[OSList] using open space with other processes

[Birgitt Williams]

Dear Kerry and others following this thread,

Our contribution in the AI journal was a case study Rapid High Participation
Strategic Planning
.published Nov 04. I think it is in same journal as Diane
is referring to. I do have a copy of our article for sharing so write to me
off list if you would like it. We use a blended approach of Whole Person
Process Facilitation (WPPF), Appreciative Inquiry (AI), and Open Space
Technology(OST). We followed up with this client for some years
a global
health organization
the resultant strategic plan did its job in ways beyond
even the high expectations that they had.

 

In early days of sorting out which participative methods to use, I would
decide that part of the time together would be WPPF, part would be OST, part
might be AI or World Café, part might be Circle Work as per the Christina
Baldwin Circle work. This worked, and at the same time I was not satisfied
as I experienced that our results during and after the meeting were not all
that they could be. About 2002, in a week long facilitation, the design was
to do a WPPF meeting on day one to share and process content, followed by a
one day OST to make sense of it and develop actions, then followed by WPPF
and again followed by OST with the final day devoted to convergence and
action planning and the closing circle. We got results. I was unhappy
though. My intuitive ‘YES’ did not show up but instead it was more like a L.
We discussed the process and from that point onwards, we have adopted the
following practice with all of our consulting assignments.

 

We use WPPF as an operating platform for the whole meeting that is focused
on achieving a business goal or development goal. This meeting format when
used as an operating platform, allows other participative methodologies like
AI summit work or OST or World Cafe to take place in a way that is seamless
for the participants. We have found the results to be exceptional, long
lasting, impactful, and useful. Our clients say we work magic
.the good
kind.

 

The article noted above published in the AI journal is a nice case example,
bringing together not only different methods in our WPPF operating platform,
and bringing in wonderful experts in their methods allowing each of us to do
the pieces of facilitation that we loved the most.

 

Birgitt Williams

www.dalarinternational.com 

 

From: oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org
[mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Diane Gibeault
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 10:34 AM
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
Subject: Re: [OSList] using open space with other processes

 

HI Kerry,

 

Of the participative methods I know, to me AI is the one that is the closest
to the OS spirit and principles. AI and OS can be quite complementary when
both are needed but generally, I find that groups are ready to jump into OS
without any prelude. Here is one story of how I used these two approaches
together.

 

I used the first part of AI (pair interviews) a half day before an Open
Space with a group of senior managers at the end of an 18th month leadership
learning program. The AI interview was to help recap their learnings of that
period before discussing in OS what was key to them, how, what was missing
and a vision of where they were going from there, with a plan on how. It was
very appreciated and very productive.

 

I described the experience in this article published by AI Practitioner of
London. I posted it on my web site - here is the link
http://www.dianegibeault.com/Article_DG_OS_AI_SchoolinCanada_0411.pdf

 

The online full edition (Nov 04) was entirely on examples of AI in
combination with OS. Several OS facilitators from around the world, Harrison
being one, contributed. 

 

Diane


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From: Kerry Napuk <knapuk at gmail.com>
To: oslist at lists.openspacetech.org 
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 5:46:30 AM
Subject: [OSList] using open space with other processes

 

Hi All

Lisa's thoughts on her workshops and co-learning made me think about using
Open Space with other Large Group Processes or Interventions.

I would welcome any stories about facilitators' use of OST in combination
with other processes.  For example, Open Futures used A.I. to front end a
series of events with pupils.  We also looked at using OST to front end and
back end a strategic planning exercise with a company in the following way:
open spaced with employees and suppliers about the key issues facing the
business, took that input to the top team to use in formulating a planning
framework (vision, objectives, goals) and used the planning framework
devised by the top team to open space the strategies, creation and
implementation of action plans.

We also often take the priorities from an event, open the space the next
morning by getting conveners to adopt a priority and form virtual teams to
create an action plan.  The virtual teams can stay in touch through email
and any participant can communicate with the team leader on suggestions and
comments.  I guess you could call this virtual post event open spacing.

Any thoughts and experiences you want to share?

Cheers

Kerry
Edinburgh


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