[OSList] conference stories

2017-09-07 Thread Michael Wood via OSList
Hi Open Spacers, I want to collect a few stories from people who have facilitated conferences in Open Space. This might be an entire conference beginning to end OR a partial conference (for example, where a day of OST was added at the end of a more traditional conference design). A short

Re: [OSList] Where does the name OST come from?

2017-09-07 Thread Jeff Aitken via OSList
One likely story... My old copy of Harrison's first book about Open Space (1987) has every page marked where he uses the term "open space." None of them are referring to the meeting method that we now call Open Space! The original meaning is more about "the open space between what was and what

[OSList] Where does the name OST come from?

2017-09-07 Thread Anna Caroline Türk via OSList
Dear Harrison and all OS Elders, can you please remind me how the name Open Space Technology came into being? Doris and Thomas recall an interview where I man in India added the word ‘technology’ - has that story happened? And where does the ‘open’ and the ‘space’ come from? Thank you! Love

Re: [OSList] Open Space online community numbers

2017-09-07 Thread Anna Caroline Türk via OSList
Dear Harold, this is great data I will share at our Open Space Training here in the Netherland with our participants tomorrow! I will share all the different ways online and offline to join the OS community. :) much Love Anna Caroline > On Sep 6, 2017, at 1:53 AM, Harold Shinsato via

Re: [OSList] on context [was Open Space in Charlottesville]

2017-09-07 Thread Michael M Pannwitz via OSList
Dear Raffi, reading your last two lines it seems you are out of cents! Good to hear from you and from Birgitt at just about the same time. For 60 years I have been reading "The Progressive"... and for many years I have the yearly "Hidden History of the United States" calendar on my desk.

[OSList] on context [was Open Space in Charlottesville]

2017-09-07 Thread Raffi Aftandelian via OSList
Hi Lucas, hi all! I´ve been following this conversation with interest and my curiousity is taking me in a different direction, hence a changed subject line- ¨On context.¨ First off, hats off to you, Lucas, for initiating these conversations. Much needed! One question that comes up for me when