Looking for a GREAT OS business story

[Vliex, Carla (cvl)]

Hi Peggy and all of you

(tried to mail you off list Peggy, is not working) 

I was so incredible busy and just had some glimpses at the list. 

The other day we had an Open Space for the management consulting firm I am working with. More ore less 200 consultants, secretary, and other staff showed up. We had the Open Space on the beach in a round huge tent ( I don't know how you call it, it was a tent where normally clowns, elephants, and so on do their acts). We had more tents for making the  reports, for eating/ drinking etc. It was my dream coming true! 

As a managing consulting firm we have had a few bad years, sizing down, losing spirit and energy. And it really happened: in the Open Space  we found back our spirit and our sense of community. A few great actions have been workerd out. It really does feel like magic, even for us here in Holland ( we don't show our passions quite easily). And we have some more 199 or so counsultants who have seen the power and elegance of Open Space! 

If you can use this story please let me know. We have lots of photo's and I can arrange an (online interview) with one of our CEO's. 

 

enjoy your day!!

Carla

 

drs. Carla Vliex 

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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]On Behalf Of Peggy Holman
Sent: donderdag 30 juni 2005 08:08
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Looking for a GREAT OS business story


Friends,
 
We are looking for a "knock your socks off" story of Open Space in a business setting for the Open Space chapter in the second edition of The Change Handbook: Group Methods for Shaping the Future.   We know the Rockport story, in which $24M from a new product resulted.  We know the AT&T story in which a group replanned a 9 month project in 2 days to meet the Olympic Committee's invitation to move their pavillion to a more prominent location.  What's a new story of clear and powerful benefit to the business and people involved?
 
The story chosen will be one of three opening the chapter on Open Space in The Change Handbook.  We're including a story of ongoing Open Space via Spirited Work and a community story from Chris Corrigan.
 
So, if you have a story in a business environment that you think communicates the power of OST, please let us know.  As chapter author and book editor, Harrison and I will have the challenging task of choosing the story for the book.   (Contact me offlist at peggy at opencirclecompany.com <mailto:peggy at opencirclecompanay.com>   unless you think the list would benefit from hearing the story.)
 
thanks,
Peggy and Harrison
 
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Peggy Holman
The Open Circle Company
15347 SE 49th Place
Bellevue, WA  98006
(425) 746-6274 
 
www.opencirclecompany.com
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