we had one on toronto a few blocks from where we live - which I only read about in the paper. "There is no point - that's the point" said one yong man. just having fun. definitely not serious or in control My 15 year old daughter would SO like to go............. a new wave coming? Meg Salter
MegaSpace Consulting (416) 486-6660 m...@megsalter.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Herman To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 8:54 PM Subject: now THIS is OS practice... sounds like the western world is practicing for the coming wave of OpenSpace. Flash Mob sounds like an OST workout in which participants invite, convene, and let go without the messy business of conversation. you know how all that conversation always makes real live OpenSpace events so long and sometimes necessitates notes and typing... <grin> Flash mobs: a new social phenomenon? Is it performance art or the ultimate surprise party? A social phenomenon known as the 'flash mob', which began in New York and relies on e-mail, appears to be spreading worldwide. Using mass e-mailing, the organisers bring together what their invitations describe as 'inexplicable mobs' - large crowds that materialise in public places and suddenly dissipate 10 minutes later. Since the first flash mob was organised in Manhattan in May, by a mischievous underground group called the Mob Project, the practise has already spread to other U.S. cities, while plans are being drawn up for events in London, Rome and Vienna. the rest of the story... http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s913314.htm -- Michael Herman Michael Herman Associates 300 West North Avenue #1105 Chicago IL 60610 USA (312) 280-7838 http://www.michaelherman.com - consulting & publications http://www.globalchicago.net - laboratory & playground http://www.openspaceworld.org - worldwide open space ...inviting organization into movement * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
