[OSList] four different issues on my personal OS agenda (PR + Fundraising, OS in Business Meetings, Success Stories and OS with Children)

[Steven (Doc) List]

1. It probably depends to a certain extent on the purpose of each event and the community you wish to engage. Think about who has a stake in the process and outcomes. If it's education, just as an example, sponsors might include parents groups, educational publishing and software companies, school systems and private schools, private individuals who believe in the value of education, and so on. You need to be able to explain why this event/these events matter, and also that their sponsorship will have limited immediate value for them unlike traditional events. That is, you have to answer the question WIIFM (what's in it for me?).

2. It works very well. Clearly the process needs to be pretty tight for a short meeting time, and you may have only one topic at a time. I've done it with board meetings and other business meetings, and have a friend at Microsoft who converted their weekly sales meetings to OST with great success. Assuming that you can explain the intent and the process relatively concisely, it can work exceptionally well.

3. Speaking of Microsoft, they have experimented with OST several times in various ways. For external events, they've had some moderate success. Internally, there's one group that has embraced it - software architects - and uses it twice a year as part of an architecture summit. It is generally perceived by organizers and participants as very successful, and the most effective and powerful component of this event.

4. I haven't worked with children and OST (yet :-)) and am eager to hear responses from others.

Btw, if you're not a member of the LinkedIn OST group yet, perhaps you'd join and post these questions there, too?

...Doc
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On Sep 3, 2011, at 7:59 AM, "Dr. Claudia Gross" <info at claudiagross.com> wrote:

> Dear All!
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> Thanks a lot for the warm and encouraging resonance on my post about the development of OS in Egypt. 
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> We definitely will keep you posted about our endeavors and achievements.
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> Ramadan is over and the Eid holidays too. Tomorrow, we will be back to normal - whatever this means…
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> Definitely it includes taking care of all those issues that I postponed for the time “after”  ;-)
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> So here we go, that’s my personal OS agenda:
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> My 1st question is “How can we attract new sponsors to convene OS events?” 
> Guess it’s called PR and Fundraising and I am very much interested in your experiences, tips & tricks and material you are willing to share.
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> The 2nd issue I am interested to learn more about is “How does OS work in business meetings (2-4h)?” 
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> What’s your experiences and recommendations when facilitating such an event?
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> While always hearing about the Boeing, At&T and Honeywell success stories, I was wondering 
> “Which companies and institutions have used OST and what did they reach?” (3rd)
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> And last but not least “OST with children, starting from which age?” (4th)
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> Wish you a wonder-ful day!
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> Claudia
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