[OSList] OST evaluation and medecine wheel

[facilit8 - Amanda Bucklow]

Well done Christine! It sounds like you held a very steady course in something of a choppy ride! I loved your story of faith in the process and at the same time a willingness to try something else in the interests of your client.

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Amanda

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On 6 Dec 2013, at 12:57, christine koehler <chris.alice.koehler at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear all
> 
> After reading several posts here discussing the medecine wheel, I decided to use it as an evaluation tool for an open space I did recently with 100 managers. As it was really helpful and productive, I would like to thank you and to tell you the story 
> 
> The open space itself had not been so easy to do, as it followed the report of a diagnosis that showed the many problems faced by the management in this organization. And it was tough to hear, for all of them. So after listening to the diagnosis,  the open space started with a loooong silence. And inbetween each topic there was again a looong silence. I could see the director and members of the planning commitee turning white or sweating. Yet we ended up with 12 topics. 2 slots of discussions, very intense. They discussed the real problems. 
> Then I opened space again for action planning. To tell the truth, I was scared that they would not dare support actions. But they did : 10 topics, for which, except one, several people jumped in, and that covered 90% of the diagnosis. (probably the 10% left dealt with a category of people who were not there for quite complicate and administrative reasons).
> 
> Yesterday, when I did the evaluation with the planning team, I explained quicly the medecine wheel and have them reflect about what they learned for each quadrant. What surprised me is that they did not answer about the process they experienced the day of the event, but about the organization. In a very short time they pictured a very clear, realistic yet optimistic image of their organization. It was great. 
> The result is that they all commited to continue working together to support the action plans for the coming months, although they had accepted the "job" only because it was a one-time commitment.
> And for the fun part, one of them told me "it looks like you guided us through this like a shaman" ;)
> 
> Christine 
> 
> 
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