<div dir="ltr">Dear Brendan<div><br></div><div>Thank you so much for this. I am off this afternoon to a first planning meeting for a medical gathering of 200-300 using Open Space for one morning to set the agenda for better health care across a region. This will be my third one with them and I remember so well the initial questions about setting the agenda, making sure the outcomes were right, and dealing with protests. Today I am sure I will have some challenging questions from new organisers, but we have proved that if we get out of the way, Open Space and "life" weave their magic.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Cheers</div><div><br></div><div>Chris</div><div><br></div><div><a href="mailto:chris@chrisgrady.org">chris@chrisgrady.org</a></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 9:14 AM, Suzanne Daigle <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sdaigle4@gmail.com" target="_blank">sdaigle4@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Dear Brendan,<br><br></div>What a gift this is! The questions, your answers...what a great gift, that's all I can say!<br><br></div>Suzanne<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 12:32 AM, Brendan McKeague <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mckeaguebrendan@gmail.com" target="_blank">mckeaguebrendan@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style="word-wrap:break-word"><font color="#00298f">Hi folks </font><div><font color="#00298f"><br></font><div><font color="#00298f">I've recently completed a one-day OST meeting with around 150 participants. It went very well and the sponsor was delighted (and much relieved) as he had 'put his neck out' with his 'higher-uppers' all along the way in order to have the event in the first place. One of the hoops he had to jump through beforehand was to to present a business case and justification for using OST in this context....I've recorded some of the email conversation that we've had as we progressed the discernment towards decision - over about three months. I thought some co-learners might be interested in parts of the to-ing and fro-ing dialogue - and would love to hear your comments around the questions this first-time user of OST is asking....or rather, being compelled to ask.</font></div>
<div><font color="#00298f"><br></font></div><div><font color="#00298f">Cheers</font></div><div><font color="#00298f">Brendan</font><br><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px"> </span></div>
<div><div><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px">Q: Does OST work with bigger numbers - the work shop will be large with an estimated 150+ diverse state and local government, industry, NGO and possibly some citizens attending.</span><br>
<span style="color:rgb(255,8,6);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px">R: Open Space Technology (OST) is applicable regardless of numbers and diversity - indeed, we often find that the more stakeholder complexity, the better it works. I have worked with up to 350 participants and colleagues elsewhere with over 2000. </span><br>
<span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px"> </span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px">The workshop is part of the finalisation of the Draft Strategic Plan and is being held to respond to the various propositions and issues raised in the public comment phase early this year. I have very briefly outlined the draft objectives and role of the selected facilitator below:</span><br>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px">The Strategic Plan is a new format for xxxxxx planning that challenges the current status quo of planning. Further consultation is required to provide a greater level of understanding of the ‘systems’ concept, and seek input on content and implementation issues. Main objectives include:</span></div>
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<font face="'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:16px"></span></font><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16px"><span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(255,8,6)">R: OST certainly creates the opportunity for this - with the benefit</span></span></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16px"><span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(255,8,6)"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16px"><span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(255,8,6)">of no predetermined agenda, all participants are invited to collaborate in co-creating the agenda around what's really important to them. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color:rgb(255,8,6);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:17px">R: OST allows participants to diverge and engage with others who have similar questions/issues in order to clarify understandings and pursue ideas that matter to them</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(255,8,6)">R: OST invites those who wish to contribute according to interest (passion) and responsibility - and then to offer to be part of ongoing actions beyond the event itself</span><u></u><u></u></div>
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<div><span style="border-collapse:separate;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="color:rgb(255,8,6);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px">R: In OST, the participants self-organise and self-manage around what they care about - its a marvellous, fluid way to enable genuine/transparent</span><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-AU">
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<div><span style="color:rgb(255,8,6);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:17px">R: OST is a world-leading technology for this type of process</span></div><div><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:17px">.<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>memorable, positive, inspiring – has to have the same takeaway as</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:17px"><span> </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:17px"><i>previous (Deliberative Democracy) forum</i></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:17px"><span> </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:17px">i.e. participation was worthy of time, feel inspired, have made a difference -</span><br>
<span style="color:rgb(255,8,6);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px">R: no process (or facilitator) in the world can guarantee these outcomes - unfortunately for me! OST can create the space where they are most likely to show up, provided that the sponsors have done their preparation properly - i.e. asked the right question, issued the right invitation, created the right space....then, the folks who care to show up in response do the rest by themselves. The power of a great OST mtg comes from the release of passionate energy when people are given the freedom to do what they really care about</span><br>
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<div><span style="border-collapse:separate;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="color:rgb(255,8,6);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px">R: its very difficult to enforce the 'must go home with' aspiration when working with a group of mature (and diverse) adults. I can however say, from my experience of facilitating over 250 OST mtgs around the country in the last 15 years, that OST does provide everyone with the opportunity to participate at the level they chose, to ask the questions they bring with them, to engage with others who care about similar issues, to record their conversations, to contribute to action outcomes and to learn more about the topic about which they're meeting. And in all of that, they usually have a lot of fun too!</span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Dear Brendan,</span><br><font color="#212121"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16px"> </span><br><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16px">In an attempt to manage stakeholders expectations and ensure effective facilitation of diverse ~150 stakeholders within the broad scope (theme: Making the Planning Strategy a Success) , could you please kindly advise based on the desired outcomes (below) </span></font><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16px"><font color="#212121">as to whether any other facilitation method would achieve the same outcomes as Open Space Technology (OST). </font></span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><br></span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span>Time and labour efficient</span></div>
<div><font color="#ff0806">R: I know of no other process that will get 150 people working on what they want to work on together as quickly as OST; with the opening explanation and agenda creation taking about 45-50mins, the whole 150 participants can get down to work quickly on issues that are important to them. </font><br>
<font style="color:rgb(255,8,6)" color="#144fae"><br></font><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px"><font color="#212121"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span>Memorable and inspiring</font></span></div>
<div><font color="#ff0806">R: This is a product of participation on the day. The participants will create their own agenda around what's important to them and so they are invited to take responsibility for what they offer and engage with i.e. if it is not memorable and inspiring, then it may be that they have not responded fully to the invitation and they are in the wrong place - they can use the Law of Mobility to move elsewhere - or even leave if what's on offer is not why they came. Hence the importance of creating a clear, transparent and irresistible invitation for those who wish to make this Strategy a success. It is extremely important for the Sponsors to be familiar with, and endorse, the guarantees of an OST meeting - see attached explanation. </font><br>
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<br></div></font></div></div></span></div></div></div><font><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px"><font color="#212121"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span>collaborative</font></span><br>
</font><font color="#ff0806">R: There are many levels of collaboration. Mature collaboration is about engaging with others - who may have very similar or very different views- and taking time to listen well, to speak truthfully about issues that are important and to be open to what emerges. Lesser forms/models of collaboration adopt coercion, compliance and competition as a container for obtaining predetermined desired outcomes. OST provides a container for self-organising around what is identified as important by those who wish to (or even, 'have to') do something about implementing this strategy. The OST process models the intention of seeking more mature collaboration around complex issues involving multiple stakeholders.</font><br>
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<br></div></font></div></div></span></div></div></div><font><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px"><font color="#212121"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font:normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span>Enables strategic thinking</font></span><br>
</font><font color="#ff0806">R: The Planning Strategy has been developed - i.e. the diagnostics have been completed - based on various previous consultations. Now is the time for moving into implementation and operationalising the outcomes. This requires a dialogical process - where those responsible for implementation have opportunities to interpret, clarify, be creative, innovative and consider how they are going to do this within their own circles of influence. As I understand it, it's exploratory and open - there is not one uniform way of making this work successfully - it there is, then OST is not needed - people are told what to do and resourced to do it. OST provides space for creativity, diverse views and novel ideas to be named and explored. This cannot be legislated in advance - it needs to emerge from the confluence of energy, knowledge, skills, experiences and potentially contentious views of those who show up. OST is the most transparent process for this, with inbuilt principles of self-determination that enable high levels of passionate energy, high levels of learning and high levels of 'fun' to show up on the day. </font><br>
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<font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></font></div></div></div></span><font>R: This is another question entirely. In a one-day meeting of 150 diverse stakeholders, what are you seeking 'rapid consensus' on? </font></font></div>
<div><font color="#ff0806"><font>I would need to hear more from you about your purpose and intentions here. In my experience, when consensus is an expectation in such a short time-frame with so many people, there are too often 'winners and losers' and people can easily get bogged down in detail around language interpretation, aggressive defensiveness and even destructive competition to try to force a neat outcome. There are other, often more appropriate, ways of creating and sustaining alignment with the Strategy into the future (e.g. by creating and supporting 'communities of practice' around key themes emerging from the OST meeting)</font></font></div>
</div></div><font><div><font><br></font></div><br></font><font face="'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:16px"></span></font><font color="#ff0806">R: T</font><span style="color:rgb(255,8,6)">hanks for asking these key clarifying questions. I realise how important this conference is in terms of creating a platform for implementation of the Planning Strategy. I agree that the process on the day needs to be the best match for your purpose. </span></div>
<div><br><font color="#ff0806">I have inserted a few comments and attached a brief 2 page explanation of OST and its 'guarantees'. </font><br><br><font color="#ff0806">In a nutshell, OST is not driven by 'predetermined outcomes' (my words) - it is about creating space for engagement and emergence with those who will be doing the work of implementation. It is a self-organising dialogical process that, in my opinion, is most suitable for this stage of your Planning Strategy. </font><br>
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