Joel, If I understand correctly what you have written, it is similar to my experience back in the 1990's with OST. In a meditation/reflection period in 1999 about the essence of OST, I was provided with the words 'genuine contact'. I understand that genuine contact comes about with self, with one other in one with one relating, with the collective of the whole circle, and with creation/Creator.
OST was a foundation of what became the Genuine Contact program, way of working, and the learning playground for its community (genuinecontact.net) in genuine contact, Birgitt *Birgitt Williams* *Senior consultant-author-mentor to leaders and consultants * *Specialist in organizational and systemic transformation, leadership development, and the benefits of nourishing a culture of leadership.* www.dalarinternational.com 16 Sunny Acres Dr., Etowah, North Carolina, USA 28729 Phone: 01-919-522-7750 Like us on Facebook <https://dalarinternational.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=35ed818c946a88ba7344da05f&id=6677c35b38&e=e7zyhHfiqG> Connect on LinkedIn <https://dalarinternational.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=35ed818c946a88ba7344da05f&id=c26173f86b&e=e7zyhHfiqG> On Mon, Apr 29, 2024 at 2:14 PM Joel Foner via OSList <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a short, and perhaps odd in some ways, reaction to what OS has > taught me (purposefully reversing the learning and teaching in the > question...) > > OS has taught me that the most important part of progress is the > enhancement, opening and refinement of relationships with each other, and > the concepts we struggle to communicate and work with, and that OS is a > phenomenal way to advance these causes - one that as a side effect tends to > generate new, intriguing and useful outputs. What I think it has taught me > about this balance is that focusing on outputs will destroy the ability to > obtain them, and that placing the focus on opening and refining > relationships opens the door to surprising new possibilitiies. > > OS provides an environment that advances this shift in balance in an > innocuous enough way that people are open to moving their center point in > this direction without the typical opposition to changes in thinking. > > I guess that ended up being 25c vs 2c, but there ya go :) > > Thanks for posing the question! > > On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 12:26 PM Peggy Holman via OSList < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> As I’ve been reflecting on Harrison’s passing and what it means to me, I >> stumbled into the message below that Harrison wrote to the OSlist >> *exactly* 19 years ago - March 18, 2005. He asks: >> >> *What have we learned?* >> >> Seems like a fitting way to celebrate him...inviting us to answer his >> question. An excerpt from below: >> >> My hope would be to inspire/goad/embarrass/encourage each one of you to >> reflect of the past 20 years [now 39 years] (or at least that part of >> the 20 years in which >> you participated in the OS community) - and offer up your understanding of >> what you, personally, have learned - about Open Space, yourself in Open >> Space, about organizations in Open Space. And of course anything else you >> choose to share. >> >> I would hope that we would hear from more than the usual suspects. This >> is a >> call to all you Lurkers! ...Not everybody has been heard from! Now would >> be a good time to break >> the silence!!! >> >> … >> >> Pretend this is a closing circle, and we are passing the >> Talking Stick. Take a moment, maybe even a LONG moment (days/weeks) to >> reflect on what you have learned, and then talk as long as you want. And >> not >> just the "good stuff" - the pain and disillusionment as well, if that is >> your story. You have the stick! And please NO COMMENTARY! I suggest that >> we >> just let this roll without response - just like a Closing Circle. >> >> >> >> So I leave you with the question while I reflect on my own response to it. >> >> Love, >> Peggy >> >> >> >> _________________________________ >> Peggy Holman >> [email protected] >> >> Bellevue, WA 98006 >> 206-948-0432 >> www.peggyholman.com >> >> Enjoy the award winning Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval >> into Opportunity <https://peggyholman.com/papers/engaging-emergence/> >> >> >> "An angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not get >> burnt, is to become >> the fire". >> -- Drew Dellinger >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> *From: *Harrison Owen <[email protected]> >> *Subject: **[OSLIST] What have we learned?* >> *Date: *March 18, 2005 at 3:39:53 PM PST >> *To: *[email protected] >> *Reply-To: *OSLIST <[email protected]> >> >> In 1985 the first Open Space happened in Monterey California. This year >> (in >> case you haven't noticed) is 2005. In short OS has been around for 20 >> years >> (not counting the 14,000,000,000 years previously). So what have we >> learned? >> >> >> This is not an idle question. A recent publication of the American >> journal, >> JABS - otherwise known as the "Journal of Applied Behavioral Science" >> offered a "special issue" dealing with Large Group Interventions. All the >> usual suspects appeared, but somehow Open Space was among the missing. One >> of the editors, Barbara Bunker, who is definitely an acquaintance, and I >> would consider a friend - told me that they had advertised for "papers" - >> including the "OS Network" - and nothing showed up. Frankly, I don't >> recall >> seeing anything, but my eyesight is getting pretty cloudy. Anyhow, I feel >> inspired to ask a question - What have we learned? >> >> This is not about making a special edition of JABS. And for sure it is not >> about "sour grapes" because we were not really present in JABS. It is all >> about a genuine question - What have we learned???? >> >> My hope would be to inspire/goad/embarrass/encourage each one of you to >> reflect of the past 20 years (or at least that part of the 20 years in >> which >> you participated in the OS community) - and offer up your understanding of >> what you, personally, have learned - about Open Space, yourself in Open >> Space, about organizations in Open Space. And of course anything else you >> choose to share. >> >> I would hope that we would hear from more than the usual suspects. This >> is a >> call to all you Lurkers! Last time I checked there were some 440 folks on >> OSLIST. Not everybody has been heard from! Now would be a good time to >> break >> the silence!!! >> >> And although it is doubtless Politically Incorrect - I suggest a rule for >> our discussion. Pretend this is a closing circle, and we are passing the >> Talking Stick. Take a moment, maybe even a LONG moment (days/weeks) to >> reflect on what you have learned, and then talk as long as you want. And >> not >> just the "good stuff" - the pain and disillusionment as well, if that is >> your story. You have the stick! And please NO COMENTARY! I suggest that we >> just let this roll without response - just like a Closing Circle. >> >> In August we will gather for OSONOS in Halifax. That gathering will be a >> lot >> of things - but one of the things it WILL be is a celebration of 20 years >> in >> Open Space. I can think of no greater birthday present from everybody to >> everybody than a reasoned, articulate description of what we have learned >> in >> the 20 years on the journey. >> >> Harrison >> >> Ps Assuming we have really learned something and manage to give that >> learning expression, there is no doubt in my mind that a copy of our >> Collected Works would be fun to read. ho >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Harrison Owen >> 7808 River Falls Drive >> Potomac, Maryland 20845 >> Phone 301-365-2093 >> >> Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com < >> http://www.openspaceworld.com/> >> >> Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org >> Personal website http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm >> [email protected] >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: >> http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html >> >> >> >> >> * >> * >> ========================================================== >> [email protected] >> ------------------------------ >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, >> view the archives of [email protected]: >> http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html >> >> To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: >> http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist >> >> >> >> OSList mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> See the archives here: >> https://oslist.org/empathy/list/everyone.oslist.org > > OSList mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > See the archives here: https://oslist.org/empathy/list/everyone.oslist.org
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