Very nice. When I do convergence in public and open workshops, I invite people to bring their real life design challenges to the space and post sessions that will help them design those events using OST. It gives really motivated people a chance to dig in deeper with a project and it gives others a chance to offer thoughts on the skills they have just learned.
Thanks for sharing these designs... Chris On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 1:00 AM, Bhavesh Patel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Friends, > > Below is a recent exchange between me and Diane that may have useful ideas > for you. > > > Smiles Bhav.... > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Hi Bhavesh, > > > > Thank you for giving us such good news about your OST Learning workshop. > Good for you for creating such an inspiring learning opportunity for so many > people! Thank you also for sharing your process. > > > > Your timetable reflects a process that I have been moving towards more and > more ie starting the OS experience even before lunch - gives more time after > for participants to anchor and build their learning...which makes learning > more meaningful. I do keep a short convergence phase for personal action the > next morning. It allows participants to experience this focussing process as > well as living evening News the day before (as oppose to only the closing) > and Morning News. They can also feel the benefits of the overnight > reflection and incubation ( a valuable experience to help clients understand > the added value of more time) and the more relaxed transition to convergence > when the logistics are dealt with overnight. > > > > The best to you in the new space and life you are moving into. > > > > Diane > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Brilliant, that is the bit that I was missing.... I did some convergence > and then closed..... but your idea makes more sense...... what if we even > put the action planning phase as the final part of Day 3, and so they would > reflect taking the learning from the whole workshop into action, and finish > with a closing circle. > > So start with OST - then have a more workshop based approach - and then > finish with OST.... YES, that might work! > > THANKS............. > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Bhavesh, > > > > About your idea of action planning at the end of the workshop, here are the > distinctions I make between the two moments of action planning during the > workshop: > > > > - I do action planning at the end of the workshop in relations to their > next steps for deepening their learning of OST - that is, an individual > reflection and some sharing in duos or with the group if time permits. Doing > action planning about the theme of the first day would not have relevance > for them at this point and would likely feel disconnected. > > > > - At the end of convergence on the morning of day-2, the action planning is > related to discussions they just had related to the theme of the live OS, as > in any real OS event. This action planning is not about the OST method. The > theme of the experiential OST can be about a variety of subjects..anything > other than the Open Space method which is something they will have more to > say about after the experiential OS. > > > > Hope this is useful, > > Diane > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Thanks Diane. I played about with the ideas you mention below when I was > designing the workshop. Let me share with you some of my thoughts: > > - If I was running the OST workshop for a single organisation, then I > felt I could have an OST on a real issue and so there would be plenty of > possibilities for action planning > - However this workshop was public and attracted a diverse bunch and so > I assumed that the best goal would be meaningful conversation, a touch of > convergence in terms of noticing patterns of interest and energy, and then > stop there > - I also decided the theme for them, which worked quite well. In a past > workshop I have worked with participants on a theme, and then run the OST > on > that theme and found that it lacked some energy > > However I think I will try your method next time. End Day 1 with some > convergence and an evening circle, and then open Day 2 with action planning > and a closing circle, have a cup of tea and then get into workshop format. > > What do you think? Smiles Bhav............. > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Hi Bhavesh, > > > > What you described in your last email is familiar. For public workshops, I > also send out the theme a couple of weeks in advance so they can prepare > mentally as for any OS event. I keep the theme broad enough so that > participants can explore it from a personal perspective or an organizational > or societal perspective. > > > > I plan to experiment with a shorter experiential OS all completed on day 1 > with convergence (OS on action) after lunch for a smooth transition (with > enought time to finish reports and set up the new logisitc). This will give > more time for exploring learning questions of interest. > > > > For organizations who have recently help an OS, I offer a 2-day training > (the experiential part being already covered). This way they have addressed > an issue they needed to address and they can add a less expensive learning > workshop. > > > > Got to go - summer is calling. It's been nice exchanging notes. > > > > Diane > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > -- CHRIS CORRIGAN Facilitation - Training - Process Design Open Space Technology Weblog: http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot Site: http://www.chriscorrigan.com *upcoming Art of Hosting retreats:* Bowen Island, BC<http://berkana.org/berkana/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=14&id=375&Itemid=525>- October 23 - 26th Saskatchewan<http://berkana.org/berkana/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=14&id=370&Itemid=516>- September 19 - 22nd * *
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