Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 50, Issue 24
HHO 30th Anniversary: Hear! Hear!! Right on dear fellow traveller! Your Self Occupy 100% A world that works for ALL is a world of love made visible Phone: 206-459-0227 Skype: anne.m.stadler www.InClaritas.com www.CharterforCompassion.org www.ProtecttheSacred.org On Jun 24, 2015, at 1:05 PM, via OSList oslist@lists.openspacetech.org wrote: Send OSList mailing list submissions to oslist@lists.openspacetech.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to oslist-requ...@lists.openspacetech.org You can reach the person managing the list at oslist-ow...@lists.openspacetech.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of OSList digest... Today's Topics: 1. 30 Years ... and Counting! (Harrison via OSList) 2. The youngest OS convener? (Linda Stevenson via OSList) -- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:46:05 -0400 From: Harrison via OSList oslist@lists.openspacetech.org To: 'World wide Open Space Technology email list' oslist@lists.openspacetech.org Cc: 'Steve Piersanti' spiersa...@bkpub.com Subject: [OSList] 30 Years ... and Counting! Message-ID: 005201d0aea5$a5c06270$f1412750$@net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Come this 4th of July it will be 30 years since something called Open Space Technology happened. At the time, we (that would be me, for sure) didn't have a clue what it was or where it was headed. Since then it seems like a lot of good stuff has come down. Of course we need to remember the learnings from the '60's - Never trust anyone over 30. Well... we just got there! Everybody should be well advised that what happens next is TOTALLY their responsibility... Or something. What happens next is definitely your responsibility. Having entered into my 80th year, I am well past the age of discretion. But I do have a few thoughts that may, or may not, be germane. I don't think this is the end of something. I do believe it is the beginning. And... There will always be a time when the first timers (as participants or facilitators) gets the WOW Experience (Thank you Tom Peters). Kind of like the first ride on your bicycle. Millions of people have done it before you. But your First Ride is always unique (for you). There will always be times when bits and pieces of our common experience in Open Space are held out as singularities - something strange and unique. The latest version is called, Liberating Structures (Thank you Henri!). Wonderful Idea, I think, but just a very small part of the whole. And for all those wonderful people who are attempting to wed Open Space to Agile (Dan et al you know who I am talking about) - I say Three Cheers! And I also hope that the day will come when it is recognized that truly Agile organization are fully, consciously, intentionally - self organizing. At that point, you don't have to wed anything to anything. Just be what you already are. Which is another way of saying that SCRUM (along with all the other techniques) sound nice, but are yet one more example of working too hard. And What Next? Truly, I am out of crystal balls. But I rather think the beginning will begin when we call Full Stop on any attempt to organize anything. And in that momentary space (Open Space?) just notice what is organizing all by itself. Amazing! And we didn't do a thing. Which leads naturally to the next question... How do we take advantage of the winds of our existence to bring our ships to harbors of fullness and greatness? And then we may take a lesson from Sailors and the Sea. Sailors do not create the wind or the Sea. Although many have tried. All have failed. But they have learned to ride the winds and the seas to their advantage. We have the same opportunity. On this 30th Birthday, and as I approach my 80th - Good Luck and Carry On! Harrison Winter Address 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, MD 20854 301-365-2093 Summer Address 189 Beaucaire Ave. Camden, ME 04843 207-763-3261 Websites www.openspaceworld.com www.ho-image.com OSLIST To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of OSLIST Go to: http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.openspacetech.org/pipermail/oslist-openspacetech.org/attachments/20150624/d575f634/attachment.html -- Message: 2 Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 14:21:02 -0500 From: Linda Stevenson via OSList oslist@lists.openspacetech.org To: os
Re: [OSList] The youngest OS convener?
Like Kari I am smiling too in the simplicity of what you described Linda! Thank you! Suzanne On Jun 24, 2015 7:26 PM, Kári Gunnarsson oslist@lists.openspacetech.org wrote: This post brings a smile to my face /Kári On 24 June 2015 at 19:21, Linda Stevenson via OSList oslist@lists.openspacetech.org wrote: Last week while facilitating an Open Space on creating a vibrant parish community which included 85 people ages 3 to 93, the youngest took some markers and paper just to color, so I thought, but she reappeared to hold up her drawing and with her older sister by her side who announced that the drawing was the playground she wanted. This adorable three year took everyone by surprise, myself included, and a session was convened around her drawing and the feasibility of creating a playground at the parish. Passion doesn't know age! As always, the community was surprised and amazed with the participation and the results. One long-time parishioner said it was the first time she had had a voice in the parish, and another asked me to leave behind The Five Principles poster on the wall to remind them of what they had experienced. More than a few said they were very skeptical before hand and delighted afterwards. Some intended to leave after an hour but stayed until the closing. Things that we all hear all the time when opening and closing space. Thank you, Harrison, for sharing your 30 year experiment with all of us, Linda ___ 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 -- Kári Gunnarsson markþjálfi kari.gunnars...@simnet.is https://www.facebook.com/heimsmynd (+354) 864 5189 ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [OSList] The youngest OS convener?
This post brings a smile to my face /Kári On 24 June 2015 at 19:21, Linda Stevenson via OSList oslist@lists.openspacetech.org wrote: Last week while facilitating an Open Space on creating a vibrant parish community which included 85 people ages 3 to 93, the youngest took some markers and paper just to color, so I thought, but she reappeared to hold up her drawing and with her older sister by her side who announced that the drawing was the playground she wanted. This adorable three year took everyone by surprise, myself included, and a session was convened around her drawing and the feasibility of creating a playground at the parish. Passion doesn't know age! As always, the community was surprised and amazed with the participation and the results. One long-time parishioner said it was the first time she had had a voice in the parish, and another asked me to leave behind The Five Principles poster on the wall to remind them of what they had experienced. More than a few said they were very skeptical before hand and delighted afterwards. Some intended to leave after an hour but stayed until the closing. Things that we all hear all the time when opening and closing space. Thank you, Harrison, for sharing your 30 year experiment with all of us, Linda ___ 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 -- Kári Gunnarsson markþjálfi kari.gunnars...@simnet.is https://www.facebook.com/heimsmynd (+354) 864 5189 ___ 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
[OSList] 30 Years ... and Counting!
Come this 4th of July it will be 30 years since something called Open Space Technology happened. At the time, we (that would be me, for sure) didn't have a clue what it was or where it was headed. Since then it seems like a lot of good stuff has come down. Of course we need to remember the learnings from the '60's - Never trust anyone over 30. Well... we just got there! Everybody should be well advised that what happens next is TOTALLY their responsibility... Or something. What happens next is definitely your responsibility. Having entered into my 80th year, I am well past the age of discretion. But I do have a few thoughts that may, or may not, be germane. I don't think this is the end of something. I do believe it is the beginning. And... There will always be a time when the first timers (as participants or facilitators) gets the WOW Experience (Thank you Tom Peters). Kind of like the first ride on your bicycle. Millions of people have done it before you. But your First Ride is always unique (for you). There will always be times when bits and pieces of our common experience in Open Space are held out as singularities - something strange and unique. The latest version is called, Liberating Structures (Thank you Henri!). Wonderful Idea, I think, but just a very small part of the whole. And for all those wonderful people who are attempting to wed Open Space to Agile (Dan et al you know who I am talking about) - I say Three Cheers! And I also hope that the day will come when it is recognized that truly Agile organization are fully, consciously, intentionally - self organizing. At that point, you don't have to wed anything to anything. Just be what you already are. Which is another way of saying that SCRUM (along with all the other techniques) sound nice, but are yet one more example of working too hard. And What Next? Truly, I am out of crystal balls. But I rather think the beginning will begin when we call Full Stop on any attempt to organize anything. And in that momentary space (Open Space?) just notice what is organizing all by itself. Amazing! And we didn't do a thing. Which leads naturally to the next question... How do we take advantage of the winds of our existence to bring our ships to harbors of fullness and greatness? And then we may take a lesson from Sailors and the Sea. Sailors do not create the wind or the Sea. Although many have tried. All have failed. But they have learned to ride the winds and the seas to their advantage. We have the same opportunity. On this 30th Birthday, and as I approach my 80th - Good Luck and Carry On! Harrison Winter Address 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, MD 20854 301-365-2093 Summer Address 189 Beaucaire Ave. Camden, ME 04843 207-763-3261 Websites www.openspaceworld.com www.ho-image.com OSLIST To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of OSLIST Go to: http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org ___ 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
[OSList] The youngest OS convener?
Last week while facilitating an Open Space on creating a vibrant parish community which included 85 people ages 3 to 93, the youngest took some markers and paper just to color, so I thought, but she reappeared to hold up her drawing and with her older sister by her side who announced that the drawing was the playground she wanted. This adorable three year took everyone by surprise, myself included, and a session was convened around her drawing and the feasibility of creating a playground at the parish. Passion doesn't know age! As always, the community was surprised and amazed with the participation and the results. One long-time parishioner said it was the first time she had had a voice in the parish, and another asked me to leave behind The Five Principles poster on the wall to remind them of what they had experienced. More than a few said they were very skeptical before hand and delighted afterwards. Some intended to leave after an hour but stayed until the closing. Things that we all hear all the time when opening and closing space. Thank you, Harrison, for sharing your 30 year experiment with all of us, Linda ___ 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
