Re: the 'os' weblog

2005-12-31 Thread Chris Macrae
On this one , I'll take Michael's side because I haven't quite understood the critics' points yet. It seems to me that most weblogs are rather like books; pretty linear; needing an overall editorial viewpoint if they are to develop an audience a more exact statement would be there's room for bo

Re: the 'os' weblog

2005-12-31 Thread Nancy Weatherhead
Michael, Having digested and read this thread and also having been in the technological field for many years, I deeply appreciate the time, energy and passion that has allowed you and your online community to hold and continue to hold this 'placemat' for the OSList and for those to continue to fol

Re: the 'os' weblog

2005-12-31 Thread Michael Herman
thanks, nancy... for sure, i can take NO credit at all for anything that happens here on the oslist itself, though once in every seven years or so it might stop owrking and i send an email to the real tech folks. as for the website, i've just tried to post anything that anybody wanted to make or t

Re: the 'os' weblog

2005-12-31 Thread Michael Herman
that book is a great book, harrison! but it's the user's NON-GUIDE! and i hate to tell you that it was hours and hours of editing and sifting through the overlapping threads that made it anything close to readable! what we have, i guess, somehow not made clear is that my partners and i are doi

Re: the 'os' weblog

2005-12-31 Thread Harrison Owen
Actually -- there is such a "book" -- it is called the Non-User's Guide to OS. Great book! But the real point is that the "reasons" (which may be completely valid) have yet to be explained. As in "With a blog -- we need some ordered creation -- so we (your editors) are trying to make sense out of w

Re: opening space for the arts

2005-12-31 Thread Harrison Owen
Pat -- this is a truly remarkable story -- and well worth telling and re-telling! There is so much learning! And each part of it is precious!! As for the "budget cuts" -- this may well be opportunity arising out of necessity. Who says you need State Funds to create (Open) space for the Arts? Power

Re: the 'os' weblog

2005-12-31 Thread Michael Herman
all good points and questions, harrison. first, the weblog is not closed. anyone can write to the list here and ask for their post to be cross-posted. anyone can comment now. elsewhere in the site are many other places to contribute directly, for credit, and those i discuss below -- and in the

Re: the 'os' weblog

2005-12-31 Thread Harrison Owen
Michael -- I must confess that this discussion definitely got my attention, especially when I noted that Tree signed her note (which apparently initiated this whole thing) "warmly." Having come to know, respect, and enjoy this woman over several years, I have learned that when she says "warmly," th

Re: New York City OS evening (Stammtisch)

2005-12-31 Thread Laurence Berg
Hello again, All. I've only had a few responses to my last-minute inquiry about whether it was a good idea to try to have an NYC gathering on Jan 2. Some were available and others weren't and were skeptical that people would be around on the holiday. I sort of inherited the role of organizer for N

Re: the 'os' weblog

2005-12-31 Thread Frank Deitle
Hello friends, I am really enjoying this particular conversation. I'm not sure I have a strong opinion either way on the matter but as someone new to Open Space I am delighted at the capacity for such frank discussions of diffences--seems to be what Open Space is all about... the fertile substrate

Re: the 'os' weblog

2005-12-31 Thread Michael Herman
you raise a fair question, tree. and you obviously care a lot about opening space in the world. in many ways your question touches on the very heart of what open space really is and means, and how do we make it work in more and more different venues. a community gathering, a corporate group, an

Re: opening space for the arts

2005-12-31 Thread Pat Black
Thanks for sharing this note from Bill, Harrison. Hi Bill you rock the universe. I have had the privilege of working at the Arts Institute he referred to in Minnesota. Bill is an awesome holder of space. He too as been known to take a few naps during the AEI week. I feel transformed every time

Re: Material compiled from OSLIST archives as a paper

2005-12-31 Thread Michael Herman
hello lisa, some first thoughts on your questions below... in general... the shift to the weblog as primary focus mirrors ourwork in opening space in organization. we're not trying to collectand archive 'stuff' anymore in one site (in the wiki), but initiatingthe practice of simply raising and

the 'os' weblog

2005-12-31 Thread Tree Fitzpatrick
I am appalled that there is a thing out that purporting to be an open space weblog that is not open. I do not like the occult nature of having some people 'in' and able to post while others cannot. So long as the putatively open space weblog remains closed, I shall never even look at it again. -

Idea about new website

2005-12-31 Thread ashley cooper
Hi all and happy approaching new year, A potential use of the new weblog that excites me (but has yet to drive my passionate response) is the opportunity (that I believe Harrison has invited here on the list before) to dive into the archives of this list and weave together some of the amazing insi

International Glossary of Open Space Words and Phrases

2005-12-31 Thread Lisa Heft
.and here.at long last.the international (several languages and growing) glossary of Open Space words and phrases. We are still working out some 'bugs' but I thought I would just toss this out for you all to use as is with the knowledge that it will be improved upon as we go along. http://www.o

Paper: "Change, Grief and the Transformation Cycle"

2005-12-31 Thread Lisa Heft
Here is a paper where I simply merged two articles. One by Betty Krecji of the Purdue University Department of Consumer and Family Sciences and the other by Sustainable Sonoma County "Change, Grief and the Transformation Cycle" http://www.openingspace.net/papers_facilitation_changeGriefTransf

Paper: "Behavior Change and Organizational Change"

2005-12-31 Thread Lisa Heft
A brief paper on "Behavior Change and Organizational Change" http://www.openingspace.net/papers_facilitation_behaviorChange.shtml Cheers, Lisa ___ L i s a H e f t Consultant, Facilitator, Educator O p e n i n g S p a c e 2325 Oregon Berkeley, California 94705-110

Paper: (en Español) - "Opening Space for Collabora tion and Communication with Open Space Techonology"

2005-12-31 Thread Lisa Heft
My short paper describing Open Space, “Opening Space for Collaboration and Communication with Open Space Technology” is now available in Spanish, thanks to the translation skills of our Argentine colleague Pablo Piekar “Abriendo Espacio para la Comunicación y la Colaboración A través de la Met

Action Plans - Group and Personal

2005-12-31 Thread Lisa Heft
Hi, folks – My friend who is my webmaster is also in school full-time as a nursing student, so we have only been able to add new things to my website every year or ½ year. You know, Whenever It’s Posted/Launched Is the Right Time and all that… So I will be popping in in the next few days to le

Paper: "Convergence Approaches"

2005-12-31 Thread Lisa Heft
Next: "Convergence Approaches" http://www.openingspace.net/openSpaceTechnology_method_resources_Converg ence_Approaches.shtml Lisa ___ L i s a H e f t Consultant, Facilitator, Educator O p e n i n g S p a c e 2325 Oregon Berkeley, California 94705-1106 USA +01 510

Paper: "Convergence -- A Conversation"

2005-12-31 Thread Lisa Heft
Next: "Convergence - A Conversation" http://www.openingspace.net/openSpaceTechnology_method_resources_Converg ence_A_Conversation.shtml Lisa ___ L i s a H e f t Consultant, Facilitator, Educator O p e n i n g S p a c e 2325 Oregon Berkeley, California 94705-110

Paper: "What Clients and Faciltiators Say"

2005-12-31 Thread Lisa Heft
Here's another paper: "What Clients and Facilitators Say" http://www.openingspace.net/openSpaceTechnology_method_WhatClientsAndPar ticipantsSay.shtml Lisa ___ L i s a H e f t Consultant, Facilitator, Educator O p e n i n g S p a c e 2325 Oregon Berkeley, California 9

Paper: "How Do Facilitators Describe Open Space Technology?"

2005-12-31 Thread Lisa Heft
Here you go, dear colleagues: http://www.openingspace.net/openSpaceTechnology_method_facilitatorDescri ption.shtml Lisa ___ L i s a H e f t Consultant, Facilitator, Educator O p e n i n g S p a c e 2325 Oregon Berkeley, California 94705-1106 USA +01 510 548-8449

Material compiled from OSLIST archives as a paper

2005-12-31 Thread Lisa Heft
Hello all - I've renamed this thread so it's more particular. Ashley invited us to: < .dive into the archives of this list and weave together some of the amazing insights that arise. post what you write to the oslist with a tag in the subject line, requesting that your message be cross-posted to

Re: questions about new website

2005-12-31 Thread Michael Herman
whoops, this went to artur and should have gone to all... -- Forwarded message -- From: Michael Herman Date: Dec 31, 2005 2:15 AM Subject: Re: Re: [OSLIST] questions about new website To: Artur Silva been posted here a few times, artur... but i forgot in that last post. go to