Re: [OSList] Who Opens the Space?

[Jan Hoglund via OSList]

Here's a story about when the group itself opens its own space...

It's an excerpt from Dee Hock's book One from Many, pp. 205-207 (Kindle 
edition).

"Three hours into the morning, an agenda for the remainder of the three-day 
meeting was proposed. It contained nothing about the failed effort at 
reorganization other than a brief report at the end of the final day. An 
annoyed murmur swept the room. A member rose and angrily complained. ... A 
chorus of “Hear, hear,” “Absolutely,”“ Right on,” immediately arose. ... The 
hum of discontent grew louder. The chairman of the international committee rose 
to offer his version of the situation and induce the members to accept the 
proposed agenda, as did another member of the committee. ... The murmur of 
discontent grew louder. ... Efforts to continue the proposed agenda collapsed, 
as members demanded time to meet privately with one another and discuss the 
situation with their representatives on the organizing committee. ... The 
agenda was resumed the second day, but few paid any attention to it. 
Self-organizing discussions continued. By the end of the second day, several 
people had gracefully withdrawn from the international organizing committee 
with profuse thanks for their hard work. Others had been appointed. The 
chairman had withdrawn “to allow others an opportunity to serve.” In the late 
afternoon of the third day, the newly constituted committee met, firmly 
committed themselves to a renewed effort, and asked if we would resume our 
efforts as organizing agent. We agreed, providing only that henceforth all 
differences should be open, honest, and constructive. All agreed that was as it 
should be, and from then on, with minor exceptions, so it was. By the end of 
the meeting, no one had lost face, all those who had served were honored for 
their efforts, no more was said of the past, and everyone’s energy turned to 
the future."

/Jan Höglund, Sweden


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Re: [OSList] OST as a way to go in addressing climate change perils

[Jan Hoglund via OSList]

'They', the school kids, don't need OST? They will move forward regardless! 
It's 'we', the old people, who need to open the space. Just a thought...

Best regards,
Jan Höglund,
Sweden
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Re: [OSList] Is there experience in developing Open Space further in organizations and networks after the initial intervention

[Jan Hoglund via OSList]

Thanks for your reflections Harrison!

Rachel Naomi Remen also speaks about 'who and what' we already are:

"The power to repair the world is already in you."
"In befriending life, we do not make things happen according to our own design. 
We uncover something that is already happening in us and around us and create 
conditions that enable it. Everything is moving toward its place of wholeness. 
Befriending life requires that we listen for that potential which is trying to 
actualize itself over time. … It is not about mastering life, controlling it or 
exerting our will over it, no matter how well intentioned our will may be. … It 
means listening to life from the place in us that is connected to the wholeness 
around us. The place in us that is also whole."
—Rachel Naomi Remen, My Grandfather's Blessings

I assume this is somewhat in line with your thinking? Maybe 'blessing' a space, 
or an organization, is a way to open it further? And it opens yourself. Just a 
thought.

Thanks again,
/Jan Höglund, Sweden





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Re: [OSList] Is there experience in developing Open Space further in organizations and networks after the initial intervention

[Jan Hoglund via OSList]

Many thanks to Harrison Owen and Peggy Holman for sharing this — and to Birgitt 
Williams, of course!


And now, twenty years and more later, what are your reflections?


/Jan Höglund, Sweden

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Re: [OSList] Brett Wood Podcast

[Jan Hoglund via OSList]

Hi Michael and all,


Michael M Pannwitz wrote May 21, 2017:

> Gunnar Hjelholt, the fellow who founded social psychology in Denmark,
> spent time in a forced labor camp in Germany as a young man toward the
> end of WWII. Reflections on that experience were published many years
> later in: "Survival in the Organization".

Wow! This seems to be a very interesting reference. I just bought the book.

> So, to me, the "justification" you asked for, or the "reason", I would
> ask, seems to be fairly clear in the context of what Gunnar has to
> say... it has to do with the prevalence of the nature part of us that
> creates oppressive systems.

Yes! Two other references that come to my mind in relation to this are:

1) "The Battle for the Life and Beauty of the Earth: A Struggle Between Two 
World-Systems" by Christopher Alexander
http://janhoglund.eu/book-review-the-battle-for-the-life-and-beauty-of-the-earth/

Christopher Alexander states directly that ”we will not be able to make a 
living world, unless we put in place entirely new kinds of human organization 
and new operational assumptions, which … encourage beauty, health, and genuine 
humanity to be achieved” (p.57).

2) "Freedom to Live: The Robert Hartman Story" by Robert Hartman
http://janhoglund.eu/book-review-freedom-to-live/

Robert Hartman writes that the ”danger that threatens life” is the ”tremendous 
gap between those who think in terms of human values and those who think in the 
collective terms of non-human systems” (p.124).

Thanks,
Jan, Sweden

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Re: [OSList] Brett Wood Podcast

[Jan Hoglund via OSList]

Harrison asked: What is this justification for this travesty?

There's no justification! But an organization's routine way of doing things is 
at risk when it begins to embrace life. The real power in the universe is 
creativity. When we serve creativity we get even more creativity. But 
creativity is not always welcome, despite slogans to the contrary.

Jan Höglund, Sweden
Blog http://janhoglund.eu
Twitter @janhoglund


3 maj 2017 kl. 01:11 skrev Harrison Owen via OSList 
>:

Nicely done! And Michael – you might remind your bother that what he described 
is not unique. It always happens. It is a rare closing circle where tears are 
not shed. And after 30+ years of sitting “there,” I am never surprised. Now the 
question is: Why not every day? As I asked the Director of a Large US 
government agency who described his employees as “totally non-functional” 
before opening some space. Then we sat in a circle…. And  folks were definitely 
alive, creative, and engaged. And my question was: “What is it that you are 
doing as a business practice which renders these obviously engaged, creative, 
lively folks to be total Zombies?” He took a deep breath and didn’t say a word. 
So the question remains… What is this justification for this travesty?

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From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Koos 
de Heer via OSList
Sent: Tuesday, May 2, 2017 3:25 PM
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Subject: Re: [OSList] Brett Wood Podcast

Great testimony indeed Michael. Thanks for sharing!

Koos

Van: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] Namens Michael Wood 
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Verzonden: dinsdag 2 mei 2017 06:20
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Onderwerp: [OSList] Brett Wood Podcast

Lovely testimony here to the power of OST, in the context of creativity.  Brett 
Wood is my brother and he is based in Sydney.

The section of the podcast specifically related to OST is at 56 minutes and 30 
seconds through to 1 hour and 8 seconds. You can fast forward to that point if 
you want to.

http://theredshoes.com.au/podcast-ep-6-brett-robin-wood/


Michael Wood
Perth, Western Australia
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Re: [OSList] Research OST

[Jan Hoglund via OSList]

Michael,


You wrote:

> Point is, that "research" along the Quaker line, is what I think OST is the 
> best approach to without formally being a Quaker.


I just want to clarify that I'm not a Quaker myself, but that I do believe that 
communal discernment is a human potential. The similarities between Quaker 
practices and indigenous cultures are discussed in the book, but I didn't go 
into any depth on this in my review. Btw, didn't the idea behind OST come from 
some village in Africa in combination with two martinis, or something?


Jan, Sweden
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Re: [OSList] Research OST

[Jan Hoglund via OSList]

Hi Hege,


One book which can be interesting in relation to research on OST is "A Quaker 
Approach to the Conduct of Research: Collaborative Practice and Communal 
Discernment" by Gray Cox et al. I'm personally very interested in how communal 
discernment can be used as a practice to enhance collaboration between people, 
including research.


Here's my book review: 
http://janhoglund.eu/book-reeview-a-quaker-approach-to-research/


Hope this helps,

Jan Höglund, Sweden



From: OSList  on behalf of Hege 
Steinsland via OSList 
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 16:54
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Subject: [OSList] Research OST

Hello.
I`m working on an article about the experience with OST in Norwegian work- 
places, in particular municipalities.
I wonder if there are som kind of overview of earlier research on the field, 
published and unpublished

Would be great :-)

All the best
Hege Steinsland
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