I'm fascinated by your question, Raffi, and looking forward to the responses from the list. I know one consultant who will not work with "defense" related companies (why do they call it defence when they spend so much time (and money) on the offensive?...but I digress!).
I'm not sure how OS would be used to destructive ends - unless destruction were the goal of the group? OS by its very nature is not manipulative - the law of two feet seems to take care of any of the self-important people with predetermined agendas, along with the open invitation that tends only to invite people with definite passion. If a facilitator were to bend or twist the principles and the law, it would all of a sudden stop being OS. Best wishes, Phil Culhane On Aug 30, Raffi Aftandelian <ra...@pochtamt.ru> wrote: > I am reposting this as it doesn't seem to have made its way on to the list... > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Raffi Aftandelian > > To: OSLIST > > Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 1:06 PM > > Subject: ethics and OS > > > > > > I have seen a little bit in the past about ethics and OS and it is a big > topic. > > > > Tools don't care how they're used. And I imagine then that OS can be used > both for constructive and destructive ends. Are there clients you have turned down or make of point of not working with because the organization's mission (as one example) goes against your values? > > > > For example, would you be willing to do an OS with a large forestry company > known for clearcutting if the aim of the OS was to make the company more effective in its work (to profit more)? > > > > Are there people you would not "teach" OS to because you had a strong sense > is that they would misuse it? > > > > I ask these questions as I begin thinking about working with business. I have > worked almost entirely in the nonprofit sector, and only recently (in the past few years) have I come to be more open to business. > > > > Ponderously, > > Raffi > > > > p.s. Counting down to Goa! (finally got my visa!-- a tourist visa) > > p.p.s. when will the next poetry competition be? I would love to give it a > go(a) next time. > > > > * > > * > > ========================================================== > > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > > ------------------------------ > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > > view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > > > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > > * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
