One of the questions I find myself asking of various "researchers," -- What, exactly, are you looking at?
Open Space has wandered and permutated globally, and taken 30+ years doing that. So lots of times the "Open Space" people say they are looking at (researching) has nothing to do with anything that I might call OST. Needless to say I don't own, but I did coin the phrase -- and arguably, I've spent more time fussing with OST than anybody else. Alternatives, Variations, Permutations are not wrong, bad, or immoral -- but are not OST. And in research "facts" do matter. Despite our current (US) administration. So for me, if you a going to do research on Open Space Technology (OST) -- it really needs to be done "by the book." The Book being, "Open Space Technology: A User's Guide 3rd Edition (Berrett- Koehler, 2008)" I might consider that the "Lab Book." The experimental procedure is clearly laid out. The "event" will be convened around an issue people seriously care about (Real issue - not pretend, made up, chosen at random). All participants will come in response to a Real Invitation. One they can refuse. No coercion. All are present because they choose to be there. Once present, participants will be invited to sit in a circle, create a bulletin board of the issues they care about, and the open a market place to make/confirm the times and places of meeting. The Facilitator will be present only at the beginning (1st 15 min.) and appear again only at the end (of the day or program). In other words, The facilitator will NEVER intervene. NEVER. Picking up coffee cups is appropriate. Otherwise, being "present and invisible" -- is the rule. Anything else... "Variants, Twists, Tweaks -- whatever ... is not OST. Could be great. May be fantastic. But it ain't OST. And when it comes to "results" the "researcher" might check "Wave Rider: Leadership for High Performance in a Self Organizing World." That would be my best effort at a Final Report for the 30 year experiment. Which doesn't make it perfect, right or anything special. But it might be a place to start. Harrison Winter Address 7808 River Falls Dr. Potomac, MD 20854 301-365-2093 Summer Address 189 Beaucauire Ave Camden, ME 04843 207 763-3261 Websites www.openspaceworld.com www.ho-image.com -----Original Message----- From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Hege Steinsland via OSList Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 10:54 AM To: World wide Open Space Technology email list Subject: [OSList] Research OST Hello. I`m working on an article about the experience with OST in Norwegian work- places, in particular municipalities. I wonder if there are som kind of overview of earlier research on the field, published and unpublished Would be great :-) All the best Hege Steinsland _______________________________________________ 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 Past archives can be viewed here: http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.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 Past archives can be viewed here: http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
