[OSList] How to assess the effectiveness of an OS Meeting.

[Michael M Pannwitz]

Dear Keith,
generally, explaining os or the effect of os in organisations of any 
kind is fraud with frustration.
What does work a little better, is to give a client the phone number of 
another client, especially when it is in his field, who has been a 
victim of the os process... I have tried that many times (heads of 
schools, IT firms, Labor Unions, Foundations, Service Agencies...) with 
considerable resonance.
Today, a detailed account of what 10 years of working with os has meant 
for an organisation and its environment from the first event on through 
the following 30 events (one effect was exactly what you experienced: 
inviting more of the whole system) was published in German, English and 
Polish. That is the report appears in those three languages in one 
EBook. The good part is, that the client himself put that account together.
Here is where it can be ordered, complete with a preface by Harrison 
Owen, also in three languages
http://www.westkreuz-verlag.de/de/Jugend-fuer-Europa-E-Book

Those involved in the assessment process can definitely see a number of 
parameters and fields in this decade long and ongoing "experiment" that 
could be a grid for the assessment of the effect of os in your organisation.

In case you use this "intervention" let me know how it went.

All the best,
greetings from Berlin
mmp

On 18.04.2013 12:17, Blundell, Keith wrote:
> Dear OS practitioners
>
> As some of you already know I have been trying to pioneer the use of OS
> in our agenda driven, action outcome orientated organisation.  I have
> had the opportunity to run several meetings, but they have been short
> sessions and restricted participants (in terms of organisational
> functional structure).
>
> This has created a bit of a buzz and I am delighted that I have been
> approached to run a meeting with a larger diverse group of participants
> (cross functional) for at least a whole day!  Brilliant and I have no
> concerns that it wont be successful.
>
> But...unfortunately it is viewed as an "experiment" and so I am being
> pushed by the sponsors as how will we assess its success.  I know that
> there will be some good discussions, that participants "heads" will be
> in a different place after the meeting, and it will be a great sharing
> and learning experience.  I also know that any change and actions may
> come long after the discussions so that the link between the event and
> outcome will be more tenuous.
>
> Has anyone experience and ideas for explaining the effectiveness of OS
> within an organisation?
>
> I look forward to hearing from you.
>
> Best Wishes,
>
> Keith.
>
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