<html><head><base href="x-msg://950/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Suzanne,<div><br></div><div> Science and Open Space go well together! </div><div><br></div><div>David Cooperrider ran an Open Space with the Environmental Protection Agency a few years ago for the Destiny phase of a 4-day Appreciative Inquiry Summit. There were 400 scientists. David said it was a great success. The story should be on the Appreciative Inquiry Commons site but the site seems to be down at the moment.</div><div><br></div><div>Anne Stadler and I have both run OS's for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Anne's story was in the first edition of The Change Handbook. I've copied it below. A p.s. on the Hutch's story. Shortly after that Open Space, Lee Hartwell was made president of the Hutch, a role he held until retiring earlier this year.</div><div><br></div><div>I did one for the Hutch in 2008. Just the usual great, barrier-breaking conversations.</div><div><br></div><div>Peggy</div><div><br></div><div>P.S. In looking through the OSlist archives for the EPA story (which I couldn't find), I noticed that the question about scientists was asked in 2002 and again 2007. :-)</div><div><br></div><div>*******************</div><div><br></div><div>Open Space at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center</div><div>by Anne Stadler</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">
<!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoBodyText">In May, 1996, 120 faculty, students and staff from all Fred
Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) divisions attended an unusual two day
retreat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Focusing on the theme:
“Integrating basic, clinical and epidemiological sciences to understand human
biology and disease,” they used Open Space Technology to initiate conversations
and generate practical activities. </p>
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</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">It
took foresight and courage to bring this about.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>The FHCRC, 2,000 people strong, was organized by traditional
scientific disciplines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It is a global
leader in cancer research.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>So, why
tamper with success?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">Dr.
Lee Hartwell, a highly respected geneticist initiated the effort.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He believed that only through synthesizing
basic, clinical and population sciences would we understand fundamentals of
human biology and disease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The
crucial answers would no longer come from isolated pursuits of different
disciplines. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Hartwell chose Open
Space Technology to support maximum opportunity for self-organizing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He felt this would reveal the nascent leadership
opportunities for collaboration, learning and action. The choice had his
colleagues scratching their heads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>People asked: "Who are the speakers?<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>What is the agenda?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>When told they would create it on the spot, most colleagues were skeptical.
Once confronted with an open agenda and invited to take responsibility for what
they cared about, leaders emerged to convene conversations.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">That
first meeting generated several cross-disciplinary initiatives including a monthly
graduate and post-graduate seminar; internal web pages for each laboratory; a
dual-mentored training program; several interdisciplinary courses,
mini-courses, workshops and lectures.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>The event unleashed new leadership and enthusiastic
participation.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">In
1997, Dr. Hartwell was named FHCRC President/Director.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>His first act: convening another center-wide
Open Space.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This created new
relationships and projects including a long-term, four-division interdisciplinary
research program, more courses, some reorganization, and on-going work on diversity
and leadership development.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Reflecting
on the FHCRC's year-old Open Space era, Hartwell said: “I have found that
leadership in daily actions and issues is key.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>To effect significant change, many people must become
leaders.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">FHCRC's
current challenge is becoming a continuous open space learning community,
fostering efficient communication among multiple sites with different cultures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Kim Wells, Organization Development
Director, keeps the space open for the evolving learning community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She reports: “I’ve been offering
classes in leadership of complex systems; we’ve started regular two-hour Open
Space learning exchanges and we are considering an Open Space on diversity within
the year. Using our Intranet for communication and tracking what people are doing
and learning is a future prospect.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">Based
on Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center's two years of experience, opening
space in an organization has these cycles:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list .25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;
mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">Convening the circle
(calling all relevant stakeholders together on a timely and relevant subject); <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list .25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;
mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">Revealing the leadership and
diversity present (through self-organizing a marketplace); <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list .25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;
mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">Manifesting practical
outcomes in day to day work; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list .25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;
mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">Supporting the leadership in
oneself and others to respond to emergent realities and possibilities; and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list .25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;
mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">Sharing learning through
reflection and storytelling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<br><div><div>On Aug 5, 2010, at 10:41 AM, Suzanne Daigle wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: black; ">Hi everyone!</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: black; "><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: black; ">Over the past few months I have been working with a Sponsor connected with international scientists. She is passionate about inviting people to have new conversations around how we “do” science; how science is funded; the future of science and education; and the emerging trends leading into the next era of science. The goal is to experientially engage a highly diverse group of participants (scientists, policy makers and change agents) in ways that invite self-organization, collaboration and shared leadership – as opposed to how people interact in your typical conference. Nationally and internationally, science faces many urgent challenges not unlike the system breakdowns that we see in so many areas. Certainly there is a sense that the basic ingredients for an Open Space are there not the least of which real issues of concerns, high levels of complexity, diverse groups, great urgency. That said, the Sponsor feels a certain degree of trepidation about how independent-minded, self-directed scientists might respond to Open Space. Not a new question for any of us I know.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: black; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: black; ">It would be helpful if you could share any experiences you’ve had working with Scientists, globally or nationally. </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: black; ">Which sectors? Themes? Context? Hurdles? How did it go overall?</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: black; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: black; ">Any and all insights appreciated. Will send you buckets of smiles and sunshine from Florida in return.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: black; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: black; ">Suzanne</span></div><br clear="all"><br>--<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Suzanne Daigle<br>NuFocus Strategic Group<br>7159 Victoria Circle<br>University Park, FL 34201<br>FL 941-359-8877; <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>CT 203-722-2009<br><a href="http://www.nufocusgroup.com">www.nufocusgroup.com</a><br><a href="mailto:s.daigle@nufocusgroup.com">s.daigle@nufocusgroup.com</a><br>* * ==========================================================<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:oslist@listserv.boisestate.edu">oslist@listserv.boisestate.edu</a>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html">http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist">http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist</a></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>*
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