
OpenSpace Agility
Credential Earned: OLN-OSA1 (OpenSpace Agility Level 1)
Course Overview
This course is taught by instructors certified in the OpenSpace Agility™ (OSA) Engagement Model. It’s a full-immersion experiential course for those who are seeking a rapid & lasting Agile adoption.
Successful digital and agile transformations depend upon engaged employees, including teams, managers, directors and executives. OSA accelerates employee engagement though whole-group events and Invitation-Based Change™.
The OpenSpace Agility certification Workshop contains everything you need to get going now with OpenSpace Agility. This is a fast-paced, one-day experiential workshop.
NOTE: Your in-depth knowledge of the Open Space Technology meeting format is assumed. It is strongly recommended that students first have experience arranging Open Space events in organizations, and/or have attended our OPEN SPACE IN ORGANIZATIONS certification Workshop before attending this course.
Who Should Attend
- Agile and digital transformation coaches
- Executives responsible for organizational change
- Scrum Coaches
Duration
This is a full-day class that is 8 hours online. The sessions are 2 or 2.75 hours each depending on instructor preferences and how they set it up. See the Schedules for details.
Topics
- OSA Overview. Open Space & The Power of Invitation
- Planning before/after Open Space with OSA
- OSA Execution Basics
- OSA Execution Internals & Advanced Topics
- OSA Cycle Internals: The Second Open Space Event (OST-2)Game Mechanics: Goals, Rules, Progress.
- Opt-in Participation and Invitation
- The Advanced OSA Topics
- The Standard OSA Problems and The OSA Tools for Addressing Them
What You Will Learn
Everyone who participates in the OSA certification Workshop achieves the following learning objectives:
- Competency in explaining the key advantages and benefits of the OSA approach to executives, teams and stakeholders.
- Familiarity with the wide range of questions asked about OSA, and preparedness to explain the economics and cost-saving features of OSA
- Readiness to speak confidently about OpenSpace Agility roles, rules, events and artifacts
- Readiness to invite and guide executives into important and specific learning experiences before introducing the full range of OSA concepts and facilities to them
- Readiness to plan, arrange and execute a complete cycle of OSA that begins and ends in Open Space
- Readiness to coach teams, executives and stakeholders through a complete OSA cycle and important learning experiences
- Confidence in how to plan, arrange, deliver and follow up on the enterprise-wide cycles of Open Space generated by OSA
- Familiarity with OSA’s measurement tools and KPI improvement toolkits
Takeaway Materials
Students receive:
- A variety of supporting PDFs including checklists for arranging and delivering one OSA cycle from start to finish
- 30 days of support by email (Q&A support) from the instructor.