[OSList] Why CERTIFICATION makes sense considering this conversation on Mission, Vision Strategy Plans, etc.

R Chaffe rchaffe at gmail.com
Sat Aug 17 01:59:57 PDT 2019


So does teaching!  

Regards
Rob

> On 17 Aug 2019, at 4:47 pm, paul levy via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
> 
> I'd never certify OST. Only takes one minute to explain, or one second to discover.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Paul Levy
> 
> Paul Levy
> Writer, facilitator, conversifier and collusion breaker
> 
>> On Fri, 16 Aug 2019, 22:42 Michael M Pannwitz via OSList, <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>> It would not surprise me if Jesus had come to the conclusion that all 
>> organizations created by man are the work of the devil.
>> 
>> That could then have held him back from founding an institute certifying 
>> his first followers.
>> 
>> Greetings from Berlin where I mulled over all the certification 
>> organizations that I encountered in my life. They all contributed to the 
>> ossification of their victims and made a lot of money.
>> 
>> But then, wait a minute, I do remember taking part in  a training for OD 
>> consultants and parish consultants back in the seventies of the last 
>> century in the last millenium.
>> Folks attending were invited for a final day of certification after the 
>> training concluded (very complex training, including 5 ten day training 
>> sessions over 2 years, regional groups for gatherings between the blocks 
>> and prescribed hours of supervision by especially trained supervisors 
>> that were certified, of course, none other were accepted).
>> 
>> Now, the invitation to get certified was offered to all of us.
>> Some needed a certification to work with their skills in their 
>> organizations.
>> Others did not. I was one of them. Actually, there were 5 of us.
>> At first we felt it nice to have a free day.
>> But, I dont know how that came about but from my present stage of 
>> looking at stuff I am sure it was the Force of Selforganization that got 
>> us thinking about all 5 of us certifying each and all of the others, 
>> including oneself. Only if they passed the certification, of course.
>> So we set out to come up with a process. We did this in open space (had 
>> not shown its vicious head yet in 1975) and had a wonderful time. We 
>> actually drew up a certification document and got two of the training 
>> staff to put their signature to it along with those of us five. This 
>> made it look gorgeous. I still have it. Its in German. I could dig it up 
>> in my archives if any of you would like to get a copy.
>> As we 5 heard later, our collegial certification was enormously tougher 
>> than that offered by the training institute.
>> 
>> Have a great day wherever you are
>> mmp
>> 
>> Am 16.08.2019 um 19:45 schrieb Marai Kiele via OSList:
>> > 
>> > 
>> >> Am 14.08.2019 um 18:42 schrieb Mark Carmel via OSList 
>> >> <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org <mailto:oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>>:
>> >>
>> >> Chris, thank you for your response.  However, an Empire is defined as 
>> >> an authoritarian organization of countries, or people, under single 
>> >> rule like the Roman empire. The chuch's first rule of becoming 
>> >> certified as high priest is that women are not allowed In.  We see how 
>> >> that worked out... That is not OS and is not what I recommend. So 
>> >> please do not misunderstand my intent. I am not calling for empire 
>> >> building or authoritarianism, but calling for organization of an 
>> >> Educational Institute to train and educate those who facilitate OST in 
>> >> the world of empire building WE all live in. If we leave it to mother 
>> >> nature to do it out of Spirit alone we could be waiting another 4,000 
>> >> years.  How to prepare facilitators and participants to face the 
>> >> inevitable pushback from their own leaders (like now) or from leaders 
>> >> of empires once raw honesty is put out there is an advanced skill 
>> >> set.  One that will help or hurt outcomes. Chris, you are spot on to 
>> >> invoke the Devil. Because the Devil always attacks honesty that 
>> >> exposes the hidden, dishonest agendas of leaders who proudly open 
>> >> space only to crush those who are Too honest for their liking. Therein 
>> >> lies a significant learning moment to train facilitators in the 
>> >> ability to discern authenticity in the leadership before engaging. 
>> >> Dishonesty has become the new trend in management and leadership. Just 
>> >> look at the state of American politics and media coverage of it. The 
>> >> number one contraindiction as HO aptly defines it, in my experience is 
>> >> dishonest leadership. This must be discerned first, as only one of the 
>> >> teaching lessons for all future facilitators. Otherwise good, honest 
>> >> participants and their facilitators are given up to the devilish 
>> >> empire builders you describe.  Especially in the great
>> >> US of A democracy that has become Retaliation Nation.
>> >> Thanks again Chris!
>> >> Miss you having not seen you since Dulles.
>> >> Peace!
>> >> MC
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Aug 14, 2019, 10:05 AM Chris Corrigan 
>> >> <chris.corrigan at gmail.com <mailto:chris.corrigan at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>     You do realize that Jesus never certified practitioners of
>> >>     Christianity, right? And that subsequent attempts to do so
>> >>     basically created a toxic blending of Church and Empire that
>> >>     contributed to mass amounts of suffering through incredibly toxic
>> >>     and psychopathic uses of power and control for most of the last
>> >>     1700 years?
>> >>
>> >>     And I say that as a Christian who works with churches.
>> >>
>> >>     Mark, just open space.  That’s what the world wants more of. It
>> >>     does not want or need more  people running around saying they are
>> >>     certified to open space.  It truly doesn’t care. Your credentials
>> >>     mean nothing if you aren’t actually opening space.  And if you are
>> >>     opening space, no one will care what your credentials are.  The
>> >>     best OST meetings I’ve ever been a part of were facilitated by
>> >>     people who had never done them before.  They cared about the
>> >>     participants, they took care to follow the instructions, they took
>> >>     nothing for granted, and they learned a lot about themselves and
>> >>     others.  Some of these people were 14 years old.
>> >>
>> >>     Coincidently, some of these people are also the best Christians I
>> >>     have ever met, too, for the same reasons.
>> >>
>> >>     Just do the work and share your learning and get better at it.
>> >>     That’s how I learned, that’s how I support others and that’s my
>> >>     invitation to you. Resist the devilish temptation to build an empire.
>> >>
>> >>     Chris
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>>     On Aug 14, 2019, at 8:39 AM, Mark Carmel via OSList
>> >>>     <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
>> >>>     <mailto: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
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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?
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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/>
>> >>>         >> >
>> >>>         >>
>> >>>         >>
>> >>>         >>
>> >>>         >>
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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: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>
>> >>>         <mailto: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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>> >>>         >
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>> >>>
>> >>>         Message: 4
>> >>>         Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 07:54:31 -0400
>> >>>         From: Jake Yeager <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:
>> >>>                
>> >>>         <CAESAiLT2+Aa=KQKctTAwMwryHpSy4owZBfCyVcgJsX=Ek0qNEg at mail.gmail.com
>> >>>         <mailto:Ek0qNEg at mail.gmail.com>>
>> >>>         Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>> >>>
>> >>>         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 <mailto: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 <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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>> >>>         Program.
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>> >>>         Message: 5
>> >>>         Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 11:11:40 -0400
>> >>>         From: Tony Budak <tonybudak at tbmw.org <mailto:tonybudak at tbmw.org>>
>> >>>         To: oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
>> >>>         <mailto:oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
>> >>>         Subject: [OSList] Open Space Hangout! Tues Aug 13, 12 PM EDT!
>> >>>         Message-ID: <646af711-8a01-11f6-b712-b187e005129a at tbmw.org
>> >>>         <mailto:646af711-8a01-11f6-b712-b187e005129a at tbmw.org>>
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>> >>>         *Open Space Hang Out is ON for today at NOON est*
>> >>>
>> >>>         On 8/5/2019 6:49 PM, Tricia Chirumbole via OSList wrote:
>> >>>         > Hey all!!
>> >>>         >
>> >>>         > We'll be hanging out again tomorrow and waiting to see who
>> >>>         shows up
>> >>>         > and what happens! The Open Space hangout will be happening
>> >>>         on Zoom
>> >>>         > this *Tuesday*?- *August 6th **@12 PM Eastern Daylight Time!*
>> >>>         >
>> >>>         > Pop in and ask questions, workshop ideas, explore
>> >>>         possibilities, share
>> >>>         > what's up or just listen or say hi! We will gather for 1+
>> >>>         hours - Law
>> >>>         > of Two feet applies!
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