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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";font-weight:bold'>This is
a report from my ”taster of OST in 1, 5 h with a lot of people”<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Century Gothic"'>The background was that I had been given the opportunity to
hold breakfast meetings to present OST as a taster around the topic about
"How to create commitment in your organizations". The participants
were managers from different companies. The sponsors was a union for managers
(yes you read it right - we do have that in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Sweden</st1:country-region>
:) ) and a <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Swedish</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Business</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
When the invitation was sent out they where kind of overloaded with people
signing up for the event. And as the location was kind of a given – we
decided to have both breakfast and lunch meeting. There were between 24 to 75
people in total 6 meetings in 3 days in the 3 major cities in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Sweden</st1:country-region></st1:place>! In total 274 people who had
a taster of OST for the first time! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'>We send out written
information about OST to the participants beforehand so that they had a chance
to learn a little bit more before the workshops. The information was about what
is Open Space Technology – explaining the principles, the law, that the
participants create the agenda, when to use OST etc. This information was also
available at the workshop when the participants arrived together with some of <st1:place
w:st="on">Harrison</st1:place>’s books, a folder of OST that I had made
up and an “OST quiz” – an idea I got from the list –
(thanks Edward!).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";font-weight:bold'>Theme</span></font></b><font
face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Century Gothic"'>:
How to create commitment and participation – welcome to a taste of OST!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3
face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Century Gothic";font-weight:bold'>The Givens:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Century Gothic"'>I had this printed up in the room: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Century Gothic"'>* We are not solving the topic about commitment here today in
1,5 h...<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Century Gothic"'>* This is a taster<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Century Gothic"'>* Would like to give you an experience<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Century Gothic"'>* I was available after for answering questions etc<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Century Gothic"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3
face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Century Gothic";font-weight:bold'>And this is how it went:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Century Gothic"'>I had kind of a “normal” opening – but shorter
than I am used to – didn’t tell so much about the background of OST
as I use to do. Then the agenda setting was quite short and the marketplace
“buzz” even shorter. All this 3 done in 30 minutes. In the time
matrix there was of course only one breakout session but I made it visible how
it could have been by putting up “empty” post-it notes besides the actual
one. Then we had one 35 min breakout session. Reports were made on flipcharts
paper, and put up on the news wall. Then back to the collective circle were I
had put up a flipchart paper with “what could you achieve if you had; 4
hours - 1 day, 1, 5 day, 2, 5 days of OST”. And then I talked a little
about the role of the facilitator.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Century Gothic"'>Closing circle – with a question from me “what
have you noticed for yourself here today about commitment” – very
briefly. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Century Gothic"'>After that we did a short reflection of the process looking
into the Medicine wheel – Leadership, vision, community and management.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'>Everything within the 90
minutes OK, + 5 min at the most in one workshop. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'>When I planned this my
first intention was to have 2 even shorter breakout sessions but I am glad that
I choose to have just one. In this format they had the chance to have some
dialogues and many commented in the closing circle that they were very
surprised how far they could get in such short time. And that they had got good
suggestions and were much energized to go back to their workplaces.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'>Many of the comments was
“great method”, “I will throw away the agenda in my ordinary
meetings”, “this I will definitely go home and practice on my own
group”, “it was so nice to be able to choose to use my free
will” “since we all choose were to go – we went directly to
the issue” etc etc. i.e. very positive feedback. Some thought of course
that it was too short but that they were very positive and some said “we
had done it all wrong back home when we appointed members to our project teams
– we shall not appoint – they shall choose!” <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'>I think that the freedom
of choice was one of their biggest experience and an unforgettable learning. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'>For myself – I
found it a big challenge to have 2 OST meetings so close to each other –
just 1,5 hours between breakfast and lunch - I had problem knowing when I said
what, like “have I already said that now or was it in the breakfast
meeting?”. Time was of course too short – and of course should we
have had more time for the agenda setting – with 75 people not knowing
each other you definitely need more than 10 minutes! So there was between 6 to
10 topics posted. And the smaller the group – the more topics. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'>Should I do it again
– definitely but I would think it over one more time having two in one
day with just 1,5 hours in between </span></font><font face=Wingdings><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Wingdings'>J</span></font><font
face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Century Gothic"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Gothic"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'>Thanks a million to you
all – for all the support, feedback, suggestions, interest – and
for holding space for me on this journey!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Century Gothic"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Eva<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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