Hi friends and again many thanks for all responses! Where we are now in our planning is to do convergence later and be in open space for both 4 hour session. Also we are looking at how we can create space during the 9 days between the meetings, to continue conversations. It looks like we can keep the reports from the 1st occasion in the physical space, a large tent, during the time inbetween. So maybe that space can be used if groups want to meet. We are also considering an online space… We do have to keep it simple, which is always good anyway, as its only 2,5 weeks until the 1st meeting – May 14th. The second is May 23rd. The outline I plan is the same for both occasions: Opening circle, 2 timeslots for 1,15 hours. Closing circle. People are of course welcome to join both times. Now we have to figure out how to do some convergence. It will probably be another meeting for that. So there could be space for even more conversations/sessions before that if its not directly after day 2… Imagine if that could be possible – Saturday morning the 24h….! I see the total of all reports as a “fluffy vision” for the future for the community. Any ideas for if/how it is possible/meaningful to converge more to have a more of a common vision? There have been expressions of this to have more of a common voice as many in the community feel overrun by the larger municipality especially regarding plans for changes in the harbour. I have been considering using the 35 method that some of you may know about – to get the highest priority issues of a question. I guess actions are gonna happen anyway but that would also be part of a convergence meeting, to invite actions. That’s my thinking at this late hour. Thanks for listening ❤ It looks like we are going for it. So more ideas are welcome! Thomas Herrmann Open Space Consulting AB Pensévägen 4, 434 46 Kungsbacka, Sweden Telefon: +46 (0)709 98 97 81 Email: thomas@openspaceconsulting.com<mailto:thomas@openspaceconsulting.com> Homepage: www.openspaceconsulting.com<http://www.openspaceconsulting.com/> / www.5toFold.com<http://www.5tofold.com/> Profile on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/thomasherrmannopenspaceconsult<http://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasherrmannopenspaceconsult> Open Space Consulting frigör livskraft i människor, organisationer och samhälle. We release lifepower in people, organizations and society. Trainings/workshops (Info & registration<https://openspaceconsulting.com/kategori/aktiviteter/kommande-aktiviteter/>) 2025 Sept 9-11: Working with Open Space Technology, the Netherlands Sept 17-19: Open Space för Demokrati, Gullbrannagården. Sept 23-25: Att arbeta hållbart med Open Space-metoden, Örby, Sverige Okt 8: Erfa-utbyte om Open Space (gratis, online) Nov 7-9 WorldOpenSpaceOnOpenSpace, Nairobi, Kenya Continous opportunities for online learning - selfstudy + mentoring – leadership and facilitation incl Open Space [cid:image001.png@01DBB958.DCC6D380]

Dear Thomas, after the two ost events the process needs actionorienting. Have the third event as an "action space". Folks will be surprised who all shows up in the "action space". Participants have carried the content into their environment and even folks that were at neither of the two ost-events. They might be those that also are needed but not thought of before. Any of those present can post their projects that has heart and meaning for them. Be ready to be surprised as you see projects posted that were not part of the prior two ost-events. The projects are dealt with as issues were dealt with in the ost-events. They are announced and posted and then there is time to work on the projects. For this they dont have to go into breakout sessions but work standing next to the project posted on a wall... and have a passion for and want to take responsibility for. Each project that the participants want to work on needs a "first step". The name of the project is written down in the "first step" document (one page) that contains the date, time and place where the project gathers. That and the title of the project and those that participate in it and the name and contact data of the contact person is documented. After all projects have been discussed and have action sheets for first steps all participants can walk around to every project and add their names even though they were not in the original group that has filled in the "first step" sheet. Regarding convergence, forget it. It is simply a statistical step. Long ago, I used simple and complex designs to find out the most interesting, the most important, etc. issues. Often, surprise, the most interesting or the most important, etc. did not receive the required folks for getting that issue into a project. Its passion and responsibility and fire and a bunch of other stuff that gets projects to live. The Project sheets are gathered, copied and handed to all participants. Have a great time and keep reporting and asking. Greetings from Berlin and post how it went at this year's > https://www.wosonos2025.org/ mmp Am 29.04.2025 um 23:08 schrieb Thomas Herrmann via OSList: > > Hi friends and again many thanks for all responses! > > Where we are now in our planning is to do convergence later and be in > open space for both 4 hour session. Also we are looking at how we can > create space during the 9 days between the meetings, to continue > conversations. It looks like we can keep the reports from the 1^st > occasion in the physical space, a large tent, during the time > inbetween. So maybe that space can be used if groups want to meet. > > We are also considering an online space… We do have to keep it simple, > which is always good anyway, as its only 2,5 weeks until the 1^st > meeting – May 14^th . The second is May 23^rd . > > The outline I plan is the same for both occasions: Opening circle, 2 > timeslots for 1,15 hours. Closing circle. People are of course welcome > to join both times. > > Now we have to figure out how to do some convergence. It will probably > be another meeting for that. So there could be space for even more > conversations/sessions before that if its not directly after day 2… > Imagine if that could be possible – Saturday morning the 24h….! > > I see the total of all reports as a “fluffy vision” for the future for > the community. Any ideas for if/how it is possible/meaningful to > converge more to have a more of a common vision? There have been > expressions of this to have more of a common voice as many in the > community feel overrun by the larger municipality especially regarding > plans for changes in the harbour. > > I have been considering using the 35 method that some of you may know > about – to get the highest priority issues of a question. > > I guess actions are gonna happen anyway but that would also be part of > a convergence meeting, to invite actions. > > That’s my thinking at this late hour. Thanks for listening ❤ > > It looks like we are going for it. So more ideas are welcome! > > Thomas Herrmann > > Open Space Consulting AB > > Pensévägen 4, 434 46 Kungsbacka, Sweden > > Telefon: +46 (0)709 98 97 81 > > Email: thomas@openspaceconsulting.com > <mailto:thomas@openspaceconsulting.com> > > Homepage: www.openspaceconsulting.com > <http://www.openspaceconsulting.com/>/ www.5toFold.com > <http://www.5tofold.com/> > > Profile on LinkedIn: > www.linkedin.com/in/thomasherrmannopenspaceconsult > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasherrmannopenspaceconsult> > > Open Space Consulting frigör livskraft i människor, organisationer och > samhälle. > > /We release lifepower in people, organizations and society./ > > *Trainings/workshops (Info & registration > <https://openspaceconsulting.com/kategori/aktiviteter/kommande-aktiviteter/>)* > > 2025 > > Sept 9-11: Working with Open Space Technology, the Netherlands > > Sept 17-19: Open Space för Demokrati, Gullbrannagården. > > Sept 23-25: Att arbeta hållbart med Open Space-metoden, Örby, Sverige > > Okt 8: Erfa-utbyte om Open Space (gratis, online) > > Nov 7-9 WorldOpenSpaceOnOpenSpace, Nairobi, Kenya > > Continous opportunities for *online learning - selfstudy + mentoring* > – leadership and facilitation incl Open Space > > > OSList mailing list --everyone@oslist.org > To unsubscribe send an email toeveryone-leave@oslist.org > See the archives here:https://oslist.org/empathy/list/everyone.oslist.org Michael M Pannwitz Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany +49 30 7728000mmpannwitz@posteo.de This year the WOSonOS will be in Kenya in November, have a look https://www.wosonos2025.org/

Dear Thomas, I love the care you are taking in your preparation for just the right approach with OST meetings, and your care for the follow up to move actions forward. The predominant failure post-OST is moving great thoughts and feelings into action. Thank you for sharing your progress. Love Birgitt *Birgitt Williams* *Senior consultant-author-mentor to leaders and consultants * *Specialist in organizational and systemic transformation, leadership development, and the benefits of nourishing a culture of leadership.* www.dalarinternational.com *Upcoming Workshops* *Holistic Leadership Development* | June 23-27, 2025 | Waterloo, Canada *Individual Health and Balance for Leaders* | November 29, December 5, 12 & 19, 2025 | Online >> Learn More & Register <http://www.dalarinternational.com/upcoming-workshops/> for any of these workshops here. *Go to www.genuinecontact.net <http://www.genuinecontact.net> to see the public Genuine Contact training and mentoring options by Genuine Contact trainers internationally. If you wish to schedule an "in-house" training for people in your organization, please contact me, Birgitt Williams <birgitt@dalarinternational.com>, via email to set up a consultation to discern what is the best option to meet your development goals.* 16 Sunny Acres Dr., Etowah, North Carolina, USA 28729 Phone: 01-919-522-7750 Like us on Facebook <https://dalarinternational.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=35ed818c946a88ba7344da05f&id=6677c35b38&e=e7zyhHfiqG> Connect on LinkedIn <https://dalarinternational.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=35ed818c946a88ba7344da05f&id=c26173f86b&e=e7zyhHfiqG> On Tue, Apr 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM Michael M Pannwitz via OSList < everyone@oslist.org> wrote: > Dear Thomas, > > after the two ost events the process needs actionorienting. > > Have the third event as an "action space". > > Folks will be surprised who all shows up in the "action space". > Participants have carried > the content into their environment and even folks that were at neither of > the two ost-events. > They might be those that also are needed but not thought of before. > > Any of those present can post their projects that has heart and meaning > for them. > Be ready to be surprised as you see projects posted that were not part of > the prior two > ost-events. > > The projects are dealt with as issues were dealt with in the ost-events. > They are announced and posted and then there is time to work on the > projects. > For this they dont have to go into breakout sessions but work standing > next to > the project posted on a wall... and have a passion for and want to take > responsibility for. > > Each project that the participants want to work on needs a "first step". > The name of the project is written down in the "first step" document (one > page) that contains the date, time and place where > the project gathers. > That and the title of the project and those that participate in it and the > name > and contact data of the contact person is documented. > > After all projects have been discussed and have action sheets for first > steps all participants > can walk around to every project and add their names even though they were > not in > the original group that has filled in the "first step" sheet. > > Regarding convergence, forget it. > It is simply a statistical step. > Long ago, I used simple and complex designs to find out the most > interesting, the most important, etc. issues. > Often, surprise, the most interesting or the most important, etc. did not > receive the required folks for getting that issue into a project. > > Its passion and responsibility and fire and a bunch of other stuff that > gets projects to live. > > The Project sheets are gathered, copied and handed to all participants. > > Have a great time and keep reporting and asking. > > Greetings from Berlin and post how it went at this year's > > https://www.wosonos2025.org/ > > > mmp > > > > > > Am 29.04.2025 um 23:08 schrieb Thomas Herrmann via OSList: > > Hi friends and again many thanks for all responses! > > > > Where we are now in our planning is to do convergence later and be in open > space for both 4 hour session. Also we are looking at how we can create > space during the 9 days between the meetings, to continue conversations. It > looks like we can keep the reports from the 1st occasion in the physical > space, a large tent, during the time inbetween. So maybe that space can be > used if groups want to meet. > > > > We are also considering an online space… We do have to keep it simple, > which is always good anyway, as its only 2,5 weeks until the 1st meeting > – May 14th. The second is May 23rd. > > > > The outline I plan is the same for both occasions: Opening circle, 2 > timeslots for 1,15 hours. Closing circle. People are of course welcome to > join both times. > > > > Now we have to figure out how to do some convergence. It will probably be > another meeting for that. So there could be space for even more > conversations/sessions before that if its not directly after day 2… Imagine > if that could be possible – Saturday morning the 24h….! > > > > I see the total of all reports as a “fluffy vision” for the future for the > community. Any ideas for if/how it is possible/meaningful to converge more > to have a more of a common vision? There have been expressions of this to > have more of a common voice as many in the community feel overrun by the > larger municipality especially regarding plans for changes in the harbour. > > > > I have been considering using the 35 method that some of you may know > about – to get the highest priority issues of a question. > > > > I guess actions are gonna happen anyway but that would also be part of a > convergence meeting, to invite actions. > > > > That’s my thinking at this late hour. Thanks for listening ❤ > > It looks like we are going for it. So more ideas are welcome! > > > > Thomas Herrmann > > Open Space Consulting AB > > > > Pensévägen 4, 434 46 Kungsbacka, Sweden > > Telefon: +46 (0)709 98 97 81 > > Email: thomas@openspaceconsulting.com > > Homepage: www.openspaceconsulting.com / www.5toFold.com > <http://www.5tofold.com/> > > Profile on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/thomasherrmannopenspaceconsult > > > > Open Space Consulting frigör livskraft i människor, organisationer och > samhälle. > > *We release lifepower in people, organizations and society.* > > > > *Trainings/workshops (Info & registration > <https://openspaceconsulting.com/kategori/aktiviteter/kommande-aktiviteter/>)* > > > > 2025 > > Sept 9-11: Working with Open Space Technology, the Netherlands > > Sept 17-19: Open Space för Demokrati, Gullbrannagården. > > Sept 23-25: Att arbeta hållbart med Open Space-metoden, Örby, Sverige > > Okt 8: Erfa-utbyte om Open Space (gratis, online) > > Nov 7-9 WorldOpenSpaceOnOpenSpace, Nairobi, Kenya > > > > Continous opportunities for *online learning - selfstudy + mentoring* – > leadership and facilitation incl Open Space > > > > > > OSList mailing list -- everyone@oslist.org > To unsubscribe send an email to everyone-leave@oslist.org > See the archives here: https://oslist.org/empathy/list/everyone.oslist.org > > > Michael M Pannwitz > Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany > +49 30 7728000 mmpannwitz@posteo.de > > This year the WOSonOS will be in Kenya in November, have a lookhttps://www.wosonos2025.org/ > > OSList mailing list -- everyone@oslist.org > To unsubscribe send an email to everyone-leave@oslist.org > See the archives here: https://oslist.org/empathy/list/everyone.oslist.org

Hi again Thomas, Some thoughts from me in this moment. In the big open space of this world, if it was simple for an individual to solve the problem(s) it would already be solved. People respond in that big open space with creativity and their own leadership. In the situation of a crisis, people often come together naturally working together to take care of the crisis. My most recent example of this is the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and witnessing first hand how members of the larger geographic area came together with a lot of resources to bring in to this devastation, found each other, and delivered solutions. In a larger need for transformative change, such as you are working with, the knowledge of what to do comes equally from what is known about transformative change as it is from the technology of OST. Transformative change always needs some stabilizing structure to help people hold steady through the change, making the shift from the current reality to the desired reality. Getting just the right amount of structure in place to support the sponsor's opening of space in the fishing community, is well worth spending the time you are spending to get it right. OST is one element of this support structure, but only one. in genuine contact with you, Birgitt *Birgitt Williams* *Senior consultant-author-mentor to leaders and consultants * *Specialist in organizational and systemic transformation, leadership development, and the benefits of nourishing a culture of leadership.* www.dalarinternational.com *Upcoming Workshops* *Holistic Leadership Development* | June 23-27, 2025 | Waterloo, Canada *Individual Health and Balance for Leaders* | November 29, December 5, 12 & 19, 2025 | Online >> Learn More & Register <http://www.dalarinternational.com/upcoming-workshops/> for any of these workshops here. *Go to www.genuinecontact.net <http://www.genuinecontact.net> to see the public Genuine Contact training and mentoring options by Genuine Contact trainers internationally. If you wish to schedule an "in-house" training for people in your organization, please contact me, Birgitt Williams <birgitt@dalarinternational.com>, via email to set up a consultation to discern what is the best option to meet your development goals.* 16 Sunny Acres Dr., Etowah, North Carolina, USA 28729 Phone: 01-919-522-7750 Like us on Facebook <https://dalarinternational.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=35ed818c946a88ba7344da05f&id=6677c35b38&e=e7zyhHfiqG> Connect on LinkedIn <https://dalarinternational.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=35ed818c946a88ba7344da05f&id=c26173f86b&e=e7zyhHfiqG> On Tue, Apr 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM Birgitt Williams < birgitt@dalarinternational.com> wrote: > Dear Thomas, > I love the care you are taking in your preparation for just the right > approach with OST meetings, and your care for the follow up to move actions > forward. The predominant failure post-OST is moving great thoughts and > feelings into action. Thank you for sharing your progress. > > Love Birgitt > > *Birgitt Williams* > *Senior consultant-author-mentor to leaders and consultants * > *Specialist in organizational and systemic transformation, leadership > development, and the benefits of nourishing a culture of leadership.* > www.dalarinternational.com > > *Upcoming Workshops* > *Holistic Leadership Development* | June 23-27, 2025 | Waterloo, Canada > *Individual Health and Balance for Leaders* | November 29, December 5, 12 > & 19, 2025 | Online > > >> Learn More & Register > <http://www.dalarinternational.com/upcoming-workshops/> for any of these > workshops here. > > *Go to www.genuinecontact.net <http://www.genuinecontact.net> to see the > public Genuine Contact training and mentoring options by Genuine Contact > trainers internationally. If you wish to schedule an "in-house" training > for people in your organization, please contact me, Birgitt Williams > <birgitt@dalarinternational.com>, via email to set up a consultation to > discern what is the best option to meet your development goals.* > > > > 16 Sunny Acres Dr., Etowah, North Carolina, USA 28729 > Phone: 01-919-522-7750 > Like us on Facebook > <https://dalarinternational.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=35ed818c946a88ba7344da05f&id=6677c35b38&e=e7zyhHfiqG> > > Connect on LinkedIn > <https://dalarinternational.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=35ed818c946a88ba7344da05f&id=c26173f86b&e=e7zyhHfiqG> > > > > On Tue, Apr 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM Michael M Pannwitz via OSList < > everyone@oslist.org> wrote: > >> Dear Thomas, >> >> after the two ost events the process needs actionorienting. >> >> Have the third event as an "action space". >> >> Folks will be surprised who all shows up in the "action space". >> Participants have carried >> the content into their environment and even folks that were at neither of >> the two ost-events. >> They might be those that also are needed but not thought of before. >> >> Any of those present can post their projects that has heart and meaning >> for them. >> Be ready to be surprised as you see projects posted that were not part of >> the prior two >> ost-events. >> >> The projects are dealt with as issues were dealt with in the ost-events. >> They are announced and posted and then there is time to work on the >> projects. >> For this they dont have to go into breakout sessions but work standing >> next to >> the project posted on a wall... and have a passion for and want to take >> responsibility for. >> >> Each project that the participants want to work on needs a "first step". >> The name of the project is written down in the "first step" document (one >> page) that contains the date, time and place where >> the project gathers. >> That and the title of the project and those that participate in it and >> the name >> and contact data of the contact person is documented. >> >> After all projects have been discussed and have action sheets for first >> steps all participants >> can walk around to every project and add their names even though they >> were not in >> the original group that has filled in the "first step" sheet. >> >> Regarding convergence, forget it. >> It is simply a statistical step. >> Long ago, I used simple and complex designs to find out the most >> interesting, the most important, etc. issues. >> Often, surprise, the most interesting or the most important, etc. did not >> receive the required folks for getting that issue into a project. >> >> Its passion and responsibility and fire and a bunch of other stuff that >> gets projects to live. >> >> The Project sheets are gathered, copied and handed to all participants. >> >> Have a great time and keep reporting and asking. >> >> Greetings from Berlin and post how it went at this year's >> >> https://www.wosonos2025.org/ >> >> >> mmp >> >> >> >> >> >> Am 29.04.2025 um 23:08 schrieb Thomas Herrmann via OSList: >> >> Hi friends and again many thanks for all responses! >> >> >> >> Where we are now in our planning is to do convergence later and be in >> open space for both 4 hour session. Also we are looking at how we can >> create space during the 9 days between the meetings, to continue >> conversations. It looks like we can keep the reports from the 1st >> occasion in the physical space, a large tent, during the time inbetween. So >> maybe that space can be used if groups want to meet. >> >> >> >> We are also considering an online space… We do have to keep it simple, >> which is always good anyway, as its only 2,5 weeks until the 1st meeting >> – May 14th. The second is May 23rd. >> >> >> >> The outline I plan is the same for both occasions: Opening circle, 2 >> timeslots for 1,15 hours. Closing circle. People are of course welcome to >> join both times. >> >> >> >> Now we have to figure out how to do some convergence. It will probably be >> another meeting for that. So there could be space for even more >> conversations/sessions before that if its not directly after day 2… Imagine >> if that could be possible – Saturday morning the 24h….! >> >> >> >> I see the total of all reports as a “fluffy vision” for the future for >> the community. Any ideas for if/how it is possible/meaningful to converge >> more to have a more of a common vision? There have been expressions of this >> to have more of a common voice as many in the community feel overrun by the >> larger municipality especially regarding plans for changes in the harbour. >> >> >> >> I have been considering using the 35 method that some of you may know >> about – to get the highest priority issues of a question. >> >> >> >> I guess actions are gonna happen anyway but that would also be part of a >> convergence meeting, to invite actions. >> >> >> >> That’s my thinking at this late hour. Thanks for listening ❤ >> >> It looks like we are going for it. So more ideas are welcome! >> >> >> >> Thomas Herrmann >> >> Open Space Consulting AB >> >> >> >> Pensévägen 4, 434 46 Kungsbacka, Sweden >> >> Telefon: +46 (0)709 98 97 81 >> >> Email: thomas@openspaceconsulting.com >> >> Homepage: www.openspaceconsulting.com / www.5toFold.com >> <http://www.5tofold.com/> >> >> Profile on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/thomasherrmannopenspaceconsult >> >> >> >> Open Space Consulting frigör livskraft i människor, organisationer och >> samhälle. >> >> *We release lifepower in people, organizations and society.* >> >> >> >> *Trainings/workshops (Info & registration >> <https://openspaceconsulting.com/kategori/aktiviteter/kommande-aktiviteter/>)* >> >> >> >> 2025 >> >> Sept 9-11: Working with Open Space Technology, the Netherlands >> >> Sept 17-19: Open Space för Demokrati, Gullbrannagården. >> >> Sept 23-25: Att arbeta hållbart med Open Space-metoden, Örby, Sverige >> >> Okt 8: Erfa-utbyte om Open Space (gratis, online) >> >> Nov 7-9 WorldOpenSpaceOnOpenSpace, Nairobi, Kenya >> >> >> >> Continous opportunities for *online learning - selfstudy + mentoring* – >> leadership and facilitation incl Open Space >> >> >> >> >> >> OSList mailing list -- everyone@oslist.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to everyone-leave@oslist.org >> See the archives here: https://oslist.org/empathy/list/everyone.oslist.org >> >> >> Michael M Pannwitz >> Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany >> +49 30 7728000 mmpannwitz@posteo.de >> >> This year the WOSonOS will be in Kenya in November, have a lookhttps://www.wosonos2025.org/ >> >> OSList mailing list -- everyone@oslist.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to everyone-leave@oslist.org >> See the archives here: >> https://oslist.org/empathy/list/everyone.oslist.org > >

Just getting home from three weeks of travel…some thoughts on convergence… I tend to think of three possible scenarios at the end of an Open Space: * 1. The meeting itself is enough. A chance to come together with colleagues to explore questions of interest together is the purpose. Whatever happens next occurs through what the individuals who came are moved to do. * 2. An articulated shared perspective - convergence — is desired. I often think of this as a naming of shared principles or a framing that both connects participants through a shared perspective and frees them to act on their own in congruence to a shared bigger picture. I think of the metaphor I once heard from a Boeing engineer: a jet is 3 million parts flying in close proximity. * 3. The intent is to move ideas to action, optionally shared action. Sometimes groups want both a shared framework and movement into action. For action... Like Michael, I will often re-open the space for action. People take it from there. Simple and straightforward. I have also used a Pro-action cafe <https://journalismthatmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Proaction-Cafe-Basics.pdf> for action. For those unfamiliar with it, it’s a cross between an Open Space and a World Cafe that is specifically intended for this purpose. If a framework is desirable… I’ve experimented with a variety of approaches to create a shared framework. Most often, I’ll do something that starts with what moves each person after they have spent time together in Open Space. I'll invite them to pick one thing they want to guide them as a result of their time together, knowing that among the group, a web of what’s most important will emerge. I’ll ask each person to write it down, as they would a topic for the agenda wall. With a small group, I’ll ask them to speak it out loud, as you would in a closing circle. Then I invite people to mingle, forming a cluster with people who have a similar thought. I have been amazed how 3-7 clusters reliably emerge that, together, form a framework. Each group then works to create a statement or two that captures their principle. I’ll sometimes ask for volunteers to take the rough material from all the groups and refine it on behalf of the group. Here’s an example from a journalism convening called Experience Engagement: https://medium.com/experience-engagement/towards-a-civic-communications-ecosystem-for-thriving-community-f4f75c4ca450 I’ve used other practices for coalescing. Depending on the group size, some work better than others. Happy to say more about approaches I’ve used that result in a loosely-held shared framework. Peggy _________________________________ Peggy Holman peggy@peggyholman.com Bellevue, WA 98006 206-948-0432 www.peggyholman.com Enjoy the award winning Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity <https://peggyholman.com/papers/engaging-emergence/> "An angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not get burnt, is to become the fire". -- Drew Dellinger Join the Open Space practitioner’s conference - the World Open Space on Open Space (WOSonOS <https://www.wosonos2025.org/>) - in Kenya, November 6-8. > On Apr 29, 2025, at 2:49 PM, Michael M Pannwitz via OSList <everyone@oslist.org> wrote: > > Dear Thomas, > > after the two ost events the process needs actionorienting. > > Have the third event as an "action space". > > Folks will be surprised who all shows up in the "action space". Participants have carried > the content into their environment and even folks that were at neither of the two ost-events. > They might be those that also are needed but not thought of before. > > Any of those present can post their projects that has heart and meaning for them. > Be ready to be surprised as you see projects posted that were not part of the prior two > ost-events. > > The projects are dealt with as issues were dealt with in the ost-events. > They are announced and posted and then there is time to work on the projects. > For this they dont have to go into breakout sessions but work standing next to > the project posted on a wall... and have a passion for and want to take responsibility for. > > Each project that the participants want to work on needs a "first step". > The name of the project is written down in the "first step" document (one page) that contains the date, time and place where > the project gathers. > That and the title of the project and those that participate in it and the name > and contact data of the contact person is documented. > > After all projects have been discussed and have action sheets for first steps all participants > can walk around to every project and add their names even though they were not in > the original group that has filled in the "first step" sheet. > > Regarding convergence, forget it. > It is simply a statistical step. > Long ago, I used simple and complex designs to find out the most interesting, the most important, etc. issues. > Often, surprise, the most interesting or the most important, etc. did not receive the required folks for getting that issue into a project. > > Its passion and responsibility and fire and a bunch of other stuff that gets projects to live. > > The Project sheets are gathered, copied and handed to all participants. > > Have a great time and keep reporting and asking. > > Greetings from Berlin and post how it went at this year's >> https://www.wosonos2025.org/ > > mmp > > > > > > Am 29.04.2025 um 23:08 schrieb Thomas Herrmann via OSList: >> Hi friends and again many thanks for all responses! >> >> Where we are now in our planning is to do convergence later and be in open space for both 4 hour session. Also we are looking at how we can create space during the 9 days between the meetings, to continue conversations. It looks like we can keep the reports from the 1st occasion in the physical space, a large tent, during the time inbetween. So maybe that space can be used if groups want to meet. >> >> We are also considering an online space… We do have to keep it simple, which is always good anyway, as its only 2,5 weeks until the 1st meeting – May 14th. The second is May 23rd. >> >> The outline I plan is the same for both occasions: Opening circle, 2 timeslots for 1,15 hours. Closing circle. People are of course welcome to join both times. >> >> Now we have to figure out how to do some convergence. It will probably be another meeting for that. So there could be space for even more conversations/sessions before that if its not directly after day 2… Imagine if that could be possible – Saturday morning the 24h….! >> >> I see the total of all reports as a “fluffy vision” for the future for the community. Any ideas for if/how it is possible/meaningful to converge more to have a more of a common vision? There have been expressions of this to have more of a common voice as many in the community feel overrun by the larger municipality especially regarding plans for changes in the harbour. >> >> I have been considering using the 35 method that some of you may know about – to get the highest priority issues of a question. >> >> I guess actions are gonna happen anyway but that would also be part of a convergence meeting, to invite actions. >> >> That’s my thinking at this late hour. Thanks for listening ❤ >> It looks like we are going for it. 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