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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear friends in Open Space/Genuine Contact <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Today had quite an experience joining a large conference for
about 3-400 persons working within the elderly care in the area I live. This
was the third in a series of four large events where employees are reporting
out/performing and sharing about their accomplishments from a large project about
improving the services they are doing to elders in need of assistance +
improving their working conditions as well. The conference was in one of the
most prestigous hotels SAS Radisson.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>More or less out of coincidence I had lunch with one of the
top managers within this area, yesterday and she told me that the OST-meeting
we had 4 years ago had been the start of this huge project which has affected,
I would say 10<sup>th</sup> of thousands receiving services and working within
this area in a this region of about half a milllion inhabitants. I think the
main thing being that people who share the same passion meet and get going. Then
of course the right conditions have to be in place such as focus, space for
action/leadership.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>They have introduced something they call
“Break-through-projects” which means that any employee can bring up
a problem or improvement that he och she would like to test. A short test
period is conducted, which is evaluated and then a decision is made if it is a
break-through or not. If so, it is implemented straight away.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The performances I saw today were really moving – it
was such a joy to see the pride that these people showed and the joy that they
have created for elders as well as for themselves. Such a power that has been
released! And bottom-up.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Another large project they have worked with the last years
is “talking-circles” where they have had different subjects to meet
around and share. </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=SV
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>A success too!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=SV style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=SV style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Warm regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=SV style='font-size:10.0pt'>Thomas
Herrmann Phone +46 (0)709-98 97 81<br>
Open Space Consulting<br>
Pensévägen 4<br>
434 46 Kungsbacka, Sweden<br>
Email: </span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
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