OS case study

Jim Clark jimbo at wfc.com.tw
Wed Sep 13 10:03:23 PDT 2000 

Chris wrote:

How important is it for action groups to report back to the
circle?  What are the pros and cons of such reporting compared to simply a
Talking Circle closing?


I had a couple of less than thrilling experiences with the report back process I
was using (the group standing in front of the circle, reading out their report,
and then answering questions) and came up with another way that seemed much more
productive.

Basically, after finishing their action plans, the champions put them up on the
wall around the circle.  They are then free to either look around at the other
Action Plans, or better yet, bumble bee their way into another group or two.

Before we do the closing circle we ask each of the champions to stand next to
the action plan of their group with a marker pen.  Others mill about and ask
questions, make suggestions, offer support, etc.  This goes on for as long as it
takes, but so far it has always taken a little less than half an hour.  Once
that process is finished the Champions come one by one and place their plan in
the center of the circle, and those that have been or are willing to be a part
of the process to ensure this plans success are invited to stand.

Once all of the plans are in the middle of the circle, we begin the closing
circle.

This has worked well when we have a good half day for Acion Planning.

bo

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>From  Wed Sep 13 14:34:19 2000
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Dear Colleagues-- During the past couple years, Peggy Holman and I have
had occasional exchanges off these lists about the value of combining
Appreciative Inquiry and Open Space in our work. Our discussions have
included our successes, challenges, and questions as well.

We would like to invite any of you who have had experience using these
wonderful ways in combination to join us in an ongoing dialogue. Our
thinking is that it might be best NOT to have this be a part of the main
listserv fare as many may not be interested. So we are inviting those
who ARE interested in occasional discussion on using the combination of
AI and OST to send an email to Peg and me.

Thank you.

BJ Peters
bjpeters at amug.org

Peggy Holman
pholman at email.msn.com

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>From  Wed Sep 13 16:48:59 2000
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hello bj,

could you do the ai-ost thing at the tmn conference space?  that would
be fantastic learning to capture in such a well-archived location.

m

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>From  Wed Sep 13 10:30:10 2000
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I also think Open Space enables an organization that functions at a blue
meme to have a "transformational experience" of a higher one, at least
yellow and maybe beyond.  This does not mean that they can then function at
that level on an ongoing basis.  (As Ken Wilbur states)

I just facilitated a 2.5 day event which concluded with Open Space with a
church based group of social activists dealing with cutbacks.  After
clarifying the context and givens together, which may include one major
denomination going bankrupt, we then went into Open Space.  At evening news
they were struggling with finding their path.  I use evening news as an
opportunity to bring to awareness the discomfort in the room, so that it can
be explored in the unconscious overnight and flipped into a topic for
breakthrough thinking in the morning.  This happened and a critical
conversation took place in the morning with most of the group attending.
This has been punctuated in the morning by an Aboriginal Christian worship
experience.  At the closing of the Open Space they all commented how they
had experienced breakthrough thinking, collaboration, vision, community and
possibility in the midst of cutback.. They collectively experienced yellow
(integral) coming out of blue (mythic) organizations.  It was a "peak
experience".  They could then carry the "glow" of this experience back into
their business meeting.  However, they still functioned as a "blue"
(mythic-order) organization when they did the business.  They could not
sustain that level or even moving to orange or green without more practice.

Larry

Larry Peterson
Associates in Transformation
41 Appleton Ave., Toronto, ON,
Canada, M6E 3A4
Tel:/Fax: 416-653-4829

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