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<p>Thanks Thomas Perret for opening the topic of OpenSpace Agility.
I'm compelled to add to your post a little bit...<br>
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<p>...One ideal pre-condition for OST is "an issue of burning
importance to the group." You might be wondering: how can we
schedule Open Space events 45 to 100 days in advance if we cannot
name that burning issue at the time we schedule it?<br>
<br>
Here is the answer: when we attempt to bring [change] into an
organization, we can certainly expect problems. <br>
<br>
Right?</p>
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<p>In fact, there are so many problems and so many impediments in
attempting to do this, that, for intents and purposes, we can
safely assume [change] might be just about impossible to actually
achieve. As the org progresses on its learning journey, we can
safely assume there will be all manner of issues of burning
importance to the group. Not just one. But usually one is
considered larger and more pressing now.<br>
<br>
It's one or more of these issues that become the focus of the next
OST event in OST. The people decide about that topic, that OST
theme, as the date nears and event planning & invitation
begins. <br>
<br>
Is OSA, the focus is on "Agile change," but truth be told, this
technique works well when trying to bring any kind of change to
any kind of organization.<br>
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<p>The OSA process typically includes 3 or more Open Space events
from 45 to 100 days apart. What happens between these Open Space
events are in fact "enterprise-wide iterations of organizational
learning" as described in the method. The number of chapters is
the number of OST events you actually deliver, minus one. Each
chapter begins and ends in Open Space. <br>
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<p>Now, genuine and authentic learning is fundamentally
destabilizing, because most all learning creates change, and
change is fundamentally destabilizing to the status quo. Old
beliefs give way and new ways of thinking, believing and being
emerge. And most large orgs *strongly* value stability. OpenSpace
Agility acknowledges this and responds by using the Agile concept
*iterations* to create time-bounded containers or "chapters of
learning." These are bounded by time, and begin and end (are
"punctuated" by) very specific and formal cultural rituals, which
are the enterprise-wide OST events. <br>
<br>
This method of bringing ritual to modern tribes has a very sound
theoretical basis. For deeply interested readers, is it worthwhile
to investigate the book FROM RITUAL TO THEATER: On The Human
Seriousness of Play" by cultural anthropologist Victor Turner. His
work on liminality, ritual, "rites de passage" and the human
seriousness of play form the very foundation of OSA theory.</p>
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<p>Thanks again to Thomas for calling attention to the idea of OSA
and what we might call "iterative OST."<br>
<br>
If you want, you can get more details here: <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.openspaceagility.com/about">http://www.openspaceagility.com/about</a></p>
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.prime-os.com">http://www.prime-os.com</a><br>
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<p>Regards,<br>
Daniel <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/16/17 4:54 AM, Thomas Perret via
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<div>Hi Meredith, you might find the structure of Open Space
Agility interesting. With OSA there are two open space events
some months apart in the organization, and the period
inbetween is there for growing the new, with a set of
principles (agile principles in the case of OSA, however no
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<div>Actually today, there are online Q&A:s on OSA happening
on three different times: <span style="font-size: 12pt;
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Meredith Woolard via OSList<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 15, 2017 4:26 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> World wide Open Space Technology email
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<b>Subject:</b> [OSList] What happens after Open
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people have had the conversations and shared ideas, is
there any mechanism or case studies of that being the
START of a larger project or opportunity to make a
positive change? Does anyone in this group have any
ideas or case studies they could share? We’re looking
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