Calling the Circle

[Birgitt Bolton]

Hi Don,
Faced with this, which is often, the theme "What are the issues and
opportunities for the Preferred Future of...." Is my favourite and generates
the best results. Some folks like to address the goals, others with loftier
views like to dwell on the vision or whatever. In one case, they decided
that they didn't have a future. Goes with the territory of leaving something
open.

Birgitt Bolton


-----Original Message-----
From:   OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Don
Ferretti
Sent:   Thursday, January 14, 1999 6:47 PM
To:     OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject:        Re[2]: Calling the Circle

There is a group that wants to get what people normally expect out of a
traditional strategic planning process (i.e., vision, mission, SWOT, goals,
objectives, etc.) to meet government funding requirements. My feeling is
that
calling the circle together in open space will meet all these needs. But I
don't
know this from personal experience. What would be a theme, or focus question
for
an open space that might allow all those strategic plan elements to surface?
Any
experience in using OST for strategic planning?

This is meant to be a generative question. No lectures please.

Don Ferretti

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