Dear Harrison,
I suspect that "academic" approaches of the established kind are very
weak for really complex stuff such as for instance "selforganisation"
which was discovered early in our experimental journey to be the
essential ingredient in the Open Space Technology approach.
In other words, commonly used scientific exploration which is then
visible in the "academic literature" has a hard time to get to the core.
That might also result in the incoherent phenomenon of having many
millions of people all over the world exposed to "OST" and thousands of
facilitators working with this approach for decades with unusual results
AND talking about their EXPERIENCES but not "analysing" or "researching"
it with tools they know but are ineffective.
Of course, this will not discourage our quest for getting an
understanding... working with it, though, and seeing productive outcomes
appears to be sufficient for our praxis. I say that in the face of what
I also believe "there is no better thing for good praxis than a good
theory" (this is a short form of what Kurt Lewin had to say on this
subject). So I love folks like Karl who are on the quest!
Looking at the German wikipedia for "self-organisation" I saw this note:
---"They arise predominantly through processes of spontaneous
self-organization and are usually inaccessible to a theory based on
known mathematical functions."---
which is embedded in this longer piece that also refers to the work of
the Santa Fe folks
---"Theory of complex systems
The latest flow is the theory of complex systems. A complex system is a
system whose properties can not be completely explained by the
properties of the components of the system. Complex systems consist of a
multitude of interconnected and interacting parts, entities, or agents.
Complex systems are widespread, indeed almost dominant, from the world
of elementary particles right up to human society. [2] They arise
predominantly through processes of spontaneous self-organization and are
usually inaccessible to a theory based on known mathematical functions.
Examples are the formation of atomic nuclei, the atoms, the
transformation of substances from one state of aggregation into another,
crystallization, chemical reactions, evolution, mental processes in the
brain, the development of social systems, etc. In open nature, open
systems are dominant In the inanimate nature, complex systems usually
form spontaneously with the release of energy or in thermal equilibrium.
The theory of complex adaptive systems is based primarily on the work of
the Santa Fe Institute. This new complexity theory, which describes
emergence, adaptation and self-organization, is based on agents and
computer simulations that include multi-agent systems (MAS), which have
become an important tool in the exploration of social and complex
systems."---
Wishing us all a grand weekend
Greetings from Berlin where I will pick the first blackberries of this
season in our garden, a marvel of selforganisation, those berries
mmp
Am 07.07.2018 um 13:37 schrieb Harrison Owen via OSList:
Karl – there is very little in the academic literature for reasons I’ve
always found interesting and odd… but predictable. However, the
International Press has covered it extensively and if you will accept a
rather biased source, I have a number of books on the subject. 5 remain
in print and are published by Berrett-Koehler. There are also a number
of others, now out of print, but available online at
www.openspaceworld.com <http://www.openspaceworld.com> along with s
number of occasional papers. You might find my first book, “Spirit:
Transformation and Development in Organizations” interesting. It is not
about Open Space per se but represents the basic framework out of which
it grew. It is also the first time I used the words “open space.” Good
luck – and I’d love to see where you go.
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
*From:*OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] *On Behalf
Of *Royle, Karl via OSList
*Sent:* Wednesday, July 4, 2018 8:57 AM
*To:* World wide Open Space Technology email list
*Cc:* Royle, Karl
*Subject:* [OSList] Papers and writing about opening space
Dear Colleagues,
I am in the process of writing a PHD by publication and have become
interested in the conceptual basis of opening space/holding space and
closing space. I am also interested in the concept of self structuring
of open space (contentious I know) and pattern recognition as people
participate in open space.
Does anyone know of any literature around these themes.. or equally, any
thoughts?
Just a thought.
Many thanks in advance
Karl
Karl Royle
Head of Enterprise and Commercial Development
Certified Scrum Product Owner and Scrum Master
Faculty of Education Health and Wellbeing
University of Wolverhampton
01902323006
07815416698
@karlroyle. On Twitter
Karlr61 Skype
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Karl_Royle/contributions
*From: *OSList <oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org> on behalf of
Anna Caroline Türk via OSList <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>
*Reply-To: *World wide Open Space Technology email list
<oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>
*Date: *Wednesday, 4 July 2018 at 09:58
*To: *OS international List <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>
*Cc: *Anna Caroline Türk <annacarol...@truthcircles.com>
*Subject: *Re: [OSList] Learning to work with OST
Dear Thomas,
thank you for your dedication and creativity to explore open space. :) I
am sure you have sooo many new stories to share about the essence and
nature of open space!
I am really looking forward to experiencing your new level of thinking,
being present and sharing new perspectives at our training Working with
Open Space Technology <https://www.dorisgottlieb.com/ost-2018> in the
Netherlands in September this year.
It’s always so much fun to “work” with Doris, you and our participants.
Doris and myself are also planning to come to Iceland to the WOSonOS and
hope to meet many of our dear & crazy colleagues from around the world
there! ;)
I recently facilitated an Open Space Technology meeting at a school with
300 young people who discussed how to get involved and support migrants
coming to Germany.
Here <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXMuiGMm9Kc&t=17s> you can see a
little Video about the Open Space - in German (no subtitles).
much Love all around!
Anna Caroline
On Jul 3, 2018, at 2:13 PM, Thomas Herrmann via OSList
<oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
<mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote:
Dear friends in Open Space
I just returned home after almost 6 months “in open space”. My wife
and myself have been on a journey in 6 countries including NZ, Aus,
Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Indonesia. No musts just going with the
flow – being in open space. What a privilege and joy. And now I am
back in our house, renovating my office and enjoying summer
holiday😊. I have also booked my tickets to joinWOSonOS in Iceland
<https://events.artegis.com/event/WOSonOS_2018>in October. Otherwise
there is a lot of open space ahead which gives me the opportunity to
be and see what emerges. Exciting!
I also want to take the opportunity to ask you to spread the word,
if you know anyone interested to learn how to work with OST in a
sustainable way. I am happy to offer our three day training
September 12-14 in our favorite place in The Netherlands, 50 min
from Amsterdam airport. This learning journey is facilitated by a
great team where I am happy to “work” together with Doris Gottlieb
and Anna Caroline Türk.
More info! <https://www.dorisgottlieb.com/ost-2018>
Adding a picture from an open spacey Sweden
<image001.jpg>
So, see you in Amsterdam and/or Iceland…
Hugs
Thomas Herrmann
Open Space Consulting AB
Pensévägen 4, 434 46 Kungsbacka, Sweden
Telefon: +46 (0)709 98 97 81
Email:tho...@openspaceconsulting.com
<mailto:tho...@openspaceconsulting.com>
Homepage:www.openspaceconsulting.com
<http://www.openspaceconsulting.com/>
Profile on
LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/in/thomasherrmannopenspaceconsult
<http://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasherrmannopenspaceconsult>
Company page on Facebook:www.facebook.com/OpenSpaceConsulting
<http://www.facebook.com/OpenSpaceConsulting>
*Join our upcoming workshops in 2017 & 2018!*
/Co-creation is here to stay – time to sharpen your skills?/
/Medskapande är hör för att stanna – dags att vässa er förmåga?/
*2018*
Sept 12-14: Working with Open Space Technology – Netherlands (dito)
*2019*
Febr 12-15: Genuine Contact Organization - Netherlands
Apr 2-6: Genuine Contact Train the Trainer - Netherlands
More info:www.openspaceconsulting.com
<http://www.openspaceconsulting.com/>(Aktiviteter)
_______________________________________________
OSList mailing list
To post send emails toosl...@lists.openspacetech.org
<mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org>
To unsubscribe send an email tooslist-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
Past archives can be viewed
here:http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
cid:AFCE2FE0-61B0-44EA-A164-95E6AC2B5FCF@localdomain
*Anna Caroline Türk*
Mentor to Visionary Leaders
+49 (0)176 248 722 54 <tel:+49%20%280%29176%20248%20722%2054>
//TruthCircles.com <http://truthcircles.com/>
Image removed by sender. <http://www.facebook.com/truthcircles/> Image
removed by sender. <http://de.linkedin.com/in/annacarolinetuerk>
_______________________________________________
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
--
Michael M Pannwitz
Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany
++49 - 30-772 8000
mmpannw...@gmail.com
Check out the Open Space World Map presently showing 470 resident Open
Space Workers in 76 countries working in a total of 145 countries worldwide
www.openspaceworldmap.org
At my publisher you find books and task cards on open space, most in
German, some in English, some as ebooks, some multilingual
https://www.westkreuz-verlag.de/de/Kommunikation
_______________________________________________
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
