law and Open Space

[Christine Whitney Sanchez]

Hi John,

I suspect many of us on the list have "dabbled in Spiral Dynamics".   
I've seen OST as a second tier methodology that works all the way down  
the spiral.  How about you?

Warm wishes on this beautiful Phoenix morning,

Christine


Christine Whitney Sanchez
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On May 13, 2009, at 12:33 PM, John Rapp wrote:

Michael/Peggy & fellow OSTers -- I've used OS/WR principles for many  
years in my work, which is mainly in & around law firms.  I did 2  
major open spaces, both for 100 so people, in Jakarta (1999) and  
Taipei (2002).  Both were very successful on the day, and sources of  
sadness after, as the "powers" chose to ignore 99% of what came up.

I want to try again, as one of my personal missions is improve the  
world by changing the practice of law/yers.  I'd love to help, and  
hear others' experiences with law.  And anyone who has dabbled in  
Spiral Dynamics in this context would pique interest too.

Best
John

On May 9, 2009, at 10:55 PM, Peggy Holman  
<peggy at opencirclecompany.com> wrote:

> Michael,
>
> I did an OS with a law firm a few years ago.  It included all of the  
> support staff and none of the attorneys.  It was a productive,  
> successful meeting for them.  The main thing I'd say is that we were  
> a strange cultural mix.  They never really felt that comfortable  
> with me, but they sure liked the experience.  As an example of the  
> cultural challenge, I often suggest a few minutes of silence when a  
> group gets together at the end of the day or on the second morning.   
> This is one of the few groups that made it clear that this didn't  
> work for them.  It just made them uncomfortable.  So, after trying  
> it once, we simply got on to talking about the day.
>
> Peggy
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> On Apr 30, 2009, at 7:10 PM, Michael Wood wrote:
>
>> I am talking with a bunch of lawyers in a couple of weeks about  
>> “sustainability” in the legal profession. i.e. sustainability of  
>> the lawyers themselves since they often seem to work under such  
>> punishing conditions – depression on the increase etc.
>>
>> Any stories out there about use of Open Space in law firms?
>>
>> Michael Wood
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