Hi Carol, I know someone in Quebec who used OST with her support team as a way of running her election campaign and was delighted with the outcome. She also interested a national political party in considering OS for a policy meeting. I'll send her your message.
Diane On 2010-04-21, at 7:18 AM, Carol Loughrey wrote: > As I said we are only in the discussion phase. I have suggested we start > with an OS with the caucus. We’ll see........ > > > On 21/04/10 7:42 AM, "Jon Harvey" <j...@jonharveyassociates.co.uk> wrote: > >> Carol >> >> No direct experience – although I have been advocating it as a process to >> sort out the politician’s expenses fiasco here in the UK. Sadly my >> suggestions fell on deaf ears. But this is a great initiative and I wish you >> well. (Of course, I would love to know which political party have decided to >> deploy Open Space in the way that you describe...!) >> >> I suspect that warming people up to the process will help – there may well >> be quite a few fragile political egos which might get bruised! >> >> Very best wishes >> >> Jon >> _______________________________________________________________________________ >> >> Jon Harvey >> Director >> >> " www.jonharveyassociates.co.uk <http://www.jonharveyassociates.co.uk/> >> >> ( +44 (0) 7771 537535 >> ( +44 (0) 1280 822585 >> › j...@jonharveyassociates.co.uk <mailto:j...@jonharveyassociates.co.uk> >> ¹ Skype: jonsharvey >> >> >> Helping you connect the prose and the passion >> to deliver superlative results >> >> http://smallcreativeideas.blogspot.com/ >> <http://smallcreativeideas.blogspot.com/> for ideas about how to improve >> public & third sector services >> http://jonharveyassociates.blogspot.com/ >> <http://jonharveyassociates.blogspot.com/> for articles & ideas about >> leadership and organisational change from a whole systems perspective >> http://twitter.com/JonSHarvey <http://twitter.com/JonSHarvey> for ideas and >> questions to help build a more creative, fair and ambitious world >> http://tinyurl.com/JonHarveyLinked to connect on LinkedIn >> >> >> Jon Harvey Associates Ltd >> Registered Office: Chandos House, School Lane, Buckingham, MK18 1HD >> Company Number 6661588. VAT Registration Number 936 2921 11 >> >> Please consider the environment before printing this email. Thank you. >> All business mileage is offset with http://www.carbon-clear.com >> <http://www.carbon-clear.com/uk/index.php> >> >> >> >> >> From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Carol >> Loughrey >> Sent: 21 April 2010 11:22 >> To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu >> Subject: Open Space and political parties >> >> I have been approached by a political party to use open space in their >> policy development process both inside the party and with the general >> public. If anyone has any experience with this and any wisdom to share it >> would be appreciated. I have always wanted to use OS in this kind of >> environment. Has anyone done work of this nature and if so is there any >> advice? >> * * ========================================================== >> 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 > * * ========================================================== > 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
