No... If the sponsor already knows which OKR’s will matter, then that would be “pre-set” answers, and I would forget about open space. But specifying that “we are trying to generate new OKRs” is a fine invitation, because it’s open and the sponsor should be generally curious about what will come out of it and how results will be used.
Chris > On Feb 6, 2020, at 6:59 PM, Jake Yeager via OSList > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Reviewing again this article > <https://www.openspaceworld.org/files/tmnfiles/choosingopenspace(Bolton).html> > by Diane Blair. She mentions two critical success factors for Open Space. > One is that the sponsor does not have "pre-set outcomes." Would generating > OKRs be considered a pre-set outcome you think? > ________________ > > When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once again, and you > will be free of problems. > - Robert Adams <http://www.robert-adams.info/> > > On Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 6:05 PM Jake Yeager <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Oops. It's 1.5 days I mean. > ________________ > > When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once again, and you > will be free of problems. > - Robert Adams <http://www.robert-adams.info/> > > On Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 5:39 PM Jake Yeager <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Thank you everyone for your feedback! It is much welcomed, and you have > provided a lot to chew on. It's such a treat to hear from experienced > practitioners. > > Some info: > I have one day for the event > There are about 30 participants: assistant managers to the SVP > Objectives are strategic initiatives, and key results are how you measure > your success > We need to define both objectives and key results by the end of the day: so, > it's a tight time-frame > At this moment, I feel that I am too far down the line with the sponsor to > switch up the schedule too much. > > I learned 25/10 Crowdsourcing in my Open Space Genuine Contact training for > formulating recommendations and have found it to work well. That said, I am > open to learning how to let go of control even more and will explore the many > options provided on this thread for future events. I'm definitely open to > learning more about how I can work "less hard" per Michael Pannwitz's > comment. :) > > Also, I have incorporated some of your suggestions in my "convergence" design: > After the group generates the top 10 draft objectives from 25/10 > Crowdsourcing, I will invite the group to arrange them into 3 themes rather > than voting on them. > I will invite self-organization to refine the themes in parallel. The group > members will be able to choose which theme(s) they want to refine (or not) in > a series of sprints with sprint reviews. The same setup with key results. > Learning as I go as we all do. :) > > Much love, > Jake > > > ________________ > > When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once again, and you > will be free of problems. > - Robert Adams <http://www.robert-adams.info/> > > On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 6:14 PM Thomas Herrmann > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > Dear Jake > > I don’t fully understand, of course, but am wondering what the > purpose/expected outcome is for this development process and also there must > be no more than 3 O’s? I understand they are not yet defined, but should be > identified/agreed on in the OST? > > My experience from similar situations is that it is not that well thought > through or that the opportunities at hand if choosing to use OST are not > fully understood. > > Good night from Sweden > > Thomas Herrmann > > > > Från: OSList <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> För Jake Yeager via OSList > Skickat: den 5 februari 2020 00:57 > Till: World wide Open Space Technology email list > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Kopia: Jake Yeager <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Ämne: [OSList] From Open Space to objectives and key results (OKRs)? > > > > Hi folks, > > > > Anyone have experience using Open Space to develop OKRs with a group? > > > > I am facilitating an Open Space event in late February. I plan to use the > 25/10 Crowdsourcing method to prioritize draft objectives (O's) and then > 1-2-4-All to develop the key results (KR's) for each objective. > > > > The sponsor wants a maximum of 3 objectives. It might get a little hairy if > the clear cutoff for the 25/10 Crowdsourcing is greater than 3. Guess I could > use voting to narrow it down. Also, I am exploring if consent decision-making > could be useful. The sponsor might need to make a final call on the top 3 if > the group is split. > > > > Thanks and much love, > > Jake > > ________________ > > > > When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once again, and you > will be free of problems. > > - Robert Adams > <http://www.robert-adams.info/>_______________________________________________ > 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 > Past archives can be viewed here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
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