Multi Voter Software
Chris Corrigan
chris at chriscorrigan.com
Sun Jul 2 13:19:00 PDT 2006
Here's a story I use to talk about action planning in Open Space. THis one
is forthcoming in the next edition of "The Change Handbook":
In January 2005 under the auspices of the federal government's Urban
Aboriginal Strategy (UAS), 275 people met in Prince George, British
Columbia, Canada to see what could be done to meet the complex needs of the
inner city Aboriginal community in that city of 80,000. They used Open
Space Technology to identify priority areas and create a consortium of
projects aimed at making a difference in a community riddled with poverty,
violence, addictions and health issues.
But this was no ordinary gathering. The 275 people included regular
citizens, youth, elders, disabled folks, folks with mental illness, the
poor and dyslexic and the rich and educated.
The sponsoring agencies, a loose committee of service providers, government
and local Aboriginal groups set the stage for the success of this event.
They decided that the UAS should not be controlled by the existing agencies
and organizations. To solicit community leadership, the agencies committed
to turning the UAS over to the community. That willingness and openness
made a huge difference on the day. In the pre-meeting, phrases like "we
need new ideas to grow" and "supporting community leadership" became
touchstones for the media campaign that formed the invitation. The
sponsors stated their desire to be completely transparent in how this
process was to unfold. They even committed to publishing a summary of the
OST results in the local paper. Over three weeks these messages were
repeated in local media with the starling results.
The agenda was set within the first hour of the day and the first of 55
discussion groups met on a huge range of issues. By the end of the day the
group had produced a 63 page proceedings document with summaries from 41
groups.
On day two, about 100 people returned to work on projects. People reviewed
the previous day's proceedings, space was opened again and people were
invited to post invitations to champion new projects. Participants were
asked for passion to be tightly bound to responsibility on this day as
they deliberated on how to "get it out of the room."
Project champions came forward from a wide spectrum of experience and
background, from poor single mothers to City councilors. Twenty-four
project postings were made and these convened into 19 groups addressing a
wide variety of community issues. All of them found support from existing
organizations and in just one and a half hours, partnerships were made,
action plans drafted and in some cases, goals, objectives and visions were
written. One group became so close that when they were finished, they stood
in a circle for a minute tightly holding hands and prayed together. All of
this was self-organizing, all of it happened in Open Space.
Within three weeks of the Open Space event, most of the champions had
hosted follow-up meetings and attracted funding sponsors and other
resources. By six weeks after the event the project champions had formed a
collaborative decision making body that would oversee the strategy and make
funding recommendations to the federal government.
Reopening space for action is a very simple matter and if there is a need
for further involvement, perhaps to strategically shape the action, then you
have a ready made implementation team, like the one we had in the above
story to help you with the work.
Chris
On 7/2/06, Craig Gilliam <wcraiggilliam at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I aplogize if these are basic questions that all of you have alread
> explored, but as a novice, I wonder--
>
> Harrison writes: "Of course there are also other alternatives when it
> comes
> to action planning etc."
>
> I would like to hear more about the alternative action planning steps that
> you or others have used effectively because I find the action steps are
> where the road and the tire meet. Without taking the conversations to the
> place of action steps, which in my opinion is key to the transformation,
> the
> process' ability to effect the possibility for major change seems limited.
>
> In addition, what does it look like for a large organization to live out
> of
> open space as a method, structure, or life-style?
>
> Thanks,
> Craig
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Harrison Owen <hhowen at adelphia.net>
> Reply-To: Harrison Owen <hhowen at verizon.net>
> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Subject: Re: Multi Voter Software
> Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:15:01 -0400
>
> there is a software breakdown in the program (bug?) -- the problem is that
> the files (presuming that you are gathering files from several voting
> stations) won't concatenate. There is a work around, but it is too long to
> write on the OSLIST -- but if you gave me a call (207-763-3261) I can
> probably walk you through it. Of course there are also other alternatives
> when it comes to action planning etc. PS -- I am in Maine therefore
> Eastern
> Daylight Savings time.
>
> Harrison
> Harrison Owen
> 7808 River Falls Dr.
> Potomac, MD 20854
> USA
> 301-365-2093
> 207-763-3261 (summer)
> website www.openspaceworld.com
> Personal Website www.ho-image.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ray Schulte
> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 12:47 PM
> Subject: Multi Voter Software
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I am new to the list serve and looking for some help.
>
> I am attempting to install and use the Tasc Open Space multi-voter.
>
> I am able to use the voter, but am having trouble with the OS Control
> program that processes the votes. My computer seems to run on forever as
> if
> stuck in a loop.
>
> I have a laptop with Windows XP.
>
> Can any one help me. I hope to use the software in about a week.
>
> Ray Schulte
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> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Harrison Owen <hhowen at adelphia.net>
> Reply-To: Harrison Owen <hhowen at verizon.net>
> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Subject: Re: Multi Voter Software
> Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:15:01 -0400
>
> there is a software breakdown in the program (bug?) -- the problem is that
> the files (presuming that you are gathering files from several voting
> stations) won't concatenate. There is a work around, but it is too long to
> write on the OSLIST -- but if you gave me a call (207-763-3261) I can
> probably walk you through it. Of course there are also other alternatives
> when it comes to action planning etc. PS -- I am in Maine therefore
> Eastern
> Daylight Savings time.
>
> Harrison
> Harrison Owen
> 7808 River Falls Dr.
> Potomac, MD 20854
> USA
> 301-365-2093
> 207-763-3261 (summer)
> website www.openspaceworld.com
> Personal Website www.ho-image.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ray Schulte
> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 12:47 PM
> Subject: Multi Voter Software
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I am new to the list serve and looking for some help.
>
> I am attempting to install and use the Tasc Open Space multi-voter.
>
> I am able to use the voter, but am having trouble with the OS Control
> program that processes the votes. My computer seems to run on forever as
> if
> stuck in a loop.
>
> I have a laptop with Windows XP.
>
> Can any one help me. I hope to use the software in about a week.
>
> Ray Schulte
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