[OSList] OS at work

Sat Sep 3 07:33:30 PDT 2016

... or maybe it's a good idea that just doesn't align with how "the Agile" is being practiced.

Mark
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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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