Dear Harrison,
yes, "whole system in the room" differs from "all who care".
In FutureSearch a great deal of effort is undertaken to identify parts
of the system... in a community/neighborhood this may add up to 100 or
more "parts". Once all have been named they are grouped under 8
headings. For instance, a day care would be grouped with related parts
and move into the group "Children". For each of these 8 groups 8 people
are searched for that are willing, able and influential. They gather for
3 days and wind up with actions... It might take up to 6 months and more
of planning with many meetings to get this "system".
My motivation for mentioning the planning for an ost-event with the 5 or
so prerequisites in mind and
picking diversity as one of the prerequisite roots in the question of
Rolf Schneidereit on "exchange between tribes like...".
I wonder if the "exchange between tribes like..." might be achieved
sustainably as a part of ongoing practice if every exchange that any
"tribe" is engaged in anyhow and anyway (as our WOSonOSes and other
exchanges) simply takes a closer look at "diversity" and then invites
those of other tribes that they feel increases "diversity" for their
exchange.
This would intensify the exchange in a simple and ongoing way without
arranging an additional exchange between the "tribes". It would also
give space for discussing such things as "liberation, participation,
collective intelligence, deep dialogue" and other grand things
participants care for.
I have and still do encourage the conveners of OST exchanges of all
kinds to increase the diversity including the invitation to folks from
"other tribes"... completely independent of any "crisis" but keeping in
mind that I love "crisis" because it is one of the prerequisites for the
Force of Selforganisation to really get steamed up.
Usually, our exchanges are focused on our craft but there are many more
things that happen in exchanges such as in a WOSonOS. And it would not
surprise me if any of the "tribes" that Rolf has in mind (Peggy could
add 150 more, all gathered in her marvellous Book on that topic)
experience similar things aside from the focus on the craft.
Thus, as a participant in the WOSonOS this October in Berlin I hope that
those of you reading this from other "tribes" join in. Here is the link
https://wosonos2020.berlin/
Reading the first line of the invitation:
"WOSonOS is the annual worldwide meeting of Open Space practitioners..."
simply imagine that "practitioners" can be expanded to "all who care"...
Greetings from a sunny Saturday morning in Belin Lichterfeld, our house
is on the corner of Draisweg and Resselsteig (with the photovoltaic
panels on the roof) where the gate to our garden is always open...
see here
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Draisweg+1,+12209+Berlin/@52.4162003,13.3267668,64m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x47a85b22273bf5c7:0xa0c56737e10b4a3c!8m2!3d52.41622!4d13.32688
Wishing you a great day on your porch at River Falls Drive
cheers and hugs (with digital hugs there is no distancing)
mmp
Am 03.04.2020 um 22:29 schrieb Harrison Owen via OSList:
Exchange... yes. And on that note I might suggest that "getting the
whole system in the room" (Marv Weisbord's phrase) is certainly related
to the idea of diversity -- but not quite the same thing a my meaning
when I described "diversity" as one of the critical five preconditions
for self organization. My understanding of diversity may be achieved
when "all who care" are there (for the OS). "Caring" is the operative
word. Putting it simply: "If you care, you got to be there." "Those who
care might include: The whole system, less than the whole system, or
more. I've had the experience (as I am sure you have as well, Michael)
when total onlookers, just casual observers, suddenly discover that they
have an interest, some input -- and actually care. Sometimes they just
stand in the doorways, but on occasion they just moved right in and took
over -- to the benefit of everybody. Why or how -- who knows??? But they
cared! I've seen this happen often enough that I added another little
reminder to myself and whomsoever..."Honor the Stranger." They always
show up and their gifts can be extravagant. Strangers in out midst is by
no means a bad thing.
Harrison
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael M Pannwitz via OSList <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>
To: Rolf Schneidereit via OSList <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>
Cc: Michael M Pannwitz <mmpannw...@gmail.com>
Sent: Fri, Apr 3, 2020 3:24 am
Subject: Re: [OSList] Meeting of the tribes: Our gifts for crisis and change
Dear Rolf,
exchange is what OSLIST thrives on.
For me, it is (was) THE worldwide place for reflecting and learning and
unfolding about my working and living as an os facilitator... in
addition to my regular interaction in local, regional and worldwide
OSonOS, including the Stammtische in Berlin (inactive for the duration
of physical contact restrictions with the hope that the WOSonOS in
Berlin in October of this year will be possible and, of course,
Stammtische again...).
Looking at the 5 or so prerequisites for the unfolding of
selforganisation (the center of my craft), I have always looked
specifically at "diversity" (or as some say "getting the whole system in
the room") and advocated that our os-exchanges would profit from high
diversity as far as participants are concerned. I always felt that
"diversity" was one of the prerequisites that we have some influence in.
For instance, who all we would invite to our events (including OSLIST).
Looking at that aspect, diversity can be expanded in the same way as we
suggest to our clients. Usually, we ask some simple questions in the
planning stage of an event, such as "who all needs to be at the event to
increase the chance for fullfilling both our aspirations we have around
the "burning business issue" and the chance for action on the stuff that
we feel needs to be taken?".
Often, I have found that in answering this question some pretty relevant
groups were not in focus, such as "the customer" which, in a school
setting, might be the students, in a parish the folks that attend the
worships, in a company that specialises on "customer tailored
nutritional products" the consumers of those products... or, in an os
for the future of an NGO the folks that provide the finances or the
government agencies that are needed for cooperation or the competitors
in the same or related fields.
Now, my and the efforts of others to increase "diversity" in "our"
events have been only partially successful. Asking ourselves the
"diversity" question certainly surface those that should be invited. For
an Open Space Learning Exchange or other events we invite to for
reflection and learning etc. that might be:
--- our clients
--- children
--- scholars, scientists, researchers
--- facilitators of all kinds
--- caterers
--- facility managers
--- event managers in hotels etc. where os events take place
--- journalists (newspapers, scientific journals, radio, TV, internet...)
--- non-facilitators that are curious
--- former participants of os events
--- writers that have produced works around ost
---
---
If we had a planning meeting, this list would certainly be expanded.
In this spirit, we would help expand time and space for
selforganisation... any time, corona, war, hurricanes, climate change,
you name it... even in peace and other happy times.
Apart from expanding on this I presently am participating in efforts in
my immediate familiy, our neighborhood, in Berlin and so on, to slow
down the spread of Corona to find ways to live with it.
Personally, I am enjoying some of the side effects of the presently
challenging situation: practically no contrails over Berlin with clear
skies and many more stars than usual, the reduction of noise (hardly any
cars), the enormous unfolding of actions in civil society... in the face
of closed schools, limiting contact restrictions, a dearth of protective
masks, shortage of toilet paper... what have you.
Greetings from Berlin and looking forward to analog hugs maybe
definitely at the WOSonOS this fall
mmp
Am 31.03.2020 um 09:46 schrieb Rolf Schneidereit via OSList:
> Dear Mates,
>
> would like to get your feedback. I'm wondering: is now the time to
intensify the exchange between tribes like Art of Hosting, Open Space,
Liberating Structures, World Café; Theory U and many others?
>
> With all individual differences - we share extraordinary times. We're
facing an urgent crisis which will cost many lives, we're shure to
expect the next economical crisis and we're amid the fast expanding
crisis of the ecosystem and the climate.
>
> Could it be helpful in this situation if the different streams for
liberation, participation, collective intelligence, deep dialogue and so
on comes together to share their insights, their initiatives, their
gifts? How can we support each other to support the common good and the
necessary transition?
>
> What do you think and sense? I'm going to sent this question to the
AoH- and the OS-List. If this call resonates with you feel free to sent
it to other communities you belong to.
>
> And how?
> The idea appears after a virtual Open Space. One insight: We can do a
really large gathering online. After that I've offered Lucas Cioffi from
Qiqochat a sponsorship for an online event with up to 300 participants
but he declined: He will offer the use of Qiqochat for such an event for
free! What we can do there (for example):
> - Check-in (perhaps as Impromptu Networking)
> - conversation café in small circles (recommendation of Christine
Koehler)
> - Open Space
> - Harvesting
> - Check-out
>
> If there is a encouraging feedback the next step will be a first
preparation (zoom) call. Can you imagine to support and host such a call?
>
> Looking forward to your response
> (or not - following the Law of two feets)
>
> Rolf
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