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Evolution
at Work:
A Personal
Journey
and Public
Invitation to
Open Space
by
Michael Herman
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| An Open Space Workplan |
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BEFORE an Open Space Meeting or Conference:
- Open conversation
and one-on-one interviews to explore the issues, opportunities,
intentions, appropriateness, scope, and timing;
- Set parameters
that determine just how open this should or could get; challenge
leadership to provide as many 'degrees of freedom' as possible,
including who needs to be invited for best possible results;
- Make logistical decisions, including drafting and distribution of the invitation,
choice of space, information processing plans, and other practical
matters;
- Clarify expectations
around questions of control, success, measurement, evaluation,
surprise, and support for follow-up, (which might include holding
a small 'dry-run' meeting, for key personnel, before a larger
conference).
DURING...
- Finalize preparations of meeting space (and establish communication with
on-site hospitality staff for conferences);
- Facilitate the opening of the space, initiating the processes for self-organization
and best work;
- Guide and support
data-processing activities (and hospitality activities during
conferences);
- Maintain conditions
for best work; every participant's right to determine what constitutes
their own best learning, best contribution, best work.
AFTER...
- Debrief conversation, revisiting questions of control, success, measurement,
evaluation, surprise and support for follow-up;
- Complete processing
of information into proceedings document, including formatting
document for electronic distribution/access;
- Establish interactive systems, including methods for electronic communication, that
will support follow-up learning and action; and
- Support emergence
of new issues, invitations, interactions and opportunities for
contribution.
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| Evolution at Work: A
Personal Journey and Public Invitation to Open Space, by Michael
Herman (www.michaelherman.com) |
| © Copyright 1998-2000 Michael
Herman. All Rights Reserved. Please do not reprint or distribute
without permission and full attribution, including web address
and copyright notice. Permission will be granted gladly if you'll
just say what you'd like to copy and where you'd like to share
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