Hi--
Another evocative piece from Christopher Alexander:
It is their presence in the whole, and the fact that they are helping
the life of the whole, which gives them their individual lifeItalics
in original. Christopher Alexander, The Nature of Order: An Essay on the
Art of Building and The
Circles of Belonging, Doug.
Don't we feel most alive when we know we are truly significant?
That our existence matters essentially to another? We can only see
that truly reflected in the eyes of our community.
Explains modern existential angst. Without true community and a way
to find o
cher doug (and all),
much appreciate you sharing these more-than-tweets about christopher.
indeed, those sharings motivated me to trudge down to the local library and
also pick up his Nature of Order.
I imagine Christopher to be kind of a Harrison of *physical* space, minus
the cowboy hat, the s
Changing OST? I would be delighted if it simply disappeared. Or at least
disappeared as something we did. The reason is simple. The only way OST and
what happens in it make any sense to me is to understand the whole thing as
a fundamental application of the power of self organization. Needless to
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Harrison
Love the two Martinis story - but what of the story of the conference
evaluation which said the best bits were the coffee breaks - did that happen
too? I have retold that (apocryphal?) story to hundreds of people!!
Atb
Jon
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Jon - Both are true and actually the same story. I did the conference in
1983 and found out that all my good work in planning had been upstaged by
the coffee breaks. Two years later (1985) I offered to do the conference
again but resolved never to wrk so hard again. Result was two martinis and
Open
Hi folks - here's what we're doing to keep the riding the waves in my
neck of the woods
All welcome - perhaps one day the time may be right for Harrison to join us!
cheers brendan
from a wet and wintery Perth - the rain is very welcome and much needed!
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Hi Wave Rid
Thanks for the note Harrison,
No doubt having a creation story like that is one of the reasons OS resonates
with many of us, but
you realize that establishing a creation story is a tactic that is used in
marketing to establish a
brand. (Ex. Apple was started by two guys in a garage, or Michael
Erik -- Not to worry about accusation. It is doubtless deserved. But let's
go a little bit further. On the question of values, you mention that OST was
"rooted in a set of values." That would suggest that we started with a set
of values and then designed OST to match -- would it not? But the truth
Hi Harrison and OST family
reading this response made be remember why OST
is so attractive to me. Its simple and it works. As an NLP teacher,
thats the first thing I tell my students
make it simple and keep in mind
the question Does it work?.
Something else, thanks Harrison for being hones
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