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One of my clients wanted follow-up meetings for about 9 months after their all-staff Open Space. The topic concerned an upcoming move to a new facility, which was under construction. The meetings, with the Transition Team, were a combination of implementing recommendations from Open Space and project management relating to construction.<BR>
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There was not a desire to have every meeting be another Open Space, but these were elements that continued:<BR>
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**Each meeting started with team members posting the topics that they wanted discussed. These were discussed serially, because this was the best opportunity to get input from all team members, who worked in different facilities. I also checked the notes from earlier meetings to identify action items that needed further attention.<BR>
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**Someone generally brought the rock which had served as a talking piece in the OS closing circle, and placed it in the center of the table--especially if there was any tension around the day's work. If someone wanted to express their feelings on a particular issue, they often picked up the rock before speaking.<BR>
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**Discussion groups on certain critical issues that had convened in Open Space were invited to become task forces working out the details of those issues. They met during their regular working hours, and arrangements were made for someone to cover their job during meetings, if needed. These groups made recommendations on the allocation of storage space, group norms for working in cubicles rather than closed offices, security measures and other "hot" issues, and their recommendations were generally implemented.<BR>
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**There was a higher level of awareness about inclusion, openness in the decision process, and encouraging personal responsibility--these "process" concerns became a part of the conversation.<BR>
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So, the regular meetings were not Open Space, but I felt they were informed by the spirit of Open Space. <BR>
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Joelle<BR>
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