Dear Dan, Jamie and Paul,
is there a new (5th or 6th) principle emerging?
Such as:
"Whoever is authorized is the right people?"
Or
"Whoever is mandated is the right people?"
Or is there a new prerequisite for the unfolding of the forces of
selforganisation in sight?
In addition to the 4,5 or 6 that we are often concerned about?
Such as:
"High level of authorisation"
or
"High level of mandation" (Palines for mandate, have a look at this link
http://de.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Mandation
Or are these thoughts simply a manifestation of "old-paradigm", remnants
of the realm of control?
Control? Wasn't that the effort to shut down selforganisation towards zero?
Heavy stuff for a sundrenched Sunday morning in Berlin where I and the
entire population (including dogs and cats and other pets kept in human
housing) are suffering from having been robbed of an hours time by
authorities that are mandated to do such stuff.
Oh yes, before I forget, there was the notion that "passion and
responsibility" is all that is needed for "authorisation" (with the
nagging suspicion that folks driven by passion and responsibility and
even taking action under those influences walk through the walls and
obstacles set up by those authorized to raise them as if they were thin
air).
Greetings from Berlin
mmp
On 29.03.2014 21:57, Daniel Mezick wrote:
I am asking for help. Will you help me clarify my thinking?
I'm wondering if 100% equivalence in authorization for all participants
is actually a key/defining characteristic of any genuine and authentic
Open Space event...
First things first. Definitions:
Authority: The right to do specific work
Authorization: The conferring of authority
Formal Authority: Authorization conferred from the formal organization
to a person. Example: "the CEO".
Informal Authority: Authorization conferred from peers, colleagues and
co-workers. Example: "emergent leadership".
Now let's get into it. I currently think, and believe, that:
1. For an Open Space event inside an organization, the Sponsor must
occupy a role with substantial formal authorization, definitely more
than enough to actually authorize that OST event. The higher the level
of formal authorization of the Sponsor, the better it is for the event
overall.
2. The Sponsor authorizes the participants- the "invitees"-- to meet
together, and do the specific work of exploring and investigating the
Theme. This "authorized work" is done in "authorized space"...in that
specific place, for a specific period of time. The Sponsor explicitly
authorizes all of the above and conveys this message after they stand
up, and before they sit down, at the opening.
2. The Facilitator is formally authorized by the Sponsor to do the
specific work of OST event. Absent this authorization, the Facilitator
has no standing.
3. This is the big one: Everyone else, Sponsor included, has 100%
equivalent authorization (100% equivalent "right to do work") as of the
moment of opening of the Bulletin Board and/or the opening of the
Marketplace.
4. As the event progresses, authorization dynamics are in play. These
"informal authorization" dynamics occur continuously throughout the day
in real time, moment by moment. Those who experience net increases in
levels of informal authorization as of the end of the meeting have
membership in the "emergent leadership" group.
I am very interested in what experienced folks think about the validity
of the assertion in (3) above.
Ex the Facilitator, does everyone else actually have 100% equivalent
authorization in an OST meeting? Why or why not?
Is this 100% equivalence of authorization actually a key/defining
characteristic of any genuine and authentic Open Space event?
Thanks for any insight you may be able to provide, and
Kind Regards,
Daniel
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