About Themes for Open Space: examples

Tue Oct 3 18:23:45 PDT 2006

Gerard--

Wow! I love the process you outline and the topics you have listed. Wow
to all of these wonderful creative starters.

Thank you for adding all this to our learning.

				:- Doug. Germann

On Mon, 2006-10-02 at 18:26 +0200, Gerard Muller wrote:
>  Dear Diane,
> 
> I have listed some examples of issues of Open Space events I have 
> facilitated.
> 
> -	how can robots create value for sustainable development: for my 
> organisation, and for society in general ? (see: www.bramstrup.dk for a 
> nice invitation)
> -	is our profession a dying race, or the profession of the future ? 
> (national association of accountants)
> - 	what new business opportunities do we see, and how do we create them 
> ? (steel multinational)
> -	how do we train our voices to sing our joint melody ? (pharmacies 
> merging)
> -	in three years, our jobs won't exist anymore: what new ones do we 
> create instead ? (professional association)
> -	how do we get young Danish people to exercise more ? (NGO in health 
> care)
> -	what leadership do we need and how do we create it ? (network of HR 
> professionals)
> - 	how do we develop our department, each of us and together ? (Surgery 
> department, University hospital)
> -	how do we implement the values our leadership has formulated in 
> practice ? (Regional Tax Office)
> -	what is the future of wiki's and how do we create it ? (Wiki 
> community WikiSym 2006)
> -	how do we cooperate in our network of excellence (steel multinational)
> -	one ESS: how do we create it ? (engineering multinational, on how to 
> have its units across the world cooperate)
> - 	nature & poverty: how do we cooperate in the area in future ? (NGO's)
> -	how do we create the best product for the high end of the market ? 
> (Software firm)
> -	what building does our knowledge center need ? (knowledge centre in 
> agriculture: for those who were at OSonOS11, you have seen the result)
> -	what should are business plan for the coming period look like, and 
> how do we ensure it is implemented ? (sales company)
> -	interactive research: enough ideas and experiences: but how do we 
> create a breakthrough ? (University)
> -	what school do we need in future, and how do we create it ? (school)
> -	what do our future children's departments look like, and how do we 
> create them ? (association of librarians)
> -	a fantastic international conference in Holland: how do we organise 
> it and ensure the process leads to an active Community of Practice ? 
> (IODA)
> -	what new partnerships can we create and how do we go about it ? 
> (knowledge center)
> -	after many years of success we have come into a period of stagnation: 
> how do we turn the tide ? (Association of fruit producers)
> -	how should we lead the process of digitalisation in our province ? 
> (provincial authority)
> -	in heart diseases, Denmark is on a 35th place, at par with Zimbabwe. 
> How do we get to the number 1 spot ? (pharmaceutical)
> -	one partnerteam, how do we create it ? (one of the big Four)
> -	we have created the foundation; how do we develop our organisation in 
> the next phase ? (hospital)
> -	what does consulting in the pig- and building sector look like in 
> future, and how do we create it ? (regional advisory service)
> -	how to reboot reboot ? (reboot is a yearly event for E-professionals)
> -	the guidelines have changed; how do we implement them ? 
> (pharmaceutical)
> -	success in our cooperation: how do we create it ?
> - 	what are the implications of the vision for roles and 
> responsabilities in our department, and how do we realise these ? 
> (large city)
> -	given the strengths and weaknesses in our bid process, how do we 
> increase our win rate ? (consulancy firm)
> -	how can we innovate at the same time we need to cut costs ? 
> (investment fund)
> -	how do we develop a new way of working, building on our knowledge and 
> networks ? (University)
> -	what activities should our alumni association organise and how do we 
> bring them alive ? (alumni association)
> -	how can we best improve our campaigns ? (large consultancy firm)
> -	how do we create competence development and training which adds value 
> in reality, each of
> 	and together (conference centre)
> -	what should our vision be and how do we make it alive ? (project)
> -	how do we create a transition to sustainable agricultural systems ? 
> (Ministry)
> -	how do we keep the birds in the meadows ? (Ministry)
> -	what follow-up treatment should our clients have, and what role could 
> we play in this ? (psychiatric hospital)
> - 	what is good pain treatment, and how do we organise it in our region 
> ? (regional cancer centre)
> -	our new business model is in place: how do we implement it, each of 
> us alone, and together ?
> -	how do we develop our department the coming years ? (medical 
> department, university hospital)
> -	how do we create the best health care system in the world ? 
> (pharmaceutical)
> -	what does the future require from us, and how do we prepare for this 
> succesfully ? (union)
> -	we are at the end of one phase, how do we prepare the next one ? 
> (inspection)
> -	food security and international cooperation; what will we do ? 
> (University)
> -	in meeting we can get to understand eachother's differences: how will 
> we do this ? (Fund)
> -	how do we optimise our cooperation and knowledge exchange ? (research 
> department)
> -	what needs to be done to create really good facilities i our town, 
> and how will we do this ? (town)
> -	how do we create new growth in our sector ? (University department)
> -	what future do we see for artists, and how do we create it ? 
> (association of artists)
> - 	the region's knowledge cluster: how do we create it ?
> -	what developments do we see, what should we offer in the near future 
> and how do we organise it ?
> -	how do we cooperate in a way which creates value for each of us ?
> 
> Greetings from Svenmark,
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Gerard Muller
> Open Space Institute Denmark
> Phone: (+45) 21269621				Skype: openspace1
> Mail: gm at openspace.dk
> 
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> 
> On Sep 24, 2006, at 4:51 PM, Diana Larsen wrote:
> 
> > As I go into planning for an upcoming open space, I want to take a 
> > fresh vie of Themes. Try out some heretofore unexplored ways of 
> > thinking about themes. Will you help?
> >
> > 1) What are some avenues you pursue when developing the overarching 
> > theme for an Open Space? i.e., How do _you_ go about it? Where do you 
> > look and listen for a theme that intrigues your desired participants?
> > 2) What have been some of the most evocative themes you've developed 
> > or encountered? When have you been hooked by a theme?
> > 3) What forms the essential elements of a theme?
> >
> > Just wonderin'
> > Diana
> >
> >
> > Diana Larsen
> > co-author, _Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great_ (Pragmatic 
> > Bookshelf, 2006)
> > www.futureworksconsulting.com
> > 503-288-3550
> >
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