Dear all,
I am happy to share a story to the participation-engagement conversation,
because it shows the dynamic & ongoing learning effects of working with/being
in /playing with … OST.
It’s an international Start-Up, where the average age of the 300 employees is
32.
Last year they decided to have an Open Space in addition to the annual party -
where everybody gathers from the different global offices.
It was a bit short notice, so all we did was deciding on the design, theme and
logistics. There was one short prep meeting with 12 employees and they
confirmed the theme that was found by the organizing team in advance. So the
engagement was little even though the participation was good.
We had a 1,5 days OST with massive participation in the agenda creation. We had
75 sessions.
In the final action planning phase nobody raised any actions. That’s why the
sponsor decided to cancel the follow up meeting.
This year when we met again to plan the OST. We started earlier and they asked
for a design that ensures more take-aways.
So I supported them to ensure more engagement before the OST. We had a prep
meeting where the participants found the theme collaboratively.
In their weekly demo session I had a 6 minutes slot where I was invited to
speak about the transformational power of OST. I used the story of the
butterfly and few inside jokes from last year, that made this little demo quite
fun (is laughter & heart-to-heart-connection a type of engagement? Don’t know.).
At this years Ost we 75 Sessions and 12 Actions raised in the action planning.
Now the leaders of the company are eager to bring people to the follow up
meeting.
They are already deciding on the dates for next years OST and considering to
have a 3 day OST.
Engagement creates learning on all ends - leaders, employees and the whole
company is learning to work with OST. What started as a party transformed into
a Summer Camp where everybody has time to participate and play, and getting to
know each other, while at this years OST the people where more engaged in the
future of the business. Next year they will start to fly with OST. Working with
OST is a dynamic evolutions of Ownership, Leadership, Maturity and Wisdom for
the whole company and each person involved.
much Love from Berlin
Anna Caroline
Anna Caroline Türk
New Leadership Creator
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