[OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 100, Issue 15

Mark Carmel markacarmel at gmail.com
Wed Aug 14 23:03:12 PDT 2019


Thank you Bhav!

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>    1. Re: Why CERTIFICATION makes sense considering this
>       conversation on Mission, Vision Strategy Plans, etc. (Bhavesh Patel)
>    2. Re: Why CERTIFICATION makes sense considering this
>       conversation on Mission, Vision Strategy Plans, etc. (doug)
>    3. Re: Why CERTIFICATION makes sense considering this
>       conversation on Mission, Vision Strategy Plans, etc. (R Chaffe)
>    4. Re: Why CERTIFICATION makes sense considering this
>       conversation on Mission, Vision Strategy Plans, etc. (R Chaffe)
>    5. Re: Determining Duration of Open Space Event? (R Chaffe)
>    6. Re: Why CERTIFICATION makes sense considering this
>       conversation on Mission, Vision Strategy Plans, etc. (Mark Carmel)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 00:15:02 +0200
> From: Bhavesh Patel <bhavmail at gmail.com>
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> Cc: Mark Carmel <markacarmel at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [OSList] Why CERTIFICATION makes sense considering this
>         conversation on Mission, Vision Strategy Plans, etc.
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> Hey Mark,
>
> If you have passion for that, and in your freedom you want to take
> responsibility for that, then please do what ever you feel called to do...
> and the results will speak for themselves. None of us can control the space
> for you. And one thing is for sure, we will learn from your experiments...
>
>
> Smiles Bhav...
>
>
>
> On Wed, 14 Aug 2019 at 18:18, Mark Carmel via OSList <
> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
> > Fascinating conversation. This is exactly why we need a
> certification-like
> > program and an organizational structure for the future if we want to
> train
> > people in the finer points of sustaining open space interventions over
> time
> > as Chris has done. There is a lot more to it than just throwing out an
> > invitation and opening up the market place. It is interesting to me that
> > from the most seasoned open space masters the idea was instantly shot
> down,
> > saying...we discussed that already... Now that is not what an open space
> > facilitator normally does right? Shoot down other people's ideas. The
> world
> > has evolved into one that respects credentials. Interestingly the ones
> who
> > spoke the strongest against certification have already given themselves
> > nice fancy titles. Which is wonderful.  Because credentials really do
> > matter. Right now open space facilitators must give themself their own
> > title and otherwise have no backing whatsoever to lend credibility to
> their
> > self given titles. When you talk about overcoming the resistance of
> > executives and with the retaliation nation nature of things now (look at
> > Hong Kong) it makes sense to put some structure to the educational
> > credentialing of OSTsters from apprentice  to Master to mentor.  In terms
> > of VISION and MISSION and VALUES and STRATEGY, why is it that we
> > facilitators want to apply that same organizational structure for ALL
> other
> > organizations but resist doing the same for OUR work, to create OUR
> > organization... What IS our vision...to hope the world magically
> organizes
> > around OST... or to make it happen through a viable 1,000 year vision.
> In
> > his great book, Leadership Is,  Harrison is spot on to define OST as the
> > ONE way for leaders to be a caretaker of the Spirit.  We must not be
> naive
> > to believe that leaders will not crush the Spirit once it emerges in Open
> > Space. This requires highly advanced training to be able to navigate the
> > process over decades of implementation.  ALL great decisions require
> great
> > leadership. If OST ever gets an organization, I hope this idea will be
> > considered by its leaders or of course someone else will do it or it will
> > not be done. In some ways, or all ways, Harrison has created a new
> religion
> > of Spirit and I hope that an organizational structure WILL be created
> kinda
> > like that other dude who started out with 12 disciples.
> > Peace,
> > Mark Carmel
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 13, 2019, 11:03 PM <oslist-request at lists.openspacetech.org>
> > wrote:
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> >> Today's Topics:
> >>
> >>    1. Re: OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning? (Chris Kloth)
> >>    2. Re: OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning? (Harrison Owen)
> >>    3. Re: OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning? (Peggy Holman)
> >>    4. Re: OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning? (Jake Yeager)
> >>    5. Open Space Hangout! Tues Aug 13, 12 PM EDT! (Tony Budak)
> >>
> >>
> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 1
> >> Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 17:25:41 -0400
> >> From: Chris Kloth <chris.kloth at got2change.com>
> >> To: jacob.yeager at gmail.com
> >> Cc: World wide Open Space Technology email list
> >>         <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
> >> Subject: Re: [OSList] OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?
> >> Message-ID:
> >>         <20190812172541.20436ug8j3rp3cyd at tcsso-mail2.inetuhosted.net>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed"
> >>
> >> Jake, I hope to get back to you by this weekend. I am in the middle of
> >> a project with Prosecutor Impact (see Adam Foss' Ted Talk) that is
> >> pretty consuming. I know I have the file somewhere.
> >>
> >> That said, Michael's comment about what's on the wall triggered a
> >> powerful memory. When I got to my site the night before we were to
> >> start a very resistant top executive made it clear to me that he
> >> thought this approach a ridiculous waste of time. He also made it
> >> clear that he was sure labor issues over wages and other workplace
> >> issues would probably come up and that there was no way these could be
> >> addressed in such a setting.
> >>
> >> I thanked him for sharing his concerns and observed that labor issues
> >> would probably come up if it mattered to those in the room and
> >> requested that he trust me that it would be okay. I also asked him to
> >> listen to the workers talk and resist taking charge of the subject.
> >>
> >> No surprise that the topic came up at both sites in the first round
> >> and was attended by almost everyone at my site. He scowled at me big
> >> time. I will admit I was nervous.
> >>
> >> The 90 minute session went roughly like this: 30 of frustration, 30
> >> minutes of "We are all in this together and still have the best jobs n
> >> the valley" and 30 minutes of developing strategies. By the end of the
> >> second round the company president faxed from the other site that
> >> their ideas were all valuable and could be implemented!
> >>
> >> The rest of the day was amazingly full of energy, excitement, and
> >> optimism.
> >>
> >> --
> >> 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 <jacob.yeager at gmail.com>:
> >>
> >> > 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/>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > 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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> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 2
> >> Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 17:57:37 -0400
> >> From: "Harrison Owen" <hhowensr at gmail.com>
> >> To: "'World wide Open Space Technology email list'"
> >>         <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
> >> Subject: Re: [OSList] OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?
> >> Message-ID: <001201d55158$f4f61ec0$dee25c40$@com>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain;       charset="us-ascii"
> >>
> >> Beautiful! Thank you Chris!!
> >>
> >> ho
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: OSList [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf
> Of
> >> Chris Kloth via OSList
> >> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2019 5:26 PM
> >> To: jacob.yeager at gmail.com
> >> Cc: Chris Kloth; World wide Open Space Technology email list
> >> Subject: Re: [OSList] OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?
> >>
> >> Jake, I hope to get back to you by this weekend. I am in the middle of
> >> a project with Prosecutor Impact (see Adam Foss' Ted Talk) that is
> >> pretty consuming. I know I have the file somewhere.
> >>
> >> That said, Michael's comment about what's on the wall triggered a
> >> powerful memory. When I got to my site the night before we were to
> >> start a very resistant top executive made it clear to me that he
> >> thought this approach a ridiculous waste of time. He also made it
> >> clear that he was sure labor issues over wages and other workplace
> >> issues would probably come up and that there was no way these could be
> >> addressed in such a setting.
> >>
> >> I thanked him for sharing his concerns and observed that labor issues
> >> would probably come up if it mattered to those in the room and
> >> requested that he trust me that it would be okay. I also asked him to
> >> listen to the workers talk and resist taking charge of the subject.
> >>
> >> No surprise that the topic came up at both sites in the first round
> >> and was attended by almost everyone at my site. He scowled at me big
> >> time. I will admit I was nervous.
> >>
> >> The 90 minute session went roughly like this: 30 of frustration, 30
> >> minutes of "We are all in this together and still have the best jobs n
> >> the valley" and 30 minutes of developing strategies. By the end of the
> >> second round the company president faxed from the other site that
> >> their ideas were all valuable and could be implemented!
> >>
> >> The rest of the day was amazingly full of energy, excitement, and
> >> optimism.
> >>
> >> --
> >> 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 <jacob.yeager at gmail.com>:
> >>
> >> > 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/>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > 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/>
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> >> >> This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------
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> >> Message: 3
> >> Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 15:23:21 -0700
> >> From: Peggy Holman <peggy at peggyholman.com>
> >> To: Open Listserv <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
> >> Subject: Re: [OSList] OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?
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> >>
> >> I?ll add another strategic planning story to the mix. In the 1999, I did
> >> a project with the Washington State Arts Commission to create a
> strategic
> >> plan that was widely embraced by artists and arts organizations all over
> >> the state. The commission?s continued funding was riding on success.
> >>
> >> We hosted 20 Open Space convenings around the state over 6 weeks. The
> >> first and last were statewide. The rest were 3-hour sessions in towns as
> >> small as Twisp and cities as large as Seattle. In the end, the arts
> >> commission created a plan that was not only widely embraced, but two
> years
> >> later during an economic downturn, the funding held when other
> departments
> >> were cut because of the widespread support.
> >>
> >> When we started, the commission members were convinced large and small,
> >> east and west, rural and urban would all be at war with each other. In
> >> fact, they found synergies and ways to partner.
> >>
> >> A bit more of the story is here:
> >> http://peggyholman.com/a-conversation-about-the-arts/ <
> >> http://peggyholman.com/a-conversation-about-the-arts/>.
> >>
> >> Peggy
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >> Peggy Holman
> >> Co-founder
> >> Journalism That Matters
> >> 15347 SE 49th Place
> >> Bellevue, WA  98006
> >> 206-948-0432
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> >> www.peggyholman.com
> >> Twitter: @peggyholman
> >> JTM Twitter: @JTMStream
> >>
> >> Enjoy the award winning Engaging Emergence: Turning?Upheaval into
> >> Opportunity <http://www.engagingemergence.com/>
> >>
> >>
> >> > On Aug 12, 2019, at 2:25 PM, Chris Kloth via OSList <
> >> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Jake, I hope to get back to you by this weekend. I am in the middle of
> >> a project with Prosecutor Impact (see Adam Foss' Ted Talk) that is
> pretty
> >> consuming. I know I have the file somewhere.
> >> >
> >> > That said, Michael's comment about what's on the wall triggered a
> >> powerful memory. When I got to my site the night before we were to
> start a
> >> very resistant top executive made it clear to me that he thought this
> >> approach a ridiculous waste of time. He also made it clear that he was
> sure
> >> labor issues over wages and other workplace issues would probably come
> up
> >> and that there was no way these could be addressed in such a setting.
> >> >
> >> > I thanked him for sharing his concerns and observed that labor issues
> >> would probably come up if it mattered to those in the room and requested
> >> that he trust me that it would be okay. I also asked him to listen to
> the
> >> workers talk and resist taking charge of the subject.
> >> >
> >> > No surprise that the topic came up at both sites in the first round
> and
> >> was attended by almost everyone at my site. He scowled at me big time. I
> >> will admit I was nervous.
> >> >
> >> > The 90 minute session went roughly like this: 30 of frustration, 30
> >> minutes of "We are all in this together and still have the best jobs n
> the
> >> valley" and 30 minutes of developing strategies. By the end of the
> second
> >> round the company president faxed from the other site that their ideas
> were
> >> all valuable and could be implemented!
> >> >
> >> > The rest of the day was amazingly full of energy, excitement, and
> >> optimism.
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > 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 <http://www.got2change.com/>
> >> >
> >> > Think globally. Act locally.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Quoting Jake Yeager <jacob.yeager at gmail.com <mailto:
> >> jacob.yeager at gmail.com>>:
> >> >
> >> >> 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/ <
> >> http://www.robert-adams.info/>>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 10:46 PM Chris Kloth <
> >> chris.kloth at got2change.com <mailto: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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> >> Message: 4
> >> Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 07:54:31 -0400
> >> From: Jake Yeager <jacob.yeager at gmail.com>
> >> Cc: World wide Open Space Technology email list
> >>         <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
> >> Subject: Re: [OSList] OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?
> >> Message-ID:
> >>         <CAESAiLT2+Aa=KQKctTAwMwryHpSy4owZBfCyVcgJsX=
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> >>
> >> Thank you everyone for your replies! They are very, very helpful.
> >>
> >> I have contracted with an internal client who is interested in using
> OST.
> >> His team is cross-site, so these suggestions and experiences are
> >> invaluable. It really is about experimenting, identifying what works,
> and
> >> sharing my experience with others to move the work forward. Oh, and
> >> trusting the people. :)
> >>
> >> Thanks again!
> >>
> >> Much love,
> >> 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/>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 5:25 PM Chris Kloth <chris.kloth at got2change.com
> >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Jake, I hope to get back to you by this weekend. I am in the middle of
> >> > a project with Prosecutor Impact (see Adam Foss' Ted Talk) that is
> >> > pretty consuming. I know I have the file somewhere.
> >> >
> >> > That said, Michael's comment about what's on the wall triggered a
> >> > powerful memory. When I got to my site the night before we were to
> >> > start a very resistant top executive made it clear to me that he
> >> > thought this approach a ridiculous waste of time. He also made it
> >> > clear that he was sure labor issues over wages and other workplace
> >> > issues would probably come up and that there was no way these could be
> >> > addressed in such a setting.
> >> >
> >> > I thanked him for sharing his concerns and observed that labor issues
> >> > would probably come up if it mattered to those in the room and
> >> > requested that he trust me that it would be okay. I also asked him to
> >> > listen to the workers talk and resist taking charge of the subject.
> >> >
> >> > No surprise that the topic came up at both sites in the first round
> >> > and was attended by almost everyone at my site. He scowled at me big
> >> > time. I will admit I was nervous.
> >> >
> >> > The 90 minute session went roughly like this: 30 of frustration, 30
> >> > minutes of "We are all in this together and still have the best jobs n
> >> > the valley" and 30 minutes of developing strategies. By the end of the
> >> > second round the company president faxed from the other site that
> >> > their ideas were all valuable and could be implemented!
> >> >
> >> > The rest of the day was amazingly full of energy, excitement, and
> >> optimism.
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > 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 <jacob.yeager at gmail.com>:
> >> >
> >> > > 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/>
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > 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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> >> > >>
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> Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 18:26:01 -0400
> From: doug <ost at footprintsinthewind.com>
> To: oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
> Subject: Re: [OSList] Why CERTIFICATION makes sense considering this
>         conversation on Mission, Vision Strategy Plans, etc.
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> Mark--
>
> It has been my experience that people who want certification of anything
> are the ones who want to do the certifying.
>
> OST does have an organization. Several of them around the world.
>
> :- Doug. Germann
>
>
>
> On 8/14/19 11:39 AM, Mark Carmel via OSList wrote:
> > Fascinating conversation. This is exactly why we need a
> > certification-like program and an organizational structure for the
> > future if we want to train people in the finer points of sustaining open
> > space interventions over time as Chris has done. There is a lot more to
> > it than just throwing out an invitation and opening up the market place.
> > It is interesting to me that from the most seasoned open space masters
> > the idea was instantly shot down, saying...we discussed that already...
> > Now that is not what an open space facilitator normally does right?
> > Shoot down other people's ideas. The world has evolved into one that
> > respects credentials. Interestingly the ones who spoke the strongest
> > against certification have already given themselves nice fancy titles.
> > Which is wonderful.? Because credentials really do matter. Right now
> > open space facilitators must give themself their own title and otherwise
> > have no backing whatsoever to lend credibility to their self given
> > titles. When you talk about overcoming the resistance of executives and
> > with the retaliation nation nature of things now (look at Hong Kong) it
> > makes sense to put some structure to the educational credentialing of
> > OSTsters from apprentice? to Master to mentor.? In terms of VISION and
> > MISSION and VALUES and STRATEGY, why is it that we facilitators want to
> > apply that same organizational structure for ALL other organizations but
> > resist doing the same for OUR work, to create OUR organization... What
> > IS our vision...to hope the world magically organizes around OST... or
> > to make it happen through a viable 1,000 year vision.? In his great
> > book, Leadership Is,? Harrison is spot on to define OST as the ONE way
> > for leaders to be a caretaker of the Spirit.? We must not be naive to
> > believe that leaders will not crush the Spirit once it emerges in Open
> > Space. This requires highly advanced training to be able to navigate the
> > process over decades of implementation.? ALL great decisions require
> > great leadership. If OST ever gets an organization, I hope this idea
> > will be considered by its leaders or of course someone else will do it
> > or it will not be done. In some ways, or all ways, Harrison has created
> > a new religion of Spirit and I hope that an organizational structure
> > WILL be created kinda like that other dude who started out with 12
> > disciples.?
> > Peace,
> > Mark Carmel
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 13, 2019, 11:03 PM <oslist-request at lists.openspacetech.org
> > <mailto:oslist-request at lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote:
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> >     ? ?1. Re: OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning? (Chris
> Kloth)
> >     ? ?2. Re: OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning? (Harrison
> Owen)
> >     ? ?3. Re: OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning? (Peggy
> Holman)
> >     ? ?4. Re: OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning? (Jake
> Yeager)
> >     ? ?5. Open Space Hangout! Tues Aug 13, 12 PM EDT! (Tony Budak)
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> >     Message: 1
> >     Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 17:25:41 -0400
> >     From: Chris Kloth <chris.kloth at got2change.com
> >     <mailto:chris.kloth at got2change.com>>
> >     To: jacob.yeager at gmail.com <mailto:jacob.yeager at gmail.com>
> >     Cc: World wide Open Space Technology email list
> >     ? ? ? ? <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
> >     <mailto:oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>>
> >     Subject: Re: [OSList] OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?
> >     Message-ID:
> >     ? ? ? ? <20190812172541.20436ug8j3rp3cyd at tcsso-mail2.inetuhosted.net
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> >
> >     Jake, I hope to get back to you by this weekend. I am in the middle
> of?
> >     a project with Prosecutor Impact (see Adam Foss' Ted Talk) that is?
> >     pretty consuming. I know I have the file somewhere.
> >
> >     That said, Michael's comment about what's on the wall triggered a?
> >     powerful memory. When I got to my site the night before we were to?
> >     start a very resistant top executive made it clear to me that he?
> >     thought this approach a ridiculous waste of time. He also made it?
> >     clear that he was sure labor issues over wages and other workplace?
> >     issues would probably come up and that there was no way these could
> be?
> >     addressed in such a setting.
> >
> >     I thanked him for sharing his concerns and observed that labor
> issues?
> >     would probably come up if it mattered to those in the room and?
> >     requested that he trust me that it would be okay. I also asked him
> to?
> >     listen to the workers talk and resist taking charge of the subject.
> >
> >     No surprise that the topic came up at both sites in the first round?
> >     and was attended by almost everyone at my site. He scowled at me big?
> >     time. I will admit I was nervous.
> >
> >     The 90 minute session went roughly like this: 30 of frustration, 30?
> >     minutes of "We are all in this together and still have the best jobs
> n?
> >     the valley" and 30 minutes of developing strategies. By the end of
> the?
> >     second round the company president faxed from the other site that?
> >     their ideas were all valuable and could be implemented!
> >
> >     The rest of the day was amazingly full of energy, excitement, and
> >     optimism.
> >
> >     --
> >     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 <http://www.got2change.com>
> >
> >     Think globally. Act locally.
> >
> >
> >     Quoting Jake Yeager <jacob.yeager at gmail.com
> >     <mailto:jacob.yeager at gmail.com>>:
> >
> >     > 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/>
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 10:46 PM Chris Kloth
> >     <chris.kloth at got2change.com <mailto: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 <http://www.got2change.com>
> >     >>
> >     >> Think globally. Act locally.
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >> Quoting Jake Yeager via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
> >     <mailto: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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> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >     ------------------------------
> >
> >     Message: 2
> >     Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 17:57:37 -0400
> >     From: "Harrison Owen" <hhowensr at gmail.com <mailto:hhowensr at gmail.com
> >>
> >     To: "'World wide Open Space Technology email list'"
> >     ? ? ? ? <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
> >     <mailto:oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>>
> >     Subject: Re: [OSList] OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?
> >     Message-ID: <001201d55158$f4f61ec0$dee25c40$@com>
> >     Content-Type: text/plain;? ? ? ?charset="us-ascii"
> >
> >     Beautiful! Thank you Chris!!
> >
> >     ho
> >
> >     -----Original Message-----
> >     From: OSList [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org
> >     <mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org>] On Behalf Of
> >     Chris Kloth via OSList
> >     Sent: Monday, August 12, 2019 5:26 PM
> >     To: jacob.yeager at gmail.com <mailto:jacob.yeager at gmail.com>
> >     Cc: Chris Kloth; World wide Open Space Technology email list
> >     Subject: Re: [OSList] OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?
> >
> >     Jake, I hope to get back to you by this weekend. I am in the middle
> of?
> >     a project with Prosecutor Impact (see Adam Foss' Ted Talk) that is?
> >     pretty consuming. I know I have the file somewhere.
> >
> >     That said, Michael's comment about what's on the wall triggered a?
> >     powerful memory. When I got to my site the night before we were to?
> >     start a very resistant top executive made it clear to me that he?
> >     thought this approach a ridiculous waste of time. He also made it?
> >     clear that he was sure labor issues over wages and other workplace?
> >     issues would probably come up and that there was no way these could
> be?
> >     addressed in such a setting.
> >
> >     I thanked him for sharing his concerns and observed that labor
> issues?
> >     would probably come up if it mattered to those in the room and?
> >     requested that he trust me that it would be okay. I also asked him
> to?
> >     listen to the workers talk and resist taking charge of the subject.
> >
> >     No surprise that the topic came up at both sites in the first round?
> >     and was attended by almost everyone at my site. He scowled at me big?
> >     time. I will admit I was nervous.
> >
> >     The 90 minute session went roughly like this: 30 of frustration, 30?
> >     minutes of "We are all in this together and still have the best jobs
> n?
> >     the valley" and 30 minutes of developing strategies. By the end of
> the?
> >     second round the company president faxed from the other site that?
> >     their ideas were all valuable and could be implemented!
> >
> >     The rest of the day was amazingly full of energy, excitement, and
> >     optimism.
> >
> >     --
> >     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 <http://www.got2change.com>
> >
> >     Think globally. Act locally.
> >
> >
> >     Quoting Jake Yeager <jacob.yeager at gmail.com
> >     <mailto:jacob.yeager at gmail.com>>:
> >
> >     > 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/>
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 10:46 PM Chris Kloth
> >     <chris.kloth at got2change.com <mailto: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 <http://www.got2change.com>
> >     >>
> >     >> Think globally. Act locally.
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >> Quoting Jake Yeager via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
> >     <mailto: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/>
> >     >> >
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> >     >> This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >
> >
> >
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> >
> >     Message: 3
> >     Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 15:23:21 -0700
> >     From: Peggy Holman <peggy at peggyholman.com
> >     <mailto:peggy at peggyholman.com>>
> >     To: Open Listserv <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
> >     <mailto:oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>>
> >     Subject: Re: [OSList] OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?
> >     Message-ID: <433F9A43-8D47-4AF6-9EA7-9621012C2511 at peggyholman.com
> >     <mailto:433F9A43-8D47-4AF6-9EA7-9621012C2511 at peggyholman.com>>
> >     Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> >
> >     I?ll add another strategic planning story to the mix. In the 1999, I
> >     did a project with the Washington State Arts Commission to create a
> >     strategic plan that was widely embraced by artists and arts
> >     organizations all over the state. The commission?s continued funding
> >     was riding on success.
> >
> >     We hosted 20 Open Space convenings around the state over 6 weeks.
> >     The first and last were statewide. The rest were 3-hour sessions in
> >     towns as small as Twisp and cities as large as Seattle. In the end,
> >     the arts commission created a plan that was not only widely
> >     embraced, but two years later during an economic downturn, the
> >     funding held when other departments were cut because of the
> >     widespread support.
> >
> >     When we started, the commission members were convinced large and
> >     small, east and west, rural and urban would all be at war with each
> >     other. In fact, they found synergies and ways to partner.
> >
> >     A bit more of the story is here:
> >     http://peggyholman.com/a-conversation-about-the-arts/
> >     <http://peggyholman.com/a-conversation-about-the-arts/>.
> >
> >     Peggy
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >     ________________________________
> >     Peggy Holman
> >     Co-founder
> >     Journalism That Matters
> >     15347 SE 49th Place
> >     Bellevue, WA? 98006
> >     206-948-0432
> >     www.journalismthatmatters.org <http://www.journalismthatmatters.org>
> >     www.peggyholman.com <http://www.peggyholman.com>
> >     Twitter: @peggyholman
> >     JTM Twitter: @JTMStream
> >
> >     Enjoy the award winning Engaging Emergence: Turning?Upheaval into
> >     Opportunity <http://www.engagingemergence.com/>
> >
> >
> >     > On Aug 12, 2019, at 2:25 PM, Chris Kloth via OSList
> >     <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
> >     <mailto:oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote:
> >     >
> >     > Jake, I hope to get back to you by this weekend. I am in the
> >     middle of a project with Prosecutor Impact (see Adam Foss' Ted Talk)
> >     that is pretty consuming. I know I have the file somewhere.
> >     >
> >     > That said, Michael's comment about what's on the wall triggered a
> >     powerful memory. When I got to my site the night before we were to
> >     start a very resistant top executive made it clear to me that he
> >     thought this approach a ridiculous waste of time. He also made it
> >     clear that he was sure labor issues over wages and other workplace
> >     issues would probably come up and that there was no way these could
> >     be addressed in such a setting.
> >     >
> >     > I thanked him for sharing his concerns and observed that labor
> >     issues would probably come up if it mattered to those in the room
> >     and requested that he trust me that it would be okay. I also asked
> >     him to listen to the workers talk and resist taking charge of the
> >     subject.
> >     >
> >     > No surprise that the topic came up at both sites in the first
> >     round and was attended by almost everyone at my site. He scowled at
> >     me big time. I will admit I was nervous.
> >     >
> >     > The 90 minute session went roughly like this: 30 of frustration,
> >     30 minutes of "We are all in this together and still have the best
> >     jobs n the valley" and 30 minutes of developing strategies. By the
> >     end of the second round the company president faxed from the other
> >     site that their ideas were all valuable and could be implemented!
> >     >
> >     > The rest of the day was amazingly full of energy, excitement, and
> >     optimism.
> >     >
> >     > --
> >     > 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 <http://www.got2change.com>
> >     <http://www.got2change.com/>
> >     >
> >     > Think globally. Act locally.
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > Quoting Jake Yeager <jacob.yeager at gmail.com
> >     <mailto:jacob.yeager at gmail.com> <mailto:<
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