SV: Improving working conditions/health amongst the staff of a large hospital

[Thomas Herrmann]

Hi Eva.
It is so good to meet you here too! Welcome to this wonderful community, and
thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Regarding the task at hand, we have been talking about a really large
OS-meeting or multiple smaller ones, for a start. One thing is that all 15
000 will probably not be able to come!

Hopefully there will be an interest to go further within the different units
after initiating the process. These issues have to be worked with, at every
unit, of course. The first event(or series) could have the purpose to define
and make the conditions clear for the local work. (more or less define the
question at hand and work out the givens:)

The video idea was that this/these first events could be recorded to get the
message across the whole organization. It would also be a possibility to
show how this marvellous work was done, to bring excitement for the "local"
work. It could be distributed via CD. Video is an increadible media to
spread a message but of course word-of-mouth is probably as good. If a
collegue tells you that she has been part of something really exciting...
Well inviting 300 people from all across all units and levels could probably
spread the idea as good as anything.

Then next step, for those managers who choose to, could be to do local OST´s
to work out working conditions/health on that very unit.
What do you think about that?
Best regards
Thomas

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> Från: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]För Eva P Svensson
> Skickat: den 2 september 2002 10:19
> Till: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Ämne: SV: Improving working conditions/health amongst the staff of a
> large hospital
>
>
> Hallo Thomas,
>
> It feels funny to write in another language to a neighbour
> (we live approx.
> 10 km apart) but I'll try.
> As you know I dont have any real practical experience from
> Open Space (yet)
> but I have a lot of experience from change work and involving
> people in
> organizations, thats why I dont go crazy for the Video idea.
> The effect of a
> video is often "this don't belongs to us, it's not my
> business". That's my
> experience. So my thougts is -couldn't you get them - the
> sponsors - to do 3
> Open Space - one for each hospital and invite people from all
> levels as you
> mentioned below. The only issue (?) must be to have a big
> enough place to
> stay in. But that's not a problem there are god facilities nearby.
> I'm sure that the effect will pay back the investment of
> having 3 events
> instead of 1 because in this way there will always be someone in every
> hospital that brings the feeling, the responsability, the
> energy with them.
> And in a project that concerns 15.000 people 2 more days can
> not be to much
> to invest.
> Thats my idea of involving.
>
> To all of you out there that don't know me - (and how could
> you since this
> is my first active response to the list) My name is Eva and
> I'll live in the
> westcoast of Sweden nereby Gothenbourg in a small village - Onsala.
> I attended a class in june where Thomas and Eiwor taught us
> "all" about OST.
> And I must say I'm  thrilled. Both for the technic, the
> simplicity and the
> possibility to have as many people in the same room as you
> need. But mostly
> for the underlying thinking, that we bring back the
> responsability to each
> person, to acknowledge everyone as the wise beeing we all are.
> My professional background is from the Human Resource field
> and today I work
> as a management consultant with for exampel leadership
> training, coaching
> and team building. It's quite simple isn't it - its' about to
> get the people
> and the organization to fit together and to fulfill each
> others needs...
> Easy said - more difficult to do, but it's really challenging.
> Anyhow, when I first entered this mailing list it was like opening a
> "treasure box". I feel very priviliged to be a part of this
> group with all
> wisdom, experience and collective care for each other and the
> universe.
> Thank you all
> Love
> Eva
>
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> Från: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]För
> Thomas Herrmann
> Skickat: den 1 september 2002 14:39
> Till: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Ämne: Improving working conditions/health amongst the staff of a large
> hospital
>
>
> Dear friends in Open Space
> I am wondering a bit , was I clear about my issue in my
> earlier posting? The
> question at hand is how to improve working conditions/health
> amonst the
> staff of this hospital (in fact three hospitals within the same
> organization). One concern of my sponsor is how to reach out to all
> employees, and how to get all involved.
>
> Right now I am thinking of one possibility. I have a brother who is a
> professional TV/Video producer. One way could be to facilitate an OST
> involving people from all levels of the organization. Have a nice
> videoproduction of the process and the results. This could be
> one way to get
> the message across the organization, that these issues are in
> focus right
> now and the first step has been taken. The OST event would
> have to be really
> grounded in the leadership (as always) so that the
> participants are free to
> move the hot topics ahead, involving more of the people who
> wish to join in.
> Next step could be to let these topics go on, as well as work within
> different units of the hospital to get the process going all over.
>
> What do you think of this idea? Any other experiences from
> working with
> large organizations and with an issue that is to be worked
> with all over?
> Best regards
> Thomas Herrmann         Phone +46 (0)709-98 97 81
> Open Space Consulting   Fax   +46 (0)300-713 89
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