| Sample 2
XXX is presently embarking upon a strategic planning process that will map out future service and organizational objectives for the next five years. You are invited to attend a meeting to address the issues and opportunities for XXX from your perspective. This is your opportunity to participate in sharing your perspective and vision towards future service development. The process to be used for this meeting is Open Space Technology. “Open Space is recognized internationally as an innovative approach to more productive meetings. Groups large and small (5-750) regularly demonstrate the capacity to rapidly create effective meeting agendas and deal with highly conflicted and complex issues. More remarkably, the meeting once created, is completely self-managed by the group. The observable role of the facilitator is so minimal as to be invisible. And that is just the beginning.” (New York Times). “Most significantly, individual and group behaviour manifest during an Open Space event epitomizes what is needed for effective organization presently and into the next millennium. Self managed work teams, distributed leadership, genuine empowerment, ongoing learning and extraordinary levels of productivity, innovation, and even FUN all put in an appearance”. (Harrison Owen, developer of Open Space Technology). Open Space Technology has been successfully used in large and small corporations, by communities, governments, public and private sector agencies, hospital mergers, church organizations internationally. When:
(Then a paragraph about the facilitator.) For your convenience, refreshments including lunch will be served at the meeting although there will be no formal lunch break. If you require transportation assistance… We hope that you will join us. Your participation is important to our success! Please call______by_________to confirm your attendance. |