I like this idea. There's an important movement among and for adults with developmental disabilities called "self advocacy". This is self-organizing on individual, group and organizational levels.
I'm also interested in how OS and self-organization can play out in non-profit management. I'm reorganizing the Level Green Board, want to operate on OS principles. Any thoughts along such lines? Patricia Gooding (aka Haines) Level Green Institute: fostering just & sustainable community through education and the arts, in the democratic spirit of the Grundtvigian Folk School > On Nov 26, 2014, at 8:25 PM, John Baxter via OSList > <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote: > > Hello facilitators of self organisation > > Let's take a moment to consider self organisation, as 'field' or 'practice'. > > I am scoping a summer project at the moment (in the southern hemisphere!). > > I have been reading and learning all I can about self org. There is less > than I expected at the heart of self org practice, but much more than I > realised in intersecting fields (e.g. in governance, democracy, community > organising, management, change, systems...). There are also unanswered Qs > about what 'self org' is (indeed, if it is anything at all). > > It might be worthwhile formalising this, through a focused research project, > and sharing the results in a report or the like. > > Possible focus questions that come to mind for me are > - what does someone need to know to say "I do self organisation"? > - what would someone need to know to be an 'expert' in self org? > > Would appreciate your perspective, as a practitioner-facilitator-fellow wave > rider: > > What (if anything) do you think deserves to be done? > Who should be involved in doing it? > > Thank you for contributing to the quest! > > John Baxter > Cocreation Consultant & CoCreate Adelaide Facilitator > jsbaxter.com.au | CoCreateADL.com > 0405 447 829 | @jsbaxter_ > > Thank you to everyone who came, helped or spread the good word about City > Grill! > Summary and links: cocreateadl.com/localgov/grill-summary/ > > _______________________________________________ > 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
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