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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Thanks Diane! That's a great idea. As Jack, I'm keeping this for
future reference. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Cheers!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Esther Matte<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Diane Gibeault<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 7 septembre 2010 8:54<br>
<b>To:</b> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Convergence with more self-organization<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>At a recent training workshop I facilitated in Ottawa, some
participants suggested an adaptation to the process of action planning for
priorities set by the group after discussions. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>This option - <b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>One Market Place Per Priority - </span></b>offers
a convergence process with more space for self-organization, which is the
fundamental intent of Open Space. <span class=apple-style-span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Participants choose
which of the priorities they have passion to work on and regroup
accordingly. Then each priority group opens space by itself and creates
its own action market wall in relations to its specific priority. Among
the action topics posted, nothing precludes that someone may propose a
discussion of the priority itself.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>This "one market place per
priority" method is still a more structured approach that the option of
opening space again for action with only one market place for everybody as
they express their passion for actions on any of the identified priorities. For
those organizations who prefer to structure the action identification a bit
more, this new option still opens more space than having groups come up with
only one action per priority which is what ends up happening in most cases
despite the invitation to identify more than one action - at least this is what
I have seen over many years of OS events. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>To provide some guidance to the various priority groups who
will self-organize to open space and create their own market place for
action, I added a few simple guiding steps on top of the Action Planning
Guide which is usually in their kit or distributed on chairs before
the start of convergence. I share them with you in case you may find it useful.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b>A. </b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Create a market place of actions</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> that will contribute
to realize the priority you have chosen.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:.5in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>- Post the
priority title at the top of a wall.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:.5in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>- Each
participant can post on that wall, an action title with his/her name.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:.5in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>- Then,
combinations of action sheets can be made if desired, by participants
initiating the actions.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:12.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span class=apple-style-span><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>B. Participants form
groups around actions of their choice</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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margin-left:.5in'><span class=apple-style-span><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Action Initiator role</span></span><b><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> – </span></b><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>with help
from the group:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-
Posts high on the wall the action title so it is visible to bumblebees.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:.5in'><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>- Circulates a sheet to create a list of
participants.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-
Notes key points (the group may want to use the planning guide provided).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-
After the discussion, prepares and posts a summary on one or two flip chart
pages on the plenary wall for all participants to read during a walk about that
will follow. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-
Registers at the News Room and enters the action plan on a computer.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Maybe some of you have already used this method
of "one market place per priority". If so, learnings from your
experience would be most welcome. <span class=apple-style-span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Gifts come from
everywhere in Open Space, as it is a circle of people open to possibilities.
Thank you to the participants of the Ottawa training group for bringing to
light this different way of doing which is full of possibilities.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Diane</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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