I think your solution is readily at hand. Just open space and see what happens. Total (up front) organization required is ZERO as you know. When it comes to structure the question I keep in mind is "What is the minimal level of structured needed to support the spirit and people?" For almost everything, all you need is some space and a convener (Host/ess). All the rest takes care of itself. As for the "old form" - don't worry about "breaking it" - it's already broken. Just forget about it J
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 <mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu> osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: <http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html> http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of christine koehler Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 2:30 AM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Futur de l' OSI France Harrisson, You got it right :-). And indeed, that's what I believe we've experienced now : the spirit is awaiting for a safe and welcoming home. We created the form too quicly, within an old frame, assuming spirit will come. Everything was confused. That's why I don't believe any more that we just need to change the form. I'd like that we break this old non-workable form, greet it for what it has done, and see together where spirit leads us. What form will then emerge from spirit, we don't know.. Christine 2010/5/31 Harrison Owen <hho...@verizon.net> Christine - my French is a little slow, but I think I have your question: "la forme (structure juridique par exemple) est-elle importante quand il s'agit d'Open Space ?" I believe the answer might be," Yes, but it is always secondary." Which is to say as some architects do - Form follows function." In some other words, Structure is emergent from the flow and power of the spirit of a place and people. Some of us have assumed that if you first create the structure, the spirit will follow. But that has never been my experience. The Spirit goes where it will and it will create its own structure. When we attend to that structure and nurture it - the spirit finds a comfortable home. To reverse the process is to confuse just about everything. Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Dr. Potomac, MD 20854 USA Phone 301-365-2093 www.openspaceworld.com www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) * * ========================================================== 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