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<DIV><SPAN class=478584209-07032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Dear
Dotty Stickers!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=478584209-07032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=478584209-07032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>My
approach up to now has been to allocate five dots irrespective of the group
size. However I must give serious consideration to Peggy's
'formula'. It appears more sophisticated than the five-dot approach but I
am unsure if we can possibly <EM>sophisticate </EM>OST.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=478584209-07032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=478584209-07032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>My
appreciation of the results of OST, in my experience, is that I would not move
away from using sticky dots. My appreciation is not simply personal, it is
also the feedback I receive from participants. I value that
feedback.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=478584209-07032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=478584209-07032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Any
other opinions.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=478584209-07032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=478584209-07032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=478584209-07032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=478584209-07032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Mick</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=478584209-07032003></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Peggy
Holman<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, 7 March 2003 12:02 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: convergence with "stickie
dots"<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I feel compelled to add my 2 cents worth on this
question of convergence, because it is a question that's been near and dear to
me since my earliest exposure to OS. Voting just never felt
right to me. I also have a comment on the mathematics of dots just
because.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've used Open Space for convergence for several
years now and love it! As both Michaels have already said, it is a clear
reminder that action comes from people taking responsibility for what they care
about. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think a seminal conversation on convergence took
place at OSonOS in Toronto in 1997. I just pulled the paper copy of the
proceedings to look at a session called "'Day 3' of Open Space". (Day
3 was a short hand for convergence.) Michael Herman, myself, Diane
Gibeault, Jay Vogt, Winston Kinch are some of the folks who were there that
are on the list. Here's a quote from the notes:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>The Aha</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>The amazing realization we had was that
synthesis [rather than voting and prioritizing] can be acheived by doing an open
space within the open >space; with a little different theme. The Day 3
question is about opening the space for action: what is possible now? It
is bounded by what is >real for us now. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>The Day 3 open space benefits from the time
spent in divergence in which truths were spoken, mooses are put on the table and
perspectives >shift. It reminds everyone that open space goes beyond
the event and is iterative (cyclic?) in nature. Day 3 done this way both
grounds people >in "what's next" and reminds them that the space is always
open."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So, 6 years later, I think the seeds of this
conversation have firmly taken root.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And for no other reason than my own need to share
silly data, I knew that there was a way of calculating the number of dots that I
learned in my Total Quality days. It takes 2 steps, but here it
is:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Round 1: everyone votes as many times as they
want. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Round 2: You keep only the items that receive
half or more of the votes. You take the items left and divide by
2. That's the number of dots. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As you can see, it's based on the number of items
to be voted upon not the number of participants. I wish I could remember
the rationale. It has something to do with adequate weight amongst
multiple items so that something that constitutes a consensus
emerges.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So, history and trivia...my gifts for the
day!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peggy</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>P.S. To Michael Pannwitz's invitation to
Berlin. Go if you can! I went to the future search workshop in
Berlin several years ago that Michael hosted and Marv and Sandra
conducted. Silly for an American to go so far to attend a workshop with
Americans? I had the privilege of getting a glimpse into another
culture during the workshop as we used the future of Berlin (slimly disguised as
B-A-City) as our topic. With East and West Germans, indeed, Eastern and
Western Europeans there, it was powerful. The workshop was also
right before the Jewish holidays. There was something about being there at
that time of year for me that was quite poignant. One evening, one
of the other participants asked me why I came. Three of us, a German,
an Austrian and an American Jew had a conversation about the Holocaust and
speaking and being silent that will be with me always. It is an
experience well worth the travel. Not to mention Michael is a WONDERFUL
host!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=lisaheft@PACBELL.NET href="mailto:lisaheft@PACBELL.NET">Lisa Heft</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 05, 2003 4:41
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> convergence with "stickie
dots"</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=Section1>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">Hello, all
–<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">When prioritization of
key issues is part of the design in an Open Space event, sometimes people post
the original topic/issues signs (the ones from the agenda wall) around the
room.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Participants either read
the hand-written notes placed under each topic (if a book of proceedings has
not been printed) or read in their books for an hour or so. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Then they place a colored adhesive dot
on the “x” number of key issues (these defined according to the design the
facilitator creates with the client –five things we can do on Monday, things
we can do with no money, <SPAN class=GramE>things</SPAN> we want to move
forward as hot issues to the so-and-so committee). <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Or they can make a mark on the items
they feel should be moved forward.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Of course there are other ways to see how the group feels about key
issues, such as reopening the space, creating affinity groups by standing by
the one issue they wish to champion, using voting software,
etc.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">For the method using dots
or marks, does anyone have a mathematical formula for deciding how many dots
each participant should be given for a certain number of key issues as an
outcome?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For example – if you
want the group to highlight the 5 top issues for this group right now, how
many dots do you give each participant if you have 20 people, if you have 200,
<SPAN class=GramE>etc.</SPAN> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>And
maybe you don’t need to show the 5 top issues, maybe you need to show the
whatever-rises-to-the-top issues – you won’t limit the number but will call
anything that is clearly a majority of votes a key issue. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Does the math
change?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">I’m writing a paper on
convergence…ideally you’ll see it on my future website if I ever can sculpt it
(the paper – the website’s coming closer) into a manageable
shape…<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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