[OSList] Our gifts for crisis and change::OSList Digest, Vol 108, Issue 2

[C. Fuller via OSList]

he 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 Caf?; 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 caf? 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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Re: [OSList] Meeting of the tribes: Our gifts for crisis and change

[Chris Corrigan via OSList]

I heard a lovely a succinct line from Valdis Krebs yesterday:

Similarities are where we connect, difference is where we innovate.  The art of 
invitation is creating a group with similarities and differences operating at a 
nice creative tension.  Not everyone in a system needs to be connected to 
everyone else. But if everyone is a stranger, there is not enough coherence to 
self-organize.  Self-organization needs you to strike a healthy balance between 
the two.  

Chris


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Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 108, Issue 2

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Re: [OSList] open space online

[Bhavesh Patel via OSList]

Check this out:
https://qiqochat.wordpress.com/2017/03/01/create-an-online-unconference/

On Sat, 4 Apr 2020 at 00:02, Thomas Herrmann via OSList <
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> QiqoChat is a useful software for this.
> Thomas
>
> Skickat från min iPhone
>
> 3 apr. 2020 kl. 22:53 skrev Alexander Schilling via OSList <
> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>:
>
> Hi all,
>
> peparing my next open spaces , i would like to ask you: which tool -
> beside the combination of video-chat and mural/googledocs-like tools -
> would you recommend to do an open space online. Is there an all in one
> solution, readily prepared for online open spaces? I need it for less and
> for more, than 50 people.
>
> Alexander Schilling
>
>
>
> Fon +49 40 32 84 51 16 <+49%2040%2032%2084%2051%2016>
>
> Mob. +49 177 7531168 <+49%20177%207531168>
>
>
> *www.raumfuer.de *
>
> *www.twitter.com *
>
>
> Am 03.04.2020 um 22:29 schrieb Harrison Owen via OSList <
> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>:
>
> 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 
> To: Rolf Schneidereit via OSList 
> Cc: Michael M Pannwitz 
> 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 j

Re: [OSList] open space online

[Thomas Herrmann via OSList]

QiqoChat is a useful software for this. 
Thomas

Skickat från min iPhone

> 3 apr. 2020 kl. 22:53 skrev Alexander Schilling via OSList 
> :
> 
> Hi all, 
> 
> peparing my next open spaces , i would like to ask you: which tool - beside 
> the combination of video-chat and mural/googledocs-like tools - would you 
> recommend to do an open space online. Is there an all in one solution, 
> readily prepared for online open spaces? I need it for less and for more, 
> than 50 people.
> 
> Alexander Schilling
>  
> Fon +49 40 32 84 51 16
> Mob. +49 177 7531168
> 
> www.raumfuer.de
> www.twitter.com
> 
>> 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 
>> To: Rolf Schneidereit via OSList 
>> Cc: Michael M Pannwitz 
>> 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 b

[OSList] open space online

[Alexander Schilling via OSList]

Hi all, 

peparing my next open spaces , i would like to ask you: which tool - beside the 
combination of video-chat and mural/googledocs-like tools - would you recommend 
to do an open space online. Is there an all in one solution, readily prepared 
for online open spaces? I need it for less and for more, than 50 people.

Alexander Schilling
 
Fon +49 40 32 84 51 16
Mob. +49 177 7531168

www.raumfuer.de
www.twitter.com

> 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 
> To: Rolf Schneidereit via OSList 
> Cc: Michael M Pannwitz 
> 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 participatin

Re: [OSList] Meeting of the tribes: Our gifts for crisis and change

[Peggy Holman via OSList]

I think the two of you are talking about two distinct but related aspects: 
inviting the diversity of the system and welcoming who — and what — shows up.

I think the most important pre-work is asking who are the people who care? And 
the most time consuming pre-work is inviting them. 

Marv Weisbord and Sandra Janoff’s acronym for thinking about who the people who 
care are is a handy way to make visible who to invite. And, as Michael says, it 
likely surfaces people that you might not have considered otherwise. They 
suggest the people who “ARE IN” — with authority, resources, expertise, 
information and need. For most gatherings, I also add a demographic dimension, 
considering what elements might be relevant like age, race, gender, geography, 
economics, political perspective, religion.

And then, of course, welcome whomever shows up. Strangers often bring critical 
pieces of the puzzle. I remember an early story from you Harrison. Rockport 
Shoes, where a security guard walking through the factory where an OS gathering 
was underway saying Rockport Shoes were wimpy. And that sparked a whole new 
product designed and developed in real time because everyone who needed to be 
involved was present.

Stay well,
Peggy





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> On Apr 3, 2020, at 1:29 PM, Harrison Owen via OSList 
>  wrote:
> 
> 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 
> To: Rolf Schneidereit via OSList 
> Cc: Michael M Pannwitz 
> 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 agen

Re: [OSList] Meeting of the tribes: Our gifts for crisis and change

[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 
To: Rolf Schneidereit via OSList 
Cc: Michael M Pannwitz 
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.

Re: [OSList] Meeting of the tribes: Our gifts for crisis and change

[Michael M Pannwitz via OSList]

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)
- conve