Results of an OST Meeting

Concrete information gathered results in the forming of a "book of proceedings".

This is created after each discussion group when the recorder inputs the report from the group into the computer. These reports are printed, copied, and one "book of proceedings" is available for each participant. In a two-day meeting, this is printed over the lunch break for distribution after the break. This kind of two-day meeting is possible only with smaller groups of up to 50. In a three-day meeting, it is printed during the second night, for distribution at the start of the third day. The "book of proceedings" is the basis for prioritizing and the development of action steps, both of which are included in a final report.

Far more important and far-reaching, however, is the change which takes place in the minds of the participants, who emerge from the event as ambassadors for change within their organization.

Results that they experience include:

• Breakthrough learning
• Appropriate structure
• Genuine community
• Spirited performance
• Playful involvement
• High efficiency
• High productivity
• Shared leadership
• Growth from within
• Elimination of barriers to do a job with excellence and with pride
• Genuine excitement to be a part of the changes needed instead of fearing the changes and resisting them