<div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">I'd never certify OST. Only takes one minute to explain, or one second to discover.</span><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Best wishes,</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Paul Levy</div><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Paul Levy<br>Writer, facilitator, conversifier and collusion breaker</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 16 Aug 2019, 22:42 Michael M Pannwitz via OSList, <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@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">It would not surprise me if Jesus had come to the conclusion that all <br>
organizations created by man are the work of the devil.<br>
<br>
That could then have held him back from founding an institute certifying <br>
his first followers.<br>
<br>
Greetings from Berlin where I mulled over all the certification <br>
organizations that I encountered in my life. They all contributed to the <br>
ossification of their victims and made a lot of money.<br>
<br>
But then, wait a minute, I do remember taking part in a training for OD <br>
consultants and parish consultants back in the seventies of the last <br>
century in the last millenium.<br>
Folks attending were invited for a final day of certification after the <br>
training concluded (very complex training, including 5 ten day training <br>
sessions over 2 years, regional groups for gatherings between the blocks <br>
and prescribed hours of supervision by especially trained supervisors <br>
that were certified, of course, none other were accepted).<br>
<br>
Now, the invitation to get certified was offered to all of us.<br>
Some needed a certification to work with their skills in their <br>
organizations.<br>
Others did not. I was one of them. Actually, there were 5 of us.<br>
At first we felt it nice to have a free day.<br>
But, I dont know how that came about but from my present stage of <br>
looking at stuff I am sure it was the Force of Selforganization that got <br>
us thinking about all 5 of us certifying each and all of the others, <br>
including oneself. Only if they passed the certification, of course.<br>
So we set out to come up with a process. We did this in open space (had <br>
not shown its vicious head yet in 1975) and had a wonderful time. We <br>
actually drew up a certification document and got two of the training <br>
staff to put their signature to it along with those of us five. This <br>
made it look gorgeous. I still have it. Its in German. I could dig it up <br>
in my archives if any of you would like to get a copy.<br>
As we 5 heard later, our collegial certification was enormously tougher <br>
than that offered by the training institute.<br>
<br>
Have a great day wherever you are<br>
mmp<br>
<br>
Am 16.08.2019 um 19:45 schrieb Marai Kiele via OSList:<br>
> <br>
> <br>
>> Am 14.08.2019 um 18:42 schrieb Mark Carmel via OSList <br>
>> <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>>:<br>
>><br>
>> Chris, thank you for your response. However, an Empire is defined as <br>
>> an authoritarian organization of countries, or people, under single <br>
>> rule like the Roman empire. The chuch's first rule of becoming <br>
>> certified as high priest is that women are not allowed In. We see how <br>
>> that worked out... That is not OS and is not what I recommend. So <br>
>> please do not misunderstand my intent. I am not calling for empire <br>
>> building or authoritarianism, but calling for organization of an <br>
>> Educational Institute to train and educate those who facilitate OST in <br>
>> the world of empire building WE all live in. If we leave it to mother <br>
>> nature to do it out of Spirit alone we could be waiting another 4,000 <br>
>> years. How to prepare facilitators and participants to face the <br>
>> inevitable pushback from their own leaders (like now) or from leaders <br>
>> of empires once raw honesty is put out there is an advanced skill <br>
>> set. One that will help or hurt outcomes. Chris, you are spot on to <br>
>> invoke the Devil. Because the Devil always attacks honesty that <br>
>> exposes the hidden, dishonest agendas of leaders who proudly open <br>
>> space only to crush those who are Too honest for their liking. Therein <br>
>> lies a significant learning moment to train facilitators in the <br>
>> ability to discern authenticity in the leadership before engaging. <br>
>> Dishonesty has become the new trend in management and leadership. Just <br>
>> look at the state of American politics and media coverage of it. The <br>
>> number one contraindiction as HO aptly defines it, in my experience is <br>
>> dishonest leadership. This must be discerned first, as only one of the <br>
>> teaching lessons for all future facilitators. Otherwise good, honest <br>
>> participants and their facilitators are given up to the devilish <br>
>> empire builders you describe. Especially in the great<br>
>> US of A democracy that has become Retaliation Nation.<br>
>> Thanks again Chris!<br>
>> Miss you having not seen you since Dulles.<br>
>> Peace!<br>
>> MC<br>
>><br>
>> On Wed, Aug 14, 2019, 10:05 AM Chris Corrigan <br>
>> <<a href="mailto:chris.corrigan@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">chris.corrigan@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:chris.corrigan@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">chris.corrigan@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> You do realize that Jesus never certified practitioners of<br>
>> Christianity, right? And that subsequent attempts to do so<br>
>> basically created a toxic blending of Church and Empire that<br>
>> contributed to mass amounts of suffering through incredibly toxic<br>
>> and psychopathic uses of power and control for most of the last<br>
>> 1700 years?<br>
>><br>
>> And I say that as a Christian who works with churches.<br>
>><br>
>> Mark, just open space. That’s what the world wants more of. It<br>
>> does not want or need more people running around saying they are<br>
>> certified to open space. It truly doesn’t care. Your credentials<br>
>> mean nothing if you aren’t actually opening space. And if you are<br>
>> opening space, no one will care what your credentials are. The<br>
>> best OST meetings I’ve ever been a part of were facilitated by<br>
>> people who had never done them before. They cared about the<br>
>> participants, they took care to follow the instructions, they took<br>
>> nothing for granted, and they learned a lot about themselves and<br>
>> others. Some of these people were 14 years old.<br>
>><br>
>> Coincidently, some of these people are also the best Christians I<br>
>> have ever met, too, for the same reasons.<br>
>><br>
>> Just do the work and share your learning and get better at it.<br>
>> That’s how I learned, that’s how I support others and that’s my<br>
>> invitation to you. Resist the devilish temptation to build an empire.<br>
>><br>
>> Chris<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>>> On Aug 14, 2019, at 8:39 AM, Mark Carmel 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>
>>> Fascinating conversation. This is exactly why we need a<br>
>>> certification-like program and an organizational structure for<br>
>>> the future if we want to train people in the finer points of<br>
>>> sustaining open space interventions over time as Chris has done.<br>
>>> There is a lot more to it than just throwing out an invitation<br>
>>> and opening up the market place. It is interesting to me that<br>
>>> from the most seasoned open space masters the idea was instantly<br>
>>> shot down, saying...we discussed that already... Now that is not<br>
>>> what an open space facilitator normally does right? Shoot down<br>
>>> other people's ideas. The world has evolved into one that<br>
>>> respects credentials. Interestingly the ones who spoke the<br>
>>> strongest against certification have already given themselves<br>
>>> nice fancy titles. Which is wonderful. Because credentials<br>
>>> really do matter. Right now open space facilitators must give<br>
>>> themself their own title and otherwise have no backing whatsoever<br>
>>> to lend credibility to their self given titles. When you talk<br>
>>> about overcoming the resistance of executives and with the<br>
>>> retaliation nation nature of things now (look at Hong Kong) it<br>
>>> makes sense to put some structure to the educational<br>
>>> credentialing of OSTsters from apprentice to Master to mentor. <br>
>>> In terms of VISION and MISSION and VALUES and STRATEGY, why is it<br>
>>> that we facilitators want to apply that same organizational<br>
>>> structure for ALL other organizations but resist doing the same<br>
>>> for OUR work, to create OUR organization... What IS our<br>
>>> vision...to hope the world magically organizes around OST... or<br>
>>> to make it happen through a viable 1,000 year vision. In his<br>
>>> great book, Leadership Is, Harrison is spot on to define OST as<br>
>>> the ONE way for leaders to be a caretaker of the Spirit. We must<br>
>>> not be naive to believe that leaders will not crush the Spirit<br>
>>> once it emerges in Open Space. This requires highly advanced<br>
>>> training to be able to navigate the process over decades of<br>
>>> implementation. ALL great decisions require great leadership. If<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> it will not be done. In some ways, or all ways, Harrison has<br>
>>> created a new religion of Spirit and I hope that an<br>
>>> organizational structure WILL be created kinda like that other<br>
>>> dude who started out with 12 disciples.<br>
>>> Peace,<br>
>>> Mark Carmel<br>
>>><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<br>
>>> Planning?<br>
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>>><br>
>>> Jake, I hope to get back to you by this weekend. I am in the<br>
>>> middle of<br>
>>> a project with Prosecutor Impact (see Adam Foss' Ted Talk)<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> triggered a<br>
>>> powerful memory. When I got to my site the night before we<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> made it<br>
>>> clear that he was sure labor issues over wages and other<br>
>>> workplace<br>
>>> issues would probably come up and that there was no way these<br>
>>> could be<br>
>>> addressed in such a setting.<br>
>>><br>
>>> I thanked him for sharing his concerns and observed that<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> asked him to<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> and was attended by almost everyone at my site. He scowled at<br>
>>> me big<br>
>>> time. I will admit I was nervous.<br>
>>><br>
>>> The 90 minute session went roughly like this: 30 of<br>
>>> frustration, 30<br>
>>> minutes of "We are all in this together and still have the<br>
>>> best jobs n<br>
>>> the valley" and 30 minutes of developing strategies. By the<br>
>>> end of the<br>
>>> second round the company president faxed from the other site<br>
>>> that<br>
>>> their ideas were all valuable and could be implemented!<br>
>>><br>
>>> The rest of the day was amazingly full of energy, excitement,<br>
>>> and 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<br>
>>> your<br>
>>> > experience, and it's awesome how the partnership you<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> the 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<br>
>>> you 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<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> 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> <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<br>
>>> division of<br>
>>> >> Carbarundum that had just been sold. It included virtually<br>
>>> 100% of the<br>
>>> >> employees of the new organization in two geographic locations<br>
>>> >> simultaneously... one in the eastern US and one in the<br>
>>> midwest. We had<br>
>>> >> ti use dial-up computer access and fax machines to<br>
>>> communicate what<br>
>>> >> was going on at each location each round! By the end of<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> early childhood<br>
>>> >> care and education to very different types of children,<br>
>>> resulting in a<br>
>>> >> mission, vision, and values, as well as articulating a<br>
>>> plan for the<br>
>>> >> first two years of their partnership. That partnership is<br>
>>> now almost<br>
>>> >> 25 years old. It's members have internalized the<br>
>>> 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<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>>>:<br>
>>> >><br>
>>> >> > Hi all,<br>
>>> >> ><br>
>>> >> > Has anyone ever used OST 1) to develop a mission and/or<br>
>>> vision 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<br>
>>> person! :)<br>
>>> >> > ________________<br>
>>> >> ><br>
>>> >> > When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine<br>
>>> 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>
>>> >><br>
>>> >><br>
>>> >><br>
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>>> 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>
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>>> Beautiful! Thank you Chris!!<br>
>>><br>
>>> ho<br>
>>><br>
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>>> Subject: Re: [OSList] OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic<br>
>>> Planning?<br>
>>><br>
>>> Jake, I hope to get back to you by this weekend. I am in the<br>
>>> middle of<br>
>>> a project with Prosecutor Impact (see Adam Foss' Ted Talk)<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> triggered a<br>
>>> powerful memory. When I got to my site the night before we<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> made it<br>
>>> clear that he was sure labor issues over wages and other<br>
>>> workplace<br>
>>> issues would probably come up and that there was no way these<br>
>>> could be<br>
>>> addressed in such a setting.<br>
>>><br>
>>> I thanked him for sharing his concerns and observed that<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> asked him to<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> and was attended by almost everyone at my site. He scowled at<br>
>>> me big<br>
>>> time. I will admit I was nervous.<br>
>>><br>
>>> The 90 minute session went roughly like this: 30 of<br>
>>> frustration, 30<br>
>>> minutes of "We are all in this together and still have the<br>
>>> best jobs n<br>
>>> the valley" and 30 minutes of developing strategies. By the<br>
>>> end of the<br>
>>> second round the company president faxed from the other site<br>
>>> that<br>
>>> their ideas were all valuable and could be implemented!<br>
>>><br>
>>> The rest of the day was amazingly full of energy, excitement,<br>
>>> and 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<br>
>>> your<br>
>>> > experience, and it's awesome how the partnership you<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> the 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<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> 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> <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<br>
>>> division of<br>
>>> >> Carbarundum that had just been sold. It included virtually<br>
>>> 100% of the<br>
>>> >> employees of the new organization in two geographic locations<br>
>>> >> simultaneously... one in the eastern US and one in the<br>
>>> midwest. We had<br>
>>> >> ti use dial-up computer access and fax machines to<br>
>>> communicate what<br>
>>> >> was going on at each location each round! By the end of<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> early childhood<br>
>>> >> care and education to very different types of children,<br>
>>> resulting in a<br>
>>> >> mission, vision, and values, as well as articulating a<br>
>>> plan for the<br>
>>> >> first two years of their partnership. That partnership is<br>
>>> now almost<br>
>>> >> 25 years old. It's members have internalized the<br>
>>> 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<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>>>:<br>
>>> >><br>
>>> >> > Hi all,<br>
>>> >> ><br>
>>> >> > Has anyone ever used OST 1) to develop a mission and/or<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> person! :)<br>
>>> >> > ________________<br>
>>> >> ><br>
>>> >> > When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine<br>
>>> 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>
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>>><br>
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>>> Message: 3<br>
>>> 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>
>>> <mailto:<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>
>>> <mailto:<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<br>
>>> Planning?<br>
>>> Message-ID:<br>
>>> <<a href="mailto:433F9A43-8D47-4AF6-9EA7-9621012C2511@peggyholman.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">433F9A43-8D47-4AF6-9EA7-9621012C2511@peggyholman.com</a><br>
>>> <mailto:<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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>>><br>
>>> I?ll add another strategic planning story to the mix. In the<br>
>>> 1999, I did a project with the Washington State Arts<br>
>>> Commission to create a strategic plan that was widely<br>
>>> embraced by artists and arts organizations all over the<br>
>>> state. The commission?s continued funding was riding on success.<br>
>>><br>
>>> We hosted 20 Open Space convenings around the state over 6<br>
>>> weeks. The first and last were statewide. The rest were<br>
>>> 3-hour sessions in towns as small as Twisp and cities as<br>
>>> large as Seattle. In the end, the arts commission created a<br>
>>> plan that was not only widely embraced, but two years later<br>
>>> during an economic downturn, the funding held when other<br>
>>> departments were cut because of the widespread support.<br>
>>><br>
>>> When we started, the commission members were convinced large<br>
>>> and small, east and west, rural and urban would all be at war<br>
>>> with each other. In fact, they found synergies and ways to<br>
>>> 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>
>>> <<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>
>>><br>
>>> Peggy<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> ________________________________<br>
>>> Peggy Holman<br>
>>> Co-founder<br>
>>> Journalism That Matters<br>
>>> 15347 SE 49th Place<br>
>>> Bellevue, WA 98006<br>
>>> 206-948-0432<br>
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>>> <<a href="http://www.journalismthatmatters.org/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.journalismthatmatters.org/</a>><br>
>>> <a href="http://www.peggyholman.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">www.peggyholman.com</a> <<a href="http://www.peggyholman.com/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.peggyholman.com/</a>><br>
>>> Twitter: @peggyholman<br>
>>> JTM Twitter: @JTMStream<br>
>>><br>
>>> Enjoy the award winning Engaging Emergence: Turning?Upheaval<br>
>>> into Opportunity <<a href="http://www.engagingemergence.com/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.engagingemergence.com/</a>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> > 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<br>
>>> the middle of a project with Prosecutor Impact (see Adam<br>
>>> Foss' Ted Talk) that is pretty consuming. I know I have the<br>
>>> file somewhere.<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > That said, Michael's comment about what's on the wall<br>
>>> triggered a powerful memory. When I got to my site the night<br>
>>> before we were to start a very resistant top executive made<br>
>>> it clear to me that he thought this approach a ridiculous<br>
>>> waste of time. He also made it clear that he was sure labor<br>
>>> issues over wages and other workplace issues would probably<br>
>>> come up and that there was no way these could be addressed in<br>
>>> such a setting.<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > I thanked him for sharing his concerns and observed that<br>
>>> labor issues would probably come up if it mattered to those<br>
>>> in the room and requested that he trust me that it would be<br>
>>> okay. I also asked him to listen to the workers talk and<br>
>>> resist taking charge of the subject.<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > No surprise that the topic came up at both sites in the<br>
>>> first round and was attended by almost everyone at my site.<br>
>>> He scowled at me big time. I will admit I was nervous.<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > The 90 minute session went roughly like this: 30 of<br>
>>> frustration, 30 minutes of "We are all in this together and<br>
>>> still have the best jobs n the valley" and 30 minutes of<br>
>>> developing strategies. By the end of the second round the<br>
>>> company president faxed from the other site that their ideas<br>
>>> were all valuable and could be implemented!<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > The rest of the day was amazingly full of energy,<br>
>>> excitement, and 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>><br>
>>> <mailto:<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>
>>> ><br>
>>> >> Hey Chris,<br>
>>> >><br>
>>> >> Thanks so much for your response! It's very helpful to<br>
>>> hear your<br>
>>> >> experience, and it's awesome how the partnership you<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> the 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<br>
>>> you 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<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> 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>
>>> <<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>
>>> <mailto:<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>
>>> <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<br>
>>> division of<br>
>>> >>> Carbarundum that had just been sold. It included<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> midwest. We had<br>
>>> >>> ti use dial-up computer access and fax machines to<br>
>>> communicate what<br>
>>> >>> was going on at each location each round! By the end of<br>
>>> the process<br>
>>> >>> there was a new mission, vision, values and basic<br>
>>> organization<br>
>>> >>> structure.<br>
>>> >>><br>
>>> >>> I used OST as part of the process of forming a collaborative<br>
>>> >>> partnership among 4 nonprofit organizations providing<br>
>>> early childhood<br>
>>> >>> care and education to very different types of children,<br>
>>> resulting in a<br>
>>> >>> mission, vision, and values, as well as articulating a<br>
>>> plan for the<br>
>>> >>> first two years of their partnership. That partnership is<br>
>>> now almost<br>
>>> >>> 25 years old. It's members have internalized the<br>
>>> 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<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>>>:<br>
>>> >>><br>
>>> >>> > Hi all,<br>
>>> >>> ><br>
>>> >>> > Has anyone ever used OST 1) to develop a mission and/or<br>
>>> vision 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<br>
>>> person! :)<br>
>>> >>> > ________________<br>
>>> >>> ><br>
>>> >>> > When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will<br>
>>> 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>
>>> >>><br>
>>> >>><br>
>>> >>><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<br>
>>> in using OST.<br>
>>> His team is cross-site, so these suggestions and experiences are<br>
>>> invaluable. It really is about experimenting, identifying<br>
>>> what works, and<br>
>>> sharing my experience with others to move the work forward.<br>
>>> 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<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 Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 5:25 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>
>>> > Jake, I hope to get back to you by this weekend. I am in<br>
>>> the middle of<br>
>>> > a project with Prosecutor Impact (see Adam Foss' Ted Talk)<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> triggered a<br>
>>> > powerful memory. When I got to my site the night before we<br>
>>> were to<br>
>>> > start a very resistant top executive made it clear to me<br>
>>> that he<br>
>>> > thought this approach a ridiculous waste of time. He also<br>
>>> made it<br>
>>> > clear that he was sure labor issues over wages and other<br>
>>> workplace<br>
>>> > issues would probably come up and that there was no way<br>
>>> these could be<br>
>>> > addressed in such a setting.<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > I thanked him for sharing his concerns and observed that<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> asked him to<br>
>>> > 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<br>
>>> first round<br>
>>> > and was attended by almost everyone at my site. He scowled<br>
>>> at me big<br>
>>> > time. I will admit I was nervous.<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > The 90 minute session went roughly like this: 30 of<br>
>>> frustration, 30<br>
>>> > minutes of "We are all in this together and still have the<br>
>>> best jobs n<br>
>>> > the valley" and 30 minutes of developing strategies. By the<br>
>>> end of the<br>
>>> > second round the company president faxed from the other<br>
>>> site that<br>
>>> > their ideas were all valuable and could be implemented!<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > The rest of the day was amazingly full of energy,<br>
>>> excitement, and 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<br>
>>> hear your<br>
>>> > > experience, and it's awesome how the partnership you<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> and the non-profit<br>
>>> > > partnership? It seems the groups covered a lot of ground!<br>
>>> > > - I am an internal consultant, and our organization<br>
>>> has multiple<br>
>>> > sites.<br>
>>> > > I love that you facilitated an OS across sites! What<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> 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> <mailto:<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<br>
>>> division of<br>
>>> > >> Carbarundum that had just been sold. It included<br>
>>> virtually 100% of the<br>
>>> > >> employees of the new organization in two geographic<br>
>>> locations<br>
>>> > >> simultaneously... one in the eastern US and one in the<br>
>>> midwest. We had<br>
>>> > >> ti use dial-up computer access and fax machines to<br>
>>> communicate what<br>
>>> > >> was going on at each location each round! By the end of<br>
>>> the process<br>
>>> > >> there was a new mission, vision, values and basic<br>
>>> organization<br>
>>> > >> structure.<br>
>>> > >><br>
>>> > >> I used OST as part of the process of forming a collaborative<br>
>>> > >> partnership among 4 nonprofit organizations providing<br>
>>> early childhood<br>
>>> > >> care and education to very different types of children,<br>
>>> resulting in a<br>
>>> > >> mission, vision, and values, as well as articulating a<br>
>>> plan for the<br>
>>> > >> first two years of their partnership. That partnership<br>
>>> is now almost<br>
>>> > >> 25 years old. It's members have internalized the<br>
>>> 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<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>>>:<br>
>>> > >><br>
>>> > >> > Hi all,<br>
>>> > >> ><br>
>>> > >> > Has anyone ever used OST 1) to develop a mission<br>
>>> and/or vision<br>
>>> > statement<br>
>>> > >> or<br>
>>> > >> > 2) to conduct strategic planning? If so, how did it<br>
>>> 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<br>
>>> person! :)<br>
>>> > >> > ________________<br>
>>> > >> ><br>
>>> > >> > When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will<br>
>>> 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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>>> On 8/5/2019 6:49 PM, Tricia Chirumbole via OSList wrote:<br>
>>> > Hey all!!<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > We'll be hanging out again tomorrow and waiting to see who<br>
>>> shows up<br>
>>> > and what happens! The Open Space hangout will be happening<br>
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>>> > this *Tuesday*?- *August 6th **@12 PM Eastern Daylight Time!*<br>
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