Thank you Artur. Brilliant article! Lots of juicy details for sure, but the best part, I think, is what the authors can’t say (describe), but only point to – the nature and quality of The Toyota Space, which they refer to as “culture.” The “magic sauce” is not to be found in all the steps and processes – but in what happens in between. Particularly insightful is their (authors) identification of paradox as a central phenomena in Toyota Space. Paradoxes open space. Honoring paradox keeps the space open – and growing. Masterful.
Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Dr. Potomac, MD 20854 USA 189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer) Camden, Maine 04843 Phone 301-365-2093 (summer) 207-763-3261 www.openspaceworld.com www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of OSLIST Go to: <http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org From: oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Artur Silva Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 6:17 AM To: World wide Open Space Technology email list Subject: Re: [OSList] Toyota or equivalent / Leadership Hi, My previous message below (with an attachment) has not been distributed. Let's see what will happen to this one, only with the URL for the same paper. If you have any problems with the URL, and want the full paper, please contact me offlist. >From sunny Lisbon Artur _____ From: Artur Silva <arturfsi...@yahoo.com> To: World wide Open Space Technology email list <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 1:03 PM Subject: Re: [OSList] Toyota or equivalent / Leadership Hi Harold, Anna Caroline, et al, I find the attached article, by Takeuchi, published at the HBR in 2008, very interesting. If the list dosn't transmite attachments, go here: http://jpkc.sysu.edu.cn/scyyz/data/uploadfile/20100731092525280.pdf Regards Artur _____ From: Harold Shinsato <har...@shinsato.com> To: World wide Open Space Technology email list <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2013 8:34 PM Subject: Re: [OSList] Toyota or equivalent / Leadership Hi Carolina, Alas, a tardy reply. Perhaps it will be useful. The literature around participatory leadership in Lean Manufacturing and Toyota in particular is vast and extensive. There are many voices, and nothing is particularly short and profound at the same time. There is one voice teaching in the lean and agile communities that I find willing to challenge my thinking - and this post is one of the clearest I've seen about problems with the term leadership and inherent dysfunctions - especially in knowledge work: http://flowchainsensei.wordpress.com/2012/07/30/leadership-or-fellowship/ This is also one of the most profound benefits I've found in Open Space. That it fosters fellowship dramatically by allowing people to self-organize based on affinity. Leaders implies followers. Following implies allowing the leader to do the thinking - which is a great waste of our sacred gray matter. Cheers, Harold On 7/17/13 4:21 AM, Anna Caroline Türk wrote: Dear all, this is great information and insights! Thank you for sharing. Yes, it is fun to co-create a session about leadership. Due to my background I call it genuine leadership - but I guess authentic leadership is the same. I like the clarification around wisdom of the whole. And I love how this list expresses and lives it. I pass your wisdom on... Maybe my friend (and guinea pig) will join this circle as a result of your sharing - who knows! much Love AC* On Jul 17, 2013, at 10:27 AM, Hege Steinsland <steinslandh...@gmail.com> wrote: Hello Anna Carolina! I can recommend the work of Joseph A. Raelin. One interesting book with good examples is: Creating Leaderful organizations. How to brig out leadership in everyone. I´ve been working a bit with Realins approach, and his word " leaderful". It suggest that shared leadership bring out more leadership, not less, as many will suppose ( leaderless) Open Space is a key for me to understand how this can actually work. All the best from Hege in Norway 17. juli 2013 kl. 09:26 skrev gerardo de luzenberger <x...@loci.it>: Thanks Harrison. Very inspiring to read this while preparing a future search on the future of environmental education in Sardinia (Italy) Have a nice day ge Gerardo de Luzenberger Mob: +39 3293281343 Tel: +39 02 89751746 Fax: +39 02 87151318 Skype: gerardodeluz – <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/blocked::mailto:x...@loci.it> x...@loci.it IAF: Certified Professional Facilitator geniusloci facilitation & development PREMIO IMPRESA INNOVATIVA E CREATIVA DELLA PROVINCIA DI MILANO <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/blocked::http:/www.loci.it/> www.loci.it – <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/blocked::mailto:i...@loci.it> i...@loci.it <http://www.flickr.com/photos/geniusloci/> http://www.flickr.com/photos/geniusloci/ Sede legale: Via A. Volta 12 - 20121 Milano – Italy Uffici: Via A. Volta 6 - 20121 Milano – Italy Prima di stampare questa mail pensa all'ambiente! Please consider the environment before deciding to print this e-mail AVVISO DI RISERVATEZZA Il contenuto e gli allegati di questo messaggio sono strettamente confidenziali. Ne è vietata la diffusione e l'uso non autorizzato. Qualora il presente messaggio le fosse pervenuto per errore, le saremmo grati se lo distruggesse e, via e-mail, ce ne comunicasse l'errata ricezione all'indirizzo <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/blocked::mailto:i...@loci.it> i...@loci.it This e-mail (and any attachment(s)) is strictly confidential and for use only by intended recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient(s), please notify it via e-mail at <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/blocked::mailto:i...@loci.it> i...@loci.it promp 2013/7/16 Harrison Owen <hho...@verizon.net> Anna -- Sounds like a marvelous new adventure. Doubtless you will find some great stories and thinking in the writings of Marv Weisbord and Eric Trist. Eric was before my time, and Marv is an old friend. But I think you may have (your "guinea pig may have) two separate interests here: Participatory Leadership and Wisdom of the Whole. Of course they could be the same thing, but typically people like Trist and Weisbord understood Leadership to be more or less equated with the Formal Leadership of an organization, and the effort was to help them (The Leaders) share their task. But there was never any question as to Who the Leader(s) was. "Wisdom of the Whole," seems to me, come from a very different place. Leadership in that situation is understood to be a function or a role that may in fact be performed by anybody and (over time) everybody. And Leadership is never to be limited to, or equated with the Formal Leaders. Many people would see this as a confusing, perhaps revolutionary thought. After all things could get out of hand, confused, to say nothing of chaotic. Might we say, Out of Control! This, of course, is precisely the problem (opportunity) lots of folks have with Open Space, especially when they just hear about it. After all, nobody is in charge. Everybody is -- And that, I think is real Participatory Leadership. Leadership is not something to be shared, if only because it is the possession and birthright of everybody. No need for a share of something you already possess! To me, this takes us to the heart of the lesson from Open Space. Sure it is a nice meeting methodology, a "tool" for group work, a "process, if you will... but that is just the beginning, and a very small beginning. At the end of the day it (OS) is an experience of, and training in real leadership -- What I have called Authentic Leadership. And of course, I just happen to have written a book that explains all this: "Wave Rider: Leadership for High Performance in a Transforming World" :-) Harrison Potomac, MD 20854 USA 189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer) Camden, Maine 04843 Phone 301-365-2093 (summer) 207-763-3261 www.openspaceworld.com <http://www.openspaceworld.com/> www.ho-image.com <http://www.ho-image.com/> (Personal Website) To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of OSLIST Go to:http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org -----Original Message----- From: oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Anna Caroline Türk Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 9:22 AM To: OS international List Subject: [OSList] Toyota or equivalent Dear all, I am just experimenting with a leadership coaching program. And my guinea pig wants more information about participatory leadership - wisdom of the whole… I remember all the stories about Toyota and other car industry that changed their productivity by involving all workers. Can you link me with short and profound articles? Or links? 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