<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="">Dear OST friends,<br class=""><br class="">I’m seeking your advice and suggestions on suitable processes for the second part of an OST event. Let me explain the background.<br class=""><br class="">My church denominational authorities have produced a 3 page report on a proposed strategy for denominational interventions in congregations that are perceived to be in terminal decline. The report was produced with minimal consultation and although not a disaster, seems to many to have some significant shortcomings. Therefore, a group of us are considering organising an OST event to bring together a wider representative group to explore the issues and produce a revised or alternative report.<br class=""><br class="">I am the mooted facilitator for this event, but I am not hugely experienced. I have facilitated eight previous OST events, ranging in size from 10 to 75 people, including one online using the Qiqo platform.<br class=""><br class="">The first half of the event is clear enough: gathering circle, create the agenda, conversations happen and produce their notes.<br class=""><br class="">But there are numerous ways of doing the second half, depending on the objectives of the event.<br class=""><br class="">So I’m seeking your advice, especially if you have had experience of using OST with the aim of first exploring the issues, but then distilling those findings down into a two or three page list of recommendations (either as a revision of an existing report or as a replacement for it). What might be the most appropriate approach for enabling the gathered group to turn the fruits of their earlier conversation into such a set of recommendations on the day?<br class=""><br class="">I’d welcome your stories, ideas and suggestions.<div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; " class=""><div class="">Peace and hope,<br class=""><br class="">Nathan<br class="">______________________________________<br class="">Nathan Nettleton<br class="">Melbourne, Australia<br class=""><a href="mailto:nathan@laughingbird.net" class="">nathan@laughingbird.net</a> <br class=""><div class="">+61 403 825 024</div>______________________________________</div></div>
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