Open space with a crimp?
> On 4 Apr 2018, at 15:11, Peggy Holman via OSList > <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote: > > I see the site has a contact page: https://workshopbank.com/contact > <https://workshopbank.com/contact> > > Anyone care to give them some feedback and request they stop calling this > thing Open Space with a twist? > > Peggy Holman > 425-746-6274 > Sent from my iPad > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Harrison Owen via OSList <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org >> <mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>> >> Date: April 4, 2018 at 6:40:52 AM PDT >> To: "'World wide Open Space Technology email list'" >> <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org <mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>> >> Cc: Harrison Owen <hho...@verizon.net <mailto:hho...@verizon.net>> >> Subject: Re: [OSList] Hope Never Dies! >> Reply-To: World wide Open Space Technology email list >> <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org <mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>> >> >> This is not the first time for this conversation… The simple truth: Old >> habits die very hard. The habit of thinking/hoping/wishing/knowing that >> somebody is in charge doesn’t play very well in Open Space. And so the >> predictable arrives as prognosticated. Or something. >> >> Some find this ongoing situation an occasion to defend the process. I can >> understand the feeling, but I am quite sure it is not worth the energy. Open >> Space/self organization will do quite well all by itself, as it has for >> millennia. But there is a sadness, which on occasion expresses itself (at >> least in me) as anger. I find the ignorance and arrogance of those “meeting >> planners” to be totally appalling. The massive disrespect of the >> participants manifest in the presumption that they (the “planning >> Committee”) alone possess the keys to knowledge and action… that they alone >> could ask the pertinent questions for which they will supply the only >> answers, personally or through imported “experts.” -- is soul numbing. Sad. >> >> 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 <http://www.openspaceworld.com/> >> www.ho-image.com <http://www.ho-image.com/> >> >> From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org >> <mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org>] On Behalf Of Eva P Svensson >> via OSList >> Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2018 7:46 AM >> To: World wide Open Space Technology email list >> Cc: Eva P Svensson >> Subject: Re: [OSList] Hope Never Dies! >> >> Don’t call it Open Space if it’s not Open space!! >> >> Another thing.. I visited my first ”Bar camp” a week ago. Oh my how >> frustrated I was with the control! Imagine that we had to stand up and tell >> our name and two topic that we would like to talk about (without any >> obligation to bring them up). After that the ones who wanted to raise a >> topic - stod up and read what s/he wanted to talk about in the 45 min >> breakout sessions. Then we were asked to raise our hands if we thought that >> topic was a good idea - and not if it’ wasn’t… Just imagine standing up >> front of all participants with a topic and no one raised their hand…! >> Nothing was said about how to collect the recordings so there was a big >> confusion about that. Every breakout session was 45 min and when the time >> was out - the ”facilitator” came in the different rooms and announced that >> the time was over… >> And of course no circles , just tables. Can you imagine me as being an Open >> Space ”fundamentalist” being oh so much frustrated… >> Oh my - what an interesting experience … >> Hugs >> :o) >> Eva >> >> Bästa hälsningar >> >> Eva P Svensson >> >> EPS Human Invest AB >> Co owner Genuine Contact Group Inc >> >> "Verksamhetsutveckling genom människor skapar långsiktigt välmående företag >> och organisationer" >> >> Anåsbergsvägen 22, 439 34 ONSALA >> Besöksadress; Norra Allégatan 8, Göteborg >> Tfn: 0300-615 05, Mobil; 0706- 89 85 50 >> www.epshumaninvest.se <http://www.epshumaninvest.se/> >> Skype: eva.p.svensson >> Facebook sida: EPS Human Invest AB >> twitter:@EvaPSvensson >> >> "Jag kan inte lära dig något. Allt jag kan göra är att ställa frågor till >> dig, och låta dig själv finna svaren." Sokrates >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 3 apr. 2018 kl. 13:20 skrev Bhavesh Patel via OSList >> <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org <mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>>: >> >> Classic - "There’s a twist in this version with the inclusion of a process >> that gives the organizers a little more control over the agenda." >> >> https://workshopbank.com/open-space-technology >> <https://workshopbank.com/open-space-technology> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> OSList mailing list >> To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org >> <mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org> >> To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org >> <mailto:oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org> >> To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: >> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org >> <http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org> >> Past archives can be viewed here: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> OSList mailing list >> To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org >> <mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org> >> To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org >> <mailto:oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org> >> To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: >> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org >> <http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org> >> Past archives can be viewed here: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>_______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > <mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org> > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > <mailto:oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org> > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > <http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org> > Past archives can be viewed here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org > <http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>
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