[OSList] Orgs that Failed to Implement Self-Organization?

[Royle, Karl]

Just thinking…in decades… I was talking to some colleagues from University of Girona who have undertaken a change project around teaching and learning.

We were on another project which was a three year duration. They said one thing that they have learned is that you need 10 years to implement a company wide (University wide in this case) cultural change.

Thoughts on speed and long term/short term

Karl

From: OSList <oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org> on behalf of Thomas Herrmann via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
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Date: Friday, 21 June 2019 at 11:46
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Subject: Re: [OSList] Orgs that Failed to Implement Self-Organization?

Hi Jake
Thanks for posing the question.
To me self organisation, just as others wrote, is just there. By building capacity to work in life nurturing ways and for a common purpose the power of self organisation can be made more ‘useful’.
I believe and have experienced since many years, that good things happen when people come together in circle around a common purpose, facilitated skilfully end lovingly.
Being conscious about the opportunities in self organisation and and working with it makes the difference. Most organisations don’t. So there are many examples of failures in regard to reaching sustainable and productive outcome.

I think I previously shared a link to an example in an municipality where I have been working for more than a decade teaching how to use open space and whole person process facilitation to create sustainable results. Even if that does not answer your question I share it again, as an example where it works. http://providersofgoodness.com/ornskoldsvik/<https://url6.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1heH47-000Ccf-3Q&i=57e1b682&c=TW1ssxbVwhyT2fZZAv9HXDJxnBzZQ3PbqHzQoBvMe_sJfA8-KKzQmB2s4aZgPze9CjJs0-1Xrcxzbrw3078MoFV4wqk4zrSyODalWrx-_YGVttMTeseWqygRKYV-5n0x_b6TdHSGh6OnmBC_2w2Gx4W_yq8pRr_CQUKf5HarCx-5vqr4My858aWP0Rw19q5u-YTJIcaZhI9ZxS4znhskX3CfqA7DVYj8D2-dIt0XP03iHWnubixAdsCZypfi_8I->
Greeting to you all from the bus to the airport, heading for Canada to join the Genuine Contact Summer Academy. Looking very much forward to 7 days in different circles with new and old colleagues!
Greetings Thomas in Sweden
PS I love the talk to text feature on my iPhone!

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21 juni 2019 kl. 01:31 skrev Jake Yeager via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org<mailto:oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>>:
Hey everyone,

Does anyone know of organizations that attempted to implement self-organization but failed? If so, do you know some of the factors that contributed to the failure? We hear about the successes, like Semco and AES, but rarely about the failures. I'd like to understand better what the pitfalls are and also what the success rate is.

Thanks!

All the best,
Jake
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