[OSList] OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?

[Harrison Owen]

My theme: “Where have we been, where are we now, where are we going?: Issues and opportunities” Multi site gatherings are much easier now given Zoom and all the rest. A little “Control Room” group to coordinate and update postings, reports, etc helps. Any good techie should have the goods. If the time-zone spread is small total realtime operation is simple. With a large spread, you do have to be a little creative. What seems to happen in those cases is that all sites go on a shared global time. A residential setting is most helpful.

 

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From: OSList [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Jake Yeager via OSList
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2019 10:26 AM
To: Chris Kloth
Cc: Jake Yeager; World wide Open Space Technology email list
Subject: Re: [OSList] OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?

 

Hey Chris,

 

Thanks so much for your response! It's very helpful to hear your experience, and it's awesome how the partnership you mentioned is still active! 

 

If you don't mind, I have a few follow-up questions for you:

*	What were the themes for the OSs with Carbarundum and the non-profit partnership? It seems the groups covered a lot of ground!
*	I am an internal consultant, and our organization has multiple sites. I love that you facilitated an OS across sites! What do you recommend for executing an OS when there are multiple sites?

Thank you so much Chris!

 

Also, if anyone else on the list wants to share recommendations for executing OS cross-site, please do!

 

All the best,

Jake

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When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once again, and you will be free of problems.

 - Robert Adams <http://www.robert-adams.info/> 

 

 

On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 10:46 PM Chris Kloth <chris.kloth at got2change.com> wrote:

Ralph Copleman, Barbara Bunker, and I used OST with a division of  
Carbarundum that had just been sold. It included virtually 100% of the  
employees of the new organization in two geographic locations  
simultaneously... one in the eastern US and one in the midwest. We had  
ti use dial-up computer access and fax machines to communicate what  
was going on at each location each round! By the end of the process  
there was a new mission, vision, values and basic organization  
structure.

I used OST as part of the process of forming a collaborative  
partnership among 4 nonprofit organizations providing early childhood  
care and education to very different types of children, resulting in a  
mission, vision, and values, as well as articulating a plan for the  
first two years of their partnership. That partnership is now almost  
25 years old. It's members have internalized the principles of OST.


-- 
Shalom,

Chris Kloth
ChangeWorks of the Heartland
254 South Merkle Road
Bexley, OH 43209-1801
ph 614-239-1336
fax 614-237-2347
www.got2change.com

Think globally. Act locally.


Quoting Jake Yeager via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>:

> Hi all,
>
> Has anyone ever used OST 1) to develop a mission and/or vision statement or
> 2) to conduct strategic planning? If so, how did it go? Any recommendations?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Much love as always,
> Jake
>
> P.S. Hope to see you at WOSonOS so I can thank you in person! :)
> ________________
>
> When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once again, and
> you will be free of problems.
>  - Robert Adams <http://www.robert-adams.info/>
>



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