<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">No... If the sponsor already knows which OKR’s will matter, then that would be “pre-set” answers, and I would forget about open space. But specifying that “we are trying to generate new OKRs” is a fine invitation, because it’s open and the sponsor should be generally curious about what will come out of it and how results will be used.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Chris<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Feb 6, 2020, at 6:59 PM, Jake Yeager via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" class="">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Reviewing again <a href="https://www.openspaceworld.org/files/tmnfiles/choosingopenspace(Bolton).html" class="">this article</a> by Diane Blair. She mentions two critical success factors for Open Space. One is that the sponsor does not have "pre-set outcomes." Would generating OKRs be considered a pre-set outcome you think?<div class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">________________</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once again, and you will be free of problems.</div><div class=""> - <a href="http://www.robert-adams.info/" target="_blank" class="">Robert Adams</a></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class=""></div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 6:05 PM Jake Yeager <<a href="mailto:jacob.yeager@gmail.com" class="">jacob.yeager@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr" class="">Oops. It's 1.5 days I mean.<br clear="all" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">________________</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once again, and you will be free of problems.</div><div class=""> - <a href="http://www.robert-adams.info/" target="_blank" class="">Robert Adams</a></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class=""></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 5:39 PM Jake Yeager <<a href="mailto:jacob.yeager@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">jacob.yeager@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr" class="">Thank you everyone for your feedback! It is much welcomed, and you have provided a lot to chew on. It's such a treat to hear from experienced practitioners.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Some info:</div><div class=""><ul class=""><li class="">I have one day for the event</li><li class="">There are about 30 participants: assistant managers to the SVP</li><li class="">Objectives are strategic initiatives, and key results are how you measure your success </li><li class="">We need to define both objectives and key results by the end of the day: so, it's a tight time-frame</li></ul><div class="">At this moment, I feel that I am too far down the line with the sponsor to switch up the schedule too much.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I learned 25/10 Crowdsourcing in my Open Space Genuine Contact training for formulating recommendations and have found it to work well. That said, I am open to learning how to let go of control even more and will explore the many options provided on this thread for future events. I'm definitely open to learning more about how I can work "less hard" per Michael Pannwitz's comment. :)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Also, I have incorporated some of your suggestions in my "convergence" design:</div><div class=""><ul class=""><li class="">After the group generates the top 10 draft objectives from 25/10 Crowdsourcing, I will invite the group to arrange them into 3 themes rather than voting on them. </li><li class="">I will invite self-organization to refine the themes in parallel. The group members will be able to choose which theme(s) they want to refine (or not) in a series of sprints with sprint reviews. The same setup with key results.</li></ul><div class="">Learning as I go as we all do. :) </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Much love,</div><div class="">Jake</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">________________</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once again, and you will be free of problems.</div><div class=""> - <a href="http://www.robert-adams.info/" target="_blank" class="">Robert Adams</a></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class=""></div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 6:14 PM Thomas Herrmann <<a href="mailto:thomas@openspaceconsulting.com" target="_blank" class="">thomas@openspaceconsulting.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="SV" class=""><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="">Dear Jake<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class="">I don’t fully understand, of course, but am wondering what the purpose/expected outcome is for this development process and also there must be no more than 3 O’s? I understand they are not yet defined, but should be identified/agreed on in the OST?<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class="">My experience from similar situations is that it is not that well thought through or that the opportunities at hand if choosing to use OST are not fully understood.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Good night from Sweden<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Thomas Herrmann<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class="">Från:</b> OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" class="">oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org</a>> <b class="">För </b>Jake Yeager via OSList<br class=""><b class="">Skickat:</b> den 5 februari 2020 00:57<br class=""><b class="">Till:</b> World wide Open Space Technology email list <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" class="">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>><br class=""><b class="">Kopia:</b> Jake Yeager <<a href="mailto:jacob.yeager@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">jacob.yeager@gmail.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Ämne:</b> [OSList] From Open Space to objectives and key results (OKRs)?<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">Hi folks,<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">Anyone have experience using Open Space to develop OKRs with a group?<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">I am facilitating an Open Space event in late February. I plan to use the 25/10 Crowdsourcing method to prioritize draft objectives (O's) and then 1-2-4-All to develop the key results (KR's) for each objective. <u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">The sponsor wants a maximum of 3 objectives. It might get a little hairy if the clear cutoff for the 25/10 Crowdsourcing is greater than 3. Guess I could use voting to narrow it down. Also, I am exploring if consent decision-making could be useful. The sponsor might need to make a final call on the top 3 if the group is split.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks and much love,<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">Jake<br clear="all" class=""><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">________________<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once again, and you will be free of problems.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"> - <a href="http://www.robert-adams.info/" target="_blank" class="">Robert Adams</a><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div>
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