i've got some recent cases, ralph, and would be glad to share... but
there's a rub. the action part. hard to prove action. not usually
documented.
so this is my question... what qualifies as action? and when the answer
that one, did that sort of action come from the old-style conferences?
why or why not? what made the difference? the connecting or the content?
so often i find that conversation like this use one standard of action
for the old way and one higher standard for the new way, namely open
space. i asked these sorts of questions once with an oilfield services
group. they wanted 'results'. but couldn't define it. finally i just
said, 'look guys, nobody's going to discover any new oil under the
hotel. it's all just talk. they agreed adn we got on into open space.
and welcome home, ralph! thanks for the reports. and sorry to miss you
when you passed through these midwestern parts.
michael
Hi,
I need examples of annual conferences run as OS meetings. Here are
details.
An organization to which I belong has an annual meeting of about
300-500 people. It's the same every year, speaker after speaker after
speaker. I've stopped going.
Now they're asking me about OS and if it will work for the annual
event. They want specific examples of annual gatherings where members
come from all over (the US, in this case) and, you know, do what we
do. Specifically, they want to learn of cases where action agendas
were produced and acted upon subsequently.
Examples of this sort from my own consulting practice are way in the
past, with no one available to vouch for their success. I can make
the case, but I need a little back-up. I want to pass along some
links where they can see for themselves what happened. Please keep in
mind, this is a network of small businesses all over the country, not
one single, large organization.
Send your suggestions to me privately or to the list. I appreciate
your help.
Thank you,
Ralph
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