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

Mon Aug 12 13:21:06 PDT 2019

When people have called asking for vision/mission development, I've always
echoed the User's Guide:  what goes up in the first hour IS the vision.
what's on the wall will get done.  anything not on the wall probably won't
get done.  in the meeting and in the year (or other planning period).  then
i ask them what we should do with the rest of their time.  the obvious
answer is to get into the details, get on with doing the work.

from this perspective, i hear the second part of your question, about
strategic plan, as "how do we keep it going."  one way is surely to use the
day(s) to detail the plan(s).  but more generally, i think it's worth
noticing that a strategic plan is just one way of trying to keep the work
going.  it might be to keep the marketplace wall open and edit as we go.
(we call open space "the practice of peace" but sometimes a room with
everything on the wall is called a "war room" -- go figure.)  it might also
or instead be some of the rules from university of kentucky rural health
system, from harrison's tales from open space book.  it might be trello
boards online.  it might be simply the usual sort of proceedings document,
per the user's guide.  what it doesn't necessarily do is "qualify" as a
"strategic plan."  what it needs to do is keep the space open and the work
emerging with something of the ease that it does in an open space meeting
event.

Michael

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Michael Herman
Michael Herman Associates
312-280-7838 (mobile)

http://MichaelHerman.com
http://OpenSpaceWorld.org

On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 8:49 AM Harrison Owen via OSList <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> 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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> ho
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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?
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> 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
>
> ________________
>
>
>
> 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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> 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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