Probe-Sense-Respond, actually. At least for complex problems. Cynefin is actually a decision making framework that points to the kinds of ways of showing up depending on the type of problem you’re facing.
Chris _____________ CHRIS CORRIGAN www.chriscorrigan.com > On Jan 9, 2019, at 11:03 AM, john watkins via OSList > <[email protected]> wrote: > > As Dave Snowden says, in his Cynefin framework, in complex spaces, the > leader’s role is to “probe, categorize, and respond (and practice is > emergent);” whereas, in the chaotic space, the work is to “act, sense, and > respond (and practice is always novel).” Probing can often be a “safe to fail > experiment.” It would seem that, even in a space where the broader political > leadership is as negative as we are experiencing now, within our own > contexts, we must still build pioneering communities, to use Margaret > Wheatley’s phrase, and open space seems ideally suited to both the response > to complexity and the response to chaos, to help with that co-construction… > > John W. > >> On Jan 9, 2019, at 8:55 AM, Harrison Owen via OSList >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Mark may be odd (I plead Guilty too) – but he does speak from a place of >> practical engagement. Otherwise known as, “in the trenches.” Not always >> pretty, but definitely where the rubber meets the road… >> >> “Chaos is alive and well and now, fed by resistance, is a different animal >> for facilitators as ill intent looms large. If one's goal as leader is to >> obstruct, defame, ridicule, and act to prevent progress of any kind so as to >> counter any credibility for your co-leaders, then it is impossible. That is >> America today and it makes honest attempts at system improvement challenging >> to say the least. In any organization the leadership MUST embrace the power >> of collaboration and system improvement. There are a lot of really well run >> governments where the honest leaders seek to inspire positive improvements, >> continuously. In the great USofA we have a significant leadership crisis >> where mutually assured self destruction is taking place.” >> (Mark Carmel – quoted without permission) >> >> I would guess that we need to keep opening space – wherever, however, about >> whatever… but we sure need some breathing room. The details of “solution” >> are more than any of us can provide, or even contemplate. But we do know how >> to establish the space in which serious, productive conversations can take >> place. And that “conversation” is going to be a big one. Last count… >> something around 8 billion participants. Odd, wild, weird? For sure. But we >> do have the means. Will we find the will and the way? Stay tuned! >> >> ho >> >> >> From: OSList [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> Barry Owen via OSList >> Sent: Wednesday, January 9, 2019 8:46 AM >> To: World wide Open Space Technology email list >> Cc: Barry Owen; Mark Carmel >> Subject: Re: [OSList] Report From The Field >> >> Marai thank you for the offering of this video. >> >> It mirrors many of the thoughts swimming around in my head about the >> seemingly incessant "need" for many people to resist and fight when what's >> most useful is the Opening of more space. >> >> If only a sliver of the energy expended on this "warring" over anything and >> everything imaginable were to be directed towards more intentional human to >> human contact, this world be a kinder, gentler, and more forgiving world. >> >> As I witness so many layers of human ugliness manifesting all around us, my >> thoughts always shift to a mantra I've heard from Harrison Owen for years: >> >> Just keep on opening space! >> >> b >> >> Barry Owen >> Real Estate Strategist >> CEO/Principal Broker >> Pareto Realty, LLC \pə-ˈrā-(ˌ)tō\ >> The Vital Few >> 4004 Hillsboro Pike Ste 234-B >> Nashville, TN 37215 >> Office: 615-502-2080 >> Connect: 615-568-2123 >> BarryOwen.US >> WhyJoinParetoRealty.com >> >> >> Inviter - Facilitator/Practicer of Open Space Technology >> Opening & Holding safe space for people and organizations to self-organize >> around important issues and opportunities. >> Invite - Listen - Love >> Pareto Realty is a residential real estate sales firm that supports member >> agents in building and growing consistently productive niche businesses as >> they enjoy the healthy life rhythm they want and deserve. >> >> >>> On Tue, Jan 8, 2019 at 3:31 PM Marai Kiele via OSList >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Dear Mark, >>> >>> I appreciate your flow of energy and appreciation, both for OST and >>> Harrison! >>> I am fascinated, hearing about the „at that time“ largest educational >>> transformation group and I honour you as someone who has walked the trails >>> of OST before me. >>> >>> At the same time, I notice my resentment in regard to this part of your >>> sharing: >>> >>> "beware of the evil spirits that seek the status quo at all costs“ >>> and"fortify oneself against the forces that WILL seek to undermine change". >>> >>> I actually don’t live within a paradigm of something like „evil spirits“, >>> and I find myself quite „resistant" to changing that world-view. I also >>> don’t believe in setting myself up „against“ anything, but instead I >>> believe in focusing on what is wanted. For me, this would include honouring >>> those with a different perspective on what I desire (which might be change >>> or transformation in regard to a specific subject). >>> >>> I have heard the term, „the client is resistant“ both in therapy and >>> consulting contexts, and I notice great discomfort within me towards this >>> kind of label. >>> >>> Not mostly, but also from my personal experience of someone giving me that >>> „batch of honour". Someone who didn’t understand my perspective and how I >>> was actually serving a group with my intervention. It has now happened to >>> me several times that someone said to me (sometimes years later): „NOW I >>> get you! I thought you were just annoying/resistant, but you were right / >>> actually ahead of us with your perspective“. >>> >>> And.. there are times when I am not at all ahead, but truly resistant to >>> change. For example because of different priorities. >>> >>> I will never forget the disbelief of the person at the iPhone help desk of >>> my mobile phone provider: >>> >>> I called to ask how to activate my new iPhone 6. Which had been sitting in >>> my desk for OVER A YEAR unused, after I had received the new model. He >>> couldn’t believe that I hadn’t activated it right away. I imagine he might >>> have shared that story during his coffee break with colleagues and all of >>> them shaking their heads or laughing about that strange client. >>> I just hadn't wanted to let go of my iPhone 3s (until I really had to >>> because I couldn’t get software updates anymore). Back then, I so preferred >>> its design. I mostly used it to make calls, not for the internet, and it >>> fit so nicely into my hand and the back pocket of my jeans… Clearly a >>> criteria that many tech savvy people will not find as important at I did! >>> >>> So the „moral“ of my story: What might be the things that other people >>> value which we don’t understand, when we judge them as „resistant“? >>> >>> I very much appreciate how that perspective is embodied in this short >>> video, narrated by Charles Eisenstein: >>> >>> What is it like to be you? >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uStmnodUpOo >>> >>> Also, isn’t OST based on invitation? And if there is something like >>> „resistance to following an invitation“, is it a true invitation in the >>> first place? >>> >>> (Kudos to Dan Mezick and Mark Sheffield and their book on Inviting >>> Leadership) >>> >>> With respect, >>> Marai >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Am 08.01.2019 um 02:41 schrieb Mark Carmel via OSList >>> <[email protected]>: >>> >>> Greetings Fellow OST Practitioners! >>> >>> It is an honor to join you once again. I met the great Harrison Owen in >>> the early 1990's and began immediately facilitating Open Space. I hope >>> some of you remember me. Guided by Harrison's mentor-ship I set the world >>> record with a 700 person group in 1993, the largest at the time for an >>> educational transformation. >>> >>> To my fellow followers of His Honor, Harrison "The GREAT" Owen, THE >>> Inventor of the Magic and Miracle of OPEN SPACE, (or the Receiver, from the >>> Great Inventor...) I honor you for carrying on His Legacy. >>> >>> May I suggest to ALL, that when the Space is Opened to the Spirit of >>> Change, you are playing with the fire of the crucible right there, >>> fomenting the ferver that IS the crux of CHAOS, and thus bringing out the >>> very, very Good in people, and also, sometimes, the bad. In all your >>> preparations, beware of the evil spirits that seek the status quo at all >>> costs, sometimes, literally. Change dies hard, as it is said, and in >>> America, we now live in Retaliation Nation, where change, may be, and is, >>> often, met with resistance. >>> >>> To fortify oneself against the forces that WILL seek to undermine change >>> (and not in an open way, quite the contrary), and undermine the change >>> agents championing change, one tidbit of hopefully useful observation is >>> warranted: Make SURE Leadership is SOLID! >>> >>> It is such a joy to see O.S.T. alive and well. We ALL have Harrison to >>> thank for His Gift of the Spirit of Human Understanding, Peace, and >>> Reconciliation. Thank YOU, dear Father Harrison Owen!! >>> >>> Cheers! Long May OST Live!! >>> >>> O - Open Invitation >>> S - System Innovation >>> T - Transformation Communication >>> >>> Peace!! >>> >>> Mark Carmel >>> _______________________________________________ >>> OSList mailing list >>> To post send emails to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >>> 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/[email protected] >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> OSList mailing list >>> To post send emails to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >>> 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/[email protected] >> _______________________________________________ >> OSList mailing list >> To post send emails to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> 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/[email protected] > > ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- > John Watkins, Ed.D. > Co-Director, The Deeper Learning Dozen > Inquiry & Learning for Change > 517 59th Street > Oakland CA 94609 > 510-388-9370 > [email protected] > http://inquirylearningchange.com > http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmwatkins > http://www.facebook.com/InquiryandLearningforChange > > “Today the cutting-edge work for wisdom driven people is to build wisdom > driven organizations.” - TheTransitioner - Pioneers > > "Tomorrow's humanity is a pure piece of Art." - Jean-Francois Noubel > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > 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/[email protected]
_______________________________________________ OSList mailing list To post send emails to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] 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/[email protected]
