What an inspiring idea Chris, and to see it first thing in the morning here in
East feels my heart with gratitude and connectedness.
I wanted to cry yes but looking at the calender I noticed that the night of the
26th is the Jewish Holliday (we have quit a few) of Sukot, to commemorate our
Exodous from Egypt buy sitting for a week in decorated `as if` huts,with its
temporary symbolism. So the date fits spiritually but not practically for many
Jews
Nevertheless if you all adopt this date, I guess we will find ways to open the
space with you, in `inner` ways and it might be beautifull as well
All the best from a coolish and sunshine Jerusalem
Avner
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From: Chris Corrigan
To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 2:20 AM
Subject: Re: SV: Michael Pannwitz's comment about OSonOS 2008 in Berlin
Friends:
If I have understood Harrison correctly over all the years he has been
talking about Open Space, he has always had an aspiration that the process
become so ubiquitous that it disappear into a fabric of "business as usual"
while at the same time changing business as usual, much as brainstorming has
since its discovery in the 1950s as a simple but powerful technique for
unlocking creativity in groups.
It has seemed to me that over the past ten years the movement of Open Space
has been dispersing far and wide. It used to be that there were only a handful
of trainings for example and I knew all of the trainers. Now Open Space
training is offered everywhere by people who none of us in the "core community"
of practitioners have ever heard of. OST is being used in all kinds of
settings and what we are learning about leadership, organization and management
is being deeply internalized into practice and life.
It seems that the movement of who we are and what we know has been scattered
to the winds and that is a beautiful thing. It is something that could never
have happened if Harrison had retained control over the process, or if
everything was centralized into one set of licenses for training and use. OST
is used every day in hundreds of different contexts and its spirit permeates
many organizations, communities and personal practices.
And so. the evolution of this conversation seems timely. As much as I also
have enjoyed the OSonOS events (and I co-hosted one of them) I can see the
wisdom and delight in what Michael Herman has proposed. A worldwide Open Space
week, self-organized, possibly interconnected or possibly not in which many
gatherings on many scales could take place is a brilliant and accurate
reflection of our community of practice. Better than having 200 people
gathering one place, having 200 gatherings of 50 people in many places would be
a monumental testament to the ubiquitous nature of this incredibly fluid
process. As far as I know, none of the organizational change practitioner's
communities has anything like this.
To me it is the difference between watching the moon eclipse the sun, and
watching a full moon rise. Both incredibly beautiful events, but different.
But the solar eclipse is only visible to a very tiny slice of the world, and
when one occurs, those of us who are outside of that range can only follow
along on the web or TV and envy those who got to be there.
But sharing the experience of watching a full moon rise is totally different.
Lovers separated by many miles often do this, feeling connected in the moment
with their partner, sharing a common experience of beauty. We appreciate the
event together and we appreciate the fact that we are doing it together, no
matter where we are.
And so, what if we chose the week of the harvest moon for our week of
gatherings? In the northern hemisphere, the harvest moon is the full moon
closest to the autumnal equinox, usually occurring in late September or early
October. The harvest moon marks the time of year when the harvest of the
year's bounty begins. The days and night are roughly equal in length and the
tides are reasonably equal as well. It is a time of equanimity and
rededication to the communal effort of harvesting what we have sown.
This year the harvest moon is September 26th. What if all over the world,
during the week of September 24, we gathered in large to small groups for a day
or two or more and held open space on open spaces, to harvest what we have
sown, learn from one another and contribute to a worldwide learning inquiry
about the edge of our practice, and the incredible evolving story of Open
Space?
If others feel like this is a good idea, I will start the ball rolling by
committing to having one here on Bowen Island, near Vancouver, Canada that
week, let us say September 25-26-27. It will be in a rustic setting, and it
will be cheap and accessible. Anyone who wants to gather with me from near and
far is invited. We will enjoy each other in two days of Open Space and on the
evening of September 26, we will go down to the beach looking east across the
mouth of Howe Sound to the North American mainland and watch the harvest moon
rise, knowing that as we are doing so, many of our friends and colleagues will
have seen that same moon emerge over their gatherings in Siberia, Zimbabwe,
Belgium, the United States, Colombia and Haiti? And then we will post our
proceedings on our worldwide web site and relish in the conversations shared
with others across our world.
What say you, friends?
Chris
On 1/21/07, Christine Whitney Sanchez <milagr...@cox.net > wrote:
As Larry, Doug, Eva and others have said, I like the hugging/dancing kind
of OSonOS. And I am also intrigued with the idea of a whole bunch of OSonOS's
self-organizing at the same time as the international one, incorporating
Gabriella's fabulous OpenSpace-Online.
I favor the practice of hosting the international OSonOS on different
continents every year. What I most want is a way to connect with all of you,
face-to-face, heart-to-heart that offers the greatest possibility for diversity
of languages, cultures, world views and hugging styles.
Namasté,
Christine
CWS - Collaborative Wisdom & Strategy
Christine Whitney Sanchez
2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85048
480.759.0262
www.christinewhitneysanchez.com
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From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Michael
Herman
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 9:18 PM
To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
Subject: Re: SV: Michael Pannwitz's comment about OSonOS 2008 in Berlin
what if the decision-making process was simply about picking a single week
of the year in which osonos would be perhaps permanently fixed?
then, within that timeframe, anyone could convene an osonos anywhere in the
world. all of the locations would have an opening, a bulletin board, and a
marketplace. all of the issues and notes would be posted online in the same
place. and all of the topics from everywhere posted on the wall in each place.
when 100+ people gather for two days, nobody can go to every group or meet
all the people, but it's still informative to read the whole of the wall. so
everybody could meet wherever was best for them. some would travel far and
cross-pollinate. some would travel near and perhaps get involved in more local
actions.
the whole of it together would be *the* international osonos,
simultanteously global and local. if you want a european hug, go to a
gathering in europe. if you're strapped for cash or time, go local, host
somethign small where you are, or just visit online. what a great thing that
anyone globally could convene an osonos gathering and be able for just a few
days share issues and notes printed out from all over the world on their own
little local wall. might not get a german or australian or canadian or
whatever sort of hug is exotic to you, but maybe get a good local hug after a
good discussion of an issue raised 1/2 way around the world!
then, regional and local gatherings would be everything else, through out
the world and throughout the year.
mh
On 1/20/07, Eva P Svensson <e...@epshumaninvest.se> wrote:
Dear all,
Even though I haven't been on all OSonOS's I have come to love and
cherish them very much! It is soooo important – at least for me – to see the
people I "talk to" here on the list – the energy in face to face meeting and
talking can never occur in an online meeting. I know that for myself it was
much easier to "speak out" on this list after have seen some of you in my first
OSonOS in Denmark a few years ago, and after that I was kind of home – wanting
to go to them all – and so I have – except from Moscow. Planning to go to Kiev
though.
And I agree with Larry – hugging my computer is both dull and
uncomfortable J
I really love the initial idea of moving from continent to continent – in
that way there is almost always an OSonOS nearby if not every year so at least
every second or third.
So my two öre's thought is that we keep that rhythm. And that we have THE
OSonOS once a year. There will always be regional, local, national OSonOS's and
that's fine – could be a great compliment or input to the big one – I know
that's how we think about our Scandinavian OSonOS that will be in Sweden this
year.
All the best from a stormy west coast of Sweden
:o)
Eva
Bästa hälsningar
Eva P Svensson
EPS Human Invest AB
"Verksamhetsutveckli ng genom människor skapar långsiktigt välmående
företag och organisationer"
Anåsbergsvägen 22, 439 34 ONSALA
Besöksadress; Slussgatan 1, Göteborg
Tfn: 0300-615 05, Mobil; 0706- 89 85 50
www.epshumaninvest.se
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Från: OSLIST [mailto: OSLIST@ LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] För Joelle Lyons
Everett
Skickat: den 20 januari 2007 01:59
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Ämne: Re: Michael Pannwitz's comment about OSonOS 2008 in Berlin
In a message dated 1/19/07 2:21:24 PM, la...@spiritedorg.com writes:
The face to face connections and support are not things I can get from a
virtual event. Hugging my computer monitor is just not the same. So, I
support a focus on a World Wide event where the chance of worldwide
participation is high. So I can connect to both old and new friends.
Maybe that is no longer possible in our virtual and tension filled
world, but I still want it.
I'm with Larry on this! I like having a worldwide event, and like moving
it to various parts of the world. My travel budget is slimmer than it used to
be, and overseas travel is more difficult now that I have some severe diet
restrictions. But a worldwide OSONOS is always going to be a top priority.
Maybe we need something like what Gabriela suggested, a voting process
that lets those of us who are unable to be physically present participate in
choosing the next location. I'm delighted that the Ukraine has such a thriving
OS community, and that they enthusiastically invited us there. But for myself,
I am disappointed to have the annual gathering two years in a row in locations
which present some big challenges for me. I'd like to see us return the the
idea we proposed when we first moved OSONOS away from North America--to move
from continent to continent, to include local participants from many regions
and to make the travel easier for a different group each time.
Regional OSONOS and internet connections are great, but a face to face,
worldwide OSONOS is something very special. I want to be a part of that as
often as I can.
Joelle Everett
Shelton, Washington, USA
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