Re: [OSList] Time challenge - multiple short OSTs? (x-posted OS/GC-lists)

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Michael -- I love you! Recovering Control Freak that you are!! And (for 
whatever it is worth) your suggestions to Thomas are right on, I believe. 
And...I do think he (Thomas) may be working a little too hard. Get the space, 
bring food/drink. The rest WILL happen ... Always does.

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From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of 
Michael M Pannwitz via OSList
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2016 6:01 AM
To: Bhavesh Patel; World wide Open Space Technology email list
Subject: Re: [OSList] Time challenge - multiple short OSTs? (x-posted 
OS/GC-lists)

Dear Thomas,

there have been some situations similar in some ways to yours.
This is what I experienced:

--- the sponsor needs to do the inviting and be at the "Action Planning" 
or whatever it is called
--- the invitation goes out to everyone but in the text it addresses especially 
those that have a "project" in mind
--- the word "converge" is not helpful, it suffices to focus on the "projects" 
who might be anything but converging but maybe also a territory wide project
--- projects go forward because someone or a group is simply hot on this 
(passions and responsibility), in other words there is not much benefit to get 
everyone to somehow participate in a "strategy"
--- people will ask about a next meeting after the action planning and even 
suggest a space of time between the action planning and the next gathering to 
see how far things have gone and what is the next step
--- of course, the sponsor should not create unnecessary barriers for the 
"Action Planning" session or whatever it is called, he/she/them is the best 
person/group on thinking up favorable conditions for meetings, good food should 
always be there (in German the invitation usually contains something like "für 
leckeres Essen und Trinken ist gesorgt")

And I also observed, being a control freak such as you have never seen, that I 
need to focus on my "facilitation" role, primarily doing nothing and not 
thinking for the sponsor...

The project you are on will be a huge success and go into the annals of Open 
Space Technology... you could also deposit it here
> http://www.openspaceworldscape.org/

and add to the 787 events already documented there.

Greetings from Berlin
mmp


On 25.09.2016 10:59, Bhavesh Patel via OSList wrote:
> How long does it take "
> ​
> to travel across the community"? What supports the "
> unwillingness"?​ If the fourth event was geographically in the middle of
> the other three, and transport was provided, would that help, and maybe
> dinner as well?
>
> If it is clear that the data from the first three OSTs will be carried
> forward to the fourth, and that the fourth is more a sense-making
> next-steps-making, would that support people to decide what they want to
> do with the "
> ​
> unwillingness"?
>
> OR maybe the fourth meeting where "
> ​
> all are invited for convergence/action planning" is an assumption that
> can be dropped? What if each OST was for the people who attend to take
> action locally and that's it? Why does there need to be convergence and
> some kind of meta-plan or central strategy? It is a usual myth we hold
> about doing things here and there and then bringing them together!
>
> What if the fourth meeting is in 6 months or one year for the three
> other OSTs to come together and share what happened?
>
> Just playing with ideas and it might be a bit late for that...
>
>
>
>
>
> On 24 September 2016 at 21:53, Thomas Herrmann
> <tho...@openspaceconsulting.com <mailto:tho...@openspaceconsulting.com>>
> wrote:
>
> Thanks Bhavesh, I like your idea to keep it open to adjustments
> depending on what happens in the meetings and also inbetween. 
>
> One small challenge is also that the reason for having three
> occasions is that there is an
>
> ​​
> unwillingness
>
> ​​
> to travel across the community. So where are we going to have the
> fourth?
>
> Cheers
>
> Thomas (doing some final preps for an OST training, starting on
> Monday morning)
>
> __ __
>
> *Från:*Bhavesh Patel [mailto:bhavm...@gmail.com
> <mailto:bhavm...@gmail.com>]
> *Skickat:* den 24 september 2016 18:56
> *Till:* Thomas Herrmann <tho...@openspaceconsulting.com
>     <mailto:tho...@openspaceconsulting.com>>; World wide Open Space
> Technology email list <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
> <mailto:oslis

Re: [OSList] Time challenge - multiple short OSTs? (x-posted OS/GC-lists)

[Michael M Pannwitz via OSList]

Dear Thomas,

there have been some situations similar in some ways to yours.
This is what I experienced:

--- the sponsor needs to do the inviting and be at the "Action Planning" 
or whatever it is called
--- the invitation goes out to everyone but in the text it addresses 
especially those that have a "project" in mind
--- the word "converge" is not helpful, it suffices to focus on the 
"projects" who might be anything but converging but maybe also a 
territory wide project
--- projects go forward because someone or a group is simply hot on this 
(passions and responsibility), in other words there is not much benefit 
to get everyone to somehow participate in a "strategy"
--- people will ask about a next meeting after the action planning and 
even suggest a space of time between the action planning and the next 
gathering to see how far things have gone and what is the next step
--- of course, the sponsor should not create unnecessary barriers for 
the "Action Planning" session or whatever it is called, he/she/them is 
the best person/group on thinking up favorable conditions for meetings, 
good food should always be there (in German the invitation usually 
contains something like "für leckeres Essen und Trinken ist gesorgt")


And I also observed, being a control freak such as you have never seen, 
that I need to focus on my "facilitation" role, primarily doing nothing 
and not thinking for the sponsor...


The project you are on will be a huge success and go into the annals of 
Open Space Technology... you could also deposit it here

http://www.openspaceworldscape.org/


and add to the 787 events already documented there.

Greetings from Berlin
mmp


On 25.09.2016 10:59, Bhavesh Patel via OSList wrote:

How long does it take "
​
to travel across the community"? What supports the "
unwillingness"?​ If the fourth event was geographically in the middle of
the other three, and transport was provided, would that help, and maybe
dinner as well?

If it is clear that the data from the first three OSTs will be carried
forward to the fourth, and that the fourth is more a sense-making
next-steps-making, would that support people to decide what they want to
do with the "
​
unwillingness"?

OR maybe the fourth meeting where "
​
all are invited for convergence/action planning" is an assumption that
can be dropped? What if each OST was for the people who attend to take
action locally and that's it? Why does there need to be convergence and
some kind of meta-plan or central strategy? It is a usual myth we hold
about doing things here and there and then bringing them together!

What if the fourth meeting is in 6 months or one year for the three
other OSTs to come together and share what happened?

Just playing with ideas and it might be a bit late for that...





On 24 September 2016 at 21:53, Thomas Herrmann
<tho...@openspaceconsulting.com <mailto:tho...@openspaceconsulting.com>>
wrote:

Thanks Bhavesh, I like your idea to keep it open to adjustments
depending on what happens in the meetings and also inbetween. 

One small challenge is also that the reason for having three
occasions is that there is an

​​
unwillingness

​​
to travel across the community. So where are we going to have the
fourth?

Cheers

Thomas (doing some final preps for an OST training, starting on
Monday morning)

__ __

*Från:*Bhavesh Patel [mailto:bhavm...@gmail.com
<mailto:bhavm...@gmail.com>]
*Skickat:* den 24 september 2016 18:56
*Till:* Thomas Herrmann <tho...@openspaceconsulting.com
<mailto:tho...@openspaceconsulting.com>>; World wide Open Space
Technology email list <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
<mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>>
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*Ämne:* Re: [OSList] Time challenge - multiple short OSTs? (x-posted
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__ __

Hey Thomas,

I like the 3 'openings' and my only suggestion would be to hold off
on the shape of the fourth meeting. It is definitely about
converging, but exactly how might reveal itself along the way.

I love the idea that all the meetings are open and some may even
come only to the fourth meeting.

__ __

Smiles Bhav...



__ __

On 16 September 2016 at 10:36, Thomas Herrmann via OSList
<oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
<mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote:

Dear friends in Open Space

I write to share about an exciting project and to ask to have
feedback/ideas/experiences assisting me to refine/decide on the
design I am working on.

 

The project is in a neighbouring town of about

Re: [OSList] Time challenge - multiple short OSTs? (x-posted OS/GC-lists)

[Bhavesh Patel via OSList]

How long does it take "
​
to travel across the community"? What supports the "
unwillingness"?​ If the fourth event was geographically in the middle of
the other three, and transport was provided, would that help, and maybe
dinner as well?

If it is clear that the data from the first three OSTs will be carried
forward to the fourth, and that the fourth is more a sense-making
next-steps-making, would that support people to decide what they want to do
with the "
​
unwillingness"?

OR maybe the fourth meeting where "
​
all are invited for convergence/action planning" is an assumption that can
be dropped? What if each OST was for the people who attend to take action
locally and that's it? Why does there need to be convergence and some kind
of meta-plan or central strategy? It is a usual myth we hold about doing
things here and there and then bringing them together!

What if the fourth meeting is in 6 months or one year for the three other
OSTs to come together and share what happened?

Just playing with ideas and it might be a bit late for that...





On 24 September 2016 at 21:53, Thomas Herrmann <thomas@openspaceconsulting
.com> wrote:

> Thanks Bhavesh, I like your idea to keep it open to adjustments depending
> on what happens in the meetings and also inbetween.
>
> One small challenge is also that the reason for having three occasions is
> that there is an
> ​​
> unwillingness
>
> ​​
> to travel across the community. So where are we going to have the fourth?
>
> Cheers
>
> Thomas (doing some final preps for an OST training, starting on Monday
> morning)
>
>
>
> *Från:* Bhavesh Patel [mailto:bhavm...@gmail.com]
> *Skickat:* den 24 september 2016 18:56
> *Till:* Thomas Herrmann <tho...@openspaceconsulting.com>; World wide Open
> Space Technology email list <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>
> *Kopia:* GC list <genuine-cont...@googlegroups.com>
> *Ämne:* Re: [OSList] Time challenge - multiple short OSTs? (x-posted
> OS/GC-lists)
>
>
>
> Hey Thomas,
>
> I like the 3 'openings' and my only suggestion would be to hold off on the
> shape of the fourth meeting. It is definitely about converging, but exactly
> how might reveal itself along the way.
>
> I love the idea that all the meetings are open and some may even come only
> to the fourth meeting.
>
>
>
> Smiles Bhav...
>
>
>
> On 16 September 2016 at 10:36, Thomas Herrmann via OSList <
> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
> Dear friends in Open Space
>
> I write to share about an exciting project and to ask to have
> feedback/ideas/experiences assisting me to refine/decide on the design I am
> working on.
>
>
>
> The project is in a neighbouring town of about 35 000 inhabitants. They
> are inviting everyone living there to explore ways to contribute to enhance
> the learning amongst children/youth complementing/supporting what is
> happening in the school. The top politician in the town, responsible for
> education/schools is my sponsor. During the spring I had a couple of
> meetings with the top politicians and managers for the school system. Then
> we widened the circles and had some meetings with other interest parties ,
> to invite more engagement for this idea.
>
>
>
> We have a plan that includes follow up, to support what is emerging,
> decide on next steps and make sure there is report back to what is
> happening and not.
>
>
>
> A couple of  days ago we had our “final” planning meeting getting the
> theme etc. Still working on wording but something like “For the future of
> our children. How do we create conditions for enhanced learning for pupils
> in our community?” Of practical reasons evenings are considered the best
> options. Parents, pupils, teachers, business people, public workers etc etc
> are all busy daytime and weekends are not considered a good option.
> “Everyone” will be invited but it’s hard to say how many will come to each
> meeting. I guess between 10-200 J
>
> Now the plan is to have three 3-hour meetings in three different parts of
> the small community. I have suggested a fourth meeting where
> ​​
> all are invited for convergence/action planning. There are of course
> several challenges. I am not even sure I will suggest we use OST even
> though I’d love to. I think a 3-hour meeting is the bare minimum for the
> simplest form of an OST meeting. On the other hand I see possibilities for
> this to be looked at like an OST meeting consisting of three occasions á 3
> hours + convergence in a fourth meeting for another 3 hours… That looks
> better, ey?
>
>
>
> There are some opportunities with this:
>
> 1.   More time for the divergent process before converging

Re: [OSList] Time challenge - multiple short OSTs? (x-posted OS/GC-lists)

[Thomas Herrmann via OSList]

Thanks Bhavesh, I like your idea to keep it open to adjustments depending on 
what happens in the meetings and also inbetween. 

One small challenge is also that the reason for having three occasions is that 
there is an unwillingness to travel across the community. So where are we going 
to have the fourth?

Cheers

Thomas (doing some final preps for an OST training, starting on Monday morning)

 

Från: Bhavesh Patel [mailto:bhavm...@gmail.com] 
Skickat: den 24 september 2016 18:56
Till: Thomas Herrmann <tho...@openspaceconsulting.com>; World wide Open Space 
Technology email list <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>
Kopia: GC list <genuine-cont...@googlegroups.com>
Ämne: Re: [OSList] Time challenge - multiple short OSTs? (x-posted OS/GC-lists)

 

Hey Thomas,

I like the 3 'openings' and my only suggestion would be to hold off on the 
shape of the fourth meeting. It is definitely about converging, but exactly how 
might reveal itself along the way.

I love the idea that all the meetings are open and some may even come only to 
the fourth meeting.

 

Smiles Bhav...



 

On 16 September 2016 at 10:36, Thomas Herrmann via OSList 
<oslist@lists.openspacetech.org <mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> > wrote:

Dear friends in Open Space

I write to share about an exciting project and to ask to have 
feedback/ideas/experiences assisting me to refine/decide on the design I am 
working on.

 

The project is in a neighbouring town of about 35 000 inhabitants. They are 
inviting everyone living there to explore ways to contribute to enhance the 
learning amongst children/youth complementing/supporting what is happening in 
the school. The top politician in the town, responsible for education/schools 
is my sponsor. During the spring I had a couple of meetings with the top 
politicians and managers for the school system. Then we widened the circles and 
had some meetings with other interest parties , to invite more engagement for 
this idea. 

 

We have a plan that includes follow up, to support what is emerging, decide on 
next steps and make sure there is report back to what is happening and not.

 

A couple of  days ago we had our “final” planning meeting getting the theme 
etc. Still working on wording but something like “For the future of our 
children. How do we create conditions for enhanced learning for pupils in our 
community?” Of practical reasons evenings are considered the best options. 
Parents, pupils, teachers, business people, public workers etc etc are all busy 
daytime and weekends are not considered a good option. “Everyone” will be 
invited but it’s hard to say how many will come to each meeting. I guess 
between 10-200 :)

Now the plan is to have three 3-hour meetings in three different parts of the 
small community. I have suggested a fourth meeting where all are invited for 
convergence/action planning. There are of course several challenges. I am not 
even sure I will suggest we use OST even though I’d love to. I think a 3-hour 
meeting is the bare minimum for the simplest form of an OST meeting. On the 
other hand I see possibilities for this to be looked at like an OST meeting 
consisting of three occasions á 3 hours + convergence in a fourth meeting for 
another 3 hours… That looks better, ey?

 

There are some opportunities with this:

1.   More time for the divergent process before converging.

2.   People can choose to join several meetings, deepening their thinking

3.   People can get access to more ideas/material from the 3 meetings.

4.   There can be continued conversations online in between meetings and 
approaching meeting nbr 4.

5.   There will be opportunities for people to create joint projects over 
“boundaries” in the community (meeting nbr 4 and online)

 

There are several challenges with this too. 

1.   There will be different people in all of the meetings

a.   There needs to be a proper opening each time

2.   3 hours is very short. My plan: Opening/agenda 45 mts. Session 1 (45 
mts). Session 2 (45 mts). Individual reflection/personal commitment (15 mts). 
Closing 30 mts.

a.   For the actionplanning meeting (meeting nbr 4) I will probably use 
re-opening, after a brief opening and reading reports/reflecting. A couple of 
action planning sessions, 1 minute reportback/group and then closing.

3.   How to bind everything together to one whole

 

So far I lean towards this plan but I would love to hear to your ideas, 
thoughts, experiences and/or suggestions!

All the best

 

Thomas Herrmann

Open Space Consulting AB

 <http://www.openspaceconsulting.com/> www.openspaceconsulting.com

You reach us via phone: +46 (0)709 98 97 81 or email:  
<mailto:tho...@openspaceconsulting.com> tho...@openspaceconsulting.com 

 

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and organizations as well as local communities to tap into their full power to 
achi

Re: [OSList] Time challenge - multiple short OSTs? (x-posted OS/GC-lists)

[Bhavesh Patel via OSList]

Hey Thomas,

I like the 3 'openings' and my only suggestion would be to hold off on the
shape of the fourth meeting. It is definitely about converging, but exactly
how might reveal itself along the way.

I love the idea that all the meetings are open and some may even come only
to the fourth meeting.


Smiles Bhav...



On 16 September 2016 at 10:36, Thomas Herrmann via OSList <
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> Dear friends in Open Space
>
> I write to share about an exciting project and to ask to have
> feedback/ideas/experiences assisting me to refine/decide on the design I am
> working on.
>
>
>
> The project is in a neighbouring town of about 35 000 inhabitants. They
> are inviting everyone living there to explore ways to contribute to enhance
> the learning amongst children/youth complementing/supporting what is
> happening in the school. The top politician in the town, responsible for
> education/schools is my sponsor. During the spring I had a couple of
> meetings with the top politicians and managers for the school system. Then
> we widened the circles and had some meetings with other interest parties ,
> to invite more engagement for this idea.
>
>
>
> We have a plan that includes follow up, to support what is emerging,
> decide on next steps and make sure there is report back to what is
> happening and not.
>
>
>
> A couple of  days ago we had our “final” planning meeting getting the
> theme etc. Still working on wording but something like “For the future of
> our children. How do we create conditions for enhanced learning for pupils
> in our community?” Of practical reasons evenings are considered the best
> options. Parents, pupils, teachers, business people, public workers etc etc
> are all busy daytime and weekends are not considered a good option.
> “Everyone” will be invited but it’s hard to say how many will come to each
> meeting. I guess between 10-200 J
>
> Now the plan is to have three 3-hour meetings in three different parts of
> the small community. I have suggested a fourth meeting where all are
> invited for convergence/action planning. There are of course several
> challenges. I am not even sure I will suggest we use OST even though I’d
> love to. I think a 3-hour meeting is the bare minimum for the simplest form
> of an OST meeting. On the other hand I see possibilities for this to be
> looked at like an OST meeting consisting of three occasions á 3 hours +
> convergence in a fourth meeting for another 3 hours… That looks better, ey?
>
>
>
> There are some opportunities with this:
>
> 1.   More time for the divergent process before converging.
>
> 2.   People can choose to join several meetings, deepening their
> thinking
>
> 3.   People can get access to more ideas/material from the 3 meetings.
>
> 4.   There can be continued conversations online in between meetings
> and approaching meeting nbr 4.
>
> 5.   There will be opportunities for people to create joint projects
> over “boundaries” in the community (meeting nbr 4 and online)
>
>
>
> There are several challenges with this too.
>
> 1.   There will be different people in all of the meetings
>
> a.   There needs to be a proper opening each time
>
> 2.   3 hours is very short. My plan: Opening/agenda 45 mts. Session 1
> (45 mts). Session 2 (45 mts). Individual reflection/personal commitment (15
> mts). Closing 30 mts.
>
> a.   For the actionplanning meeting (meeting nbr 4) I will probably
> use re-opening, after a brief opening and reading reports/reflecting. A
> couple of action planning sessions, 1 minute reportback/group and then
> closing.
>
> 3.   How to bind everything together to one whole
>
>
>
> So far I lean towards this plan but I would love to hear to your ideas,
> thoughts, experiences and/or suggestions!
>
> All the best
>
>
>
> Thomas Herrmann
>
> Open Space Consulting AB
>
> www.openspaceconsulting.com
>
> You reach us via phone: +46 (0)709 98 97 81 or email:
> tho...@openspaceconsulting.com
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>
>
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Re: [OSList] Time challenge - multiple short OSTs? (x-posted OS/GC-lists)

[Michael Herman via OSList]

thomas, we did something like this in peoria, illinois.  once on the future
of peoria's neighborhoods.  once on the future of education in peoria.  i
facilitated the second one.

the format was the same for both - tues/wed/thurs evenings.  tues: gather
for box meal at 5:30, open at 6-7, sessions from 7-8 and 8-9, one-word
closing.  wed: same box meal, quick news session, and three one-hour
sessions.  in we were 300 people.  in the second one, we were in a middle
school gymnasium and used the school's computer room to type the notes.
 the books were distributed at 530 thurs evening, eating and voting
proceeded.  action planning per the user's guide format.  and a closing
circle, ending by nine.  the local news people covered it each night, with
10pm tv news leading off with interviews with participants taped in the
9-10pm slot and morning paper carrying the story for three days.  the
invitation went home in every school kid's pocket and was in full-page ads
in the newspaper.  new schools superintendent took the top ten issues and
action plans and made that the agenda for the next school year.  most
interesting, the event had been convened by the school board, welcome by
the president of the board, and some real concern about conflicts and
dissatisfaction in the community -- and plenty of concern about people
standing at microphones like at other public meetings, making angry
speeches, demanding action and so on.  in the end "parental responsibility"
was the top issue in the voting.  this typified the sense of shared
responsibility that emerged.

proceedings with the invite, schedule, and such are at
michaelherman.com/publications





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Michael Herman
Michael Herman Associates
312-280-7838 (mobile)

http://MichaelHerman.com
http://OpenSpaceWorld.org



On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 9:38 AM, Mikael Källman - Gmail via OSList <
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> Great idea Thomas! I see that there could be a great use for this kind of
> design that you are now inventing. I will try to contribute with some
> thoughts and ideas and follow this thread with great interest. Have a nice
> weekend :0)
>
> 16 sep. 2016 kl. 09:36 skrev Thomas Herrmann via OSList <
> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>:
>
> Dear friends in Open Space
> I write to share about an exciting project and to ask to have
> feedback/ideas/experiences assisting me to refine/decide on the design I am
> working on.
>
> The project is in a neighbouring town of about 35 000 inhabitants. They
> are inviting everyone living there to explore ways to contribute to enhance
> the learning amongst children/youth complementing/supporting what is
> happening in the school. The top politician in the town, responsible for
> education/schools is my sponsor. During the spring I had a couple of
> meetings with the top politicians and managers for the school system. Then
> we widened the circles and had some meetings with other interest parties ,
> to invite more engagement for this idea.
>
> We have a plan that includes follow up, to support what is emerging,
> decide on next steps and make sure there is report back to what is
> happening and not.
>
> A couple of  days ago we had our “final” planning meeting getting the
> theme etc. Still working on wording but something like “For the future of
> our children. How do we create conditions for enhanced learning for pupils
> in our community?” Of practical reasons evenings are considered the best
> options. Parents, pupils, teachers, business people, public workers etc etc
> are all busy daytime and weekends are not considered a good option.
> “Everyone” will be invited but it’s hard to say how many will come to each
> meeting. I guess between 10-200 J
> Now the plan is to have three 3-hour meetings in three different parts of
> the small community. I have suggested a fourth meeting where all are
> invited for convergence/action planning. There are of course several
> challenges. I am not even sure I will suggest we use OST even though I’d
> love to. I think a 3-hour meeting is the bare minimum for the simplest form
> of an OST meeting. On the other hand I see possibilities for this to be
> looked at like an OST meeting consisting of three occasions á 3 hours +
> convergence in a fourth meeting for another 3 hours… That looks better, ey?
>
> There are some opportunities with this:
> 1.   More time for the divergent process before converging.
> 2.   People can choose to join several meetings, deepening their
> thinking
> 3.   People can get access to more ideas/material from the 3 meetings.
> 4.   There can be continued conversations online in between meetings
> and approaching meeting nbr 4.
> 5.   There will be opportunities for people to create joint projects
> over “boundaries” in the community (meeting nbr 4 and online)
>
> There are several challenges with this too.
> 1.   There will be different people in all of the meetings
> a.   There needs to be a proper opening each time
> 2.   

Re: [OSList] Time challenge - multiple short OSTs? (x-posted OS/GC-lists)

[Mikael Källman - Gmail via OSList]

Great idea Thomas! I see that there could be a great use for this kind of 
design that you are now inventing. I will try to contribute with some thoughts 
and ideas and follow this thread with great interest. Have a nice weekend :0)

> 16 sep. 2016 kl. 09:36 skrev Thomas Herrmann via OSList 
> :
> 
> Dear friends in Open Space
> I write to share about an exciting project and to ask to have 
> feedback/ideas/experiences assisting me to refine/decide on the design I am 
> working on.
>  
> The project is in a neighbouring town of about 35 000 inhabitants. They are 
> inviting everyone living there to explore ways to contribute to enhance the 
> learning amongst children/youth complementing/supporting what is happening in 
> the school. The top politician in the town, responsible for education/schools 
> is my sponsor. During the spring I had a couple of meetings with the top 
> politicians and managers for the school system. Then we widened the circles 
> and had some meetings with other interest parties , to invite more engagement 
> for this idea. 
>  
> We have a plan that includes follow up, to support what is emerging, decide 
> on next steps and make sure there is report back to what is happening and not.
>  
> A couple of  days ago we had our “final” planning meeting getting the theme 
> etc. Still working on wording but something like “For the future of our 
> children. How do we create conditions for enhanced learning for pupils in our 
> community?” Of practical reasons evenings are considered the best options. 
> Parents, pupils, teachers, business people, public workers etc etc are all 
> busy daytime and weekends are not considered a good option. “Everyone” will 
> be invited but it’s hard to say how many will come to each meeting. I guess 
> between 10-200 J
> Now the plan is to have three 3-hour meetings in three different parts of the 
> small community. I have suggested a fourth meeting where all are invited for 
> convergence/action planning. There are of course several challenges. I am not 
> even sure I will suggest we use OST even though I’d love to. I think a 3-hour 
> meeting is the bare minimum for the simplest form of an OST meeting. On the 
> other hand I see possibilities for this to be looked at like an OST meeting 
> consisting of three occasions á 3 hours + convergence in a fourth meeting for 
> another 3 hours… That looks better, ey?
>  
> There are some opportunities with this:
> 1.   More time for the divergent process before converging.
> 2.   People can choose to join several meetings, deepening their thinking
> 3.   People can get access to more ideas/material from the 3 meetings.
> 4.   There can be continued conversations online in between meetings and 
> approaching meeting nbr 4.
> 5.   There will be opportunities for people to create joint projects over 
> “boundaries” in the community (meeting nbr 4 and online)
>  
> There are several challenges with this too. 
> 1.   There will be different people in all of the meetings
> a.   There needs to be a proper opening each time
> 2.   3 hours is very short. My plan: Opening/agenda 45 mts. Session 1 (45 
> mts). Session 2 (45 mts). Individual reflection/personal commitment (15 mts). 
> Closing 30 mts.
> a.   For the actionplanning meeting (meeting nbr 4) I will probably use 
> re-opening, after a brief opening and reading reports/reflecting. A couple of 
> action planning sessions, 1 minute reportback/group and then closing.
> 3.   How to bind everything together to one whole
>  
> So far I lean towards this plan but I would love to hear to your ideas, 
> thoughts, experiences and/or suggestions!
> All the best
>  
> Thomas Herrmann
> Open Space Consulting AB
> www.openspaceconsulting.com 
> You reach us via phone: +46 (0)709 98 97 81 or email: 
> tho...@openspaceconsulting.com 
>  
> Open Space Consulting is a small company with BIG ambitions to assist leaders 
> and organizations as well as local communities to tap into their full power 
> to achieve their dreams. We bring practical tools and knowhow to empower you 
> to find your way forward.
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Re: [OSList] Time challenge - multiple short OSTs? (x-posted OS/GC-lists)

[Richard Kasperowski via OSList]

Hi! I've done many sets of micro-OSes at conferences. We've done as many as
6 OSes in a day with a format like this:
- 10-15 minutes opening
- 2x20 minutes session time slots
- short closing
On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 09:03 Harrison Owen via OSList <
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> Sounds great. The guy I would  be talking to is Kai Degner
> kai.deg...@gmail.com  -- He was the mayor of Harrisonburg VA (80K?) and
> did multiple community OS’s on a whole range of community issues (including
> education, I believe). There is s bunch of video around, but I can’t
> remember where. Kai is currently the Democratic candidate for Congress –so
> he is a tad busy at the moment.
>
>
>
> Harrison
>
>
>
> Winter Address
>
> 7808 River Falls Dr.
>
> Potomac, MD 20854
>
> 301-365-2093
>
>
>
> Summer Address
>
> 189 Beaucauire Ave
>
> Camden, ME 04843
>
> 207 763-3261
>
>
>
> Websites
>
> www.openspaceworld.com
>
> www.ho-image.com
>
>
>
> *From:* OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Thomas Herrmann via OSList
> *Sent:* Friday, September 16, 2016 3:36 AM
> *To:* 'World wide Open Space Technology email list'; 'GC list'
> *Subject:* [OSList] Time challenge - multiple short OSTs? (x-posted
> OS/GC-lists)
>
>
>
> Dear friends in Open Space
>
> I write to share about an exciting project and to ask to have
> feedback/ideas/experiences assisting me to refine/decide on the design I am
> working on.
>
>
>
> The project is in a neighbouring town of about 35 000 inhabitants. They
> are inviting everyone living there to explore ways to contribute to enhance
> the learning amongst children/youth complementing/supporting what is
> happening in the school. The top politician in the town, responsible for
> education/schools is my sponsor. During the spring I had a couple of
> meetings with the top politicians and managers for the school system. Then
> we widened the circles and had some meetings with other interest parties ,
> to invite more engagement for this idea.
>
>
>
> We have a plan that includes follow up, to support what is emerging,
> decide on next steps and make sure there is report back to what is
> happening and not.
>
>
>
> A couple of  days ago we had our “final” planning meeting getting the
> theme etc. Still working on wording but something like “For the future of
> our children. How do we create conditions for enhanced learning for pupils
> in our community?” Of practical reasons evenings are considered the best
> options. Parents, pupils, teachers, business people, public workers etc etc
> are all busy daytime and weekends are not considered a good option.
> “Everyone” will be invited but it’s hard to say how many will come to each
> meeting. I guess between 10-200 J
>
> Now the plan is to have three 3-hour meetings in three different parts of
> the small community. I have suggested a fourth meeting where all are
> invited for convergence/action planning. There are of course several
> challenges. I am not even sure I will suggest we use OST even though I’d
> love to. I think a 3-hour meeting is the bare minimum for the simplest form
> of an OST meeting. On the other hand I see possibilities for this to be
> looked at like an OST meeting consisting of three occasions á 3 hours +
> convergence in a fourth meeting for another 3 hours… That looks better, ey?
>
>
>
> There are some opportunities with this:
>
> 1.   More time for the divergent process before converging.
>
> 2.   People can choose to join several meetings, deepening their
> thinking
>
> 3.   People can get access to more ideas/material from the 3 meetings.
>
> 4.   There can be continued conversations online in between meetings
> and approaching meeting nbr 4.
>
> 5.   There will be opportunities for people to create joint projects
> over “boundaries” in the community (meeting nbr 4 and online)
>
>
>
> There are several challenges with this too.
>
> 1.   There will be different people in all of the meetings
>
> a.   There needs to be a proper opening each time
>
> 2.   3 hours is very short. My plan: Opening/agenda 45 mts. Session 1
> (45 mts). Session 2 (45 mts). Individual reflection/personal commitment (15
> mts). Closing 30 mts.
>
> a.   For the actionplanning meeting (meeting nbr 4) I will probably
> use re-opening, after a brief opening and reading reports/reflecting. A
> couple of action planning sessions, 1 minute reportback/group and then
> closing.
>
> 3.   How to bind everything together to one whole
>
>
>
> So far I lean towards this plan but I would love to hear to your ideas,
> thoughts, experiences and/or suggestions!
>
> All the best
>
>
>
> Thomas Herrmann
>
> Open Space Consulting AB
>
> www.openspaceconsulting.com
>
> You reach us via phone: +46 (0)709 98 97 81 or email:
> tho...@openspaceconsulting.com
>
>
>
> Open Space Consulting is a small company with BIG ambitions to assist
> leaders and organizations as well as local communities to tap into their
> 

Re: [OSList] Time challenge - multiple short OSTs? (x-posted OS/GC-lists)

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Sounds great. The guy I would  be talking to is Kai Degner
kai.deg...@gmail.com  -- He was the mayor of Harrisonburg VA (80K?) and did
multiple community OS’s on a whole range of community issues (including
education, I believe). There is s bunch of video around, but I can’t
remember where. Kai is currently the Democratic candidate for Congress –so
he is a tad busy at the moment.

 

Harrison

 

Winter Address

7808 River Falls Dr.

Potomac, MD 20854

301-365-2093

 

Summer Address

189 Beaucauire Ave

Camden, ME 04843

207 763-3261

 

Websites

www.openspaceworld.com

www.ho-image.com

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of
Thomas Herrmann via OSList
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2016 3:36 AM
To: 'World wide Open Space Technology email list'; 'GC list'
Subject: [OSList] Time challenge - multiple short OSTs? (x-posted
OS/GC-lists)

 

Dear friends in Open Space

I write to share about an exciting project and to ask to have
feedback/ideas/experiences assisting me to refine/decide on the design I am
working on.

 

The project is in a neighbouring town of about 35 000 inhabitants. They are
inviting everyone living there to explore ways to contribute to enhance the
learning amongst children/youth complementing/supporting what is happening
in the school. The top politician in the town, responsible for
education/schools is my sponsor. During the spring I had a couple of
meetings with the top politicians and managers for the school system. Then
we widened the circles and had some meetings with other interest parties ,
to invite more engagement for this idea. 

 

We have a plan that includes follow up, to support what is emerging, decide
on next steps and make sure there is report back to what is happening and
not.

 

A couple of  days ago we had our “final” planning meeting getting the theme
etc. Still working on wording but something like “For the future of our
children. How do we create conditions for enhanced learning for pupils in
our community?” Of practical reasons evenings are considered the best
options. Parents, pupils, teachers, business people, public workers etc etc
are all busy daytime and weekends are not considered a good option.
“Everyone” will be invited but it’s hard to say how many will come to each
meeting. I guess between 10-200 J

Now the plan is to have three 3-hour meetings in three different parts of
the small community. I have suggested a fourth meeting where all are invited
for convergence/action planning. There are of course several challenges. I
am not even sure I will suggest we use OST even though I’d love to. I think
a 3-hour meeting is the bare minimum for the simplest form of an OST
meeting. On the other hand I see possibilities for this to be looked at like
an OST meeting consisting of three occasions á 3 hours + convergence in a
fourth meeting for another 3 hours… That looks better, ey?

 

There are some opportunities with this:

1.   More time for the divergent process before converging.

2.   People can choose to join several meetings, deepening their
thinking

3.   People can get access to more ideas/material from the 3 meetings.

4.   There can be continued conversations online in between meetings and
approaching meeting nbr 4.

5.   There will be opportunities for people to create joint projects
over “boundaries” in the community (meeting nbr 4 and online)

 

There are several challenges with this too. 

1.   There will be different people in all of the meetings

a.   There needs to be a proper opening each time

2.   3 hours is very short. My plan: Opening/agenda 45 mts. Session 1
(45 mts). Session 2 (45 mts). Individual reflection/personal commitment (15
mts). Closing 30 mts.

a.   For the actionplanning meeting (meeting nbr 4) I will probably use
re-opening, after a brief opening and reading reports/reflecting. A couple
of action planning sessions, 1 minute reportback/group and then closing.

3.   How to bind everything together to one whole

 

So far I lean towards this plan but I would love to hear to your ideas,
thoughts, experiences and/or suggestions!

All the best

 

Thomas Herrmann

Open Space Consulting AB

  www.openspaceconsulting.com

You reach us via phone: +46 (0)709 98 97 81 or email:
 tho...@openspaceconsulting.com 

 

Open Space Consulting is a small company with BIG ambitions to assist
leaders and organizations as well as local communities to tap into their
full power to achieve their dreams. We bring practical tools and knowhow to
empower you to find your way forward.

 

More info

LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasherrmannopenspaceconsult

Facebook Company page:  
https://www.facebook.com/OpenSpaceConsulting 

 

 

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