Michael/Peggy & fellow OSTers -- I've used OS/WR principles for many years in my work, which is mainly in & around law firms. I did 2 major open spaces, both for 100 so people, in Jakarta (1999) and Taipei (2002). Both were very successful on the day, and sources of sadness after, as the "powers" chose to ignore 99% of what came up.
I want to try again, as one of my personal missions is improve the world by changing the practice of law/yers. I'd love to help, and hear others' experiences with law. And anyone who has dabbled in Spiral Dynamics in this context would pique interest too. Best John On May 9, 2009, at 10:55 PM, Peggy Holman <pe...@opencirclecompany.com> wrote: Michael, I did an OS with a law firm a few years ago. It included all of the support staff and none of the attorneys. It was a productive, successful meeting for them. The main thing I'd say is that we were a strange cultural mix. They never really felt that comfortable with me, but they sure liked the experience. As an example of the cultural challenge, I often suggest a few minutes of silence when a group gets together at the end of the day or on the second morning. This is one of the few groups that made it clear that this didn't work for them. It just made them uncomfortable. So, after trying it once, we simply got on to talking about the day. Peggy ______________________________ Peggy Holman The Open Circle Company 15347 SE 49th Place Bellevue, WA 98006 425-746-6274 <http://www.opencirclecompany.com>www.opencirclecompany.com For the new edition of The Change Handbook, go to: <http://www.bkconnection.com/ChangeHandbook> www.bkconnection.com/ChangeHandbook "An angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not get burnt, is to become the fire". -- Drew Dellinger On Apr 30, 2009, at 7:10 PM, Michael Wood wrote: I am talking with a bunch of lawyers in a couple of weeks about “sustainability” in the legal profession. i.e. sustainability of the lawyers themselves since they often seem to work under such punishing conditions – depression on the increase etc. Any stories out there about use of Open Space in law firms? Michael Wood * * ========================================================== <osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu> osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of <osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu> osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: <http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html> http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: <http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist> http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== <osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu> osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of <osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu> osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: <http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html> http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: <http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist> http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
