Advice

owen owen at tmn.com
Thu Nov 12 05:09:31 PST 1998


At 09:06 PM 11/11/98 -0500, you wrote:
>I have just done my first OS with "Walk With Women V" at HopeSprings in
>Ohio and it was wonderful.
>
>I am now in another situation where I think OS is a fit but could use
>some advice.
>
>This is with the Ohio Cancer Pain Initiative, a group that only has one
>part time staff, the rest volunteers. Their mission is to rid cancer
>patients of unnessary pain through seminars, a speakers bureau and the
>education of doctors, nurses etc.  They have made in roads and the
>original volunteers are burning out.

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Barbara--

In terms of getting the word out -- invitation -- i would do what you are
suggesting. In addition i would ask all the folks (volunteers) in the
organization to be co-sponsors of the event, and then bring their friends
and colleagues. Of course if nobody comes, that is useful information too.
But I doubt that to be a likely occurance.
        As for getting down to substantive conclusion/actions and the like, you
might consult the 2nd edition of my User's Guide (Berrett-Koehler) in the
chapter dealing with the third day. Open Space is naturally a process of
divergence/convergence/divergence etc... and we find it very natural to
converge on the 3rd day with priority setting and articulation of next step
actions. It's all in the book. Good luck
Harrison



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