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

[Barry Owen]

Speaking to the first question: “How can we attract new sponsors to convene
OS events?”

I do a LOT of this . . . It's not about "Marketing or Selling" OST as a
meeting process . . . I am finding it very effective to identify real issues
and opportunities in the community . . . and then reaching out to potential
sponsors whose business mission seem to align.

So - What I am asking them to do is take responsibility for a passion they
are already proclaiming to the world that they have.

My focus in on the Local Economic Vitality (Health and Growth) of our
community . . . and matters relating to Real Estate Sale Professionals.

So far so good . . . I do a "Mini-event" each week with a different sponsor
each time . . . and then larger (full day Events) when there's momentum for
them usually with multiple financial sponsors.

I'm about 15 months into this "project" and have discovered that the less I
talk about the process (OST) and instead focus on the issues at hand, the
better.

Hope this helps.

I'm just starting work on our next full day event to be November 4

2. Business meetings 2-4 hours - I've done lots of these and they have not
really ever ended looking like "real" OST. The first 20 minutes has been a
"normal" opening - Post topics . . . and then because of shortness of time,
typically the group stays together as one and the marketplace simply becomes
a prioritization of the topics . . . thereby creating an ordered "agenda"
for the whole group to tackle sequentially. It works quite well, but I/m not
sure I can call it "OST" :-)

Best,

b

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

> Dear All!
>
>
>
> Thanks a lot for the warm and encouraging resonance on my post about the
> development of OS in Egypt.
>
> We definitely will keep you posted about our endeavors and achievements.
>
>
>
> Ramadan is over and the Eid holidays too. Tomorrow, we will be back to
> normal - whatever this means…
>
>
>
> Definitely it includes taking care of all those issues that I postponed for
> the time “after”  ;-)
>
> So here we go, that’s my personal OS agenda:
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>
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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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>
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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!
>
>
>
> Claudia
>
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