Hi,
I don't believe I've ever done a modified open space. I have done, on
rare occasions, things that aren't open space and for which I have
borowed from OS a few tools or ideas, but then, it's clear to me, it is
not open space.
If I modify open space, then the space is not fully open, and what
Betty:
I too used open space to facilitate a retreat for the Board (13) and two staff
of a national women's group. I was to start with an evening of story telling
following a board meeting that had ended up being very conflicted. There was a
huge dead moose under the table.most people bel
I think three days is a grand amount of time for an OS.
I could see how the OS retreat time could be a chance for the Board to
renew
themselves, get to know each other, maybe bring something they'd like to
share/do with the others, and reflect on what is "up for them" with the
current changes.
It is "unmoderated" and while there are folks who dislike the unnecessary
email I like the openness of it. I find I can delete messages by the
Subject if I am not interested in that particular train of thought or
discussion. Occasionally I may miss something but I think the universe
(often in the
Betty-- Some of us on this list use a combination of Appreciative Inquiry and
Open Space in our work. I do that often and have found it to be quite
effective. Group size and several things you said about the state of flux
strongly brought forth in me the thought of the AI/OS possibility. If you ar
Dear Birgitt,
Welcome back and thanks for your descriptions of your travels. I am
sure that you shared your marvelous ideas with many Australians and
learned from them as well. Then upon your return you really stirred the
pot with your questions about self-organizing systems and spirit. I h
Maura, this list is unmoderated. You can, for instance, set the list in
DIGEST mode. That way, you'll end up with just one or two
messages. Alternatively, you could set up a filter in your email client
that sends all the OSLIST messages into a separate folder.
Send the following message
SET OS
Peg,
I think you are correct in using different language and descriptions of OS.
Especially since I hear from time to time OS talked about in relation to
clients. Even though we know that spirit or Spirit is part of the OS
experience, it is hard to talk about it to people who have not yet had the
Birgitt wrote:
"A few meetings focused on the use of Open Space Technology for
reconcilliation with Aboriginal peoples, the details of which were almost
identical to the conversations I have been in here in Canada regarding the
use of Open Space Technology for reconcilliation with indiginous peopl
I am thrilled that there is a listserv for Open Space Technology, as I am in
development and am a huge supporter of asset-based community development
techniques. I just joined the list and would like to know if this list is
unmoderated!!!
I, myself, moderate a listserv and know the benefits of
>Hello Open Space friends and colleagues,
>Harrison, thank you for that kind welcome Home! Unwashed and heathen indeed!
>Australia does have showers :-) even at points in the Outback.
>
Hope ther aren't to many of us:
kookaburra
Owen thanks for the correspondence.
Back to my questions about pre-conditions.
If self-organisiing is happening all the time, and I seem to gather that you
say that quite often, then what is role of pre-conditions?
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I am with you on the potential confusion of spirit. Could this be from so
4) Sparse prior connections
Harrison: This condition intrigues me when we talk about
"self-organization". Open Space events that include multiple stakeholders
and go beyond the boundaries of a particular unit or organization can be
very powerful. Open Space events that are within an existi
Betty: I have led effective one and two day Open Space sessions with Boards
of 12 and a staff team of 10. If the conditions are right and the theme a
clear performance challenge for the group, they will, in OS, self-organize
their agenda and meetings with productive results. They may stay in one
g
Birgitt wrote:
>It is human beings, especially human beings in our formal organizations that
>I am not so sure about. And yes, I am separating us from the rest of nature
>as I talk about us here.Mostly because that which differentiates us so much
>from the rest of nature is that we have "will" and
>Opening Space for Inspired Performance." I am still lobbying you to simply
>call it the Open Space Organization. This is simpler. Then people who really
>are passionate about the current concepts of self organization can get
>excited when they get to that part, and others who get excited about Spi
>My question is this - there are only 5 board members (plus one exec
>director,and one newsletter editor.) My experience facilitating about 7-8
>OS has been with groups of 100-250 and all in the context of
>conferences/gatherings. I am having trouble envisioning how the process
>would be productiv
> They met in every permutation of five there is.
>The only difficulty I had was trying to be present and invisable. But that
>turned out to be one situation where being a smoker was an advantage.
>Nobody was surprised when I disappeared for a while.
Thanks for the info.
I think we will go for it
Birgitt
I am always SOo inspired by all that you write on the OS list - I
wonder how on earth you find all the time to create the generosity that you
do. in being in Open Space in your life (perhaps that's the key); in
bringing OST to organisations and communities; and in supporting all ou
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