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From divergence moving to action

Submitted by Chris Corrigan on October 8, 2008 - 13:49.

I was just putting together some materials for an Open Space training workshop I'm doing in Prince Rupert, BC on Friday and I compiled three useful approaches to facilitating action planning in Open Space.  The first is my own version of moving to action, the second is Diana Larsen's approach to prioritizing ideas by impact and energy and the third approach is Jack Martin Leith's approach to project planning, which he blogged here.    read more »

Reflecting on the Divergence and Convergence

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  • What do you know in your bones about divergence? Convergence?
  • What is your learning edge around thinking and listening well with others?

Divergence and Convergence

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Divergence, convergence

The 'breath' of divergence and convergence, of breathing in and breathing out is at the heart of our process design. Every process goes to a few or more of these ‘breathng’ phases.

 

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Breath of Divergence and Convergence

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During the training Toke shared the story of what is possible with the Art of Hosting in a big change program. He told the story of what happened the last two years in Columbus, Ohio, in the Health Care Sector.

This initiative has a website of its own and you can visit it here. Especially the Executive Summary and the reports of the later assemblies are good reads!

Besides this I want to share the Breaths-story as I heard it two years ago. I find it still very meaningful when you start hosting conversations. Here it is:  read more »