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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=SV link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Happy to hear Hege! Great job!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>= = = = = = = = = = = = = =<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Ulrika Eklund Consulting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bergsgatan 7A<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>112 23 Stockholm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>070-699 86 12<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>www.ulrikaeklund.se<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>www.openspaceseminars.com <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><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 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Från:</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>För </b>Hege Steinsland<br><b>Skickat:</b> den 15 januari 2013 10:04<br><b>Till:</b> World wide Open Space Technology email list<br><b>Ämne:</b> Re: [OSList] advice and courage<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>I just want to tell that I had my Open space with 27 leaders from the shipping industry yesterday. We had a really good pre-work, and the top management did very well i the OS meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>The group really surprised themselves and each other by having an engaging and productive working day together. Time went very fast, they say, and several of them said; we need to do this more :-)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>15 themes for discussion, 13 rapports and 5 initiative, and best of all; a motivated crowd :-)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Thanks a lot for the help and courage up front.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>All the best<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Hege Steinsland<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>7. des. 2012 kl. 19:37 skrev Thomas Herrmann <<a href="mailto:thomas@openspaceconsulting.com">thomas@openspaceconsulting.com</a>>:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>So inspiring to read all this - as you know Hege I am also of the opinion that it works in all groups as long as leadership really wants to unleash the full power of the organization.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Wow<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thomas<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>7 dec 2012 kl. 08:59 skrev Hege Steinsland <<a href="mailto:steinslandhege@gmail.com">steinslandhege@gmail.com</a>>:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you, Peggy. This video is so good. It will make it a lot easier to explain the posibilities in open space. Thanks again!<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hege<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>7. des. 2012 kl. 02:23 skrev Peggy Holman <<a href="mailto:peggy@peggyholman.com">peggy@peggyholman.com</a>>:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hege,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>You've already gotten many wonderful responses to your questions! I offer one item that might be helpful to you or even helpful to share with the managers.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>It is a 16 minute video of an Open Space at a telephone company:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://vimeo.com/25251316">http://vimeo.com/25251316</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>It contains interviews of people before, throughout and after an OS event. Harrison provides an explanation of Open Space principles woven throughout the video.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I thought of the video because most of the participants were network technicians -- the people who climb telephone poles. (Before the wires all went underground.) They may not be ship builders, but they are blue collar workers. I remember toward the end of this 2 1/2 day event, one of the network technicians speaking about how moving it was for him to run a breakout session. It was the first time he had ever been entrusted to do something like that.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Enjoy!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Peggy<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>_________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Peggy Holman<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:peggy@peggyholman.com">peggy@peggyholman.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>15347 SE 49th Place<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Bellevue, WA 98006<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>425-746-6274<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.peggyholman.com/">www.peggyholman.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.journalismthatmatters.org/">www.journalismthatmatters.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Enjoy the award winning </span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://peggyholman.com/papers/engaging-emergence/">Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'> <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<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Dec 6, 2012, at 2:21 PM, "Harrison Owen" <<a href="mailto:hhowen@verizon.net">hhowen@verizon.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hege -- Be BOLD! I think I understand what the folks have asked for... but<br>you can offer them SO MUCH MORE! Of course they can refuse, but they can<br>never refuse what is not offered!! SO "Go for the Gold!" Tell them that,<br>sure you can do an Open Space for 20 -- but for the same price it could be<br>for 200. And the result would be quantum factors greater. Why do in 2 (or<br>more) steps what could easily be done in 1? Get everybody together -- all<br>around "Building Better Ships." And should they (The Management) refuse, it<br>is their loss. Presuming that these are good "bottom line" types they should<br>be able to see the bargain. I think it is all about efficiency,<br>effectiveness, and profitability. Words they will understand -- if they want<br>to remain in business. :-)<br><br>ho<br><br>Harrison Owen<br>7808 River Falls Dr.<br>Potomac, MD 20854<br>USA<br><br>189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer)<br>Camden, Maine 20854<br><br>Phone 301-365-2093<br>(summer) 207-763-3261<br><br><a href="http://www.openspaceworld.com/">www.openspaceworld.com</a> <br><a href="http://www.ho-image.com/">www.ho-image.com</a> (Personal Website)<br>To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of OSLIST<br>Go to:http://<a href="http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org">lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a href="mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>[mailto:oslist-<a href="mailto:bounces@lists.openspacetech.org">bounces@lists.openspacetech.org</a>] On Behalf Of Hege Steinsland<br>Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2012 3:08 PM<br>To: World wide Open Space Technology email list<br>Subject: Re: [OSList] advice and courage<br><br>Wow - wow - wow!<br>I`m amazed to come home from two working days, and find this treasure in my<br>inbox. This is really encouraging, and I m så inspired by your advices and<br>thoughts.<br><br>I`m going to talk to the managers tomorrow and make a suggestion. As I<br>understand it, this is first a couple of days only for the leadergroup, but<br>I still will suggest to use Open Space. <br><br>Will you still recomend to use more than one day - If the group are no more<br>than about 20 people? <br><br>Thanks a lot!<br><br>Hege<br><br>4. des. 2012 kl. 20:30 skrev Harrison Owen <<a href="mailto:hhowen@verizon.net">hhowen@verizon.net</a>>:<br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This could be fun. Two thoughts immediately spring to mind. 1st and <br>Best -- How about a 2 day Open Space with "all hands" (not just the <br>managers) with a theme something like, "Building the Best Ships: Issues<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and Opportunities."<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You would get some real work done, motivation would be a natural <br>byproduct, and everybody would have fun. I've never worked in a <br>shipyard this way -- but it did remind me of the 500 Boeing Engineers, <br>mechanics, and managers who got together for several days and <br>redesigned the way they made doors for their aircraft. Of course you <br>could do the same thing with just the managers, but that wouldn't be <br>as effective or fun -- therefore the 2nd Best idea.<br><br>ho<br><br>Harrison Owen<br>7808 River Falls Dr.<br>Potomac, MD 20854<br>USA<br><br>189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer)<br>Camden, Maine 20854<br><br>Phone 301-365-2093<br>(summer) 207-763-3261<br><br><a href="http://www.openspaceworld.com/">www.openspaceworld.com</a><br><a href="http://www.ho-image.com/">www.ho-image.com</a> (Personal Website)<br>To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of <br>OSLIST Go <br>to:http://<a href="http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.or">lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.or</a><br>g<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a href="mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>[mailto:oslist-<a href="mailto:bounces@lists.openspacetech.org">bounces@lists.openspacetech.org</a>] On Behalf Of Hege <br>Steinsland<br>Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 2:00 PM<br>To: World wide Open Space Technology email list<br>Subject: [OSList] advice and courage<br><br>Hi wise people.<br><br>I ve been i an meeting today with a production leader in a big shipyard.<br>They are in for a year with heavy work, and want to start i january <br>with a couple of days to motivate and empower the leaderteam in the<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>production.<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is in mainly operational leaders, on the floor. The group is <br>about 20 people.<br><br>They are used to Quite a hiarcic organisation, but are sometimes <br>working in a projects, and sometimes in the line ( if that make sence)<br><br>The production leader and HR manager want to do use some of the time, <br>thise two days, to really emphasize the impotance of work moral, short <br>brakes and fleksebillity, and accountability fram everyone.<br><br>And then they ask me what I can offer?<br><br>Are any of you motivated to join in with some thoughts or Ideas here? <br>Im not sure how to approach this.<br><br>All the best from<br>Hege<br><br>( will be away for a couple of days...) <br>_______________________________________________<br>OSList mailing list<br>To post send emails to <a href="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList@lists.openspacetech.org</a> To unsubscribe <br>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">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>OSList mailing list<br>To post send emails to <a href="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList@lists.openspacetech.org</a> To unsubscribe <br>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">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>_______________________________________________<br>OSList mailing list<br>To post send emails to <a href="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList@lists.openspacetech.org</a> To unsubscribe send an<br>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">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a><br><br><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">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<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">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<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">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<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">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>