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class=481341002-14102008>I have found that action planning can sometimes be
quite fuzzy for people, so I like the concrete/sensate nature of what you did,
Peggy. Sensate process for a sensate task (i.e. making things
happen).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=481341002-14102008>It reminds of something I saw someone do once - not in
"Open Space' per se, but which might be a variant on what you did. In this group
of about 30 people, people wrote their highest priority area on a piece of A4
and then placed it on the ground in the middle of the circle. As pieces of paper
were gradually laid down, everyone in the group stood around and shifted the
pieces of paper around on the floor so they constellated into themes -
then when it felt like enough shuffling had been done, there was an
invitation, for whoever wished to, to convene action planning conversations
- so "passion and responsibility" was still expected. There was a very
quick movement of everyone in the room to different action planning
conversations, presumably because people had done some thinking work in
advance, and maybe each individual could see how his/her concern related to the
concerns of other people in the room.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=481341002-14102008>Michael Wood</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=481341002-14102008>Perth, Western Australia</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Peggy
Holman<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, 11 October 2008 7:10 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Three action planning
approaches in Open Space - plus one more<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Thanks, Chris for your great document on convergence. A few
weeks ago, I spontaneously created a new form of convergence with a group of
about 20. I think it can work well with groups of 60 or less, and perhaps
with groups up to 100 or so.
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<DIV>I was intending to do what I always do these days - follow the energy and
re-open the space for what has heart and meaning for taking a next step.
Instead, because the meeting was intended to both give the group a
chance to bond as well as set priorities for their work, something else emerged
in the moment. </DIV>
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<DIV>This was a first meeting of a diverse group that was dealing with a
challenging subject: the transformation of the field of corrections throughout
the USA. They had spent an evening sharing stories about their work and a
day in Open Space, exploring, "How can corrections, in collaboration with other
human services, help cultivate a strong and healthy society?". The last
morning, we began with a conversation about their work together as a prelude to
opening the space to identify their priorities (as established by the sessions
that were called).</DIV>
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<DIV>One participant was very concerned whether this "arbitrary" approach of
following the energy would lead to the best priorities. I suggested that
we see what emerged and then determine whether a more rational approach should
be employed. Given the culture of the group, I sensed in that moment that
the people in the room needed to know where each other stood - what each of them
would choose as a priority. And since bonding was part of the purpose of
the gathering, I asked each of them to write on a sheet of paper the inquiry
they felt was more important to pursue, the subject they personally felt most
passionate about. No one hesitated. </DIV>
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<DIV>Once they were done writing, each read his or her topic aloud. Then they
physically got up and moved to join with others who had said something related
to their topic. The landed in 2 groups, split about 1/3 and 2/3rds.
This degree of coherence was quite stunning for them. They went off
to talk about their topics. When they returned, we checked in, as
promised, on whether these were the best priorities. The group was almost
giddy with excitement. No question. They were clear they had the
right priorities.</DIV>
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<DIV>another great day (or two) in Open Space,</DIV>
<DIV>Peggy</DIV>
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<DIV>______________________________</DIV>
<DIV>Peggy Holman</DIV>
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<DIV>For the new edition of The Change Handbook, go to: <BR><A
href="http://www.bkconnection.com/ChangeHandbook">www.bkconnection.com/ChangeHandbook</A> <BR> <BR>"An
angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not get burnt, is to
become <BR>the fire".<BR> -- Drew Dellinger</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>On Oct 8, 2008, at 10:04 AM, Chris Corrigan wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV>And that would be here:</DIV>
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href="http://openingspace.net/openSpaceTechnology_method_resources_Convergence_Approaches.shtml">http://openingspace.net/openSpaceTechnology_method_resources_Convergence_Approaches.shtml</A><BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 10:03 AM, Chris Corrigan <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:chris@chriscorrigan.com">chris@chriscorrigan.com</A>></SPAN>
wrote:<BR>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Hi friends...my little redux is by no means the be all and end
all of convergence approaches. The mother of all convergence approach
documents is at Lisa Heft's site, and if you are looking for ideas, that
ought to more than suffice to whet your appetite.
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<DIV>Cheers,</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#888888>Chris </FONT>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 5:19 PM, Chris Corrigan <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:chris@chriscorrigan.com"
target=_blank>chris@chriscorrigan.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<P>Hi friends:</P>
<P>I was just putting together some materials for an Open Space training
workshop I'm doing in Prince Rupert, BC on Friday and I compiled three
useful approaches to facilitating action planning in Open Space. The
first is my own version of moving to action, the second is <A
href="http://www.openspaceworld.org/news/2008/04/28/finishing-with-impact-and-energy/"
target=_blank>Diana Larsen's approach to prioritizing ideas by impact and
energy</A> and the third approach is Jack Martin Leith's approach to
project planning, which he blogged <A
href="http://www.jackmartinleith.com/?page_id=156" target=_blank>here</A>.
</P>
<P>The three are in <A
href="http://chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/three-action-planning-approaches.pdf"
target=_blank>an easy to download .pdf</A>.
Enoy.</P></DIV></SPAN>Chris<BR>-- <BR>CHRIS CORRIGAN<BR>Facilitation
- Training - Process Design<BR>Open Space Technology<BR><BR>Weblog: <A
href="http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot"
target=_blank>http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot</A><BR>Site: <A
href="http://www.chriscorrigan.com"
target=_blank>http://www.chriscorrigan.com</A><BR><BR>Principal, Harvest
Moon Consultants, Ltd.<BR><A href="http://www.harvestmoonconsultants.com"
target=_blank>http://www.harvestmoonconsultants.com</A><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR
clear=all><BR>-- <BR>CHRIS CORRIGAN<BR>Facilitation - Training - Process
Design<BR>Open Space Technology<BR><BR>Weblog: <A
href="http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot"
target=_blank>http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot</A><BR>Site: <A
href="http://www.chriscorrigan.com"
target=_blank>http://www.chriscorrigan.com</A><BR><BR>Principal, Harvest
Moon Consultants, Ltd.<BR><A href="http://www.harvestmoonconsultants.com"
target=_blank>http://www.harvestmoonconsultants.com</A><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR
clear=all><BR>-- <BR>CHRIS CORRIGAN<BR>Facilitation - Training - Process
Design<BR>Open Space Technology<BR><BR>Weblog: <A
href="http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot">http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot</A><BR>Site:
<A
href="http://www.chriscorrigan.com">http://www.chriscorrigan.com</A><BR><BR>Principal,
Harvest Moon Consultants, Ltd.<BR><A
href="http://www.harvestmoonconsultants.com">http://www.harvestmoonconsultants.com</A><BR></DIV>*
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