Re: "Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and start all over again"

2001-12-28 Thread Robert . Chaffe
Harrison, Thanks for the copy of your long proposal. It does seem rather complex and I wonder if we need to follow this path to win the job? A self organising system, learning organisations, etc. are all constructs that we use to describe the reality in an organisation that works and is sustaina

Re: "Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and start all over again"

2001-12-28 Thread Harrison Owen
At 09:38 AM 12/28/2001 +1000, Robert.Chaffe wrote: Harrison, Thanks for the copy of your long proposal. It does seem rather complex and I wonder if we need to follow this path to win the job? A self organising system, learning organisations, etc. are all constructs that we use to describe the

Re: Self-Organization is What Consciousness (Spirit) Does

2001-12-28 Thread Harrison Owen
At 03:20 PM 12/27/2001 -0800, Jeff Aitken wrote: Harrison's post reminds me about four questions offered by Wheatley and Kellner-Rogers, authors of A Simpler Way [www.berkana.org]. They offer four questions for group reflection after a meeting or crucial event which are intended to support self-o

Re: Self-Organization is What Consciousness (Spirit) Does

2001-12-28 Thread Julie Smith
Harrison: "However as the evolution of consciousness proceeds (My Spirit grows up, my Now gets bigger), it is realized the my self is inextricably related to all selves -- and ultimately to The Self, -- and there is no problem." Carl Jung: "All the greatest and most important problems of life a

Re: Self-Organization is What Consciousness (Spirit) Does

2001-12-28 Thread Ralph Copleman
> ³All the greatest and most important problems of life are fundamentally > insoluble . They can never be solved, but only outgrown. "The only problem that cannot be fixed is a joke that bombs" (Peter Koestenbaum) Happy 2002 everyone. Peace out! -- Ralph Copleman 609-895-1629 * *

Re: Self-Organization is What Consciousness (Spirit) Does

2001-12-28 Thread Julie Smith
Perhaps an "aha!" moment... I've been thinking about Jung's words all morning, fascinated with the idea of the problem "not solved logically on its own terms but faded when confronted with a new and stronger life urge." Since entering the periphery of the OS world, I've been mystified by what hap

Re: opening new space

2001-12-28 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Kerry-- Congratulations for your good work, and thanks for letting us share in celebrating the success of your Open Space work. Happy New Year! Joelle Everett * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscrib

Fwd: Re: [LearningCommunities] transforming education

2001-12-28 Thread Harrison Owen
The subject of transforming education seems to be getting a good ply on some other electronic venues. So I pass this along to those who might care. I will try to take care of the inter-change (if any) Harrison User-Agent: Microsoft-Outlook-Express-Macintosh-Edition/5.02.2022 Date: Fri, 28 Dec

Re: Self-Organization is What Consciousness (Spirit) Does

2001-12-28 Thread Harrison Owen
At 12:11 PM 12/28/2001 -0900, you wrote: Since entering the periphery of the OS world, I ve been mystified by what happens with the conflict that I know must exist in these groups. Now I wonder: does it fade away because the OS experience itself has helped the group expand its consciousness and

Re: Self-Organization is What Consciousness (Spirit) Does

2001-12-28 Thread Jeff Aitken
PS I was not commenting on anything Harrison wrote with that note of mine about space aliens! Thanks for your generous responses HHO. Jeff * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, unsubscribe, chang

Re: Concerns and Tactics

2001-12-28 Thread J. Paul Everett
In a message dated 12/24/01 6:32:31 AM, z...@cwo.com writes: << In Aikido you neither die for peace nor allow the other to dominate. Your violence does not motivate a similar or a passive response from me. I understand that you see violence as your only action, I restrain you gently and firml