[OSList] bridging two OS conferences

[Lisa Heft]

Correction: Gave them *all* the combined Book after the *second*  
event...
Lisa


On Aug 15, 2013, at 7:47 AM, Lisa Heft wrote:

> Hi, Thomas!
>
> I've also done this for a worldwide organization meeting two  
> separate times in two different parts of the world so every employee  
> could attend.
>
> We collected their documentation into a single Book of Proceedings  
> and gave them the Book a week or so after the event, so that the  
> second group would actually *not* see the first part. This client,  
> very well versed in Open Space, felt the second group would be much  
> more free and diverse in their thinking if they did not see what  
> issues came up in the first group. They would just do what they did,  
> without (as some people might have) thinking about *needing* to link  
> it with anything done prior. This company also did (and beautifully  
> supported) the re-opening space form of action planning. Then a  
> combined Book, and time for everyone to read it, integrate the  
> information, before meeting in their various groups to see patterns  
> in what was articulated and created across the two meetings. Which  
> was very helpful.
>
> Part of the lovely client's ability to actually invite the re- 
> opening of space action planning was that he (before the action  
> plans groups were announced / before they went into session) created  
> infrastructure to support any action that might be named, plus a top- 
> level manager whose job it was to champion the action plan  
> initiators (what resources do they need, how to help them continue  
> working outside their organizational role, what resources do they  
> need, bringing them in to report on ongoing progress to executive  
> manager meetings and to quarterly all-staff 'town hall' meetings,  
> and so on. So the actions did not disappear because of an employee's  
> lack of support, lack of freedom or mobility, need to identify  
> resources and challenges... And so the full system kept being  
> stimulated by messaging about how the ideas and relationships  
> originated at the two events were coming along.
>
> Of course any of the ways we each are sharing about it - all of  
> those ways could work.
> For me it would come down to the context, culture, physical  
> environment and capacity of the organization...
>
> I picture you on your motorbike - a lovely image in my mind indeed...
>
> Lisa

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