Somebody called today with a situation, an opening, a “better-than-zero” chance to propose a plan to take an old bureaucratic program to a new level using Open Space Technology. What to do?<\/p>\n
I referred him back to the four questions from the Inviting Philanthropy post two days ago, re-framed a little bit into the context of him going to his boss and boss’s boss to inquire:<\/p>\n
I suggested he make his own list. Run through it with his boss, adding the boss’s list to this. Then take it higher up to check their list against the chief. If nothing else, these four questions cut through a lot of potential crap. And saves my buddy from busting it on a proposal that goes nowhere.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, I see these four could be the very active punchline to the Inviting Leadership story that Corrigan and I are cooking:<\/p>\n
My favorite place of action just now, by the way, is a new blogging project for Chicago Conservation Corps<\/a>. Oh yes, and wedding planning… T: -1 weekend and counting. Blogged our organic wedding cake<\/a> bakery today over there at C3. Yum!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Somebody called today with a situation, an opening, a “better-than-zero” chance to propose a plan to take an old bureaucratic program to a new level using Open Space Technology. What to do? I referred him back to the four questions from the Inviting Philanthropy post two days ago, re-framed a little bit into the context … <\/p>\n