[OSList] OST - Open Systems Thinking

2011-12-12 Thread Artur Silva
Hi:   Have any of you ever heard about this?   OST - OPEN SYSTEMS THINKING: http://www.thelightonthehill.com/   Interesting...   Regards   Artur___ OSList mailing list To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org To unsubscribe send an email to o

Re: [OSList] OST - Open Systems Thinking

2011-12-12 Thread Harrison Owen
Never heard of them. Thank God I never patented or trademarked OST. Just imagine all the trouble I would be in defending the indefensible - or something. Much more fun just to give it all away. And you certainly meet incredibly interesting people J ho Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Dr.

Re: [OSList] OST - Open Systems Thinking

2011-12-12 Thread Birgitt Williams
Looking deeper into the website, Artur, it is not at all clear who these people with OST (Open Systems Thinking) are. What they have at one point in their documents, however, is an article by Emery about Open Systems Thinking with reference that it is OST. I find this odd because Emery, also a high

Re: [OSList] OST - Open Systems Thinking

2011-12-12 Thread Peggy Holman
Birgitt, The term open systems theory was used by Ludwig von Bertalanffy in the 1950's. Emery and Trist started using the term in the 1960's. Peggy On Dec 12, 2011, at 8:46 AM, Birgitt Williams wrote: > Looking deeper into the website, Artur, it is not at all clear who these > people with OS

Re: [OSList] OST - Open Systems Thinking

2011-12-12 Thread Michael M Pannwitz
Dear Birgitt, yep, its good to be clear on OST as a method and in general in how words and language are being used, definitely a life long learning journey for me. In this spirit, I keep reminding myself that while OST might have started as an ingenious two-martine (lets be clear on this also,

Re: [OSList] OST - Open Systems Thinking

2011-12-12 Thread Birgitt Williams
Dear Michael, Would you say we are at a point then, to do away with OST as a meeting method altogether? And just recognize what takes place as part of life? I believe you would agree that God/Goddess/Creator created the open space of life for us to find our ways, our paths, and make our choices and

Re: [OSList] OST - Open Systems Thinking

2011-12-12 Thread Stanley Park
Our virtue seems to lie in letting whatever flows into our world of open human consciousness that constantly welcomes new ways of life beyond existing boundaries. The fact that OS has been used by architecture and landscape communities is wonderful, for we can tell a simple fact that nothing there

Re: [OSList] OST - Open Systems Thinking

2011-12-12 Thread Birgitt Williams
Thanks Peggy. Did they also refer to it as OST? Blessings, Birgitt From: oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Peggy Holman Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 6:26 PM To: World wide Open Space Technology email list Subject: Re: [OSLis

Re: [OSList] OST - Open Systems Thinking

2011-12-12 Thread Peggy Holman
I believe so, though I'm not 100% sure when they started using the term. It is referenced in the wikipedia article on Fred Emery: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Emery Peggy On Dec 12, 2011, at 4:32 PM, Birgitt Williams wrote: > Thanks Peggy. Did they also refer to it as OST? > Blessings, >

Re: [OSList] OST - Open Systems Thinking

2011-12-12 Thread Phelim McDermott
Also as I think I've mentioned here before. Charles Marowitz formed the Open Space theatre in '68 I think. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Space_Theatre Best regards, Phelim McDermott I generally pick up emails only at the beginning and end of the working

Re: [OSList] OST - Open Systems Thinking

2011-12-12 Thread Phelim McDermott
And not forgetting the OST cafe I discovered in New York's east village! http://clusterform.tumblr.com/post/14149773428/ost-cafe Best regards, Phelim McDermott I generally pick up emails only at the beginning and end of the working day. I am currently aiming t