cohumans, co-spaceholders greetings! Perhaps you know of people who would like to learn ost but are not in a position to travel.
Dalar International, the company founded by Birgitt and Ward Williams, is offering two ost learning workshops online as part of the Genuine Contact(tm) Program, one in August. the other in October. I've experienced this workshop in a face-to-face setting two times and offered it several times. And I think the workshop is a very rich learning experience, its value and application goes way beyond just "learning" OST... Below are the details. This is the first time I've seen a multiday OST learning event being offered online. I'd love to hear how it goes if anyone attends. Details also at http://www.dalarinternational.com/genuine-contact-program/advanced-workshops/open-space-technology Please consider forwarding to those who may be interested. appreciatively, raffi Executives, Facilitators, Consultants, Managers, Team Leaders, HR and OD specialists You are invited to learn a simple to use multi-purpose method for leading highly participatory meetings involving from 7 to 1000 people. These meetings produce tangible results towards your business goals and achieve maximum participation, inspired creativity, and the best solutions from the collective of individuals involved. Open Space Technology (OST) was developed by Harrison Owen of Maryland, USA and has been used in almost every country in the world, with a twenty year history of consistently exceptional results. Learn the Genuine Contact way of working with OST to achieve the greatest benefit for the organization. Skill and Capacity Building You will leave this experiential, interactive workshop equipped with: * How to facilitate meetings using the method Open Space Technology as originally taught by Harrison Owen in his book Open Space Technology: a User’s Guide * How to prepare the sponsor prior to the meeting for generating the greatest benefit from the OST meeting * How to debrief with the sponsor following the OST meeting to assist them in achieving the greatest leverage from the meeting once the immediate results have been attained * A working knowledge of practical and simple multi-purpose tools and frameworks for working with OST in the organization inclusive of: the Medicine Wheel Tool©, the Deep Essence Tool©, the Grief Cycle, the Organizational Lifecycle, the Storyline * How using OST in an organization will allow you to find solutions for complex problems in a very short period of time * How to use OST to create teams, improve communication, improve staff morale, improve your bottom line * How OST can be applied in non-profits, development agencies, private sector, public sector * How to design OST meetings for conferences, community development, and citizen input at public forums * A practical means for working with the information, knowledge and wisdom that already exists in your organization * How to use highly participatory meetings such as OST to achieve and sustain a participatory architecture for optimal performance * A peer-to-peer mentoring circle for ongoing learning Next Public Trainings Date: August 23 and 25, 2011 | 9am to 4pm EST (1 hour lunch break at 12pm) (check your local timezone) Location: Online via Elluminate Trainers: Rachel Assuncao and Dave Bolton Registration Details (this link will take you to our Eventbrite registration center) Date: October 18-21, 2011 | 9am to 12pm EST (check your local timezone) Location: Online via Elluminate Trainers: Rachel Assuncao and Dave Bolton Registration Details (this link will take you to our Eventbrite registration center) Optional Workshop Enhancement Package: One intensive three-hour coaching session with one of the workshop leaders within three months of the workshop. This option is beneficial for those who learn best by applying their workshop learning into their day-to-day leadership work, then using the coaching to assist them in fine-tuning the application of their learning. Cost: $500
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