[OSList] Ang.: Mixing self-organization with structured instruction

Agustin Villena agustin.villena at gmail.com
Thu Sep 19 15:39:33 PDT 2013


Hi Eiwor

You put your finger in exactly my need. I need to organize somtehing
similar to an study circle here in Chile about agile methods.

Any recommended info (preferably links or ebooks) about mathos used to
organize study circles and how to run an effective Whole PersonProcess
Facilitation (I don´t know that technology ) will be really appreaciated

Thanks
  Agustin Villena


On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 4:07 AM, eiwor at gatewayc.com <eiwor at gatewayc.com>wrote:

> Hi Agustin, I have thougth about your question because I sometimes end up
> in that discussion with clients. I deeply agree with Lisa, that it takes
> many considerations and one of them is whose priority? Who has the need to
> add things such as seminars, will it support the people in the meeting and
> how can I be sure of that?
> In case I decide to do something I use Whole PersonProcess Facilitation
> for that part of the meeting and often put it before the OST meeting. This
> facilitation builds on much the same values as OST. I never add anything to
> the OST or prepare topics. However I often invite the participants to
> reflect on what they would like to discuss about the theme of the meeting.
> And I think of the participants as the experts. They often even know what
> they dont know and find ways to find out.
> I see the facilitator or leader much as the study circle leaders we have
> here in Sweden. Their role is to support the learning with facilitation
> methods so people can find their own way. Often they are people who just
> have a passion for the topic.
>
> I am sure your meeting will be great. Good luck!
> Eiwor
>
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> Rubrik: [OSList] Mixing self-organization with structured instruction
> Datum: ons, sep 18, 2013 18:58
>
>
> Hi Lisa!
>
> My problem is the preparation that the talks/workshops need, that is not
> well addressed in the just-in-time organization
>
> Maybe we need to do a preparation some time before de OpenSpace
> researching some topics of interests that may need a structured
> talk/workshop
>
> Do you know any experiences that made any similar arrangements?
>
> Our local OS is a very valuable and scarce time and we really need to make
> the most of it
>
> Saludos desde Chile
>
> Un abrazo
>   Agustin
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 11:53 AM, Lisa Heft <lisaheft at openingspace.net>wrote:
>
>> Hello, fabulous Agustin -
>>
>> Anyone can converse, share, discover, present, show, explain… in the 1 or
>> 1.5 hours of the time schedule you have designed, no?
>> On your post-its you could label if some meeting areas have projection or
>> something, so someone posting their topic on the Agenda Wall chooses that
>> post-it because they want a big screen or something.
>> So I am curious and perhaps you can tell us more - what is preventing
>> someone from giving a structured talk within the design of your
>> discussion-session scheduling?
>> Of course some people may exercise their two feet if they find that
>> having a conversation is more informative than receiving a talk..and you
>> know all that.
>> So I'm wondering if there is something more that informs your question -
>> such as… if it's just the participants who want something specific, you can
>> invite it from them. You can ensure your participant group includes people
>> who know about this stuff and tell those 'experts' about they dynamics of
>> we-all-share-wisdom / high engagement in Open Space.
>> If it is the organizers or sponsors, I suppose they could put something
>> on the Agenda Wall and see if anyone comes. That has some power dynamics
>> attached to it so …
>> Here I am back at the beginning of my circle wondering why this could not
>> happen in typical Open Space.
>> Thanks for telling us more…
>> And always good to see you here Agustin…
>>
>>         Lisa
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sep 17, 2013, at 7:24 AM, Agustin Villena <agustin.villena at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all
>>
>> I'm the foundet of the local agile community in Chile. Since 2010 our
>> main conference adapted OS as its methodology,  starting with an
>> experimental slot of to hours to a whole day.
>>
>> In our community are enthusiasts that are eager for clues to hack their
>> own work cultures that probably need a more structured talk or workshop.
>>
>> Any hints about how to do a good mix between structured content and the
>> self-organization of an OpenSpace?
>>
>> Greetings from Chile
>>
>> Agustín
>>
>>
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