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<P>Lise, Harrison, and all...</P>
<P>I perhaps have a little take on the application of open space in an instance like a large construction project or new product development for that matter...</P>
<P>Though I find, like Harrison, that OST and classic project management skills can and should co-exist, OST is quite apprpriate to apply right at the front end of the project, when we need to think and approach the "management" of a large project differently. An Open space event ignites the passion and has the potential to radically restructure how we organize and "manage" a prject. The outcome of the event may well be a classic project plan with tasks and gantt charts providing the general road map. The OST event provide an environment to think and organize the project quite differently.</P>
<P>It is kind of like the classic arguement of the difference between leaders and managers. The paradox is that both are necessary at different times and situations...</P>
<P>For me it looks more like this...OST Event -> Project Plan (or framework) -> Mini-OST's (or self organizing groups identify and removing project constraints in real time).</P>
<P>My 2 cents...</P>
<P>David Morgan</P>
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<P>>From: Harrison Owen <hhowen@comcast.net> >Reply-To: OSLIST <OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU> >To: OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU >Subject: Re: research (Open Space in Construction) >Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 08:16:40 -0500 > >Lise – seems to me the first thing is to be very clear about what all the >formal planning on a project does AND DOES NOT do. It seems to me that all >the PERT charts, GANT charts, project management protocols are very useful >in terms of setting the project direction, parameters, and making sure that >the appropriate tools and supplies are on hand. All that is a map of the new >territory to be explored (the possibility space). I think where we get in >trouble is when we confuse the map with the territory. The map will get you >to the start of the journey, point out some things that you might be looking >for –
but the actual journey (building the building) is self organizing all >the way, I think. It is therefore not so much about “adding” Open Space to >the equation, but rather recognizing that the moment the first shovel full >of dirt is turned – you are already in Open Space. The question then becomes >how do you navigate in the most effective and efficient fashion. I think it >is precisely here that Open Space Technology, and the general experience >with Open Space can be very helpful. Putting it all in slightly different >terms, I would be very careful not to throw the baby out with the bath >water. The formal elements of the project have their place, and an important >one -- but they never really describe what happens along the way, or even >(probably) what should happen along the way. > > > > Good Luck! This sounds wonderful. Can’t wait to hear
more. > > > >Harrison > > > >Harrison Owen > >7808 River Falls Drive > >Potomac, Maryland 20845 > >Phone 301-365-2093 > >Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com <http://www.openspaceworld.com/> > > >Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org > >Personal website http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm >OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU > >To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: >http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > >-----Original Message----- >From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Lise >Damkjær >Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 2:18 AM >To: OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU >Subject: SV: research > > > >Hello Marty, Harrison and others... > > > >I'm involved with some "in the
begginning" research... > >I'm mentor to a PhD-student at the Technical University of Denmark - she is >researching: How engineers could facilitate in public assignments - and she >uses Open space as her facilitation-tool. > > > >I have got a fantastic opportunity: I'm going to contribute to a >research-project in copperation with Copenhagen Business School: Could we >run a building construction site via OS-pratice? And what would then happen? > >I really enjoy this opportunity - i'm originally a building construction >engineer - but have worked with organizational design and so on most of my >time... > >We are going to observe what selforganization look like in building >construction sites, let everybody see that it already works and then design >and try a different way of organizing the building site work - an OS-way - >in which
way it may look...? > > > >Do anyone have ideas or experiences in this field? It's still very new to me >- I have only done some thinking yet... > > > >Thanks for this beautiful list and the beautiful community, we have here... > > > >Lise > > > >-----Oprindelig meddelelse----- >Fra: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]På vegne af Marty Boroson >Sendt: 24. februar 2005 18:25 >Til: OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU >Emne: research > >I am curious to know what academic research is being done/has been done on >OST ... > > > >Also, are there any research protocols out there? Or ideas that you wish >someone would research? > > > >Thanks, > > > >Marty Boroson > >* * ========================================================== >OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
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