Seeking Feedback

[Jeff Aitken]

I used OST for the second day of a four-day annual conference. This was years before I knew better. I am now
more skillful at negotiating with conference organizers.

The leaders of workshops scheduled for the third and fourth days all posted their passions in the OST and
thus conducted their workshops on the second day, and many had to cover the same material on the third and
fourth days.

The law of two feet is difficult to take back once it's in effect, and conference organizers had to deal with unexpectedly
fluid behavior on the third and fourth days.

Many conference participants simply went skiing on the second day. Butterflies wearing parkas, or the law of two skis.

The best way to blend OST and non-OST is to have the OST at the end, serving an important purpose in the overall
event, such as "what has not been talked about so far" or "taking things deeper" or "where we go from here." In my opinion.

Jeff Aitken
California

-----Original Message-----
From: Harrison Owen <hhowen at comcast.net>
Sent: Aug 2, 2004 5:37 AM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Re: Seeking Feedback

I would guess that many have tried and very few succeeded. Doing a "demonstration" OS is a loser mostly because there is usually little passion and responsibility -- the usual reaction is "Is that all their is?"  As for OS in the context of a larger meeting (one track sort of thing) -- I have tried it on several occasions -- none of them happily. When faced with the sort of situation (opportunity?) you describe, I will show a video (the USWEST video is great) and take questions. All prefaced with a little history (Been around for 20 years, 50,000+ iterations, now 93 countries etc)

Harrison


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I'm wondering if anybody has experience with:
1. Doing a 1hour intro of OS at the beginning of a larger non OS conference to give people a taste for OS, eg as one approach which might be taken at future conferences.
2. Having OS as one Workshop option at a Conference - so people could choose to do traditional workshops or engage in a 2 or 4 hour OS.
Thanks for any input.
Joe Bowers
The Centre for Success, Health & Happiness
p: (612) 9858 1569
m: 0403 395 488
joe at successandhappiness.com.au
www.successandhappiness.com.au

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