This is great learning to read, Thomas! Thank you :-) Hege 17. sep. 2013 kl. 18:51 skrev Thomas Herrmann <[email protected]>:
> Thanks for cheering me on Michelle and Suzanne! > wowow - we had quite a meeting today! I am now sitting on the 4 hour train > journey back home. > It was a Whole Person Process facilitated meeting including what I call a > Galleria and some kind of Worldcafé. I have almost always used OST for the > last piece of the meeting but decided to try something else this time and > must say I am happy with that. > > Working OST-style for 1,5-2 hours can be little too little even if the group > has already had 1,5 explorative days and 1/2 day action planning (3 weeks > ago). > So I had, with the assistance of the leadership team, prepared 6 questions to > explore in the Worldcafé style part: > How do we follow up, report back and communicate in the coming work? > The role of the sponsor (for action plans - there are 23 of them)? I actually > use a word: Frågebärare which translates to a person who carries (but not > heavily) the question (or in this case the action plan) forward. Each also > having a team. > How do we make decisions and implement the projects? > How do we let the spirit of OST live in the continued work? > + two open questions: What else is important to move the work forward? > > Before that they had worked to update themselves with "What did I do, hear, > see happening after the OSTs?" They also read the evaluation results from the > OSTs and worked in the galleria to gather ideas on how to use what they > learnt + possible obstacles + what assistance they need… (this is influenced > from The Kirkpatrick evaluation model I use). > > Finally the 30 participants had a little time for reflection before gathering > at the action planning wall. Another 20 actions were taken responsibility > for. Different actions such as inviting the group of an action plan to a > meeting, two groups wanted to merge, others decided to cooperate and others > are already at implementation. > > Some important questions were also clarified regarding what decisions need to > be taken where. Some assumptions that were clarified - and space opened up! > Well, what a day - and what courageous leadership in that organization. > We have planned a follow up meeting in the end of February - which will have > a similar design - maybe OST that time though (-: (for the "How do we go on > from here?" part of the meeting. In that meeting we let the participants > explore level 3-4 in the evaluation model. What actions/behaviors can we see > now (3) and what results/benefit do we see (4)… To learn from what they did - > and use that knowledge when planning next steps... > Well, better get on with the documentation (putting pictures into a document) > Thomas > 17 sep 2013 kl. 10:23 skrev Suzanne Daigle <[email protected]>: > >> Dear Thomas, >> Woohoo, yahoo, hugs to you! Inspired imagining the space opened with so many >> opportunities to do the same in hospitals everywhere. Look forward to >> hearing more and as much as you can share. Thank you! Suzanne >> >> On Sep 16, 2013 5:17 PM, "Thomas Herrmann" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> Dear friends in Open Space >> Just a brief report back from the two 2-day OST's I had a couple of weeks >> ago with all staff from a hospital. As the hospital could not close down >> they had to divide into two occasions. They were/are so so very thrilled by >> what they experienced and achieved. I had the material from the first >> conference in a corner if anyone would ask - but didn't announce it and >> nobody asked for it. Interestingly enough they didn't really overlap - any >> of the 23 action plans. (in total 53 reports). Thanks for sharing your >> thoughts regarding this. It worked perfect! >> >> Another thing. I always present the Medicine Wheel before closing and >> recently I have invited the participants to speak in pairs for a few >> minutes, writing some reflections related to one or several of the aspects. >> They then put it in the circle. A lot of big insights and very positive >> feedback - to themselves of course! >> Tomorrow we have a 4 hour follow up meeting - all 23 sponsors of actions >> plans + the leadership team. They will have an opportunity to reflect on the >> experience, share what happened since the OSTs and decide how to go on with >> the work. One topic that has already been spoken about a lot is how to let >> the principles and the law stay alive in the work to come. I do look forward >> to the meeting tomorrow! >> Wohoooo/Hugs >> >> >> Thomas Herrmann >> Open Space Consulting AB - naturlig företagsutveckling >> Tel +46 (0)709 98 97 81 >> Email [email protected] >> www.openspaceconsulting.com >> >> …bistår er, att släppa loss de naturliga krafterna i er organisation. Ta >> tillvara hela potentialen och skapa en långsiktigt hållbar och framgångsrik >> verksamhet! 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