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<P>Dear Harrison:</P>
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<P>I am amazed by the amount and level of response I received. I feel really suported by the Int'l community of OST.</P>
<P>Regarding the software, I'll download it -is it free?- and try to translate into Spanish.</P>
<P>Thanks,</P>
<P> </P>
<P>Johann Bórquez Bohn</P>
<P>Chile<BR><BR></P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>From: Harrison Owen <hhowen@comcast.net>
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: OSLIST <OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
<DIV></DIV>>To: OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: hospital event
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 10:11:02 -0500
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>> Johann Wrote:
<DIV></DIV>> I think, my best bet is to open the space with the whole
<DIV></DIV>>system in a room and to have the divergence process done there, but to
<DIV></DIV>>renounce to converge at the end of that meeting. The convergence could =
<DIV></DIV>>be
<DIV></DIV>>done later on, after everybody has received and -hopefully- read a copy =
<DIV></DIV>>of
<DIV></DIV>>the proceedings. Then we can vote to prioritize items, and maybe meet =
<DIV></DIV>>again
<DIV></DIV>>to voice the results.
<DIV></DIV>> In fact I have done almost exactly what you are proposing -
<DIV></DIV>>and it was also in a hospital. We know from experience that one day
<DIV></DIV>>(regardless of group size) is sufficient to get the major issues on the
<DIV></DIV>>table and allow the conversations to start. Of course it is also true =
<DIV></DIV>>that a
<DIV></DIV>>second day (with a night in between will go much deeper) - but your
<DIV></DIV>>situation does not seem to allow for that. Anyhow if you do one day with
<DIV></DIV>>everybody (all 1500) - record and distribute the proceedings hard copy =
<DIV></DIV>>or
<DIV></DIV>>online - or both) convergence, prioritization and action planning can =
<DIV></DIV>>take
<DIV></DIV>>place at a later time and slower pace. What you will lose is the sense =
<DIV></DIV>>of
<DIV></DIV>>urgencyenergy that inevitably builds when you have the whole group =
<DIV></DIV>>together.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>> I know that some (many :-)) of my colleagues have an
<DIV></DIV>>aversion to electronic "voting" when it comes to the prioritization and
<DIV></DIV>>convergence process - but frankly if you are trying to accomplish all =
<DIV></DIV>>that
<DIV></DIV>>in what I might call a "distributed mode," I can't see that you have =
<DIV></DIV>>much
<DIV></DIV>>alternative. And when you are dealing with 1500 people over an extended
<DIV></DIV>>period of time, I rather think that having something that "benchmarks" =
<DIV></DIV>>the
<DIV></DIV>>level of energy in the group relative to the major issues becomes more =
<DIV></DIV>>than
<DIV></DIV>>useful. The software that I have used - which is available on
<DIV></DIV>>www.openspaceworld.org (I think) will do the job. Unfortunately it is =
<DIV></DIV>>all in
<DIV></DIV>>English. However, it is a relatively simple Excel program which some =
<DIV></DIV>>local
<DIV></DIV>>techie ought to be able to duplicate, or better yet, improve. You will =
<DIV></DIV>>find
<DIV></DIV>>the essential (simple) math involved in The User's Guide. With the
<DIV></DIV>>availability of such software you can then set up "Polling Places" =
<DIV></DIV>>around
<DIV></DIV>>the hospital. The balance of the process of moving from Issue =
<DIV></DIV>>identification
<DIV></DIV>>and discussion (in the large Open Space) on to development of action =
<DIV></DIV>>plans
<DIV></DIV>>and implementation should be pretty straight forward.=20
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>> Good Luck
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>> Harrison
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>
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<DIV></DIV>> -----Original Message-----
<DIV></DIV>> From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On
<DIV></DIV>>Behalf Of Johann Borquez
<DIV></DIV>> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 7:22 AM
<DIV></DIV>> To: OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
<DIV></DIV>> Subject: Re: hospital event
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>> Dear Kerry:
<DIV></DIV>> I sincerely thank you for taking the time to respond and for
<DIV></DIV>>the interesting suggestion. It goes hand in hand with ny first guess:
<DIV></DIV>>producing several smaler meetings instead of one BIG one. But then... =
<DIV></DIV>>what's
<DIV></DIV>>the point of using OST if it isn't usable with huge groups?=20
<DIV></DIV>> I see OST as a divergence-convergence movement. In the
<DIV></DIV>>beginning, everybody goes his/her way, hoping for more people to come =
<DIV></DIV>>along.
<DIV></DIV>>The organization de-organizes itself to become something new, to evolve
<DIV></DIV>>along unknown paths. From this so called "chaos", a new order emerges, =
<DIV></DIV>>and
<DIV></DIV>>this new order is a convergence: we have explored new ways to be an
<DIV></DIV>>organization, and now we come together again with our conversations, and
<DIV></DIV>>conclusions, and dissensions, and put in common the new knowledge we =
<DIV></DIV>>have
<DIV></DIV>>generated. Without this, OST will be just a cathartic movement, and =
<DIV></DIV>>nothing
<DIV></DIV>>more. It's not about control, it's about building something new from the
<DIV></DIV>>chaos.=20
<DIV></DIV>> If we se it this way, I think, my best bet is to open the
<DIV></DIV>>space with the whole system in a room and to have the divergence process
<DIV></DIV>>done there, but to renounce to converge at the end of that meeting. The
<DIV></DIV>>convergence could be done later on, after everybody has received and
<DIV></DIV>>-hopefully- read a copy of the proceedings. Then we can vote to =
<DIV></DIV>>prioritize
<DIV></DIV>>items, and maybe meet again to voice the results.
<DIV></DIV>> What do you think?
<DIV></DIV>> Greetings,
<DIV></DIV>> Johann
<DIV></DIV>> >From: kerry napuk <k@napuk.demon.co.uk>=20
<DIV></DIV>> >To: Johann BORQUEZ <zekrov@HOTMAIL.COM>=20
<DIV></DIV>> >Subject: hospital event=20
<DIV></DIV>> >Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 17:47:28 +0000=20
<DIV></DIV>> >=20
<DIV></DIV>> >Dear Johann Borquez=20
<DIV></DIV>> >=20
<DIV></DIV>> >You face quite a challenge!=20
<DIV></DIV>> >=20
<DIV></DIV>> >What about five half day events with 300 people in each
<DIV></DIV>>one, all=20
<DIV></DIV>> >addressing the same theme and all having one session on
<DIV></DIV>>issues and=20
<DIV></DIV>> >proposed actions. While making the numbers more
<DIV></DIV>>manageable, it will=20
<DIV></DIV>> >allow participants to have deeper discussions in break out
<DIV></DIV>>spaces=20
<DIV></DIV>> >because the groups will be smaller.=20
<DIV></DIV>> >=20
<DIV></DIV>> >On the other hand, you will have to pull all the outputs
<DIV></DIV>>together by=20
<DIV></DIV>> >priorities after voting. If you decide to do this, I
<DIV></DIV>>suggest your=20
<DIV></DIV>> >amalgamated priorities are presented at the front of your
<DIV></DIV>>write-up=20
<DIV></DIV>> >with the votes from each session used as back-up, which
<DIV></DIV>>will avoid=20
<DIV></DIV>> >any misunderstandings.=20
<DIV></DIV>> >=20
<DIV></DIV>> >Another variation after the five half day events would be
<DIV></DIV>>to convene=20
<DIV></DIV>> >a representative one day event with 500 people to address
<DIV></DIV>>outline=20
<DIV></DIV>> >action plans based on the top amalgamated priorities.=20
<DIV></DIV>> >=20
<DIV></DIV>> >Hope this helps and bueno suerte!=20
<DIV></DIV>> >=20
<DIV></DIV>> >Kind regards=20
<DIV></DIV>> >=20
<DIV></DIV>> >Kerry Napuk=20
<DIV></DIV>> >Open Futures=20
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<DIV></DIV>> >www.openfutures.com=20
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