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

[Andrew Rixon]

Hi Keith and others,

Here's something I wrote a while ago about how to use Networks to evaluate
an OS...

http://www.babelfishgroup.com/files/Measuring%20a%20successful%20meeting.pdf


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Warm regards,
Andrew

On Friday, May 3, 2013, Thomas Herrmann wrote:

> Dear friends in Open Space
> Since many years back I use a way to evaluate development work with Open
> Space Technology as the main event. I have shared here previously but will
> give a brief summary of how I do it.
>
>
> 2 maj 2013 kl. 18:21 skrev Chris Corrigan <chris at chriscorrigan.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'chris at chriscorrigan.com');>
> >:
>
> Paul...that is a weird tool,  Tells me nothing except that if 85% of my
> potential value outcomes are achieved, then I will always break even on my
> ROI for any meeting.  It's all just so arbitrary.
>
> And that is the problem.  When we use quantitative and summative methods
> for evaluation of qualitative and developmental processes, we get
> meaningless results.  In other words, how much relationship did I generate
> in my last meeting?  12.  Whatever that means.  It makes as much sense as
> giving the answer "lots of green ones that made me contemplative" to the
> question "how much money did we make selling those ladders?"
>
> What we need are tools that evaluate complexity properly.  What you are
> looking for are tools from the realm of Developmental Evaluation (grab the
> book by that title by Michael Quinn Patton).  These tools, which can
> complement summative, merit-and-worth evaluation tools, help organizations
> and ncommunities to track the learning, development and effectiveness of
> things like Open Space Technology meetings.
>
> Here is a place to start with DE:
> http://tamarackcommunity.ca/g3s61_VC_2010g.html
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 6:49 AM, Paul Nunesdea <nunesdea at me.com> wrote:
>
> Keith
> Although not disagreeing the least with Doug, guess that your company
> would be looking for some meeting ROI type of calculations.
> I have googled a couple of entries and this must be useful for you.
> http://www.fastmeetings.com.au/meeting-roi-calculator.htm
>
> Best
> Paul
>
> From my iPhone
>
> El 19/04/2013, a las 00:26, doug <ost at footprintsinthewind.com> escribió:
>
> Keith--
>
> How does one assess the value of a top-down "You shall all do this"
> meeting? When do you measure it? How many walking out the door thought it
> the best meeting ever? How many are still doing the required or
> "volunteered" activity 6 months or 6 years later? What is the purpose of
> the meeting in the first place?
>
> If six great projects come out of the OST meeting, 4 actually get started,
> and one is still accomplishing good in the organization a year later, was
> the meeting a failure?
>
> Those who want numbers as proof of something will always be disappointed.
> Because they seek disappointment.
>
>            :- Doug.
>
>
>
>
>
> On 04/18/2013 06:17 AM, 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.
>
>
>
>

-- 
Andrew Rixon PhD
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