Re: [OSList] First open space, advices needed :)

2015-01-04 Thread John Baxter via OSList
Love the modelling of not needing to know. It's something I always have a hard time with... y'all can probably tell. ; ) Cheers *John Baxter* *Cocreation Consultant ​Co​Create Adelaide Facilitator* jsbaxter.com.au http://www.jsbaxter.com.au/ | CoCreateADL.com 0405 447 829 ​ | ​ @jsbaxter_

Re: [OSList] First open space, advices needed :)

2015-01-04 Thread John Watkins via OSList
John, My experience is that open spaces (and open systems) are purpose-seeking systems, and getting clarity through emergence about purpose is probably one of the most important aspects of people opening space together. Purpose is dynamic and powerfully grounding in a sense of essence or the

Re: [OSList] First open space, advices needed :)

2015-01-04 Thread Chris Corrigan via OSList
All good things from people named John! My friend Toke Moeller often shares the insight that “purpose is the invisible leader” and I share that too. Purpose can be stated and unstated, and like everything in the realm of complexity, is always changing. In order for emergence to happen, it

Re: [OSList] First open space, advices needed :)

2015-01-04 Thread Harrison Owen via OSList
Chris – I do love it when you do what you do! “ fuzzy purpose is really, really useful” ... you said. A favorite theme of myself. Sometimes expressed as, “Confusion is the first step to wisdom.” It has been my experience, doubtless due to frailties of various sorts (senility, whatever) –

Re: [OSList] First open space, advices needed :)

2015-01-04 Thread John Watkins via OSList
Chris, I like your notions about boundaries. One of my teachers, Douglas Brooks, a Rajanaka Tantra philosopher/practitioner, says, Clear boundaries; no limits! In yoga that means we open with spaciousness, but then we define the boundaries of the body, muscle and bone, before engaging in

Re: [OSList] First open space, advices needed :)

2015-01-04 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
Not sure what you guys ate and drank over the holiday period, but it is doing me a lot of good Alan Alan Halford Associates Open Space Technology Aficionados Mediation and Conflict Transformation Facilitators www.alanhalford.com.au http://www.alanhalford.com.au/ 0421 475 252 skype: alanhalford

Re: [OSList] First open space, advices needed :)

2015-01-04 Thread John Baxter via OSList
Love the modelling of not needing to know. It's something I always have a hard time with... y'all can probably tell. ; ) Cheers *John Baxter* *Cocreation Consultant ​Co​Create Adelaide Facilitator* jsbaxter.com.au http://www.jsbaxter.com.au/ | CoCreateADL.com 0405 447 829 ​ | ​ @jsbaxter_

Re: [OSList] First open space, advices needed :)

2015-01-04 Thread John Watkins via OSList
John, My experience is that open spaces (and open systems) are purpose-seeking systems, and getting clarity through emergence about purpose is probably one of the most important aspects of people opening space together. Purpose is dynamic and powerfully grounding in a sense of essence or the

Re: [OSList] First open space, advices needed :)

2015-01-04 Thread Chris Corrigan via OSList
All good things from people named John! My friend Toke Moeller often shares the insight that “purpose is the invisible leader” and I share that too. Purpose can be stated and unstated, and like everything in the realm of complexity, is always changing. In order for emergence to happen, it

Re: [OSList] First open space, advices needed :)

2015-01-04 Thread Harrison Owen via OSList
Chris – I do love it when you do what you do! “ fuzzy purpose is really, really useful” ... you said. A favorite theme of myself. Sometimes expressed as, “Confusion is the first step to wisdom.” It has been my experience, doubtless due to frailties of various sorts (senility, whatever) –

Re: [OSList] First open space, advices needed :)

2015-01-04 Thread John Watkins via OSList
Chris, I like your notions about boundaries. One of my teachers, Douglas Brooks, a Rajanaka Tantra philosopher/practitioner, says, Clear boundaries; no limits! In yoga that means we open with spaciousness, but then we define the boundaries of the body, muscle and bone, before engaging in

Re: [OSList] First open space, advices needed :)

2015-01-04 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
Not sure what you guys ate and drank over the holiday period, but it is doing me a lot of good Alan Alan Halford Associates Open Space Technology Aficionados Mediation and Conflict Transformation Facilitators www.alanhalford.com.au http://www.alanhalford.com.au/ 0421 475 252 skype: alanhalford

Re: [OSList] First open space, advices needed :)

2015-01-04 Thread John Baxter via OSList
Love the modelling of not needing to know. It's something I always have a hard time with... y'all can probably tell. ; ) Cheers *John Baxter* *Cocreation Consultant ​Co​Create Adelaide Facilitator* jsbaxter.com.au http://www.jsbaxter.com.au/ | CoCreateADL.com 0405 447 829 ​ | ​ @jsbaxter_

Re: [OSList] First open space, advices needed :)

2015-01-04 Thread John Watkins via OSList
John, My experience is that open spaces (and open systems) are purpose-seeking systems, and getting clarity through emergence about purpose is probably one of the most important aspects of people opening space together. Purpose is dynamic and powerfully grounding in a sense of essence or the

Re: [OSList] First open space, advices needed :)

2015-01-04 Thread Chris Corrigan via OSList
All good things from people named John! My friend Toke Moeller often shares the insight that “purpose is the invisible leader” and I share that too. Purpose can be stated and unstated, and like everything in the realm of complexity, is always changing. In order for emergence to happen, it

Re: [OSList] First open space, advices needed :)

2015-01-04 Thread Harrison Owen via OSList
Chris – I do love it when you do what you do! “ fuzzy purpose is really, really useful” ... you said. A favorite theme of myself. Sometimes expressed as, “Confusion is the first step to wisdom.” It has been my experience, doubtless due to frailties of various sorts (senility, whatever) –

Re: [OSList] First open space, advices needed :)

2015-01-04 Thread John Watkins via OSList
Chris, I like your notions about boundaries. One of my teachers, Douglas Brooks, a Rajanaka Tantra philosopher/practitioner, says, Clear boundaries; no limits! In yoga that means we open with spaciousness, but then we define the boundaries of the body, muscle and bone, before engaging in

Re: [OSList] First open space, advices needed :)

2015-01-04 Thread Alan Halford via OSList
Not sure what you guys ate and drank over the holiday period, but it is doing me a lot of good Alan Alan Halford Associates Open Space Technology Aficionados Mediation and Conflict Transformation Facilitators www.alanhalford.com.au http://www.alanhalford.com.au/ 0421 475 252 skype: alanhalford