[OSList] OS at work

Sat Sep 3 07:10:34 PDT 2016

Ironically the use of enterprise-wide Open Space events is rather 
limited in so-called "Agile transformations" worldwide. I wonder if this 
has anything to do at all with authority's fear of "enterprise wide 
truth-telling" about the conduct of the Agile adoption.

"Everyone-invited, at-least-one-day, enterprise-wide Open Space events 
that inspect the Agile adoption itself..." ...this is something only a 
few folks have experienced. Oddly. Right?

For example, at Agile Israel as the closing keynote, I had the 
opportunity to ask 600++ Agile folks the following question:

"How many folks here have ever attended an 'at-least-one-day, 
enterprise-wide retrospective on the Agile adoption itself?'  "

All of 4 hands went up. 4 out of 600++. Lots of crickets chirping in the 
room.

I left out the "everyone-invited" part, so there was at least some small 
chance of a response.

Those gears of progress in the Agile community do grind slowly...if at all.

Just saying.

Question: What's the set of impediments between the status-quo, and 
making enterprise-wide retrospectives in Open Space a common practice 
inside so-called "Agile transformations?"

Perhaps periodic, everyone-invited, enterprise-wide Agile-adoption 
retrospectives in Open Space is just a dumb idea. Not at all aligned 
with Agile principles, etc.

Daniel

On 9/3/16 8:35 AM, Michael M Pannwitz via OSList wrote:
> Dear Tony,
>
> there is a comprehensive account of the effects of using OST over a 
> ten year period in the National Agency Youth in the Federal Republic 
> of Germany in Bonn.
> They emplpoy OS gatherings for a three day retreat every year for 
> their agency and another one for their network and additional ones for 
> specific challenges in their field of work.
>
> From what I hear they are still at it... one of the organizational 
> results was doing without any formal meetings and, more radically than 
> in the case of the organisation in Düsseldorf, everyone can convene a 
> meeting any time on any issue in whatever space appropriate... and 
> take care of spreading information on the results if deemed necessary.
>
> The accdount is available as an e-book (it contains versions in 
> English, German, Chinese - our friends from Shining Star did the 
> translation -, Spanish - Eleder, of course  -, French - Christine 
> Koehler - and Polish - Piotr Banach -, published by
> https://www.westkreuz-verlag.de/de/Practicing-Open-Space-Our-First-Ten-Years-E-Book 
>
>
> Here is the introduction to the account:
>
> "It is no longer a secret that Open Space events are pure joy.
> Set up in a jiffy, these events turn the traditional way of working 
> and leading upside down. And in regard to productivity and action 
> orientation there is nothing better under the sun. How do we know? 
> Well, we have worked with Open Space Technology for decades now and 
> seen the effects.
> Thanks to Hans-Georg Wicke and the National Agency Youth in Germany, 
> we now have a detailed report on what happens if you go beyond one 
> solitary, stand-alone Open Space event. He describes the sustained 
> transformation of working and living in the organization as Open Space 
> Technology is used over a decade, several times a year, invading every 
> nook and cranny of the Agency.
> As dictated structure, external control and traditional leading are 
> reduced, selforganisation can more freely unfold, bringing into play 
> the vast resources of everyone involved in the Agency. Without 
> consulting firms that cost a lot of money and have no lasting effect, 
> organizations evolve resilient structures and processes that equip 
> them to navigate in a sea of constant change. And they do this on 
> their own.
>
> We invite you to read this slim report if you are searching for a 
> truly productive workplace in which everyone happily invests in 
> cooperation and joint leadership… in hospitals, IT-businesses, 
> foundations, unions, industrial production plants, NGOs… in any 
> business and organization.
> And: Be Prepared to be Surprised."
>
> I wonder how it could enter an archive on the "regular practice of 
> Open Space" other than providing the link above.
>
> Greetings from Berlin
> mmp
>
> On 02.09.2016 23:13, Tony Budak via OSList wrote:
>> Yes Thanks Diana.
>>
>> Is there a archive of examples of the "regular practice of Open Space" ?
>>
>> Thanks again,
>> Tony
>>
>>
>> On 9/2/2016 12:28 PM, Diana Larsen via OSList wrote:
>>> I thought people on this list might like to read about sipgate, a
>>> company in Düsseldorf, that makes a regular practice of Open Space.
>>> http://www.openfriday.org
>>>
>>> Enjoy!
>>> Diana
>>>
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