I once came across a saying that went a bit like this: It is the function
of all great teachers to make things complicated enough for people to
understand. I heard it from a guy called Paul Solomon and he had some very
clever things to say.
I have an 18 year old son who is currently studying (or
The website for the Journal of Applied Behavioral Science is at
http://jab.sagepub.com/
Cheers-- Bob
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--- Seamus McInerney wrote:
> I once came across a saying that went a bit like this: It is the
> function of all great teachers to make things complicated enough for
> people to understand.
That statement was followed by an outstanding presentation (the 18 year
old son studying for exams..."if p
Luis Wrote: "If people arrives to the same process and outcomes without
mentioning them the principles and the law, that does not means that they
(principles and law) are a part of the territory and not of the map?"
I guess. But what I was really talking about is our articulation of
principles and
I'm in accord with Chris, but what are you trying to say me Harrison? I
dont know if I understand the meaning of "our articulation of the
principles and the law". By "being the being, as it were" do you mean that
we should be in complete silence, focused in the freedom of the territory
that we as f
I thought I had sent this to the list.
Sorry
Larry
Larry Peterson
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Ok, I'm sure this has been dealt with before on this list, and I think
I know what an answer would look like ... but I'm not sure and I would
welcome some comments.
Experts http://www.who.int say we might have a flu pandemic with
"zillions sick, millions dead, all socioeconomies disrupted". They
I'm with you, Pat... including OST facilitators modeling trust in the people
(and their processes) AND the Principles/Law giving them 'permission' them
to trust themselves...
Support on both ends - which, for some with 'baggage', represents a
challenge.
Best wishes,
Glory
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Thanks Harrison for your profound and challenger reflection.
My two cents on it:
If people arrives to the same process and outcomes without mentioning them
the principles and the law, that does not means that they (principles and
law) are a part of the territory and not of the map?
Juan Luis
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I think that's right Juan. Just for fun I've done a handful of Open
Space Tech meetings without talking about the principles and the law.
It works fine.
I am a practictioner of Harrison's challenge to find one more thing
not to do in terms of the process, but ironically I find myself adding
to my
I agree, which is why our research is being published online and for
free, in two different formats moreover. Even if you aren't right now
conducting research (and I am by the way, with two projects in the
hopper) you can follow our findings on the research weblogs at:
http://osrappreciative.blog
I don't have any experience working in a corporate environment but have more
than thirty years of experience doing community organizing and grass roots
political organizing. I am not sure my experience can be transfered to a
corporate setting but here goes. I have found when people come together
Thank you Tenneson - and do you have a www adress to that journal?
Best,
Agneta Setterwall, Sweden
Tenneson Woolf wrote:
Hello Friends.
I have not followed this research thread completely. However, for
those interested, The Journal Of Applied Behavioral Science (JABS)
just published a special
Bob wrote: "The website for the Journal of Applied Behavioral Science is at
http://jab.sagepub.com/";
I am sure it is a great issue, but I discovered that the entry fee is a
little on the high side. $25 for one article and $75 for the whole
enchilada. Not exactly open space.
Harrison
Harrison O
Elwin Wrote: "None of this works without People AND Common Interest."
Absolutely! It is always about "those who care to come." Voluntary
self-selection is, in my experience, the only workable way. People "in
general" are an amorphous blob -- and in my lexicon "The People"
(capitolized) are those w
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