OS and strategic planning

[Michael Herman]

jaime, try these stories...

http://www.globalchicago.net/wiki/wiki.cgi?StrategicPlanning - peggy
holman oslist blurb about washington state arts council

http://www.globalchicago.net/ost/invitingorg/19weissflog.html - uwe
weissflog story of strategic conversation at major corporation

http://www.globalchicago.net/wiki/wiki.cgi?OpenSpaceTech/FrequentlyToldStories
- a collection of soundbite stories that includes a number of
strategic planning instances

i don't know of any OS literature that says it won't work.  that
really surprises me, because i think it works like crazy, for those
willing to go there.  i'm sure others will have more to offer on this.

michael



Jaime Pedreros Fitzgerald wrote:

> Hello dear colleagues,
>
> Most of the OS literature I have reviewed mention that
> OS is not useful (or would not work) in strategic
> planning gatherings. I would like to mention that my
> first experience (november 2000) with OS with an
> business education institution consisted of "ways to
> enrich our strategic planning approach". This was
> conducted in two different brief gatherings, the first
> one with staff (5 people, 3 hour) members and the
> second one with selected (11 people, 4 hour)
> instructors. Actually, the second workshop was a
> suggestion of the person in charge of correspondence
> delivery (a kind of post man). Despite the manager's
> "eager to control everything" some useful perspectives
> were developed:
> First meeting:
> Investigate the competence
> Improve ways to face the future
> To take advantage of the institution's best resource
> (instructors)
> Second
> A SWOT matrix
> List of suggestions to strength the organization
>
> My doubts and needs of additional information arouse
> because the tax authority in Bolivia (to whom I have
> already submitted a proposal to complement new staff
> members' induction process by using a half-day
> conventional training and half-day OS meeting) asked
> me to elaborate a "consensus" for the strategic
> planning of the organization (by using alternative
> methodologies). Later on, I (in case the contract is
> awarded to me) will organize three workshop in the
> corresponding major cities. These workshop will serve
> to discuss the draft of the harmonized document as
> well as to select participants for a "main event" in
> which the final document would be elaborated.
>
> MY questions are as follows:
>
> To what extent can OS be used in this case
> Is there any former (and of course, successful)
> experience about OS and strategic planning
>
> Your kind assistance is highly (and obligedly)
> appreciated.
>
> Warm regards from La Paz
>
> Jaime
>
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