It is half backed, but those questions comes from my personal experience : how comes this collective format, although not meant for that, is able to lead to profound individual and personal insights ? Why and how does it affect individual leadership ? What kind of leadership emerge from OST ? How does OST helps people cope and go through painful insights gained during OS events ?
Christine On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 6:29 PM, <chris.corri...@gmail.com> wrote: > The nwicked question I would add is the one I have walked with during my > nearly 20 years of Open Space practice: > > Where is the magic coming from? What happens to us inside this container? > Where do we need more of this? > > These questions will never be answered, even with a lifetime of practice, > but they will inspire, provoke and remind any future researcher for the > rest of time that whatever happens, the world can never say it did not > glimpse the brilliance of humans in the creative field of Open Space. > > In true trickster fashion, beffiting the Man With The Hat, may these > questions stand as a curiosity, a blessing and a curse! > > Chris > > > On May 9, 2014, at 11:53 AM, Jeff Aitken <r.jeff.ait...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Harrison and Charles, > > This is fantastic! What a gift to bestow upon the new generations. I > love the line "they will become entranced with the multiple unanswered > questions triggered by the Open Space experience." Happens to all of > us! > > My largely intuitive and somewhat questionable PhD dissertation at > CIIS was a look at the worldview shifts that may occur in an > individual during multiple experiences of Open Space. Guided by the > beauty teachings of our dear departed Angeles Arrien, and other > indigenous teachers. > > So I offer the suggestion to research Open Space as an INDIVIDUAL > phenomenon as well as the organization or group phenomenon which seems > the more usual approach. > > A similar line of research was invoked at a recent event with the > student leadership team at Santa Rosa City College called "Leadership > Is Everywhere." What if Open Space may be considered a "leadership > lab" (or a "leaderfull greenhouse" if we exchange the lab coats for > coveralls.) Each participant can reflect on their actions during a day > or two of Open Space as multiple and diverse contributions to the > health of the system in which they participate - which is one > definition of leadership. The kind of leadership invoked in Open Space > is powerfully appropriate for the complexities of our age. And we can > learn to expand our repertoire of leadership acts over several > experiences of the greenhouse. > > Very excited to learn what comes of this act of generosity, Harrison > and Charles. > > with blessings! > > Jeff Aitken PhD > San Francisco > > > > > > On 5/9/14, Harrison Owen <hho...@verizon.net> wrote: > > There comes some point in every lifetime when it is time to clear the > shelves. This is true for me, and in this case my shelves are heavily > loaded > with mementos from 30 Years in Open Space. Lots of videos, ancient > Proceedings, papers of various sorts. I thought to move everything to the > recycle bin, but then had a second thought that perhaps there was some > material there that could be of interest. With the help of Barbara Bunker I > contacted several universities and was delighted to find that there was > more > than a little interest. Operating on the principle of "First Come First > Served" - I am in the process of boxing everything up, adding a few notes, > and shipping it all off to Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, > CA. > > > > I have never been to Fielding, but over the years I have come to know and > respect a number of their faculty and students. My hope would be that some > of their students might find useful areas for study and possibly > dissertations. Under the best of circumstances, they will become entranced > with the multiple unanswered questions triggered by the Open Space > experience. After all, when you encounter a global phenomenon which > violates > virtually all the principles and practices of the conventional wisdom - it > is very clear that something marvelously questionable is going on. > > > > I am writing this note in part just to let you know what's happening, but > more importantly to invite your thoughts and contributions. If you were to > be an advisor to the Fielding Students, specifically what issues, > questions, > opportunities do you see that would be of interest and utility? Or to put > it > another way, What are the Wicked Questions that may have bugged you forever > - and that you just wish somebody would sink their teeth into? > > > > If you will answer online we can all enjoy, and I have cc'd Charles > McClintock at Fielding so your thoughts will be passed along. Or of course > you can contact him directly. > > > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > -- [image: Christine Koehler, créatrice d'espace de Dialogue et de Coopération] Executive Coach, Médiateur www.christine-koehler.fr Tel : 06 13 28 71 38 Fax : 09 72 32 36 65 <http://christine-koehler.fr/2013/formation-de-levenement-au-processus-avril-2013/>
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