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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear Kerry and others following this thread,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Our contribution in the AI journal was a case study Rapid High Participation Strategic Planning….published Nov 04. I think it is in same journal as Diane is referring to. I do have a copy of our article for sharing so write to me off list if you would like it. We use a blended approach of Whole Person Process Facilitation (WPPF), Appreciative Inquiry (AI), and Open Space Technology(OST). We followed up with this client for some years…a global health organization…the resultant strategic plan did its job in ways beyond even the high expectations that they had.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>In early days of sorting out which participative methods to use, I would decide that part of the time together would be WPPF, part would be OST, part might be AI or World Café, part might be Circle Work as per the Christina Baldwin Circle work. This worked, and at the same time I was not satisfied as I experienced that our results during and after the meeting were not all that they could be. About 2002, in a week long facilitation, the design was to do a WPPF meeting on day one to share and process content, followed by a one day OST to make sense of it and develop actions, then followed by WPPF and again followed by OST with the final day devoted to convergence and action planning and the closing circle. We got results. I was unhappy though. My intuitive ‘YES’ did not show up but instead it was more like a </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>L</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>. We discussed the process and from that point onwards, we have adopted the following practice with all of our consulting assignments.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We use WPPF as an operating platform for the whole meeting that is focused on achieving a business goal or development goal. This meeting format when used as an operating platform, allows other participative methodologies like AI summit work or OST or World Cafe to take place in a way that is seamless for the participants. We have found the results to be exceptional, long lasting, impactful, and useful. Our clients say we work magic….the good kind.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The article noted above published in the AI journal is a nice case example, bringing together not only different methods in our WPPF operating platform, and bringing in wonderful experts in their methods allowing each of us to do the pieces of facilitation that we loved the most.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Birgitt Williams<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.dalarinternational.com">www.dalarinternational.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org [mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Diane Gibeault<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 30, 2012 10:34 AM<br><b>To:</b> World wide Open Space Technology email list<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSList] using open space with other processes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>HI Kerry,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Of the participative methods I know, to me AI is the one that is the closest to the OS spirit and principles. AI and OS can be quite complementary when both are needed but generally, I find that groups are ready to jump into OS without any prelude. Here is one story of how I used these two approaches together.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I used the first part of AI (pair interviews) a half day before an Open Space with a group of senior managers at the end of an 18th month leadership learning program. The AI interview was to help recap their learnings of that period before discussing in OS what was key to them, how, what was missing and a vision of where they were going from there, with a plan on how. It was very appreciated and very productive.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I described the experience in this article published by AI Practitioner of London. I posted it on my web site - here is the link </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0000BF'>http://www.dianegibeault.com/Article_DG_OS_AI_SchoolinCanada_0411.pdf</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00007F'>T</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>he online full edition (Nov 04) was entirely on examples of AI in combination with OS. Several OS facilitators from around the world, Harrison being one, contributed. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Diane<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:3.75pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> Kerry Napuk <knapuk@gmail.com><br><b>To:</b> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 30, 2012 5:46:30 AM<br><b>Subject:</b> [OSList] using open space with other processes</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id=yiv845728984><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Hi All<br><br>Lisa's thoughts on her workshops and co-learning made me think about using Open Space with other Large Group Processes or Interventions.<br><br>I would welcome any stories about facilitators' use of OST in combination with other processes. For example, Open Futures used A.I. to front end a series of events with pupils. We also looked at using OST to front end and back end a strategic planning exercise with a company in the following way: open spaced with employees and suppliers about the key issues facing the business, took that input to the top team to use in formulating a planning framework (vision, objectives, goals) and used the planning framework devised by the top team to open space the strategies, creation and implementation of action plans.<br><br>We also often take the priorities from an event, open the space the next morning by getting conveners to adopt a priority and form virtual teams to create an action plan. The virtual teams can stay in touch through email and any participant can communicate with the team leader on suggestions and comments. I guess you could call this virtual post event open spacing.<br><br>Any thoughts and experiences you want to share?<br><br>Cheers<br><br>Kerry<br>Edinburgh<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'><br>_______________________________________________<br>OSList mailing list<br>To post send emails to <a href="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>To unsubscribe send an email to <a href="mailto:OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>To subscribe or manage your subscription click below:<br><a href="http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org" target="_blank">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></body></html>