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<DIV>I facilitated a 3 day Retreat for a client using a day and a half of Open
Space with another colleague a year ago. Months later, the client retained
me to continue some aspects of the work we began the year before, including
assuring the OS notes and recommendations were distributed to all. Some of
the work that was to occur by the client in terms assuring all convenors
followed through did not occur consistently. </DIV>
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<DIV>Now, I'm spending alot of time working to "clean up many of the
assumptions" we put out during the OS process. Our fundamental
assumption (confirmed with the division chief) that staff were "truly
empowered" to convene a session and follow through with their
recommendations had several barriers (not all of which we, as facilitators could
be aware of at the time) i.e.. legal constraints, budgetary constraints and most
fundamental and intrinsic was that this group was just a micro of a macro org
that has a systemic culture of "hierarchical decision making," so
although the division chief was supportive of this process of accountability,
there were those recommendations (stated above) that could not be carried out
and thus it appears to participants that this process was just lip
service. My main lesson in all of this was in tee-ing up the process with
clearer directions given the systems limitations.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 face=""><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT size=3>Anyone
have thoughts of wisdom or ideas to share to minimize the long-term impact of
the process "backfiring." I will be facilitating their
next process next week. Thank you.</FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial size=2>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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for change for our changing world"</FONT></DIV>
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