The principle "whoever comes are the right people" is, for me, the most important principle in open space. And beyond open space, I believe it is an essential principle for the solutions to intractable human problems to emerge.
Masud, you have written that this principle is not neutral. What is not neutral about it? I ask in genuine inquiry, not to challenge you. I just can't see what makes it not neutral. You write that you find it judgmental. . . could you be more explicit? What is judgmental about "whoever comes are the right people"? Projecting judgment on the principle is a bit different than the principle itself actually being judgmental. Harrison points out that whoever shows up are the people who cared enough to show up. . . but this principle is even more expansive than embracing those who care to show up. This principle embraces anyone who stumbles in from the cosmos, such as the janitor at a strategic planning session for a shoe manufacturer who gives the company an idea that leads it to developing an entirely new product line (this is a true story Harrison tells): in such an example, the janitor was not invited, he was crossing the room. I love this principle more than any other. I do not consider it a mere assumption but a core paradigm. * * ========================================================== 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
