Re-opening during one day OST meetings

[Thomas Herrmann]

Dear Michael and others who have given this re-opening"-stuff" so much
thought.
I have been thinking about if/how to use this in my planned (and already
designed)OST meetings. I can see a possibility in a few weeks where we have
1,5 days (remember my sheepfarmers). I hope they like the idea.

I have another one coming on sooner. A one day OST (8.30 am to 6pm) with an
insurance company (160 persons will participate). The manager is one of the
few I ever met who seemed to understand and like the OST idea right away.
The theme is quite open and focuses on customer relations.

My concern in this case is that it is hard to find enough time to read
reports before re-opening, but that is the same actually before voting. In
cases like I usually let the participants vote on the subjects raised
instead of the reports. Again, I emphasize that this is all about getting a
broad picture of where the energy runs the highest - all reports are in the
book.

So far I planned:
30 minutes check in and coffee
1 hour for opening, marketplace.
Then 3 timeslots of 1,5 hours (one hour lunchbrake in between)
1 hour for voting and grouping related issues.
45 minutes for giving input to top-issues + individual commitments + coffee
and mingling around.
Finally one hour for closing.

This will be my longest one-day event, I hope they don´t get too exhausted.
They will have a party in the evening as well!

Any thoughts appreciated!
Best regards
Thomas Herrmann         Phone +46 (0)709-98 97 81
Open Space Consulting   Fax   +46 (0)300-713 89
Pensévägen 4
434 46 Kungsbacka, Sweden
Email: thomas at openspaceconsulting.com
www.openspaceconsulting.com

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