HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS

BrendanMcKeague mckeague at iprimus.com.au
Tue Apr 8 23:08:59 PDT 2003


Thanks Laurel and Joelle - I love the feedback - I will commence my
'co-learning' in a few hours a bit wiser and with additional stories to tell
the emphasis on the efficiency dimension of OS and Joelle's comments about
'Health care in the western world is a constant battle to put the unruly
forces of nature under control' really make sense - need to understand
their language and metaphors
with peace
Brendan
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At 10:16 AM 07-04-2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi Brendan,
>
>Whenever I've done OST in healthcare, I've stressed in the opening that this
>method has been chosen because it is so very efficient, effective and
>powerful - that it can accomplish the same in a couple of days that may
>otherwise take months (or years) of committee work.

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>From  Wed Apr  9 18:20:57 2003
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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 18:20:57 +1200
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From: Pattillo <pattillo at actrix.gen.nz>
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It seems to me that at the heart of strategic planning is that great =
quote -
"chance favours the prepared mind".  While I accept that the physical
documentation of a plan is for some the most important thing, and =
getting
the strategic plan onto one page is important to others for me it is the
least important of matters.  Perhaps it's my lack of completer/finisher =
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who would now.

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Strategic planning is I think that rare opportunity for reflection and
creation of our thoughts (plans) about how we would like to engage with =
our
future and with one another and the things we do.  Anyone who approaches
strategic planning as a control of the unknown is I think a little mad.  =
It
is in this light that I think open space gives life to the heart of
strategic planning.  It gives anyone who cares in the future of an =
entity a
chance to reflect and create the sense of how they would like to move
forward.  Implementation is not it seems to me an appropriate measure of
strategic planning or open space - awareness, readiness, agility,
connectedness, sustainability are, I think, better yardsticks.

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In traditional strategic planning only a few people get to develop this
awareness, using open spce in strategic planning means that any one who =
care
enough has a prepared mind for chance and the future.

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Anne Pattillo

Anne Pattillo Consulting

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Phone 64 4 473 2702

Fax 64 4 4732703

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>It seems to me that at the heart of strategic =
planning is
that great quote – “chance favours the prepared =
mind”.  While
I accept that the physical documentation of a plan is for some the most
important thing, and getting the strategic plan onto one page is =
important to
others for me it is the least important of matters.  Perhaps =
it’s my
lack of completer/finisher – who would now.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Strategic planning is I think that rare opportunity =
for
reflection and creation of our thoughts (plans) about how we would like =
to engage
with our future and with one another and the things we do.  Anyone =
who
approaches strategic planning as a control of the unknown is I think a =
little
mad.  It is in this light that I think open space gives life to the =
heart
of strategic planning.  It gives anyone who cares in the future of =
an
entity a chance to reflect and create the sense of how they would like =
to move
forward.  Implementation is not it seems to me an appropriate =
measure of
strategic planning or open space – awareness, readiness, agility, =
connectedness,
sustainability are, I think, better yardsticks.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In traditional strategic planning only a few people =
get to
develop this awareness, using open spce in strategic planning means that =
any
one who care enough has a prepared mind for chance and the =
future.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>Fax 64 4 4732703</span></font></p>

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