[OSList] Ayuda para OST. Open Space help please

Thu May 30 06:56:13 PDT 2013

Patricio sent me a private note which I answered, but I thought I might post
my response here on OSLIST as part of the ongoing discussion.

Harrison

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Patricio – You seem to have received many comments from our colleagues on
OSLIST. I don’t have too much to add with the exception a single thought, or
perhaps question. You indicate that one of your research question is whether
OS meets organizational needs (“that accounts for internal and external
demands of the Organization.” The tricky part of this is a definition of
those needs, or as you say “demands.” I know of organizations where the
executives feel that the major requirement is for tight executive control
and lockstep performance by the employees. Doing an Open Space for such an
organization could create something of a problem – it becomes clear that
control as many people talk about it is a delusion, that effective
leadership is not the special prerogative of the executive, and that useful
work usually does not happen according to any pre-arranged plan. In short,
most of what that organization is doing as “the way to do business” is
either simply wrong, ineffective – or worse yet destructive of the morale
and effectiveness of the employees.  Good luck!

Harrison 

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[mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Patricio
Bastian
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 5:42 PM
To: oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
Subject: [OSList] Ayuda para OST. Open Space help please
Importance: High

Estimated,

I send warm greetings and introduce myself as a student preparing her
doctoral thesis entitled: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of OPEN SPACE and
Producing Technical Organizational Change - Application IP compared in
Central Valley Business Group Nomade.

I made good progress on my dissertation.

You could review the approach of my thesis. Especially on their
effectiveness as organizational change. Hopefully some document that
explains this.

I appreciate the courtesy.

My thesis is described thus:

Problem Formulation

The general question asks whether the Open Space is an effective technique
to produce sustainable organizational change and if it is superior to other
organizational intervention techniques, which are based on smaller groups
and a highly structured setting with a view of the objectives. This question
can generally be divided into the following questions:

• Are individuals able to self-organize when subjected to an unstructured
context?
• Open Space Is capable of producing organizational responses that the
Organization needs?
• Do organizational change (to have occurred) sustainable over time?
• Do on these indicators than traditional techniques in terms of efficiency
and effectiveness?

Research Objectives

General Purpose

Evaluate the effectiveness of the technique of Open Space, representing
intervention techniques in large groups, to produce an organizational change
that accounts for internal and external demands of the Organization.

Specific Objectives

• Analyze the operation of the Open Space and organizational skill.
• Measure and analyze the impact that technology has on the organization.
• Compare the Open Space with other organizational intervention technique.
• Contribute empirical and theoretical analysis of intervention techniques
in large groups.

Of course, I appreciate your comments to the discussion in my thesis. Your
input is a valuable aid.

Thank you, thank you very much.

Sincerely,

Patricio Bastian Duarte

Note: My native language is Spanish. Please excuse typos

In Spanish language

Estimados,

Les envío un cordial saludo y me presento como estudiante preparando su
tesis doctoral, cuyo título es: Evaluación de la Efectividad  del OPEN SPACE
como Técnica para Producir Cambio Organizacional – Aplicación comparada en
IP Valle Central y Grupo de Empresas Nomade.

He avanzado bastante en mi tesis doctoral.

Usted podría opinar sobre el planteamiento de mi tesis. Especialmente sobre
su efectividad como cambio organizacional. Ojala algún documento que
explique este tema.

Agradezco la deferencia.

Mi tesis se describe así:

Formulación del Problema

La pregunta general busca saber si el Open Space es una técnica efectiva
para producir cambio organizacional sostenible y si es superior a otras
técnicas de intervención organizacional, que se basan en grupos más pequeños
y en un setting altamente estructurado en la perspectiva de los objetivos.
Esta pregunta general, puede ser dividida en las siguientes preguntas:

·         ¿Son los individuos capaces de auto-organizarse al ser sometidos a
un contexto desestructurado?

·         ¿Es el Open Space capaz de producir las respuestas
organizacionales que la Organización necesita?

·         ¿Es el cambio organizacional (de haberse producido) sostenible en
el tiempo?

·         ¿Es en dichos indicadores superior a otras técnicas tradicionales
en términos de eficiencia y efectividad?

Objetivos de la Investigación     

Objetivo General       

Evaluar la efectividad de la técnica del Open Space, como representante de
las técnicas de intervención en grandes grupos, para producir un cambio
organizacional que dé cuenta de las demandas internas y externas de la
Organización.

Objetivos Específicos       

·         Analizar el funcionamiento del Open Space como técnica
organizacional.

·         Medir y analizar el impacto que la técnica produce sobre la
Organización.

·         Comparar el Open Space con otra técnica de intervención
organizacional.

·         Contribuir empírica y teóricamente al análisis de las técnicas de
intervención en grandes grupos.

Desde ya, agradezco sus comentarios a lo expuesto en mi tesis. Sus aportes
son de valiosa ayuda.

Gracias, muchas gracias.

Sinceramente,

Patricio Bastian Duarte

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