Could it be that it wasn't Obama that won the election but the way space
was opened for unfolding millions of selforganized initiatives with all
the benefits of broadened leadership and high performance?
If it does not let itself be controlled or shut down it might have the
capacity to perhaps keep things going towards a more peaceful and
productive ride...Obama and Congress will not be able to provide the
transformation needed, selforganization will...
So, where does that leave us grand facilitators?
Greetings from Berlin
mmp
Harrison Owen wrote:
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
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