Nice thoughts Michael Sent by iPhone Karl Royle Head of Enterprise and Commercial Development
Faculty of Education Health and Wellbeing University of Wolverhampton 01902323006 07815416698 @karlroyle. On Twitter Karlr61 Skype > On 5 Dec 2019, at 19:08, Michael M Pannwitz via OSList > <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote: > > Dear colleagues, > > reading this from Mark Carmel in the note of Dec 5 > > "What IS Open Space Technology if not to inspire participants into action to > pursue their passion to accomplish their aims? Their purpose? To become > successful in their life?" > > made me wonder about this statement and about the many other things OST is > supposed to achieve, accomplish, etc. > > I suspect that all statements in this direction are manifestations of the > assumptions we find to be pretty solid truths. > > The manifestation of my assumption around OST goes like this > "OST is a tested and reliable approach to expand space for the unfolding of > the power of selforganisation." > Nothing more, nothing less. This also keeps it entirely open und > unpredictable what happens when the force has a better go at it in comparison > to the normal conditions under which is restricted. > When we take a look at what happens in OST events we can see myriads of > things, including folks taking action on stuff that they care for and are > ready to fight for. > > In my thinking I believe I as facilitator should not worry or bother myself > with what can be achieved with OST. I simply know that there will be more > space for the force. What happens is definitely of interest to all the folks > involved. > And usually they know but dont take much notice of the fact, that they have > been doing and achieving all this stuff under the influence of the force of > selforganisation, all by themselves. They dont really think much of it > because they apparently are pretty happy with what they are doing. And any > attempts on my part (or other facilitators) to get them interested on what > wonderful things they have been achieving (Community, Leadership of All, > Selfmanagement, Vision building, Goal setting....they are rather bored with > those exercises and want to spent their energies for getting on with what is > at hand for them). > > Definitions of such things as "success" are endless. In the context of an OST > event I have become more and more interested in not being noticed after the > market place activities. The less I am noticed the more success I feel. > > Greetings from Berlin > mmp > > > -- > Michael M Pannwitz > Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany > ++49 - 30-772 8000 > mmpannw...@gmail.com > > > _______________________________________________ > 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: > https://url6.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1icwTz-0006SF-3z&i=57e1b682&c=ulbxyLXcB_4ehIeDIfiRsuM4O4I0bezYl6cuYnUph9opHAv9L1BocWwpfAdKtvAhdEjQH-KqeCHjw5faP1VmRAclwsjZT_RpfqDSFM7rQ3uUXPocT694ZNewBzGL6HjXKSKEycBtlTCqPGVp2ALsDH2vmDQ7wFDhOMaC6emNnq9V5w7XHYkjsmpNtk3RuvvUlT4K1YHM1xxqQcRnRCMzaWGLr1Cl8gu8TVBf0_DgwKP2R8bZnbrlFOwTp2c3f6EOnY3NHEbbdLqbTbxEPeT5xJYHX33n5MbWSKfh8HrA9Pk > Past archives can be viewed here: > https://url6.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1icwTz-0006SF-3z&i=57e1b682&c=Uk1Yp_QM45zQN4IP0Kttzr0kVmfIL7iu3OveVKTonnF874xjFJ2XEEHDrpWnZRlGa7LImbLBf3e7wPzbRP4l0MIOs2mCWCuD0aTreEjoWQak411ScASwfTEJfcUIZTnSm7QQzFUvEzTE9sSj6yqs_F-awORdGB9_rPjEyj7t4nTPOy8v1Cd889mTadyyoIcc9UVcSOpSvIwQ6gKf5bXdjuECFj_BBLHDnj0B0lsAjwtRNKUPh7AjuAMgdY2a8xClGUsOewKMXO2UgQSzz0UQTQ _______________________________________________ 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
