OST for a city council

[Christine Whitney Sanchez]

Koos, I have used OST in three different situations with municipalities.
The one that comes the closest to your situation was working with 140
citizens, politicians, police and city staff to craft a community-wide
strategy for combating elder abuse in the City of Mesa, Arizona, USA.  The
Open Space meeting was very powerful, with a couple of Native American women
spontaneously smudging the conference hall and offering prayers in the
circle.  The results were clear and actionable, with many citizens and city
staff eager to get going on implementation.  However, I understand that the
new Police Chief did not take ownership for her coordination role due to
several crises that took priority and the implementation never occurred.  In
that case, it was "over" within a month of the event.

Best wishes in your work.

Christine Whitney Sanchez
Milagro Organizational Consulting, Inc.
2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue
Phoenix, AZ  85048-8990
480.759.0262  voice
480.759.0403  fax

Inviting miracles in our Work!



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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]On Behalf Of Koos de
Heer
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 8:37 AM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: OST for a city council


Dear All,

I am talking to a city council this Friday about doing an Open Space
Technology conference for the city. It is about a city planning issue.
There is an empty spot in the city and the planning process for this spot
has come to a grinding halt because of conflicting interests, and because
of sloppy communication.

My proposal will be do an OST meeting and to invite all stakeholders:
residents and business people from the neighborhood, politicians, city
council employees, the real estate development company, etc.

Do you know of any examples of OST being used in a case like this? If so,
could you send me some information? I am certain the person I talk to on
Friday will ask about similar use of OST elsewhere. Any input will be
greatly appreciated.

Many thanks,

Koos de Heer
Auryn management advies BV
Utrecht, the Netherlands
mailto:koosdhr at auryn.nl
http://www.auryn.nl/

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