[OSList] OS in business meetings (2nd question)

[Michael M Pannwitz]

Dear Claudia,
after facilitating a regular (astreinen, if you like it in German) OST 
event (Planning Meeting, 3 day OST event, Action Planning, Next Meeting) 
for the study body representatives of a Berlin Highschool we were 
invited to be present at one of their regular "business meetings" (2 
hours each week). They asked us to watch them work in an entirely new 
way that improved their efficiency and fun 1000%.
As we entered their "Meeting Room" we noticed the complete signage (they 
had taken the posters from the OST event), a circle of chairs and the 
issue wall (thats what I call the Bulletin Board in German). They sat in 
the circle, looked at each other for a while and then posted their 
business issues (there were three beginning times 20 minutes apart) and 
proceeded in breakout sessions.
After returning to the circle it turned out that they not only had 
discussed their issues but also decided on stuff or on actions to be 
taken. They had a closing circle and were done in the 2 hours.

They kept doing this for years... starting each school year (elections 
were annually) with a classic OST event.

Of course, these were not "2 hours OST events" but definitely were open 
space business sessions and for the participants the most productive 
thing in their school experience... shared leadership, lots of space for 
selforganisation and a peaceful atmosphere.

Any business can do that.
Greetings from Berlin
mmp

PS: Several of the younger OST colleagues in Berlin had their first 
exposure to OST and open space in these events. They will probably take 
this experience into other "businesses" as they continue their journey.

On 07.09.2011 15:01, Dr. Claudia Gross wrote:
> The 2^nd issue I am interested to learn more about is “How does OS work
> in business meetings (2-4h)?”
>
> What’s your experiences and recommendations when facilitating such an event?
>
>
>
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Michael M Pannwitz, boscop eg
Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany
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