > Dear Kerry: > I sincerely thank you for taking the time to respond and for >the interesting suggestion. It goes hand in hand with ny first guess: >producing several smaler meetings instead of one BIG one. But then... = >what's >the point of using OST if it isn't usable with huge groups?=20 > I see OST as a divergence-convergence movement. In the >beginning, everybody goes his/her way, hoping for more people to come = >along. >The organization de-organizes itself to become something new, to evolve >along unknown paths. From this so called "chaos", a new order emerges, = >and >this new order is a convergence: we have explored new ways to be an >organization, and now we come together again with our conversations, and >conclusions, and dissensions, and put in common the new knowledge we = >have >generated. Without this, OST will be just a cathartic movement, and = >nothing >more. It's not about control, it's about building something new from the >chaos.=20 > If we se it this way, I think, my best bet is to open the >space with the whole system in a room and to have the divergence process >done there, but to renounce to converge at the end of that meeting. The >convergence could be done later on, after everybody has received and >-hopefully- read a copy of the proceedings. Then we can vote to = >prioritize >items, and maybe meet again to voice the results. > What do you think? > Greetings, > Johann > >From: kerry napuk <k...@napuk.demon.co.uk>=20 > >To: Johann BORQUEZ <zek...@hotmail.com>=20 > >Subject: hospital event=20 > >Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 17:47:28 +0000=20 > >=20 > >Dear Johann Borquez=20 > >=20 > >You face quite a challenge!=20 > >=20 > >What about five half day events with 300 people in each >one, all=20 > >addressing the same theme and all having one session on >issues and=20 > >proposed actions. While making the numbers more >manageable, it will=20 > >allow participants to have deeper discussions in break out >spaces=20 > >because the groups will be smaller.=20 > >=20 > >On the other hand, you will have to pull all the outputs >together by=20 > >priorities after voting. If you decide to do this, I >suggest your=20 > >amalgamated priorities are presented at the front of your >write-up=20 > >with the votes from each session used as back-up, which >will avoid=20 > >any misunderstandings.=20 > >=20 > >Another variation after the five half day events would be >to convene=20 > >a representative one day event with 500 people to address >outline=20 > >action plans based on the top amalgamated priorities.=20 > >=20 > >Hope this helps and bueno suerte!=20 > >=20 > >Kind regards=20 > >=20 > >Kerry Napuk=20 > >Open Futures=20 > >Edinburgh=20 > >www.openfutures.com=20 > > > > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! 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