[OSList] Open Space and Business
Suzanne Daigle
sdaigle4 at gmail.com
Mon Jan 13 18:51:57 PST 2014
Hi everyone,
Those who know me know that I am hugely passionate about business and
work. I was immediately drawn to Open Space because I knew it offered a
robust and simple process that could spark huge "experiential"
breakthroughs in thinking in the way we manage and lead. Not to mention
breakthroughs leading to better results, more creativity and more joy at
work.
I saw and felt the limits of our piecemeal cause/effect approaches viewed
from the prism (or prisons) of our silos, sectors, and hierarchies. I
longed for a more inclusive and wholistic way and within the limits of my
unconscious mind and without the benefit of something as simple and elegant
as Open Space, I did my best to invite diversity and shared leadership. I
did not know much about self-organizing and have much to learn still in the
living of it and letting go control.
Recently I've re-entered the corporate business world by hanging out with a
lot of folks who are as passionate if not more passionate than I about
bringing joy to work, re-inventing our structures and systems, etc. etc.
I've also jumped into the social media world. It feels a bit like coming
home and I'm so darn excited because I see the possibilities of so many of
us connecting together.
Everywhere I turn I see opportunities for Open Space; I see the context
behind the issues and the possibilities to bring people together. I also
feel a greater readiness in organizations "to try" and to "let go" based
on different conversations, some of the most popular business writings and
of course, the younger generation though what they desire (meaning and
purpose at work) is no different than how it's always been. They're just
more vocal about stating what they want and what they stand for.
I share all of this with you because I will be in New York at International
House this weekend and I've invited some of these new friends, many who
are strangers to Open Space. I am super excited because I am imagining
they will respond as I did to Open Space seeing the power and magic of what
it invites, quickly connecting the dots to what we are trying to achieve to
reinvent the workplace which many call are now calling a "workplace
revolution".
For all of those who share my passion for business and work, I wanted to
share this article which was passed on to me by Tom Asacker who wrote a gem
of a book (top inspirational Business book by Inc. Magazine) called The
Business of Belief<http://www.amazon.com/The-Business-Belief-Salespeople-Entrepreneurs/dp/1483922979/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389666130&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=the+Business+of+Belife>which
offers great insights around how people make decisions and take
action. It certainly aligns with the advice we're often given to not be
"selling Open Space" but to connect directly with where people are coming
from: their issues and their desires.
The article Tom sent is a Forbes interview with the President of Whole
Foods. I think many will find the article quite fascinating. The
title is: "The
Unique Self of Business".<http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelellsberg/2014/01/12/john-mackey-marc-gafni/>
And finally on my bookshelf too is Josh Allan Dykstra's Book "Igniting the
Invisible Tribe<http://www.amazon.com/Igniting-Invisible-Tribe-Designing-Organization/dp/0985832614/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389666544&sr=8-1&keywords=Igniting+the+Invisible+tribe>,
Designing an organization that doesn't suck". He is scheduled to be on a
Google Hangout TV show with the HRockstars this coming Wednesday at 6 pm
Eastern time. You can sign up by clicking here and then revisiting the
website just before 6 for the live link. It will also be made available on
YouTube.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/111166240740728636143. If you run
into any problems, send me a quick email and I will try to help navigate
you to the right place.
Warm regards to all.
Suzanne
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Suzanne Daigle
Open Space Facilitator
NuFocus Strategic Group
FL 941-359-8877
Cell: 203-722-2009
www.nufocusgroup.com
s.daigle at nufocusgroup.com
twitter @suzannedaigle
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