That is exactly the point, Harrison. When we collect the "facts" about a lot of events, including who was the cafacilitator, who was the sponsor, in what domain, etc., we get out only what we putted in - "facts".
That has is probably useful, but is not the main thing. What is mostly needed are the feeelings and emotions. On one word we need (new) tales. Artur ________________________________ From: Harrison Owen <hho...@verizon.net> To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Sent: Sun, May 16, 2010 3:53:27 PM Subject: Re: [OSLIST] 4 July: 25 years of Open Space Doc -- this is kind of fun. Given my use of that awful word "fact" the presumption seems to be that feelings and emotions are somehow excluded. In my world feelings and emotions are the facts of life. And what I was driving at is the suggestion that The Book (electronic or whatever) should not be saying how wonderful Open Space might be -- but rather create the environment in which that wonder becomes self evident. Which is what all good stories and storytellers do, I think. Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Dr. Potomac, MD 20854 USA Phone 301-365-2093 www.openspaceworld.com www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Steven (Doc) List Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 10:15 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: 4 July: 25 years of Open Space In fewer words :), I agree with much of Suzanne's sentiment. When I suggested compiling a book, it was the stories I was thinking of, the experiences and feelings and revelations, not the facts. If anyone else is interested in pursuing this project, please let me know. I'd be happy to be a shepherd for this. I'm looking for facilitators' stories, participants' stories, sponsors' stories, organizations' stories: their skepticism, their understanding, their feelings before/during/after, the impact of the event on an organization, and so on. What about it? ..Doc -- Steven "Doc" List, Principal Consultant, ThoughtWorks Mobile: +1 (512) 924-9248 | Skype: steven.list | Yahoo: dadjester | Twitter: athought Facebook: athought | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stevenlist email: d...@thoughtworks.com | d...@anotherthought.com | web: www.thoughtworks.com blog: http://www.stevenlist.com "People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them." -- George Bernard Shaw * * ========================================================== 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 * * ========================================================== 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
