Michael, I very much like what you've written here... brings together our work with story and OST at Avalon. Best, glory
Michael Herman wrote:
there's a book out now by howard gardner. visionary leaders is the focus. haven't read it but have heard much about it from a friend. he says, among other things, that visionary leaders tell stories of identity. stories of who we are, stories like those we invite when from our clients and ask them to tell in their invitations. he says that within domains, storytellers must be experts and use the jargon. but across domains, the stories must be in very simple, not domain-specific language. think the latter is what we do when we introduce open space. this is what harrison's done in the user's guide and elsewhere, of course. marketplace. bulletin board. passion. responsibility. circle. space. and still we need to be able to speak the language of the local client. to understand something of business as usual. that's all. a little pulsing between the ease and simplicity of open space and the realities of everyday business as the client sees them. pulse pulse pulse, emphasizing the movement toward simplicity and space, ever so slightly until the thing pops into open space. like a cell pulsing in and out and then finally giving a last little push out to become two cells. back forth back forth forth. "Douglas D. Germann, Sr." wrote:Michael and Birgitt-- Could you both say a little more about "where the bridge touches the ground?" :-Doug. Germann
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