<div dir="auto"><div>Thank you Bhav!<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Aug 14, 2019, 5:38 PM <<a href="mailto:oslist-request@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist-request@lists.openspacetech.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Send OSList mailing list submissions to<br>
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1. Re: Why CERTIFICATION makes sense considering this<br>
conversation on Mission, Vision Strategy Plans, etc. (Bhavesh Patel)<br>
2. Re: Why CERTIFICATION makes sense considering this<br>
conversation on Mission, Vision Strategy Plans, etc. (doug)<br>
3. Re: Why CERTIFICATION makes sense considering this<br>
conversation on Mission, Vision Strategy Plans, etc. (R Chaffe)<br>
4. Re: Why CERTIFICATION makes sense considering this<br>
conversation on Mission, Vision Strategy Plans, etc. (R Chaffe)<br>
5. Re: Determining Duration of Open Space Event? (R Chaffe)<br>
6. Re: Why CERTIFICATION makes sense considering this<br>
conversation on Mission, Vision Strategy Plans, etc. (Mark Carmel)<br>
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Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 00:15:02 +0200<br>
From: Bhavesh Patel <<a href="mailto:bhavmail@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">bhavmail@gmail.com</a>><br>
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Hey Mark,<br>
<br>
If you have passion for that, and in your freedom you want to take<br>
responsibility for that, then please do what ever you feel called to do...<br>
and the results will speak for themselves. None of us can control the space<br>
for you. And one thing is for sure, we will learn from your experiments...<br>
<br>
<br>
Smiles Bhav...<br>
<br>
<br>
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On Wed, 14 Aug 2019 at 18:18, Mark Carmel via OSList <<br>
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> Fascinating conversation. This is exactly why we need a certification-like<br>
> program and an organizational structure for the future if we want to train<br>
> people in the finer points of sustaining open space interventions over time<br>
> as Chris has done. There is a lot more to it than just throwing out an<br>
> invitation and opening up the market place. It is interesting to me that<br>
> from the most seasoned open space masters the idea was instantly shot down,<br>
> saying...we discussed that already... Now that is not what an open space<br>
> facilitator normally does right? Shoot down other people's ideas. The world<br>
> has evolved into one that respects credentials. Interestingly the ones who<br>
> spoke the strongest against certification have already given themselves<br>
> nice fancy titles. Which is wonderful. Because credentials really do<br>
> matter. Right now open space facilitators must give themself their own<br>
> title and otherwise have no backing whatsoever to lend credibility to their<br>
> self given titles. When you talk about overcoming the resistance of<br>
> executives and with the retaliation nation nature of things now (look at<br>
> Hong Kong) it makes sense to put some structure to the educational<br>
> credentialing of OSTsters from apprentice to Master to mentor. In terms<br>
> of VISION and MISSION and VALUES and STRATEGY, why is it that we<br>
> facilitators want to apply that same organizational structure for ALL other<br>
> organizations but resist doing the same for OUR work, to create OUR<br>
> organization... What IS our vision...to hope the world magically organizes<br>
> around OST... or to make it happen through a viable 1,000 year vision. In<br>
> his great book, Leadership Is, Harrison is spot on to define OST as the<br>
> ONE way for leaders to be a caretaker of the Spirit. We must not be naive<br>
> to believe that leaders will not crush the Spirit once it emerges in Open<br>
> Space. This requires highly advanced training to be able to navigate the<br>
> process over decades of implementation. ALL great decisions require great<br>
> leadership. If OST ever gets an organization, I hope this idea will be<br>
> considered by its leaders or of course someone else will do it or it will<br>
> not be done. In some ways, or all ways, Harrison has created a new religion<br>
> of Spirit and I hope that an organizational structure WILL be created kinda<br>
> like that other dude who started out with 12 disciples.<br>
> Peace,<br>
> Mark Carmel<br>
><br>
> On Tue, Aug 13, 2019, 11:03 PM <<a href="mailto:oslist-request@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">oslist-request@lists.openspacetech.org</a>><br>
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>> 2. Re: OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning? (Harrison Owen)<br>
>> 3. Re: OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning? (Peggy Holman)<br>
>> 4. Re: OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning? (Jake Yeager)<br>
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>> Message: 1<br>
>> Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 17:25:41 -0400<br>
>> From: Chris Kloth <<a href="mailto:chris.kloth@got2change.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">chris.kloth@got2change.com</a>><br>
>> To: <a href="mailto:jacob.yeager@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jacob.yeager@gmail.com</a><br>
>> Cc: World wide Open Space Technology email list<br>
>> <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>><br>
>> Subject: Re: [OSList] OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?<br>
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>> Jake, I hope to get back to you by this weekend. I am in the middle of<br>
>> a project with Prosecutor Impact (see Adam Foss' Ted Talk) that is<br>
>> pretty consuming. I know I have the file somewhere.<br>
>><br>
>> That said, Michael's comment about what's on the wall triggered a<br>
>> powerful memory. When I got to my site the night before we were to<br>
>> start a very resistant top executive made it clear to me that he<br>
>> thought this approach a ridiculous waste of time. He also made it<br>
>> clear that he was sure labor issues over wages and other workplace<br>
>> issues would probably come up and that there was no way these could be<br>
>> addressed in such a setting.<br>
>><br>
>> I thanked him for sharing his concerns and observed that labor issues<br>
>> would probably come up if it mattered to those in the room and<br>
>> requested that he trust me that it would be okay. I also asked him to<br>
>> listen to the workers talk and resist taking charge of the subject.<br>
>><br>
>> No surprise that the topic came up at both sites in the first round<br>
>> and was attended by almost everyone at my site. He scowled at me big<br>
>> time. I will admit I was nervous.<br>
>><br>
>> The 90 minute session went roughly like this: 30 of frustration, 30<br>
>> minutes of "We are all in this together and still have the best jobs n<br>
>> the valley" and 30 minutes of developing strategies. By the end of the<br>
>> second round the company president faxed from the other site that<br>
>> their ideas were all valuable and could be implemented!<br>
>><br>
>> The rest of the day was amazingly full of energy, excitement, and<br>
>> optimism.<br>
>><br>
>> --<br>
>> Shalom,<br>
>><br>
>> Chris Kloth<br>
>> ChangeWorks of the Heartland<br>
>> 254 South Merkle Road<br>
>> Bexley, OH 43209-1801<br>
>> ph 614-239-1336<br>
>> fax 614-237-2347<br>
>> <a href="http://www.got2change.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">www.got2change.com</a><br>
>><br>
>> Think globally. Act locally.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Quoting Jake Yeager <<a href="mailto:jacob.yeager@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jacob.yeager@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
>><br>
>> > Hey Chris,<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Thanks so much for your response! It's very helpful to hear your<br>
>> > experience, and it's awesome how the partnership you mentioned is still<br>
>> > active!<br>
>> ><br>
>> > If you don't mind, I have a few follow-up questions for you:<br>
>> ><br>
>> > - What were the themes for the OSs with Carbarundum and the<br>
>> non-profit<br>
>> > partnership? It seems the groups covered a lot of ground!<br>
>> > - I am an internal consultant, and our organization has multiple<br>
>> sites.<br>
>> > I love that you facilitated an OS across sites! What do you<br>
>> recommend for<br>
>> > executing an OS when there are multiple sites?<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Thank you so much Chris!<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Also, if anyone else on the list wants to share recommendations for<br>
>> > executing OS cross-site, please do!<br>
>> ><br>
>> > All the best,<br>
>> > Jake<br>
>> > ________________<br>
>> ><br>
>> > When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once again, and<br>
>> > you will be free of problems.<br>
>> > - Robert Adams <<a href="http://www.robert-adams.info/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.robert-adams.info/</a>><br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> > On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 10:46 PM Chris Kloth <<br>
>> <a href="mailto:chris.kloth@got2change.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">chris.kloth@got2change.com</a>><br>
>> > wrote:<br>
>> ><br>
>> >> Ralph Copleman, Barbara Bunker, and I used OST with a division of<br>
>> >> Carbarundum that had just been sold. It included virtually 100% of the<br>
>> >> employees of the new organization in two geographic locations<br>
>> >> simultaneously... one in the eastern US and one in the midwest. We had<br>
>> >> ti use dial-up computer access and fax machines to communicate what<br>
>> >> was going on at each location each round! By the end of the process<br>
>> >> there was a new mission, vision, values and basic organization<br>
>> >> structure.<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> I used OST as part of the process of forming a collaborative<br>
>> >> partnership among 4 nonprofit organizations providing early childhood<br>
>> >> care and education to very different types of children, resulting in a<br>
>> >> mission, vision, and values, as well as articulating a plan for the<br>
>> >> first two years of their partnership. That partnership is now almost<br>
>> >> 25 years old. It's members have internalized the principles of OST.<br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> --<br>
>> >> Shalom,<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Chris Kloth<br>
>> >> ChangeWorks of the Heartland<br>
>> >> 254 South Merkle Road<br>
>> >> Bexley, OH 43209-1801<br>
>> >> ph 614-239-1336<br>
>> >> fax 614-237-2347<br>
>> >> <a href="http://www.got2change.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">www.got2change.com</a><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Think globally. Act locally.<br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Quoting Jake Yeager via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>:<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> > Hi all,<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Has anyone ever used OST 1) to develop a mission and/or vision<br>
>> statement<br>
>> >> or<br>
>> >> > 2) to conduct strategic planning? If so, how did it go? Any<br>
>> >> recommendations?<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Thanks!<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Much love as always,<br>
>> >> > Jake<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > P.S. Hope to see you at WOSonOS so I can thank you in person! :)<br>
>> >> > ________________<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once again,<br>
>> and<br>
>> >> > you will be free of problems.<br>
>> >> > - Robert Adams <<a href="http://www.robert-adams.info/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.robert-adams.info/</a>><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------<br>
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>> >><br>
>> ><br>
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>> Message: 2<br>
>> Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 17:57:37 -0400<br>
>> From: "Harrison Owen" <<a href="mailto:hhowensr@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">hhowensr@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> To: "'World wide Open Space Technology email list'"<br>
>> <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>><br>
>> Subject: Re: [OSList] OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?<br>
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>><br>
>> Beautiful! Thank you Chris!!<br>
>><br>
>> ho<br>
>><br>
>> -----Original Message-----<br>
>> From: OSList [mailto:<a href="mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org</a>] On Behalf Of<br>
>> Chris Kloth via OSList<br>
>> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2019 5:26 PM<br>
>> To: <a href="mailto:jacob.yeager@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jacob.yeager@gmail.com</a><br>
>> Cc: Chris Kloth; World wide Open Space Technology email list<br>
>> Subject: Re: [OSList] OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?<br>
>><br>
>> Jake, I hope to get back to you by this weekend. I am in the middle of<br>
>> a project with Prosecutor Impact (see Adam Foss' Ted Talk) that is<br>
>> pretty consuming. I know I have the file somewhere.<br>
>><br>
>> That said, Michael's comment about what's on the wall triggered a<br>
>> powerful memory. When I got to my site the night before we were to<br>
>> start a very resistant top executive made it clear to me that he<br>
>> thought this approach a ridiculous waste of time. He also made it<br>
>> clear that he was sure labor issues over wages and other workplace<br>
>> issues would probably come up and that there was no way these could be<br>
>> addressed in such a setting.<br>
>><br>
>> I thanked him for sharing his concerns and observed that labor issues<br>
>> would probably come up if it mattered to those in the room and<br>
>> requested that he trust me that it would be okay. I also asked him to<br>
>> listen to the workers talk and resist taking charge of the subject.<br>
>><br>
>> No surprise that the topic came up at both sites in the first round<br>
>> and was attended by almost everyone at my site. He scowled at me big<br>
>> time. I will admit I was nervous.<br>
>><br>
>> The 90 minute session went roughly like this: 30 of frustration, 30<br>
>> minutes of "We are all in this together and still have the best jobs n<br>
>> the valley" and 30 minutes of developing strategies. By the end of the<br>
>> second round the company president faxed from the other site that<br>
>> their ideas were all valuable and could be implemented!<br>
>><br>
>> The rest of the day was amazingly full of energy, excitement, and<br>
>> optimism.<br>
>><br>
>> --<br>
>> Shalom,<br>
>><br>
>> Chris Kloth<br>
>> ChangeWorks of the Heartland<br>
>> 254 South Merkle Road<br>
>> Bexley, OH 43209-1801<br>
>> ph 614-239-1336<br>
>> fax 614-237-2347<br>
>> <a href="http://www.got2change.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">www.got2change.com</a><br>
>><br>
>> Think globally. Act locally.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Quoting Jake Yeager <<a href="mailto:jacob.yeager@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jacob.yeager@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
>><br>
>> > Hey Chris,<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Thanks so much for your response! It's very helpful to hear your<br>
>> > experience, and it's awesome how the partnership you mentioned is still<br>
>> > active!<br>
>> ><br>
>> > If you don't mind, I have a few follow-up questions for you:<br>
>> ><br>
>> > - What were the themes for the OSs with Carbarundum and the<br>
>> non-profit<br>
>> > partnership? It seems the groups covered a lot of ground!<br>
>> > - I am an internal consultant, and our organization has multiple<br>
>> sites.<br>
>> > I love that you facilitated an OS across sites! What do you recommend<br>
>> for<br>
>> > executing an OS when there are multiple sites?<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Thank you so much Chris!<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Also, if anyone else on the list wants to share recommendations for<br>
>> > executing OS cross-site, please do!<br>
>> ><br>
>> > All the best,<br>
>> > Jake<br>
>> > ________________<br>
>> ><br>
>> > When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once again, and<br>
>> > you will be free of problems.<br>
>> > - Robert Adams <<a href="http://www.robert-adams.info/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.robert-adams.info/</a>><br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> > On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 10:46 PM Chris Kloth <<br>
>> <a href="mailto:chris.kloth@got2change.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">chris.kloth@got2change.com</a>><br>
>> > wrote:<br>
>> ><br>
>> >> Ralph Copleman, Barbara Bunker, and I used OST with a division of<br>
>> >> Carbarundum that had just been sold. It included virtually 100% of the<br>
>> >> employees of the new organization in two geographic locations<br>
>> >> simultaneously... one in the eastern US and one in the midwest. We had<br>
>> >> ti use dial-up computer access and fax machines to communicate what<br>
>> >> was going on at each location each round! By the end of the process<br>
>> >> there was a new mission, vision, values and basic organization<br>
>> >> structure.<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> I used OST as part of the process of forming a collaborative<br>
>> >> partnership among 4 nonprofit organizations providing early childhood<br>
>> >> care and education to very different types of children, resulting in a<br>
>> >> mission, vision, and values, as well as articulating a plan for the<br>
>> >> first two years of their partnership. That partnership is now almost<br>
>> >> 25 years old. It's members have internalized the principles of OST.<br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> --<br>
>> >> Shalom,<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Chris Kloth<br>
>> >> ChangeWorks of the Heartland<br>
>> >> 254 South Merkle Road<br>
>> >> Bexley, OH 43209-1801<br>
>> >> ph 614-239-1336<br>
>> >> fax 614-237-2347<br>
>> >> <a href="http://www.got2change.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">www.got2change.com</a><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Think globally. Act locally.<br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Quoting Jake Yeager via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>:<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> > Hi all,<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Has anyone ever used OST 1) to develop a mission and/or vision<br>
>> statement<br>
>> >> or<br>
>> >> > 2) to conduct strategic planning? If so, how did it go? Any<br>
>> >> recommendations?<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Thanks!<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > Much love as always,<br>
>> >> > Jake<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > P.S. Hope to see you at WOSonOS so I can thank you in person! :)<br>
>> >> > ________________<br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >> > When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once again,<br>
>> and<br>
>> >> > you will be free of problems.<br>
>> >> > - Robert Adams <<a href="http://www.robert-adams.info/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.robert-adams.info/</a>><br>
>> >> ><br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
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>> >><br>
>> ><br>
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>> Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 15:23:21 -0700<br>
>> From: Peggy Holman <<a href="mailto:peggy@peggyholman.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">peggy@peggyholman.com</a>><br>
>> To: Open Listserv <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>><br>
>> Subject: Re: [OSList] OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?<br>
>> Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:433F9A43-8D47-4AF6-9EA7-9621012C2511@peggyholman.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">433F9A43-8D47-4AF6-9EA7-9621012C2511@peggyholman.com</a>><br>
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>> I?ll add another strategic planning story to the mix. In the 1999, I did<br>
>> a project with the Washington State Arts Commission to create a strategic<br>
>> plan that was widely embraced by artists and arts organizations all over<br>
>> the state. The commission?s continued funding was riding on success.<br>
>><br>
>> We hosted 20 Open Space convenings around the state over 6 weeks. The<br>
>> first and last were statewide. The rest were 3-hour sessions in towns as<br>
>> small as Twisp and cities as large as Seattle. In the end, the arts<br>
>> commission created a plan that was not only widely embraced, but two years<br>
>> later during an economic downturn, the funding held when other departments<br>
>> were cut because of the widespread support.<br>
>><br>
>> When we started, the commission members were convinced large and small,<br>
>> east and west, rural and urban would all be at war with each other. In<br>
>> fact, they found synergies and ways to partner.<br>
>><br>
>> A bit more of the story is here:<br>
>> <a href="http://peggyholman.com/a-conversation-about-the-arts/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://peggyholman.com/a-conversation-about-the-arts/</a> <<br>
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>> > On Aug 12, 2019, at 2:25 PM, Chris Kloth via OSList <<br>
>> <a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Jake, I hope to get back to you by this weekend. I am in the middle of<br>
>> a project with Prosecutor Impact (see Adam Foss' Ted Talk) that is pretty<br>
>> consuming. I know I have the file somewhere.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > That said, Michael's comment about what's on the wall triggered a<br>
>> powerful memory. When I got to my site the night before we were to start a<br>
>> very resistant top executive made it clear to me that he thought this<br>
>> approach a ridiculous waste of time. He also made it clear that he was sure<br>
>> labor issues over wages and other workplace issues would probably come up<br>
>> and that there was no way these could be addressed in such a setting.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > I thanked him for sharing his concerns and observed that labor issues<br>
>> would probably come up if it mattered to those in the room and requested<br>
>> that he trust me that it would be okay. I also asked him to listen to the<br>
>> workers talk and resist taking charge of the subject.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > No surprise that the topic came up at both sites in the first round and<br>
>> was attended by almost everyone at my site. He scowled at me big time. I<br>
>> will admit I was nervous.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > The 90 minute session went roughly like this: 30 of frustration, 30<br>
>> minutes of "We are all in this together and still have the best jobs n the<br>
>> valley" and 30 minutes of developing strategies. By the end of the second<br>
>> round the company president faxed from the other site that their ideas were<br>
>> all valuable and could be implemented!<br>
>> ><br>
>> > The rest of the day was amazingly full of energy, excitement, and<br>
>> optimism.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > --<br>
>> > Shalom,<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Chris Kloth<br>
>> > ChangeWorks of the Heartland<br>
>> > 254 South Merkle Road<br>
>> > Bexley, OH 43209-1801<br>
>> > ph 614-239-1336<br>
>> > fax 614-237-2347<br>
>> > <a href="http://www.got2change.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">www.got2change.com</a> <<a href="http://www.got2change.com/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.got2change.com/</a>><br>
>> ><br>
>> > Think globally. Act locally.<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> > Quoting Jake Yeager <<a href="mailto:jacob.yeager@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jacob.yeager@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<br>
>> <a href="mailto:jacob.yeager@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jacob.yeager@gmail.com</a>>>:<br>
>> ><br>
>> >> Hey Chris,<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Thanks so much for your response! It's very helpful to hear your<br>
>> >> experience, and it's awesome how the partnership you mentioned is still<br>
>> >> active!<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> If you don't mind, I have a few follow-up questions for you:<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> - What were the themes for the OSs with Carbarundum and the<br>
>> non-profit<br>
>> >> partnership? It seems the groups covered a lot of ground!<br>
>> >> - I am an internal consultant, and our organization has multiple<br>
>> sites.<br>
>> >> I love that you facilitated an OS across sites! What do you<br>
>> recommend for<br>
>> >> executing an OS when there are multiple sites?<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Thank you so much Chris!<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Also, if anyone else on the list wants to share recommendations for<br>
>> >> executing OS cross-site, please do!<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> All the best,<br>
>> >> Jake<br>
>> >> ________________<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once again,<br>
>> and<br>
>> >> you will be free of problems.<br>
>> >> - Robert Adams <<a href="http://www.robert-adams.info/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.robert-adams.info/</a> <<br>
>> <a href="http://www.robert-adams.info/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.robert-adams.info/</a>>><br>
>> >><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 10:46 PM Chris Kloth <<br>
>> <a href="mailto:chris.kloth@got2change.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">chris.kloth@got2change.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:chris.kloth@got2change.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">chris.kloth@got2change.com</a>>><br>
>> >> wrote:<br>
>> >><br>
>> >>> Ralph Copleman, Barbara Bunker, and I used OST with a division of<br>
>> >>> Carbarundum that had just been sold. It included virtually 100% of the<br>
>> >>> employees of the new organization in two geographic locations<br>
>> >>> simultaneously... one in the eastern US and one in the midwest. We had<br>
>> >>> ti use dial-up computer access and fax machines to communicate what<br>
>> >>> was going on at each location each round! By the end of the process<br>
>> >>> there was a new mission, vision, values and basic organization<br>
>> >>> structure.<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> I used OST as part of the process of forming a collaborative<br>
>> >>> partnership among 4 nonprofit organizations providing early childhood<br>
>> >>> care and education to very different types of children, resulting in a<br>
>> >>> mission, vision, and values, as well as articulating a plan for the<br>
>> >>> first two years of their partnership. That partnership is now almost<br>
>> >>> 25 years old. It's members have internalized the principles of OST.<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> --<br>
>> >>> Shalom,<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> Chris Kloth<br>
>> >>> ChangeWorks of the Heartland<br>
>> >>> 254 South Merkle Road<br>
>> >>> Bexley, OH 43209-1801<br>
>> >>> ph 614-239-1336<br>
>> >>> fax 614-237-2347<br>
>> >>> <a href="http://www.got2change.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">www.got2change.com</a><br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> Think globally. Act locally.<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> Quoting Jake Yeager via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>:<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> > Hi all,<br>
>> >>> ><br>
>> >>> > Has anyone ever used OST 1) to develop a mission and/or vision<br>
>> statement<br>
>> >>> or<br>
>> >>> > 2) to conduct strategic planning? If so, how did it go? Any<br>
>> >>> recommendations?<br>
>> >>> ><br>
>> >>> > Thanks!<br>
>> >>> ><br>
>> >>> > Much love as always,<br>
>> >>> > Jake<br>
>> >>> ><br>
>> >>> > P.S. Hope to see you at WOSonOS so I can thank you in person! :)<br>
>> >>> > ________________<br>
>> >>> ><br>
>> >>> > When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once<br>
>> again, and<br>
>> >>> > you will be free of problems.<br>
>> >>> > - Robert Adams <<a href="http://www.robert-adams.info/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.robert-adams.info/</a>><br>
>> >>> ><br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>><br>
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>> Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 07:54:31 -0400<br>
>> From: Jake Yeager <<a href="mailto:jacob.yeager@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jacob.yeager@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> Cc: World wide Open Space Technology email list<br>
>> <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>><br>
>> Subject: Re: [OSList] OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?<br>
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>> Thank you everyone for your replies! They are very, very helpful.<br>
>><br>
>> I have contracted with an internal client who is interested in using OST.<br>
>> His team is cross-site, so these suggestions and experiences are<br>
>> invaluable. It really is about experimenting, identifying what works, and<br>
>> sharing my experience with others to move the work forward. Oh, and<br>
>> trusting the people. :)<br>
>><br>
>> Thanks again!<br>
>><br>
>> Much love,<br>
>> Jake<br>
>> ________________<br>
>><br>
>> When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once again, and<br>
>> you will be free of problems.<br>
>> - Robert Adams <<a href="http://www.robert-adams.info/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.robert-adams.info/</a>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 5:25 PM Chris Kloth <<a href="mailto:chris.kloth@got2change.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">chris.kloth@got2change.com</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> > Jake, I hope to get back to you by this weekend. I am in the middle of<br>
>> > a project with Prosecutor Impact (see Adam Foss' Ted Talk) that is<br>
>> > pretty consuming. I know I have the file somewhere.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > That said, Michael's comment about what's on the wall triggered a<br>
>> > powerful memory. When I got to my site the night before we were to<br>
>> > start a very resistant top executive made it clear to me that he<br>
>> > thought this approach a ridiculous waste of time. He also made it<br>
>> > clear that he was sure labor issues over wages and other workplace<br>
>> > issues would probably come up and that there was no way these could be<br>
>> > addressed in such a setting.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > I thanked him for sharing his concerns and observed that labor issues<br>
>> > would probably come up if it mattered to those in the room and<br>
>> > requested that he trust me that it would be okay. I also asked him to<br>
>> > listen to the workers talk and resist taking charge of the subject.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > No surprise that the topic came up at both sites in the first round<br>
>> > and was attended by almost everyone at my site. He scowled at me big<br>
>> > time. I will admit I was nervous.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > The 90 minute session went roughly like this: 30 of frustration, 30<br>
>> > minutes of "We are all in this together and still have the best jobs n<br>
>> > the valley" and 30 minutes of developing strategies. By the end of the<br>
>> > second round the company president faxed from the other site that<br>
>> > their ideas were all valuable and could be implemented!<br>
>> ><br>
>> > The rest of the day was amazingly full of energy, excitement, and<br>
>> optimism.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > --<br>
>> > Shalom,<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Chris Kloth<br>
>> > ChangeWorks of the Heartland<br>
>> > 254 South Merkle Road<br>
>> > Bexley, OH 43209-1801<br>
>> > ph 614-239-1336<br>
>> > fax 614-237-2347<br>
>> > <a href="http://www.got2change.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">www.got2change.com</a><br>
>> ><br>
>> > Think globally. Act locally.<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> > Quoting Jake Yeager <<a href="mailto:jacob.yeager@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jacob.yeager@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
>> ><br>
>> > > Hey Chris,<br>
>> > ><br>
>> > > Thanks so much for your response! It's very helpful to hear your<br>
>> > > experience, and it's awesome how the partnership you mentioned is<br>
>> still<br>
>> > > active!<br>
>> > ><br>
>> > > If you don't mind, I have a few follow-up questions for you:<br>
>> > ><br>
>> > > - What were the themes for the OSs with Carbarundum and the<br>
>> non-profit<br>
>> > > partnership? It seems the groups covered a lot of ground!<br>
>> > > - I am an internal consultant, and our organization has multiple<br>
>> > sites.<br>
>> > > I love that you facilitated an OS across sites! What do you<br>
>> recommend<br>
>> > for<br>
>> > > executing an OS when there are multiple sites?<br>
>> > ><br>
>> > > Thank you so much Chris!<br>
>> > ><br>
>> > > Also, if anyone else on the list wants to share recommendations for<br>
>> > > executing OS cross-site, please do!<br>
>> > ><br>
>> > > All the best,<br>
>> > > Jake<br>
>> > > ________________<br>
>> > ><br>
>> > > When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once again,<br>
>> and<br>
>> > > you will be free of problems.<br>
>> > > - Robert Adams <<a href="http://www.robert-adams.info/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.robert-adams.info/</a>><br>
>> > ><br>
>> > ><br>
>> > > On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 10:46 PM Chris Kloth <<br>
>> <a href="mailto:chris.kloth@got2change.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">chris.kloth@got2change.com</a><br>
>> > ><br>
>> > > wrote:<br>
>> > ><br>
>> > >> Ralph Copleman, Barbara Bunker, and I used OST with a division of<br>
>> > >> Carbarundum that had just been sold. It included virtually 100% of<br>
>> the<br>
>> > >> employees of the new organization in two geographic locations<br>
>> > >> simultaneously... one in the eastern US and one in the midwest. We<br>
>> had<br>
>> > >> ti use dial-up computer access and fax machines to communicate what<br>
>> > >> was going on at each location each round! By the end of the process<br>
>> > >> there was a new mission, vision, values and basic organization<br>
>> > >> structure.<br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >> I used OST as part of the process of forming a collaborative<br>
>> > >> partnership among 4 nonprofit organizations providing early childhood<br>
>> > >> care and education to very different types of children, resulting in<br>
>> a<br>
>> > >> mission, vision, and values, as well as articulating a plan for the<br>
>> > >> first two years of their partnership. That partnership is now almost<br>
>> > >> 25 years old. It's members have internalized the principles of OST.<br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >> --<br>
>> > >> Shalom,<br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >> Chris Kloth<br>
>> > >> ChangeWorks of the Heartland<br>
>> > >> 254 South Merkle Road<br>
>> > >> Bexley, OH 43209-1801<br>
>> > >> ph 614-239-1336<br>
>> > >> fax 614-237-2347<br>
>> > >> <a href="http://www.got2change.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">www.got2change.com</a><br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >> Think globally. Act locally.<br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >> Quoting Jake Yeager via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>:<br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >> > Hi all,<br>
>> > >> ><br>
>> > >> > Has anyone ever used OST 1) to develop a mission and/or vision<br>
>> > statement<br>
>> > >> or<br>
>> > >> > 2) to conduct strategic planning? If so, how did it go? Any<br>
>> > >> recommendations?<br>
>> > >> ><br>
>> > >> > Thanks!<br>
>> > >> ><br>
>> > >> > Much love as always,<br>
>> > >> > Jake<br>
>> > >> ><br>
>> > >> > P.S. Hope to see you at WOSonOS so I can thank you in person! :)<br>
>> > >> > ________________<br>
>> > >> ><br>
>> > >> > When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once<br>
>> again,<br>
>> > and<br>
>> > >> > you will be free of problems.<br>
>> > >> > - Robert Adams <<a href="http://www.robert-adams.info/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.robert-adams.info/</a>><br>
>> > >> ><br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >><br>
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>> Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 11:11:40 -0400<br>
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>> On 8/5/2019 6:49 PM, Tricia Chirumbole via OSList wrote:<br>
>> > Hey all!!<br>
>> ><br>
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Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 18:26:01 -0400<br>
From: doug <<a href="mailto:ost@footprintsinthewind.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ost@footprintsinthewind.com</a>><br>
To: <a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>
Subject: Re: [OSList] Why CERTIFICATION makes sense considering this<br>
conversation on Mission, Vision Strategy Plans, etc.<br>
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Mark--<br>
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It has been my experience that people who want certification of anything<br>
are the ones who want to do the certifying.<br>
<br>
OST does have an organization. Several of them around the world.<br>
<br>
:- Doug. Germann<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On 8/14/19 11:39 AM, Mark Carmel via OSList wrote:<br>
> Fascinating conversation. This is exactly why we need a<br>
> certification-like program and an organizational structure for the<br>
> future if we want to train people in the finer points of sustaining open<br>
> space interventions over time as Chris has done. There is a lot more to<br>
> it than just throwing out an invitation and opening up the market place.<br>
> It is interesting to me that from the most seasoned open space masters<br>
> the idea was instantly shot down, saying...we discussed that already...<br>
> Now that is not what an open space facilitator normally does right?<br>
> Shoot down other people's ideas. The world has evolved into one that<br>
> respects credentials. Interestingly the ones who spoke the strongest<br>
> against certification have already given themselves nice fancy titles.<br>
> Which is wonderful.? Because credentials really do matter. Right now<br>
> open space facilitators must give themself their own title and otherwise<br>
> have no backing whatsoever to lend credibility to their self given<br>
> titles. When you talk about overcoming the resistance of executives and<br>
> with the retaliation nation nature of things now (look at Hong Kong) it<br>
> makes sense to put some structure to the educational credentialing of<br>
> OSTsters from apprentice? to Master to mentor.? In terms of VISION and<br>
> MISSION and VALUES and STRATEGY, why is it that we facilitators want to<br>
> apply that same organizational structure for ALL other organizations but<br>
> resist doing the same for OUR work, to create OUR organization... What<br>
> IS our vision...to hope the world magically organizes around OST... or<br>
> to make it happen through a viable 1,000 year vision.? In his great<br>
> book, Leadership Is,? Harrison is spot on to define OST as the ONE way<br>
> for leaders to be a caretaker of the Spirit.? We must not be naive to<br>
> believe that leaders will not crush the Spirit once it emerges in Open<br>
> Space. This requires highly advanced training to be able to navigate the<br>
> process over decades of implementation.? ALL great decisions require<br>
> great leadership. If OST ever gets an organization, I hope this idea<br>
> will be considered by its leaders or of course someone else will do it<br>
> or it will not be done. In some ways, or all ways, Harrison has created<br>
> a new religion of Spirit and I hope that an organizational structure<br>
> WILL be created kinda like that other dude who started out with 12<br>
> disciples.?<br>
> Peace,<br>
> Mark Carmel<br>
> <br>
> On Tue, Aug 13, 2019, 11:03 PM <<a href="mailto:oslist-request@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">oslist-request@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>
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> Message: 1<br>
> Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 17:25:41 -0400<br>
> From: Chris Kloth <<a href="mailto:chris.kloth@got2change.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">chris.kloth@got2change.com</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:chris.kloth@got2change.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">chris.kloth@got2change.com</a>>><br>
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> Subject: Re: [OSList] OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?<br>
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> Jake, I hope to get back to you by this weekend. I am in the middle of?<br>
> a project with Prosecutor Impact (see Adam Foss' Ted Talk) that is?<br>
> pretty consuming. I know I have the file somewhere.<br>
> <br>
> That said, Michael's comment about what's on the wall triggered a?<br>
> powerful memory. When I got to my site the night before we were to?<br>
> start a very resistant top executive made it clear to me that he?<br>
> thought this approach a ridiculous waste of time. He also made it?<br>
> clear that he was sure labor issues over wages and other workplace?<br>
> issues would probably come up and that there was no way these could be?<br>
> addressed in such a setting.<br>
> <br>
> I thanked him for sharing his concerns and observed that labor issues?<br>
> would probably come up if it mattered to those in the room and?<br>
> requested that he trust me that it would be okay. I also asked him to?<br>
> listen to the workers talk and resist taking charge of the subject.<br>
> <br>
> No surprise that the topic came up at both sites in the first round?<br>
> and was attended by almost everyone at my site. He scowled at me big?<br>
> time. I will admit I was nervous.<br>
> <br>
> The 90 minute session went roughly like this: 30 of frustration, 30?<br>
> minutes of "We are all in this together and still have the best jobs n?<br>
> the valley" and 30 minutes of developing strategies. By the end of the?<br>
> second round the company president faxed from the other site that?<br>
> their ideas were all valuable and could be implemented!<br>
> <br>
> The rest of the day was amazingly full of energy, excitement, and<br>
> optimism.<br>
> <br>
> -- <br>
> Shalom,<br>
> <br>
> Chris Kloth<br>
> ChangeWorks of the Heartland<br>
> 254 South Merkle Road<br>
> Bexley, OH 43209-1801<br>
> ph 614-239-1336<br>
> fax 614-237-2347<br>
> <a href="http://www.got2change.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">www.got2change.com</a> <<a href="http://www.got2change.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.got2change.com</a>><br>
> <br>
> Think globally. Act locally.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Quoting Jake Yeager <<a href="mailto:jacob.yeager@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jacob.yeager@gmail.com</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:jacob.yeager@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jacob.yeager@gmail.com</a>>>:<br>
> <br>
> > Hey Chris,<br>
> ><br>
> > Thanks so much for your response! It's very helpful to hear your<br>
> > experience, and it's awesome how the partnership you mentioned is<br>
> still<br>
> > active!<br>
> ><br>
> > If you don't mind, I have a few follow-up questions for you:<br>
> ><br>
> >? ? - What were the themes for the OSs with Carbarundum and the<br>
> non-profit<br>
> >? ? partnership? It seems the groups covered a lot of ground!<br>
> >? ? - I am an internal consultant, and our organization has<br>
> multiple sites.<br>
> >? ? I love that you facilitated an OS across sites! What do you<br>
> recommend for<br>
> >? ? executing an OS when there are multiple sites?<br>
> ><br>
> > Thank you so much Chris!<br>
> ><br>
> > Also, if anyone else on the list wants to share recommendations for<br>
> > executing OS cross-site, please do!<br>
> ><br>
> > All the best,<br>
> > Jake<br>
> > ________________<br>
> ><br>
> > When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once<br>
> again, and<br>
> > you will be free of problems.<br>
> >? - Robert Adams <<a href="http://www.robert-adams.info/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.robert-adams.info/</a>><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 10:46 PM Chris Kloth<br>
> <<a href="mailto:chris.kloth@got2change.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">chris.kloth@got2change.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:chris.kloth@got2change.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">chris.kloth@got2change.com</a>>><br>
> > wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> >> Ralph Copleman, Barbara Bunker, and I used OST with a division of<br>
> >> Carbarundum that had just been sold. It included virtually 100%<br>
> of the<br>
> >> employees of the new organization in two geographic locations<br>
> >> simultaneously... one in the eastern US and one in the midwest.<br>
> We had<br>
> >> ti use dial-up computer access and fax machines to communicate what<br>
> >> was going on at each location each round! By the end of the process<br>
> >> there was a new mission, vision, values and basic organization<br>
> >> structure.<br>
> >><br>
> >> I used OST as part of the process of forming a collaborative<br>
> >> partnership among 4 nonprofit organizations providing early childhood<br>
> >> care and education to very different types of children, resulting<br>
> in a<br>
> >> mission, vision, and values, as well as articulating a plan for the<br>
> >> first two years of their partnership. That partnership is now almost<br>
> >> 25 years old. It's members have internalized the principles of OST.<br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> >> --<br>
> >> Shalom,<br>
> >><br>
> >> Chris Kloth<br>
> >> ChangeWorks of the Heartland<br>
> >> 254 South Merkle Road<br>
> >> Bexley, OH 43209-1801<br>
> >> ph 614-239-1336<br>
> >> fax 614-237-2347<br>
> >> <a href="http://www.got2change.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">www.got2change.com</a> <<a href="http://www.got2change.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.got2change.com</a>><br>
> >><br>
> >> Think globally. Act locally.<br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> >> Quoting Jake Yeager via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>>:<br>
> >><br>
> >> > Hi all,<br>
> >> ><br>
> >> > Has anyone ever used OST 1) to develop a mission and/or vision<br>
> statement<br>
> >> or<br>
> >> > 2) to conduct strategic planning? If so, how did it go? Any<br>
> >> recommendations?<br>
> >> ><br>
> >> > Thanks!<br>
> >> ><br>
> >> > Much love as always,<br>
> >> > Jake<br>
> >> ><br>
> >> > P.S. Hope to see you at WOSonOS so I can thank you in person! :)<br>
> >> > ________________<br>
> >> ><br>
> >> > When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once<br>
> again, and<br>
> >> > you will be free of problems.<br>
> >> >? - Robert Adams <<a href="http://www.robert-adams.info/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.robert-adams.info/</a>><br>
> >> ><br>
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> Beautiful! Thank you Chris!!<br>
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> ho<br>
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> <mailto:<a href="mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>] On Behalf Of<br>
> Chris Kloth via OSList<br>
> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2019 5:26 PM<br>
> To: <a href="mailto:jacob.yeager@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jacob.yeager@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:jacob.yeager@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jacob.yeager@gmail.com</a>><br>
> Cc: Chris Kloth; World wide Open Space Technology email list<br>
> Subject: Re: [OSList] OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?<br>
> <br>
> Jake, I hope to get back to you by this weekend. I am in the middle of?<br>
> a project with Prosecutor Impact (see Adam Foss' Ted Talk) that is?<br>
> pretty consuming. I know I have the file somewhere.<br>
> <br>
> That said, Michael's comment about what's on the wall triggered a?<br>
> powerful memory. When I got to my site the night before we were to?<br>
> start a very resistant top executive made it clear to me that he?<br>
> thought this approach a ridiculous waste of time. He also made it?<br>
> clear that he was sure labor issues over wages and other workplace?<br>
> issues would probably come up and that there was no way these could be?<br>
> addressed in such a setting.<br>
> <br>
> I thanked him for sharing his concerns and observed that labor issues?<br>
> would probably come up if it mattered to those in the room and?<br>
> requested that he trust me that it would be okay. I also asked him to?<br>
> listen to the workers talk and resist taking charge of the subject.<br>
> <br>
> No surprise that the topic came up at both sites in the first round?<br>
> and was attended by almost everyone at my site. He scowled at me big?<br>
> time. I will admit I was nervous.<br>
> <br>
> The 90 minute session went roughly like this: 30 of frustration, 30?<br>
> minutes of "We are all in this together and still have the best jobs n?<br>
> the valley" and 30 minutes of developing strategies. By the end of the?<br>
> second round the company president faxed from the other site that?<br>
> their ideas were all valuable and could be implemented!<br>
> <br>
> The rest of the day was amazingly full of energy, excitement, and<br>
> optimism.<br>
> <br>
> -- <br>
> Shalom,<br>
> <br>
> Chris Kloth<br>
> ChangeWorks of the Heartland<br>
> 254 South Merkle Road<br>
> Bexley, OH 43209-1801<br>
> ph 614-239-1336<br>
> fax 614-237-2347<br>
> <a href="http://www.got2change.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">www.got2change.com</a> <<a href="http://www.got2change.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.got2change.com</a>><br>
> <br>
> Think globally. Act locally.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Quoting Jake Yeager <<a href="mailto:jacob.yeager@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jacob.yeager@gmail.com</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:jacob.yeager@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jacob.yeager@gmail.com</a>>>:<br>
> <br>
> > Hey Chris,<br>
> ><br>
> > Thanks so much for your response! It's very helpful to hear your<br>
> > experience, and it's awesome how the partnership you mentioned is<br>
> still<br>
> > active!<br>
> ><br>
> > If you don't mind, I have a few follow-up questions for you:<br>
> ><br>
> >? ? - What were the themes for the OSs with Carbarundum and the<br>
> non-profit<br>
> >? ? partnership? It seems the groups covered a lot of ground!<br>
> >? ? - I am an internal consultant, and our organization has<br>
> multiple sites.<br>
> >? ? I love that you facilitated an OS across sites! What do you<br>
> recommend<br>
> for<br>
> >? ? executing an OS when there are multiple sites?<br>
> ><br>
> > Thank you so much Chris!<br>
> ><br>
> > Also, if anyone else on the list wants to share recommendations for<br>
> > executing OS cross-site, please do!<br>
> ><br>
> > All the best,<br>
> > Jake<br>
> > ________________<br>
> ><br>
> > When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once<br>
> again, and<br>
> > you will be free of problems.<br>
> >? - Robert Adams <<a href="http://www.robert-adams.info/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.robert-adams.info/</a>><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 10:46 PM Chris Kloth<br>
> <<a href="mailto:chris.kloth@got2change.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">chris.kloth@got2change.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:chris.kloth@got2change.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">chris.kloth@got2change.com</a>>><br>
> > wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> >> Ralph Copleman, Barbara Bunker, and I used OST with a division of<br>
> >> Carbarundum that had just been sold. It included virtually 100%<br>
> of the<br>
> >> employees of the new organization in two geographic locations<br>
> >> simultaneously... one in the eastern US and one in the midwest.<br>
> We had<br>
> >> ti use dial-up computer access and fax machines to communicate what<br>
> >> was going on at each location each round! By the end of the process<br>
> >> there was a new mission, vision, values and basic organization<br>
> >> structure.<br>
> >><br>
> >> I used OST as part of the process of forming a collaborative<br>
> >> partnership among 4 nonprofit organizations providing early childhood<br>
> >> care and education to very different types of children, resulting<br>
> in a<br>
> >> mission, vision, and values, as well as articulating a plan for the<br>
> >> first two years of their partnership. That partnership is now almost<br>
> >> 25 years old. It's members have internalized the principles of OST.<br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> >> --<br>
> >> Shalom,<br>
> >><br>
> >> Chris Kloth<br>
> >> ChangeWorks of the Heartland<br>
> >> 254 South Merkle Road<br>
> >> Bexley, OH 43209-1801<br>
> >> ph 614-239-1336<br>
> >> fax 614-237-2347<br>
> >> <a href="http://www.got2change.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">www.got2change.com</a> <<a href="http://www.got2change.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.got2change.com</a>><br>
> >><br>
> >> Think globally. Act locally.<br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> >> Quoting Jake Yeager via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>>:<br>
> >><br>
> >> > Hi all,<br>
> >> ><br>
> >> > Has anyone ever used OST 1) to develop a mission and/or vision<br>
> statement<br>
> >> or<br>
> >> > 2) to conduct strategic planning? If so, how did it go? Any<br>
> >> recommendations?<br>
> >> ><br>
> >> > Thanks!<br>
> >> ><br>
> >> > Much love as always,<br>
> >> > Jake<br>
> >> ><br>
> >> > P.S. Hope to see you at WOSonOS so I can thank you in person! :)<br>
> >> > ________________<br>
> >> ><br>
> >> > When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once<br>
> again,<br>
> and<br>
> >> > you will be free of problems.<br>
> >> >? - Robert Adams <<a href="http://www.robert-adams.info/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.robert-adams.info/</a>><br>
> >> ><br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
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> Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 15:23:21 -0700<br>
> From: Peggy Holman <<a href="mailto:peggy@peggyholman.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">peggy@peggyholman.com</a><br>
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> I?ll add another strategic planning story to the mix. In the 1999, I<br>
> did a project with the Washington State Arts Commission to create a<br>
> strategic plan that was widely embraced by artists and arts<br>
> organizations all over the state. The commission?s continued funding<br>
> was riding on success.<br>
> <br>
> We hosted 20 Open Space convenings around the state over 6 weeks.<br>
> The first and last were statewide. The rest were 3-hour sessions in<br>
> towns as small as Twisp and cities as large as Seattle. In the end,<br>
> the arts commission created a plan that was not only widely<br>
> embraced, but two years later during an economic downturn, the<br>
> funding held when other departments were cut because of the<br>
> widespread support.<br>
> <br>
> When we started, the commission members were convinced large and<br>
> small, east and west, rural and urban would all be at war with each<br>
> other. In fact, they found synergies and ways to partner.<br>
> <br>
> A bit more of the story is here:<br>
> <a href="http://peggyholman.com/a-conversation-about-the-arts/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://peggyholman.com/a-conversation-about-the-arts/</a><br>
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> <br>
> Peggy<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
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> > On Aug 12, 2019, at 2:25 PM, Chris Kloth via OSList<br>
> <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>> wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > Jake, I hope to get back to you by this weekend. I am in the<br>
> middle of a project with Prosecutor Impact (see Adam Foss' Ted Talk)<br>
> that is pretty consuming. I know I have the file somewhere.<br>
> ><br>
> > That said, Michael's comment about what's on the wall triggered a<br>
> powerful memory. When I got to my site the night before we were to<br>
> start a very resistant top executive made it clear to me that he<br>
> thought this approach a ridiculous waste of time. He also made it<br>
> clear that he was sure labor issues over wages and other workplace<br>
> issues would probably come up and that there was no way these could<br>
> be addressed in such a setting.<br>
> ><br>
> > I thanked him for sharing his concerns and observed that labor<br>
> issues would probably come up if it mattered to those in the room<br>
> and requested that he trust me that it would be okay. I also asked<br>
> him to listen to the workers talk and resist taking charge of the<br>
> subject.<br>
> ><br>
> > No surprise that the topic came up at both sites in the first<br>
> round and was attended by almost everyone at my site. He scowled at<br>
> me big time. I will admit I was nervous.<br>
> ><br>
> > The 90 minute session went roughly like this: 30 of frustration,<br>
> 30 minutes of "We are all in this together and still have the best<br>
> jobs n the valley" and 30 minutes of developing strategies. By the<br>
> end of the second round the company president faxed from the other<br>
> site that their ideas were all valuable and could be implemented!<br>
> ><br>
> > The rest of the day was amazingly full of energy, excitement, and<br>
> optimism.<br>
> ><br>
> > --<br>
> > Shalom,<br>
> ><br>
> > Chris Kloth<br>
> > ChangeWorks of the Heartland<br>
> > 254 South Merkle Road<br>
> > Bexley, OH 43209-1801<br>
> > ph 614-239-1336<br>
> > fax 614-237-2347<br>
> > <a href="http://www.got2change.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">www.got2change.com</a> <<a href="http://www.got2change.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.got2change.com</a>><br>
> <<a href="http://www.got2change.com/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.got2change.com/</a>><br>
> ><br>
> > Think globally. Act locally.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > Quoting Jake Yeager <<a href="mailto:jacob.yeager@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jacob.yeager@gmail.com</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:jacob.yeager@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jacob.yeager@gmail.com</a>> <mailto:<</blockquote></div></div></div>