I could be very wrong, but it seems to me that recently there have been a number of indications that people are finally taking self organization seriously. The latest comes from a Washington Post Story dealing with the Obama campaign - which they note was massively self organizing. To see for yourself, go to:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/24/AR2008112402 119.html I think this uptick in interest and awareness could be very important to this community. We know a lot about self organizing systems and living creatively with them because that is what OST is all about. This knowledge and experience is something we can and should share. If nothing else this sharing will enable us to break out of the "better meetings box," and join what I take to be the infinitely more important conversation about high level organizational function - which translates into efficiency, effectiveness, profitability - to say nothing of surviving and thriving in a crazy (self-organizing) world. Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, Maryland 20854 Phone 301-365-2093 Skype hhowen Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com <http://www.openspaceworld.com/> Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org Personal website www.ho-image.com OSLIST: To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: www.listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html <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: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist