website updates, continuing discussions

hello all... some quick notes regarding online activities: 1. OSLIST is now linked directly from all language homepages at http://www.openspaceworld.org. to invite new friends and colleagues to join us on this list, just send them to the website and tell them to click "OSLIST" 2. DISCUSSION CO

Meeting Procedure and OST

Hi all I'm now back in Australia (home of OSonOSinOZ - yippee!!!) and starting to think again of the more mundane things in life after the inspiration of Vancouver (thanks everyone). I'd like your advice on the use or not of OST for a Steering Committee that I will soon have to chair. The Steerin

Re: Central Asia

Hallo Kenoli, I have not been working with such large international groupings as you do but there is one thing in your question that reminds me of the first steps in OS facilitation, to believe in the people. When you ask them to look around and see that all people have the competence and knowledge

Re: (RESPONSE): Inquiry Regarding Collective Buddha "Story of a recent 2.5 day OST"

At 07:45 PM 8/25/2001 -0700, Mark Jones wrote: Tich Nhat Hahn is the Buddhist teacher that made the proclamation regarding the "Collective" as the next manifestation of the Buddha. I believe that Open Space as a life practice creates the minimal structure required to begin to grok "Community /

Re: Central Asia

Eiwor Gosh, it's always great to find someone who speaks my mind.so to speak. Peter Block has been saying for 20 years (along with his colleagues Marvin Weisbord and Tony Petrella) that the members in the organization already have the answers. As facilitators of getting the individual and gr

Re: Central Asia

Kenoli: In response to your first question re implementation of FS event. I always advise clients (sponsors) in my initial introduction of the process, that they will set their organization back about a decade if they go forward with the conference and do not empower stakeholder action teams. In

Book Review

Someone from the OS list recently mentioned Peter Block. Here is a copy of the book review I did for amazon.com on a new book (just released in July) by Peter Koestenbaum and Peter Block, Freedom and Accountability at Work: Applying Philosphic Insight for the Real World I definitely think this boo

Re: Central Asia

Eiwor and William-- Thanks -- This is my feeling, too. In fact, there is something empowering for people to realize that they have to take full responsibility for their futures. Sometimes becoming dependent on NGOs can be disempowering. There is certainly clarity and authenticity in naming thi

Re: (RESPONSE): Inquiry Regarding Collective Buddha "Story of a recent 2.5 day OST"

there are a number of recurring themes that are consistent with the thoughts shared by both of you. Certainly the idea of Gaia consciousness, proposed by several leading thinkers, including Gregory Bateson, is one. Another, Meme theory (info at http://www.memes.org.uk/meme-lab/WELCOME.HTM ) offe

noticing worldwide open space leadership

hello everyone... vancouver was the fifth osonos gathering that i've been part of as a real or virtual participant. every one of these five events seems to have had it's own special purpose and contribution to the growth of our worldwide community. for me, our vancouver gathering wss about histo

Fw: Inquiry

Here's a question that seemed best answered by people with related experiences on this list. I'll forward any responses that come through the list on to Jeff. Thanks, Peggy - Original Message - From: "Jeff Anderson" To: Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 9:56 AM Subject: Inquiry Hi Peggy-

Re: Central Asia

Eiwor Backelund wrote: > When you ask [people] to look > around and see that all people have the competence and knowledge needed, > why don´t do that now as well. Tell them the truth, what they can expect > from the sponsors and ask them how they can solve the problems, how they > think they can

Re: Central Asia

Dear William, thanks for bringing Peter Bloch into this conversation, I, too, have learned much from his work. In his book Stewardship (and also in an interview he had with Michael Toms) he points to the differences of "leadership" and "stewardship". My take on this subject is, that leadership (eve

Re: Central Asia

True, so much relies on the awareness of the facilitatorif we could only read minds! - Original Message - From: "uwe.weissflog" To: Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 4:08 PM Subject: Re: Central Asia > Dear William, > thanks for bringing Peter Bloch into this conversation, I, too, have

Re: (RESPONSE): Inquiry Regarding Collective Buddha "Story of a recent 2.5 day OST"

At 11:41 AM 8/27/2001 -0700, you wrote: there are a number of recurring themes that are consistent with the thoughts shared by both of you. Certainly the idea of Gaia consciousness, proposed by several leading thinkers, including Gregory Bateson, is one. Another, Meme theory (info at

Re: Central Asia

Uwe -- I think this quote from your email could be carved in stone somewhere; "people can live with constraints and limitations, but not with deception and lies." Truth is incredibly powerful, and the deeper the truth, the more powerful. We need to tell our truths about ourselves, too, and ab