Thank you all for your comments. Yes, i have faith in the process, and I know also that in a choppy ride, it´s safer for everyone to stand still and confident. Thomas, this is indeed how I proceded, except that it was not at the end of the OST. Spark, it´s very nice to read your words, yet I don't think i helped them find their true self , i think they helped themselves already by choosing to open space. I just tried to "keep the space open", which is this case meant that I trusted them they will have subjects they were willing to explore together. During the evaluation meeting , one learning that came out is that they are lost about their purpose.. They are not sure about the "we". That´s quite painful for a group i think, and i guess this is the reason why there were so few topics.
I would love to hear your opinion on this and if you had similar experiences what came out of the open space Christine Le 7 déc. 2013 à 10:33, Thomas Herrmann <[email protected]> a écrit : > Thanks for sharing Christine > Sounds like a great OST although I would have loved to have some space for > stories before opening up space. But I guess it would have been tricky in one > day, especially as they went to action planning too! > > Inspires me to share a bit about one way I use the medicine wheel to invite > for reflections/evaluations at the end of an Open Space meeting. I introduce > the wheel in the center of the circle, then invite people to speak in pairs > about what they experienced and what they learnt (level 1 and 2 of > Kirkpatricks 4 levels that I use for my evaluations) in relation to one or > several of the quadrants. I then ask them to put what they wrote on the > respective quadrant. Quite interesting information to process further in the > follow up meeting (usually within 2 weeks). > > Wishing you all a nice weekend > > 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! Vi erbjuder stöd till ledarskapet, facilitering av kreativa > processer och överföring av kompetens när ni vill skaffa er intern kapacitet > att navigera i förändring. > > Vi är del i Konsultgruppen Beyond Performance Group. > Medägare i Genuine Contact Co-Owners Group Inc > > LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thomasherrmannopenspaceconsult > Företagssida på Facebook: www.facebook.com/OpenSpaceConsulting > > 7 dec 2013 kl. 01:36 skrev facilit8 - Amanda Bucklow <[email protected]>: > >> Well done Christine! It sounds like you held a very steady course in >> something of a choppy ride! I loved your story of faith in the process and >> at the same time a willingness to try something else in the interests of >> your client. >> >> Kind regards >> Amanda >> >> Commercial Mediator >> www.AmandaBucklow.co.uk >> www.blog.AmandaBucklow.co.uk >> >> +44 207 121 8772 >> >> P Save a tree ... please do not print this e-mail unless you really need to >> >> >> >> >> >> On 6 Dec 2013, at 12:57, christine koehler <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Dear all >>> >>> After reading several posts here discussing the medecine wheel, I decided >>> to use it as an evaluation tool for an open space I did recently with 100 >>> managers. As it was really helpful and productive, I would like to thank >>> you and to tell you the story >>> >>> The open space itself had not been so easy to do, as it followed the report >>> of a diagnosis that showed the many problems faced by the management in >>> this organization. And it was tough to hear, for all of them. So after >>> listening to the diagnosis, the open space started with a loooong silence. >>> And inbetween each topic there was again a looong silence. I could see the >>> director and members of the planning commitee turning white or sweating. >>> Yet we ended up with 12 topics. 2 slots of discussions, very intense. They >>> discussed the real problems. >>> Then I opened space again for action planning. To tell the truth, I was >>> scared that they would not dare support actions. But they did : 10 topics, >>> for which, except one, several people jumped in, and that covered 90% of >>> the diagnosis. (probably the 10% left dealt with a category of people who >>> were not there for quite complicate and administrative reasons). >>> >>> Yesterday, when I did the evaluation with the planning team, I explained >>> quicly the medecine wheel and have them reflect about what they learned for >>> each quadrant. What surprised me is that they did not answer about the >>> process they experienced the day of the event, but about the organization. >>> In a very short time they pictured a very clear, realistic yet optimistic >>> image of their organization. It was great. >>> The result is that they all commited to continue working together to >>> support the action plans for the coming months, although they had accepted >>> the "job" only because it was a one-time commitment. >>> And for the fun part, one of them told me "it looks like you guided us >>> through this like a shaman" ;) >>> >>> Christine >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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
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