Re: our experiment of co-facilitating (Attached document has scanned "virus free" )

Hi Birgitt. (et al) Early in August of this year, I was very inspired by my experience at a Spirited Work Community gathering. As you may recall, the Spirited Work Community is an intentional community that was the brain-child of Anne Stadler six years ago when she proposed an experiment for

Re: Thoughts from the OSonOS11 organising team: One Open Space or two Open Spaces ? Evening news and Closing Circle

Hi. During Spirited Work Community gatherings, we "open" and "close" the circle each day. This seems to work really well for the participants. Mark R. Jones Chief Architect -- Science & Engineering Associates (SEA) Corporate Vice President -- Science & Engineering Associates (SEA) ---

Re: "There's the paper..."

Hi. Based on my analysis using the "Framework for Development of the Commons", my interpretation of the situation in the Business Law class is that the Four Critical Patterns were not present. When they are not present -- the "Event" lacks the key experiential qualities that we tend to consider

Re: oslist core purpose & the exchange of "ideas"

H . . . Some interesting research in neurosciences and robotics suggests that a great deal of the information that comprises the cognitive domain of complex organisms is actually encoded in the environment and then pattern-sensed, processed and recoded into the environment. Perhaps "F

Re: November dates?

Hi. I think I missed something ? I had thought that the 2005 OSonOS was occurring in Canada. Please clarify ! Mark R. Jones Chief Executive Officer Sunyata Agency Incorporated -- PO Box 58788 Renton, Washington USA 98058-1788

(REGARDING) Buzzards, Bats, Bumblebees -- and Viruses

H. Interesting inquiry regarding the roll of the "virus" in organizations. My initial insight is that you "recruit" the virus and modify its "RNA message"or "payload" -- leaving its fundamental viral behavior in tact. Viruses are communications savants. They transport information across and

Re: devolving responsibility

Hi. For me, one of the conversations that is frequently missing from this topic is the role that "View" plays in the experience of placement, roles, responsibilities, and fit within collectives (organizations and communities). "View" in this case, refers to context, scale, scope, purvey, over

Re: Conflict in community

Hi Chris. I'm with you on this one -- Sometimes OST ("Transformation" -- transformative inquiry) Sometimes Not OST ("Translation" -- translative positioning) In my work with large-system change and cultural transformation -- research, training, and exper

Re: OS with kids - please advice

Hi. Here is an input from a colleague of mine . . . "Hi Mark and Peggy. I facilitated several open space circles with children within a wide age range. One in particular had children as young as three and as old as 19. The key (as far as my experience) is to play "bonding"

Re: Open Space ,Self-Organizing Systems, and The Plexus Institute

Hi. In response to John Engle's posting . . . Perhaps we are not so much "wired" as "conditioned" to seek and/or establish centralized power in organizations. And perhaps we have such a paucity of current "collective" experience with self-organizing systems within our daily lives, that we

Re: "professional" signs question from Ed Ball

Hi. My determination on signage is based on my read of the "culture" of the group / organization that is sponsoring the OS event. Much of my work occurs in corporate and government settings. Sometimes, there is enough fear / anxiety in the culture regarding the event, that skillful means would