Three action planning approaches in Open Space - plus one more

Chris Corrigan chris at chriscorrigan.com
Fri Oct 10 18:58:53 PDT 2008


Very very cool...
Chris

On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 4:09 PM, Peggy Holman
<peggy at opencirclecompany.com>wrote:

> Thanks, Chris for your great document on convergence.  A few weeks ago, I
> spontaneously created a new form of convergence with a group of about 20.
> I think it can work well with groups of 60 or less, and perhaps with groups
> up to 100 or so.
> I was intending to do what I always do these days - follow the energy and
> re-open the space for what has heart and meaning for taking a next step.
>  Instead, because the meeting was intended to both give the group a chance
> to bond as well as set priorities for their work, something else emerged in
> the moment.
>
> This was a first meeting of a diverse group that was dealing with a
> challenging subject: the transformation of the field of corrections
> throughout the USA.  They had spent an evening sharing stories about their
> work and a day in Open Space, exploring, "How can corrections, in
> collaboration with other human services, help cultivate a strong and healthy
> society?".  The last morning, we began with a conversation about their work
> together as a prelude to opening the space to identify their priorities (as
> established by the sessions that were called).
>
> One participant was very concerned whether this "arbitrary" approach of
> following the energy would lead to the best priorities.  I suggested that we
> see what emerged and then determine whether a more rational approach should
> be employed.  Given the culture of the group, I sensed in that moment that
> the people in the room needed to know where each other stood - what each of
> them would choose as a priority.  And since bonding was part of the purpose
> of the gathering, I asked each of them to write on a sheet of paper the
> inquiry they felt was more important to pursue, the subject they personally
> felt most passionate about.  No one hesitated.
>
> Once they were done writing, each read his or her topic aloud. Then they
> physically got up and moved to join with others who had said something
> related to their topic.  The landed in 2 groups, split about 1/3 and 2/3rds.
>  This degree of coherence was quite stunning for them.  They went off to
> talk about their topics.  When they returned, we checked in, as promised, on
> whether these were the best priorities.  The group was almost giddy with
> excitement.  No question.  They were clear they had the right priorities.
>
> another great day (or two) in Open Space,
> Peggy
>
>
>
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> the fire".
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>
>
>
>
>
> On Oct 8, 2008, at 10:04 AM, Chris Corrigan wrote:
>
> And that would be here:
>
>
> http://openingspace.net/openSpaceTechnology_method_resources_Convergence_Approaches.shtml
>
> On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 10:03 AM, Chris Corrigan <chris at chriscorrigan.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi friends...my little redux is by no means the be all and end all of
>> convergence approaches.  The mother of all convergence approach documents is
>> at Lisa Heft's site, and if you are looking for ideas, that ought to more
>> than suffice to whet your appetite.
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 5:19 PM, Chris Corrigan <chris at chriscorrigan.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi friends:
>>>
>>> I was just putting together some materials for an Open Space training
>>> workshop I'm doing in Prince Rupert, BC on Friday and I compiled three
>>> useful approaches to facilitating action planning in Open Space.  The first
>>> is my own version of moving to action, the second is Diana Larsen's
>>> approach to prioritizing ideas by impact and energy<http://www.openspaceworld.org/news/2008/04/28/finishing-with-impact-and-energy/> and
>>> the third approach is Jack Martin Leith's approach to project planning,
>>> which he blogged here <http://www.jackmartinleith.com/?page_id=156>.
>>>
>>> The three are in an easy to download .pdf<http://chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/three-action-planning-approaches.pdf>.
>>>  Enoy.
>>> Chris
>>> --
>>> CHRIS CORRIGAN
>>> Facilitation - Training - Process Design
>>> Open Space Technology
>>>
>>> Weblog: http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot
>>> Site: http://www.chriscorrigan.com
>>>
>>> Principal, Harvest Moon Consultants, Ltd.
>>> http://www.harvestmoonconsultants.com
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> CHRIS CORRIGAN
>> Facilitation - Training - Process Design
>> Open Space Technology
>>
>> Weblog: http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot
>> Site: http://www.chriscorrigan.com
>>
>> Principal, Harvest Moon Consultants, Ltd.
>> http://www.harvestmoonconsultants.com
>>
>
>
>
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