OK Larry :-) I have a 400 person OS with a major health care provider. I am forwarding them the material, and if they are agreeable, we are off to the races. Research really has never been my "thing" - goodness knows it could change my mind - which is already made up! But on the off chance that I have missed something, I am ready to give it a spin. :-) :-) All of which is another way of saying I really hope that everybody on this list would seriously consider doing the same. We could all benefit enormously from the results of such research, and thank you Larry et al for taking the lead.
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 [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Larry Peterson Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 11:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Research Reminder Dear Colleagues: I want to encourage you to both look at the data being collected and to add your own interviews to the OS Research wiki site. It is one way to share your clients perception of what happens with Open Space Technology. It is a great way to re-establish connection to previous clients. Please check out the site: http://www.openspaceworld.org/network/wiki.cgi?OpenSpaceResearch One of the things we might learn from enough answers to the questions are the kinds of responses people have to OST. I've been pursing the combined perspectives of Ken Wilbur and Spiral Dynamics. I think people (organizations and maybe industries) do have a "center of gravity" in their developmental consciousness. There are patterns (sometimes described as memes). It is not that people only have "one" perspective, because we are at many places at the same time, but there is a place where we are most comfortable - and that changes. Looking from a "purple" or tribal perspective a person will primarily see magic that they do not understand. A "blue" or traditional manager or organization will tend perceive things in relation to how well it serves the "hierarchy's" goals - or the goals of the boss or God. An "orange" or "modern" organization will look primarily for projects and results that can be demonstrated. A "green" perspective focuses on relationships, crossing boundaries and including diversity. These patterns show up in the language the people use to describe their experience. They also influence what they "hear" when we talk to them about OST. So, from my perspective, gathering client's perspectives on OST and its impact form different sectors, countries will help our learning. There are likely other good uses for the information as well. I again encourage you to take a look and add some interview data. 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]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
