Infrastructure in OS
Yes! Peggy. I've observed that people always build infrastructure, tacit as
well as formal.
To me OS infrastructure serves flow. Flow happens when resonance within me
(the participant) (what i care about/love) connects with resonance within you
and innerly with the resonating meme in the transfinite field. Hence the Law of
Two Feet (as i interpret it) "take responsibility (or follow) for what you care
about/love." And the principles of OS remind you how to make it easy on
yourself; while the minimal patterns require little interpretation because
they're self evident, natural human patterns of gathering and distribution.
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> 1. Re: Private vs Public OST Differences? (John Baxter via OSList)
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> 3. Re: Patterns of OST - to whom is this of interest?
> (Chris Corrigan via OSList)
> 4. Re: Authority in Open Space - "All Open Space"
> (John Baxter via OSList)
> 5. Re: Private vs Public OST Differences? (Daniel Mezick via OSList)
> 6. Re: Private vs Public OST Differences? (Michael Herman via OSList)
> 7. Re: Authority in Open Space - "All Open Space"
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> From: John Baxter via OSList <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>
> To: Peggy Holman <pe...@peggyholman.com>, World wide Open Space
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> Amen to the infrastructure you talk of Peggy.
>
> I think of an OST gathering as really just a piece of infrastructure in an
> ongoing social field (an open space if you will), and it is perfectly
> reasonable to wonder whether other infrastructures can not also (or
> alternatively) serve the ongoing space - especially facilitating
> information flows.
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> On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 2:54 AM, Peggy Holman via OSList <
> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
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>> Michael,
>>
>> Yes! You captured the dynamics I've experienced with public events
>> beautifully! The call of the invitation that doesn't seem to say anything
>> specific but people say I know I need to be there.
>>
>> And the proceedings on the side of the desk. It speaks to the way I think
>> about the role of infrastructure for public events.
>>
>> To your comment:
>>
>> which makes me wonder if the work in public spaces is not so much about
>> building infrastructure, which people can easily build for themselves and
>> also already exists in many ways, but rather finding ways to point out over
>> and over again through the event that the work of participants does not end
>> with the closing.
>>
>>
>> I go back to my previous message on infrastructure in public settings.
>> Infrastructure that supports connection and makes stories visible can
>> amplify the nature energies that emerge from a public event.
>>
>>
>> Peggy
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>> On Oct 16, 2014, at 6:29 AM, Michael Herman via OSList <
>> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>>
>> some years ago i facilitated the first illinois food security summit, a
>> public meeting of very diverse group of about 200, convened by a big
>> foundation. at the end of the event, one of the common reflections heard
>> throughout the space was something like, "i can't believe we didn't know
>> each other already (given that we're all doing such similar work/have
>> similar interests)." the following year, the two things i heard over and
>> over again were something like "i still have last year's proceedings
>> sitting on the corner of my desk" and "we're all still talking." i think
>> we have to be careful not to impose internal standards for "action" on more
>> distributed public meeting/working. having the proceedings (and its
>> priorities and plans) at their fingertips and having so many connections
>> still active was definite progress and was informing all kinds of activity.
>> there just wasn't a "center" working to score that and own it like there
>> would be inside of an organization. which makes me wonder if the work in
>> public spaces is not so much about building infrastructure, which people
>> can easily build for themselves and also already exists in many ways, but
>> rather finding ways to point out over and over again through the event that
>> the work of participants does not end with the closing.
>>
>> also, to the challenge of public invitations, we wrote 37 drafts of 6
>> different editions of the invitation to what we called "the giving
>> conference." the big challenge was that there was very little language
>> shared among the several very different groups/communities of people we
>> wanted to invite. in the end, people said, "the crazy thing is that i'm
>> here, because the invitation really didn't say ANYTHING, but when i read
>> it, i knew i had to be here."
>>
>> m
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>>
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>> On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 3:07 AM, John Baxter via OSList <
>> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Amen to the time consuming nature of "invitations".
>>>
>>> Of course, if you don't have a discrete list with an established
>>> relationship to each member, the material nature of the activity isn't
>>> "invitation", but marketing and promotion... I haven't worked on a public
>>> event where the promotion was not the hardest part.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>>
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>>> On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 3:31 AM, Peggy Holman via OSList <
>>> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I?d echo Christine?s observations about infrastructure. So much of that
>>>> is something that you can take for granted in an organization and requires
>>>> some thought when dealing with public settings.
>>>>
>>>> A couple other distinctions I?ve noticed:
>>>>
>>>> Organizational events are high context. A calling question is asked
>>>> within an existing culture. That?s both a blessing and a curse. It means
>>>> that there?s much that doesn?t need explaining. And it means there are
>>>> unconscious habits of relating and behaving present. Not bad. Just the
>>>> territory.
>>>>
>>>> Examples: I was recently with a group that had an internal clock for
>>>> half an hour meetings. It was interesting watching their rhythm shift over
>>>> the course of the Open Space. For that same event, I spent about 10 minutes
>>>> with the leadership team before we started encouraging them to be
>>>> themselves and participate, like everyone else. They bring a unique and
>>>> valuable perspective, as do others. And their voices carry a weight they
>>>> might not appreciate because of their place in the hierarchy. So if they
>>>> found themselves the center of attention, I suggested that it?s a good time
>>>> to ask a question that gives the focus back to the group. Or use the law of
>>>> two feet and go elsewhere.
>>>>
>>>> Public events don?t have the context of an existing culture. So the
>>>> calling question may have a much wider variation in meaning to people who
>>>> come. And there may be fewer existing relationships and norms. Again, not
>>>> bad. Just different.
>>>>
>>>> Many years ago I was part of a team that did a public event with a
>>>> calling question so broad that people had multiple interpretations of it.
>>>> The question: *How do we support a movement toward the conscious
>>>> evolution of increasingly conscious social systems? *(See
>>>> http://www.thegreatstory.org/ev-salon2.html). A number of people on
>>>> this list were part of it. People showed up because they were attracted to
>>>> the hosts or something about the question spoke to them. It was wild, fun,
>>>> and creative. And there was a demand on the second day to hear from the
>>>> organizers what we meant by the question, just for more context.
>>>>
>>>> The other thing I?ve learned is that the process of invitation can be
>>>> much more intense for public events. In organizations, the bulk of
>>>> participation is internal. While there are certainly issues with ensuring a
>>>> spirit of invitation, who to invite and how to reach them is pretty
>>>> straightforward.
>>>>
>>>> For public events, I find that if you want a diversity of folks,
>>>> inviting can be the most time consuming activity of all. I did some work
>>>> with the Forest Service years ago to look at the future of the forests in
>>>> the San Bernardino Mountains in California. They were heading into a rough
>>>> fire season, felt they?d done everything they could do to prepare. While
>>>> they had the public?s attention, they wanted to look to the future, 50
>>>> years out. We worked with them to identify the range of people who cared,
>>>> including state, local, federal, and regional government, community
>>>> organizations, chamber of commerce, insurance companies (small, but
>>>> influential), ranchers who leased land in the national forests,
>>>> environmental groups, and on and on. Getting the word out to all these
>>>> folks took some thought.
>>>>
>>>> Peggy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> On Oct 15, 2014, at 8:43 AM, Christine Whitney Sanchez via OSList <
>>>> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Daniel and all,
>>>>
>>>> In my experience, public events have the same buzz and meaningful
>>>> results as an in-organization OST. I?ve facilitated a number of them that
>>>> were sponsored by a group of organizations in the community. For
>>>> instance, Vibrant
>>>> Phoenix <http://vibrantphx.com/next-actions/top-ideas/>, was a very
>>>> productive economic development OST, sponsored by two mayors of large
>>>> municipalities and several local businesses. One of the business sponsors
>>>> agreed to be the contact for folks who wanted to take their ?actionable
>>>> ideas? to the next level. However, there was no budget and no
>>>> infrastructure to really keep folks connected the the ideas they cared the
>>>> most about.
>>>>
>>>> This is where the public open spaces generally fall short. Because the
>>>> ongoing action is not the core mission of any of these organizations, it is
>>>> hoped that the participants will self-organize going forward. With very
>>>> few exceptions, this does not happen. I believe that sponsorship for the
>>>> work after the OST is what is called for.
>>>>
>>>> The Collective Impact
>>>> <http://www.ssireview.org/blog/entry/channeling_change_making_collective_impact_work>
>>>> model
>>>> speaks to this. It?s nothing new, really, but does represent a simple way
>>>> to talk about the necessary conditions for sustaining collective action. I
>>>> now include my version of this model when I talk with potential sponsors to
>>>> shine the light beyond the meeting so that we can discuss their intentions
>>>> for providing backbone support for self-organized action going forward.
>>>>
>>>> I especially love public Open Space events and look forward to working
>>>> with sponsors who see the meeting as merely the first small step in
>>>> collaborative action. There is so much potential!
>>>>
>>>> Warm wishes from a sunny autumn morning in the rain-greened desert,
>>>>
>>>> Christine
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>>>> On Oct 15, 2014, at 6:33 AM, Daniel Mezick via OSList <
>>>> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Greetings To All,
>>>>
>>>> I notice that there are many big differences between
>>>> public-conference-type OST events, and OST events arranged for
>>>> organizations.
>>>>
>>>> Do you also notice this? Maybe I am imagining this....just making stuff
>>>> up...
>>>>
>>>> ...maybe not. In many key dimensions, I experience these differences as
>>>> striking. Even disturbing.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> And so I have been poking around inside the GUIDE (3rd edition) and I
>>>> notice that, in some spots, the implication is that the discussion is about
>>>> a public event. Up to page 18 for example, this implication is clear:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> <THE GUIDE PAGE 18>
>>>>
>>>> Working With The Client if you ARE NOT the Sponsor
>>>>
>>>> "To this point I have assumed that you (the reader) will be the sponsor
>>>> and facilitator of the Open Space, and therefore *it is your decision
>>>> as to whether or not to proceed*...(*emphasis added.*)
>>>>
>>>> </THE GUIDE PAGE 18>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My current belief is that having the same person in the Sponsor role
>>>> **and** the Facilitator role is probably a very bad idea for an OST event
>>>> *inside
>>>> an organization*. For the typical public-conference event on the other
>>>> hand, this seems to work just fine. Kinda like a Barcamp or
>>>> Unconference....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Another current belief I hold is that OST is the essential tool for
>>>> creating "Development and Transformation in Organizations". It is best
>>>> suited for use in organizations.
>>>>
>>>> It is interesting to note how the Barcamp and/or "Unconference" formats
>>>> seem to get the same or as-good results as Open Space, in the public
>>>> conference setting.
>>>>
>>>> Not so inside organizations! In fact, as of now, I don't think Barcamp
>>>> or Unconference has any chance whatsoever at being effective in bringing
>>>> about Development and Transformation in Organizations the way Open Space
>>>> can. Something about the Sponsor?
>>>>
>>>> Daniel
>>>>
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> Hello all
>
> My interest at the moment is to learn simply, who here is interested in
> pattern languages and Open Space?
>
> I introduced myself to the Facebook group by asking who is interested in
> pattern languages. It seems to be kick starting a discussion, but Artur
> Silva points out that would be better suited to OSList. So abracadabra,
> here we are!
>
> Artur referred to a (~2009) conversation on the "Foundations of OST", which
> came close to the topic without being explicit. I will explore this
> sometime soon.
>
> I personally have a long-term interest in patterns for participatory
> processes, and use patterns as a frame to extrapolate lessons from OST to
> apply in other contexts.
>
> If these things are of interest I welcome a conversation : )
>
> Cheers
>
> *John Baxter*
> *?Co?Create Adelaide Facilitator, Director of Realise consultancy*
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> From: Chris Corrigan via OSList <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>
> To: John Baxter <j...@jsbaxter.com.au>, World wide Open Space
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> You will find the group pattern language project interesting...
>
> http://groupworksdeck.org
>
> Chris
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>> On Oct 16, 2014, at 9:28 PM, John Baxter via OSList
>> <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hello all
>>
>> My interest at the moment is to learn simply, who here is interested in
>> pattern languages and Open Space?
>>
>> I introduced myself to the Facebook group by asking who is interested in
>> pattern languages. It seems to be kick starting a discussion, but Artur
>> Silva points out that would be better suited to OSList. So abracadabra,
>> here we are!
>>
>> Artur referred to a (~2009) conversation on the "Foundations of OST", which
>> came close to the topic without being explicit. I will explore this
>> sometime soon.
>>
>> I personally have a long-term interest in patterns for participatory
>> processes, and use patterns as a frame to extrapolate lessons from OST to
>> apply in other contexts.
>>
>> If these things are of interest I welcome a conversation : )
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> John Baxter
>> ?Co?Create Adelaide Facilitator, Director of Realise consultancy
>> CoCreateADL.com? | jsbaxter.com.au
>> 0405 447 829? | ?@jsbaxter_
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> I don't think you need to be so qualified, Paul;
> 3.) All "all statements" are *positively* self limiting.
>
> But then if I gather correctly, it's all a joke anyway.
>
> So from that vantage point... what do we do now?
>
>
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> On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 8:59 AM, paul levy via OSList <
> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
>> Of course ! It's the wonderful irony of "all" statements.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 16 Oct 2014, at 22:43, Daniel Mezick via OSList <
>> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>>
>> Including this one?
>>
>> On 10/16/14 2:15 PM, paul levy via OSList wrote:
>>
>> I'd just venture to add a third to Harrison's first two...
>>
>> 1) All Systems are Open. 2) All Systems are self organizing.
>>
>> And 3. All "all statements" are possibly self-limiting
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Paul Levy
>>
>>
>> On Thursday, 16 October 2014, Harrison Owen via OSList <
>> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>>
>>> John ? Thank you, Thank you for all the rich stuff! Sort of a Tidal
>>> Wave, but that?s when it gets fun, albeit a tad difficult to keep track of
>>> the sundry bits and pieces J
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Picking Just One: ?But I can't get past the feeling that *there are
>>> lots of barriers to the openness of space, and to self organisation*.?
>>> Absolutely. And if we were to put that into the language of the trade
>>> (Complexity Theorists and the like) we would be talking about ?system
>>> constraints.? But as I understand it, that does not mean that Self
>>> Organization is no longer operative. And in fact the System Constraints are
>>> part and parcel of the process, a very important part. I think it goes
>>> something like this ?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have found myself coming to two conclusions, or better yet
>>> observations. 1) All Systems are Open. 2) All Systems are self organizing.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> As Open Systems, we, in all permutations of our ?us-ness? ? businesses,
>>> countries, families, planets, etc) are open to, and impacted by, all other
>>> systems. Sometimes a lot, and sometimes a little, but in our cosmos there
>>> is no safe, protected place. Everything is related to everything else, and
>>> we are no exception. If true, this has a number of implications. First of
>>> all the environment in which we exist is so complex, fast moving and
>>> inter-connected we can?t even think at that level. Secondly, what you can?t
>>> even think about, you can?t control. So the notion that somebody is
>>> actually ?in charge/in control? is not just a silly idea, it is delusional.
>>> 3) System preservation/growth depends on our ability to navigate this
>>> environment. And it is a good news/bad news situation. Sometimes the
>>> impacts drive us in new and creative directions, and open up new
>>> opportunities which are ours if we respond appropriately. At other times
>>> the impacts drive us to the wall, and it?s Game over. Another word is
>>> Death. If this story is in any ways valid, it would seem like Mission
>>> Impossible. And yet this story has seemingly been going on for 13.7 Billion
>>> years and we are still here to complain about it. How could that be?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> All Systems are Self Organizing ? Self Organization is in fact the
>>> mechanism whereby we navigate the environment, and all systems do it, I
>>> think. And when they stop doing it, they disappear. Self Organization is
>>> not the product of some CEO or executive committee. After all, they really
>>> haven?t been around for all that long. Self Organization is the product of
>>> the total system in all of its aspects and bits and pieces. How all that
>>> works has been a matter of stunning discovery over the past 40 years or so.
>>> I doubt we have it all right, but I do think we may have the major elements
>>> of understanding in place. The outline goes something like this ? a) Steady
>>> State b) Chaos c) A bifurcation to either dissipation (poof) or
>>> reconstitution at new and higher levels of order. Of course you have to
>>> fill in a lot of the blanks, and there is a massive literature attempting
>>> to do just that. But I do believe we have enough to get started with some
>>> basic observations. It really is a Whole System affair, in which all
>>> elements must work together, and no element has an *a priori* claim to
>>> centrality. In a business this could mean that the dumb question of an
>>> intern could just open the doors for the future. You just don?t know. But
>>> you do know that an organization?s future directly relates to its capacity
>>> to bring total system assets to bear on emergent challenges and
>>> opportunities quickly and effectively. It is always tempting to try and
>>> ?hedge the bet? with some plan, policy or procedure, but it worthwhile
>>> noting that the tighter (more constraining) the plan, the greater the
>>> likelihood of failure. It?s not that the plan was bad... but unfortunately
>>> the challenge or opportunity came from a different direction, and all our
>>> eggs were in one basket ? the wrong one.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So we have a very existential question ? How do we assure sufficient room
>>> (dare I say Space?) so that the infinite elements of any organization may
>>> quickly and effectively align to meet new challenges and opportunities ?
>>> recognizing in advance that we can never know what will be required?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Open Space Technology is just a bit player in all of this, but good old
>>> OST can be useful none the less both as a natural laboratory to explore
>>> what is going on, and also as an effective intervention to encourage the
>>> appearance of the elemental power of self organization, particularly when
>>> it seems blocked and constrained. There are no guarantees of course, and
>>> it may well be that The Organization?s time is now: Game Over. But the
>>> chances of renewal are pretty good, at least that has been my experience.
>>> And no matter what, the magic sauce is not OST ? but the power of self
>>> organization. So you could say, just as a way of speaking, ?It?s all Open
>>> Space.? But that?s just a joke, son.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Harrison
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Winter Address
>>>
>>> 7808 River Falls Drive
>>>
>>> Potomac, MD 20854
>>>
>>> 301-365-2093
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Summer Address
>>>
>>> 189 Beaucaire Ave.
>>>
>>> Camden, ME 04843
>>>
>>> 207-763-3261
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Websites
>>>
>>> www.openspaceworld.com <http://%20www.openspaceworld.com>
>>>
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>>>
>>> *From:* OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] *On
>>> Behalf Of *John Baxter via OSList
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, October 16, 2014 2:57 AM
>>> *To:* Harrison Owen
>>> *Cc:* World wide Open Space Technology email list
>>> *Subject:* Re: [OSList] Authority Distribution in Open Space
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have knots about empowerment, and the ubiquitous openness of space.
>>> These knots are about to inspire a rant.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> These knots, I should start with, are not entirely the result of this
>>> present discussion thread - it is just this discussion that prompts me to
>>> speak.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I think I understand Harrison, if you suggest that self-organisation is
>>> more common than we realise... if not ubiquitous, omnipresent, then at
>>> least that we can fruitfully challenge the assumption that formal and
>>> top-down organisation dominates how things get done.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> But I can't get past the feeling that *there are lots of barriers to the
>>> openness of space, and to self organisation*. Everywhere and all the
>>> time. In my recent work, mental barriers by all involved about authority
>>> and role relationships. My personal barriers around trying too hard to
>>> "empower". My client's patronising assumptions about the "capacity" and
>>> "maturity" of "the sector". Information asymmetries.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So I get really conflicted when anyone starts saying "well space is open
>>> all the time" (implication: 'so chill out cos there's nothing you need to
>>> do').
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I am also conflicted about stepping back from the goal of empowerment, as
>>> if everybody else needs to just step into open space and take
>>> responsibility.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes - many people don't realise the power that they have. (In my last
>>> project; nobody seemed to quite buy into the fact that *they could
>>> directly author the document that they were trying to influence*.)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> But it is also patronising to suggest that empowerment lies in just
>>> helping people to see how powerful they are... because many people
>>> *don't* have the power that we or they might like. To suggest that
>>> people have the power and just don't use it... that effectively blames them
>>> for their situation, and washes our hands of responsibility.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The biggest barrier to group change I see time and time again is
>>> authority figures who believe others need to change, not themselves. (Most
>>> commonly, that their employees need to "be empowered", and that they need
>>> to manage a culture change program to get there... or better yet, that HR
>>> needs to manage the change program, while we are busy getting the real work
>>> done.)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I don't pretend that empowerment is something that can be done to other
>>> people (patronising), but I do firmly believe that we all first need to
>>> look to ourselves and what we need to do to play our role making such a
>>> future possible. And, in fact, that *this is all that we can ever do*.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Maybe the wisdom in what you say Harrison is that we do this by focusing
>>> on respect first, as a productive way to enable empowerment.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Maybe I am picking on the wrong things and have misunderstood them, and I
>>> apologise if I have been critical. But I also see a lot of things said
>>> that make me uncomfortable, that knot me up. Again, most of these things
>>> are from my memory, not the present discussion. While my memory might not
>>> be the best, I'm sure it is based on something.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you all for your patience and for being in this discussion
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *John Baxter*
>>>
>>> *?**Co**?**Create Adelaide Facilitator, Director of Realise consultancy*
>>>
>>> CoCreateADL.com? <http://cocreateadl.com/localgov%E2%80%8B> |
>>> jsbaxter.com.au <http://www.jsbaxter.com.au/>
>>>
>>> 0405 447 829
>>>
>>> ? | ?
>>>
>>> @jsbaxter_ <http://twitter.com/jsbaxter_>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 6:06 AM, Harrison Owen <hho...@verizon.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> John -- I?m rather curious what you meant by ?The overall project was
>>> more complicated than OST?? My confusion comes in part from my experience
>>> that complexity is actually an essential precondition for OST, or more
>>> exactly the effective operation of self organization. The essential
>>> pre-conditions as I have experienced the are: A Real business issue
>>> (something that people really care about). High levels of complexity such
>>> that no single person or group has a prayer of figuring it out. High levels
>>> of diversity in terms of people and points of view. Lots of passion and
>>> conflict. And a decision time of yesterday (urgency). Given these 5
>>> conditions, self organization in the more formal setting of OST or as a
>>> natural occurrence just seems to happen... unless...And this may be the
>>> point of problem... It is arbitrarily constrained... which usually means
>>> that somebody already has the plan/program/design and they are just looking
>>> for buy-in or (worst case) they are simply trying to sugar coat the pill,
>>> and make it seem like the folks are creating something, when in fact the
>>> cake is already baked.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> A clue to the dilemma may be in the phrase, ?I struggled to help the
>>> client (the funding body) to really 'empower'...? I know we talk a lot
>>> about empowerment, but I have come to the conclusion that it is really a
>>> red herring, and most painfully so in those situations where you actually
>>> try to do it. Sounds odd, I guess, but think about it. If I empower
>>> you...you are in my power. And the more I try to empower you the worse it
>>> gets. Real empowerment, in my book, is not an act that we (or somebody) do,
>>> but an acknowledgement of a pre-existing condition...you are powerful. Of
>>> course I might encourage you a bit to be as powerful as you are, but it is
>>> not something I can give you. You must claim it for yourself. Strange as it
>>> may seem, I find the notion of ?empowerment? to be just the opposite of
>>> that fundament of effective working relationships (or any relationship)
>>> RESPECT. And I suspect that it is precisely here that the fickle finger of
>>> fate is pointing to the critical issue.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Another word that fits in here for me is ?Patronizing.? Everything may
>>> sound super nice, and all the proper and correct words may be spoken, but
>>> if the implication is that the folks (participants) really do not have the
>>> competence or ability to deal with the issues, it is fairly predictable
>>> that they will not bother to try. Or if they ?try? it will be pretty much
>>> of a pro forma situation. Sound familiar?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Harrison
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Winter Address
>>>
>>> 7808 River Falls Drive
>>>
>>> Potomac, MD 20854
>>>
>>> 301-365-2093
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Summer Address
>>>
>>> 189 Beaucaire Ave.
>>>
>>> Camden, ME 04843
>>>
>>> 207-763-3261
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Websites
>>>
>>> www.openspaceworld.com <http://%20www.openspaceworld.com>
>>>
>>> www.ho-image.com
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] *On
>>> Behalf Of *John Baxter via OSList
>>> *Sent:* Monday, October 13, 2014 2:41 AM
>>> *To:* Daniel Mezick
>>> *Cc:* World wide Open Space Technology email list
>>> *Subject:* Re: [OSList] Authority Distribution in Open Space
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Daniel. Thanks for your considered response.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I will try to keep my response in line with the topic.... but expect it
>>> may meander.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The OST day I was preparing for has since come and gone.
>>>
>>> I decided in the end to least give OST a crack and see what happened.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It didn't go very well; but it also went well enough (vis overall project
>>> goals, and client expectations), so I don't feel so bad about it... even if
>>> I had personally envisaged more.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I am not one to worry about the cannon... which means sometimes I break
>>> things, as I did this time. There was still an (informal) sponsor, the one
>>> that sent the invites. They just did not have a presence on the day.
>>> Thank you Daniel as you did make me think critically about the strength of
>>> my role as host. I think I dealt with that through my introduction to the
>>> day; and as it turns out the authority to host was not an issue.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> But as it turns out, that was not really the biggest challenge!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The main lessons I took away about what contributed to the average result:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *There needs to be clear, compelling shared work.*
>>>
>>> The overall project was more complicated than OST, so it wasn't clear
>>> what turning up actually meant, and I think many did not turn up on the
>>> basis of wanting to resolve a shared challenge (the work), as you might
>>> expect for OST. In straight OST terms, you could say this was an issue of
>>> invitation, but really it was many things.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So the group was interesting. They had the heart, but not the will.
>>> They were committed, but without ownership of the result. I've seen this a
>>> lot in the community engagement field, but nowhere that I have used (or
>>> seen) OST.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I thought about this a lot, I thought it might have been about the
>>> invitation and self-selection; but at the end of the day I think it comes
>>> down to the sense of (and invitation in to) shared work.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *It is super hard to dissolve ingrained power and authority relationships
>>> in the short term. These can't be sidestepped by an external facilitator.*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I struggled to help the client (the funding body) to really 'empower'.
>>> They talked about it and genuinely want to, but old habits and mental
>>> models don't change overnight. They really struggled to push beyond
>>> managing the process as superiours (to a set of subordinate participants).
>>> This is 'empowerment' within a patriarchal system, and it doesn't work. It
>>> felt very yucky at times.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> A curious side effect of this partriarchal 'empowerment' was an
>>> unwillingness to be clear about the work ("we want to be open and let them
>>> lead the process" they would say... I got the client to agree that *the*y
>>> were
>>> clearly the leaders, but we didn't quite work out how to put that into
>>> practice).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Over the course of the engagement, we all took baby steps together that
>>> invest in their (/our) capacity to really work together in future. They
>>> learned a LOT in a short period of time, and so did I, but it was too
>>> short. By the end of the project I had the client calling me up to ask how
>>> they could reword things so they didn't reflect a control response. : )
>>> That was good, but obviously if they need me for this then there is some
>>> way to go. And different client reps had different levels of self
>>> reflection.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hosting an isolated OST workshop against this grain was very ambitious,
>>> it was always going to be, no matter how we conducted ourselves.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> And perhaps 20% were very proactive, and led the bulk of the work that
>>> occurred... they saved the day!
>>>
>>> But the length of the OST was not enough for this leadership to really be
>>> contagious and precipitate a productive culture.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Or in other words: we struggled to free up authorisation to be more
>>> dynamic*
>>>
>>> Reading your blog post Daniel, the idea of dynamic authorisation would
>>> have been very useful earlier in the project. Another way of looking at
>>> the project: we struggled to free the space of ingrained authority to
>>> enable dynamic authorisation.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> There were lots of other insights into how we could have done it
>>> differently, but to me these were the fundamental stumbling blocks for us.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Still, they were not too big, and I'm pleased we made a good start.
>>>
>>> My favourite feedback was "thank you, this was the first time I have been
>>> part of genuine engagement in more than a decade in the sector" : )
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Next time, we will do better.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *John Baxter*
>>>
>>> *?**Co**?**Create Adelaide Facilitator, Director of Realise consultancy*
>>>
>>> CoCreateADL.com? <http://cocreateadl.com/localgov%E2%80%8B> |
>>> jsbaxter.com.au <http://www.jsbaxter.com.au/>
>>>
>>> 0405 447 829 <0405%20447%20829>
>>>
>>> ? | ?
>>>
>>> @jsbaxter_ <http://twitter.com/jsbaxter_>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 12:07 AM, Daniel Mezick <d...@newtechusa.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi John,
>>>
>>> Yours is a very interesting story.
>>>
>>> You say:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *"...To be honest I am not sure how I need to deal with this, though my
>>> strategy is to accept the authority for hosting the space in the next
>>> workshop, obsolving the department of their responsibility to manage the
>>> day." "...I don't think it is feasible for the obvious authority candidates
>>> hosting something genuinely participatory. The relevant director has said
>>> she doesn't want to speak formally and become The Authority for the day, a
>>> position I agree with."*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In the situation as described, it sounds like the org is the very
>>> earliest stages of moving in a direction of more
>>> open/participatory/inviting.
>>>
>>> Do you agree with this assessment?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If this assessment is correct, based on what you describe, I would
>>> probably avoid attempting Open Space in the canonical form whatsoever (as
>>> described in the OST GUIDE) because the Sponsor role is vacant.
>>> Unoccupied. And so, by my reckoning, if I understand you right, a true Open
>>> Space event isn't even possible, because the essential OST-Sponsor-role is
>>> in fact not willingly occupied by anyone with enough authority to play that
>>> essential role well.
>>>
>>> What's clear is that someone who could function as OST-Sponsor is
>>> currently unwilling to do so. And so I might try a "taster" or "demo" event
>>> instead, where the goal is to *learn about Open Space in general*, and
>>> do a *little* bit of "real" work too. Especially if the allotted time a
>>> mere 1/2 day, I am even more inclined to strongly favor this re-framing of
>>> the stated goals.
>>>
>>> So the primary and stated goal for the "taster" is learning about OST.
>>> Another goal for a short event might be to see who shows up
>>> super-interested in the art of Facilitation, and then offer to mentor those
>>> who do self-select by showing interest. In this manner some Facilitation
>>> capacity is developed inside the org, to help with current meetings and
>>> processes. Introducing Facilitation into typical meetings is a easy and
>>> effective "culture hack".
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> For me, the total unwillingness of an obvious candidate to occupy the
>>> Sponsor role is a huge warning signal to slow down, pause, or even stop.
>>>
>>> Lots of people here have more experience than me, and might be willing to
>>> lend you some of their expertise regarding the authority dynamics of
>>> Facilitating an OST event with the essential OST-Sponsor-role completely
>>> vacant
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Kind Regards,
>>> Daniel
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 9/28/14 11:30 PM, John Baxter wrote:
>>>
>>> I am navigating some challenging authority dynamics in a project at the
>>> moment.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I was brought in a week out from the first of three forums, and asked to
>>> 'facilitate a codesign process' which was at that stage a black box (with
>>> many hidden expectations) scheduled into that event (1 hour before lunch
>>> and 1 hour afterwards).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It's a long journey, but you can imagine how my role has changed as I
>>> prepare for the third forum which I am hosting in Open Space.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The overall process is an engagement between a government department and
>>> their funded agencies. The most obvious direct power dynamics are obvious,
>>> the effective power and authority dynamics are much more complex (though
>>> predictable).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Department staff have authority challenges as much as the agencies. They
>>> are trying so hard to be 'neutral' and 'non controlling' that they are
>>> effectively reinforcing their own authority positions (which often have
>>> little real correlation to the power, knowledge etc that they imagine them
>>> to).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> To be honest I am not sure how I need to deal with this, though my
>>> strategy is to accept the authority for hosting the space in the next
>>> workshop, obsolving the department of their responsibility to manage the
>>> day.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It has been interesting to watch push back so far from agency reps who
>>> are committed to participating, who are genuinely engaged, but are playing
>>> to an us-them tension that is getting in the way of the shared work (and
>>> serves them no good ends except protecting them from their own
>>> responsibility). Stand-offishness is gradually being resolved, though some
>>> pockets are holding firm.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I am crossing my fingers for WS3 that we can traverse these and get into
>>> Open Space without being pushed off the bridge by the reactionary tension;
>>> and that once on the other side, the department reps can embrace Open Space
>>> and take responsibility for their role.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We will get across *as long as I have the authority* to host the space
>>> for them.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I don't think it is feasible for the obvious authority candidates hosting
>>> something genuinely participatory. The relevant director has said she
>>> doesn't want to speak formally and become The Authority for the day, a
>>> position I agree with.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> But it does leave something of a shell, where I am crossing my fingers
>>> that our time together thus far affords me the authority to host that space.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I think we are ready. I am bringing my harness and floaties just in case.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *John Baxter*
>>>
>>> *? Co?Create Adelaide Facilitator, Director of Realise consultancy*
>>>
>>> CoCreateADL.com ? <http://cocreateadl.com/localgov%E2%80%8B> |
>>> jsbaxter.com.au <http://www.jsbaxter.com.au/>
>>>
>>> 0405 447 829
>>>
>>> ? | ?
>>>
>>> @jsbaxter_ <http://twitter.com/jsbaxter_>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 12:26 PM, Daniel Mezick via OSList <
>>> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Harrison,
>>>
>>> So interesting how the Law of 2 Feet authorizes me, and every other
>>> member of an OST event, to go anywhere we may want to go.
>>>
>>> Without asking anyone else for any kind of "permission"...
>>>
>>>
>>> Reminds me of this past June, being in Camden with you, and Ethelyn, and
>>> Harold, and friends... when we were standing on the porch of that Camden
>>> restaurant... waiting for everyone to arrive, and assemble for dinner...
>>>
>>> And as we wait, I notice there is this convenient-looking, alternate
>>> entry-door... into the dining area.
>>>
>>> And I say: "Hmm...I wonder if we are authorized to use that door."
>>>
>>> And you say:
>>>
>>> "We're authorized to go Anywhere we want to go."
>>>
>>> ...and I like that.
>>>
>>> Daniel
>>>
>>>
>>> Picture of that place:
>>> https://twitter.com/DanielMezick/status/483054326265692161
>>> See also:
>>> https://twitter.com/danielgullo/status/483434622009999360
>>>
>>>
>>> <mime-attachment.png>
>>>
>>> On 9/25/14 4:58 PM, Harrison Owen wrote:
>>>
>>> Daniel... You really did it! I think. Your language comes from a place
>>> I don?t know... which is to say that I probably wouldn?t say what you say
>>> in the way that you do (duh). BUT when I run my ?translator? it comes out
>>> sounding pretty good! So... I can?t help with the questions you have
>>> raised. Actually I think you are doing pretty well on your own, and
>>> (hopefully) will incite others to a similarly riotous performance. Thanks!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Harrison
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Winter Address
>>>
>>> 7808 River Falls Drive
>>>
>>> Potomac, MD 20854
>>>
>>> 301-365-2093
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Summer Address
>>>
>>> 189 Beaucaire Ave.
>>>
>>> Camden, ME 04843
>>>
>>> 207-763-3261
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Websites
>>>
>>> www.openspaceworld.com <http://%20www.openspaceworld.com>
>>>
>>> www.ho-image.com
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] *On
>>> Behalf Of *Daniel Mezick via OSList
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, September 25, 2014 9:39 AM
>>> *To:* oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
>>> *Subject:* [OSList] Authority Distribution in Open Space
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Greetings to All,
>>>
>>> For the past several years I have attended conferences of the Group
>>> Relations community, and encouraged others to do the same. I've studied
>>> their literature, and harvested some important learning as a result. One of
>>> the things I have come to understand a little bit better is the role of
>>> "authority dynamics" in self-organizing social systems.
>>>
>>> Link:
>>> www.akriceinstitute.org
>>>
>>> Over the past several years I've been using Open Space with intent to
>>> improve the results of my work in helping companies implement Agile ideas
>>> in their organizations. We do an initial Open Space, then the folks get
>>> about 3 months to play with Agile (we carefully use the word
>>> "experimentation" with management,) then we do another Open Space after
>>> that, to inspect what just happened across the enterprise. The initial and
>>> subsequent Open Space events form a "safe" container or field in which the
>>> members can *learn*... as they explore how to *improve* together by
>>> *experimenting* with new practices, and see if they actually work. I
>>> call the process Open Agile Adoption.
>>>
>>> Link:
>>> OpenAgileAdoption.com
>>>
>>> This seems to work pretty good. It seems to "take the air out of" most of
>>> the fear, most of the anxiety and most of the worry that is created. The
>>> key aspect is *consent*: absolutely no one is forced to do anything they
>>> are unwilling to do. No one is *coerced* to *comply*. Everyone is
>>> instead respectfully *invited* to help *write* the story, and be a
>>> *character* in the story...of the contemplated process change. Open
>>> Agile Adoption encourages a spirit of experimentation and play.
>>>
>>> The spirit of Open Space is the spirit of freedom. Isn't it? In the OST
>>> community, we discuss and talk a lot about self-organization,
>>> self-management and self-governance. The Agile community also talks about
>>> these ideas a lot.
>>>
>>> So I have some questions. What is really going on during
>>> self-organization in a social system? What are the steps? What information
>>> is being sent and received? >From whom, and by whom? Is the information
>>> about *authority* important? How important? Can a social system self
>>> organize without regard to who has the right to do what work? *How do
>>> decisions that affect others get made in a self-organizing system?*
>>>
>>> Who decides about *who decides*? How important is the process of
>>> *authorization* in a self-organizing system? Is self-organization in
>>> large part the process of dynamic authorization (and *de-authorization*)
>>> in real time?
>>>
>>> What *is *authorization? Can self-organization occur without the sending
>>> and receiving of authorization data by and between the members?
>>>
>>> Is Bruce Tuckman's forming/storming/performing/adjourning actually
>>> decomposing the *dynamics of authorization* inside a social system?
>>>
>>> The essay below attempts to answer some of these difficult questions. I'd
>>> love your thoughts on it. Will you give it a look?
>>>
>>>
>>> Essay: Authority Distribution in Open Space
>>> http://newtechusa.net/agile/authority-distribution-in-open-space/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Kind Regards,
>>> Daniel
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Daniel Mezick, President
>>>
>>> New Technology Solutions Inc.
>>>
>>> (203) 915 7248 (cell)
>>>
>>> Bio <http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/>. Blog
>>> <http://newtechusa.net/blog/>. Twitter
>>> <http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/>.
>>>
>>> Examine my new book: The Culture Game
>>> <http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/>: Tools for the
>>> Agile Manager.
>>>
>>> Explore Agile Team Training
>>> <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/> and Coaching.
>>> <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-coaching/>
>>>
>>> Explore the Agile Boston <http://newtechusa.net/user-groups/ma/>
>>> Community.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Daniel Mezick, President
>>>
>>> New Technology Solutions Inc.
>>>
>>> (203) 915 7248 (cell)
>>>
>>> Bio <http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/>. Blog
>>> <http://newtechusa.net/blog/>. Twitter
>>> <http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/>.
>>>
>>> Examine my new book: The Culture Game
>>> <http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/>: Tools for the
>>> Agile Manager.
>>>
>>> Explore Agile Team Training
>>> <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/> and Coaching.
>>> <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-coaching/>
>>>
>>> Explore the Agile Boston <http://newtechusa.net/user-groups/ma/>
>>> Community.
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Daniel Mezick, President
>>>
>>> New Technology Solutions Inc.
>>>
>>> (203) 915 7248 (cell)
>>>
>>> Bio <http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/>. Blog
>>> <http://newtechusa.net/blog/>. Twitter
>>> <http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/>.
>>>
>>> Examine my new book: The Culture Game
>>> <http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/>: Tools for the
>>> Agile Manager.
>>>
>>> Explore Agile Team Training
>>> <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/> and Coaching.
>>> <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-coaching/>
>>>
>>> Explore the Agile Boston <http://newtechusa.net/user-groups/ma/>
>>> Community.
>>
>>
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>> --
>>
>> Daniel Mezick, President
>>
>> New Technology Solutions Inc.
>>
>> (203) 915 7248 (cell)
>>
>> Bio <http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/>. Blog
>> <http://newtechusa.net/blog/>. Twitter
>> <http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/>.
>>
>> Examine my new book: The Culture Game
>> <http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/>: Tools for the Agile
>> Manager.
>>
>> Explore Agile Team Training
>> <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/> and Coaching.
>> <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-coaching/>
>>
>> Explore the Agile Boston <http://newtechusa.net//user-groups/ma/>
>> Community.
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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> Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 07:31:56 -0400
> From: Daniel Mezick via OSList <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>
> To: Christine Whitney Sanchez <christ...@innovationpartners.com>,
> World wide Open Space Technology email list
> <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>
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> Greetings Christine,
>
> Thanks for your detailed reply. I must admit, I have no experience
> whatsoever with doing quasi-public OST events arranged for guilds,
> industry-associations and the like. I'm clueless!
>
> As such, my opinion does not have much (if any) validity about those use
> cases. I do have some theories however, and I hope I can ask some
> questions about OST for guilds & industry associations...
>
> I see it like this:
>
> (1) At one extreme end of the spectrum, there is the very private,
> business-org-specific event. A kind of big-family system.
>
> (2) At the other extreme, there is the totally public conference that
> anyone can attend, if they pay the money...
>
> * It is an event that has some Open Space of varying quality, in
> 1/2 day, full day or multiple day formats.
> * It may of may not have a Sponsor, it may of may not have
> Proceedings. It may or may not have posters on the wall. If it
> has Proceedings at all, they are often late.
> * "Agile" conferences are commonly at found at this end of the range.
>
>
> My theory is that quasi-public OST events for and with guilds, industry
> associations and the like lie somewhere in the middle of these two
> extremes. And I can certainly imagine (theorize) how these events take
> on the look, feel, tone, temp and flavor of the very private,
> business-org-specific event. They might even effectively BE private
> events. It's not like anyone with the fee (if any) can just waltz into
> the meeting right?
>
>
> And so, for now, I want to set these quasi-public OST events aside,
> and/or characterize them as private events. Is that OK?
>
>
>
>
>
>
> And so, referring to (1) and (2) above, I continue to see very huge
> differences between these two ways to use Open Space.
>
> Like, the difference between Night and Day.
>
>
> Here's one of those very striking differences: in public-conference
> events where OST is an add-on in 1/2 or full day formats, getting good
> Proceedings is difficult. Or impossible. The Proceedings are typically
> late and poorly formatted, or more commonly: /non-existent./
>
> Yet inside private events, you can't pull the people off the task of
> Proceedings creation. The task attracts them like a magnet. They
> typically wave off any offers of help and take an absolutely huge
> interest in the Proceedings generation. They rivet on it.
>
>
>
> And this is just one example. There are many more BIG differences. And
> so I continue to assert that for public-conference events where OST is a
> full day or 1/2 day add-on, a Barcamp or Unconference can and does get
> equivalent, similar, as-good results.
>
> Stated another way, Barcamp and/or Unconference can never do what Open
> Space does for organizations. And that's because Open Space is optimized
> for enabling "development and transformation in organizations. "
>
> And those other two aren't.
>
>
> Daniel
>
> PS I realize some public, paid, Agile conferences that feature all-day
> Open Space do a very good job with Proceedings. Yet this is clearly the
> exception, and not the rule where Agile conferences are concerned.
>
>
>
>
>> On 10/15/14 11:43 AM, Christine Whitney Sanchez wrote:
>> Daniel and all,
>>
>> In my experience, public events have the same buzz and meaningful
>> results as an in-organization OST. I?ve facilitated a number of them
>> that were sponsored by a group of organizations in the community. For
>> instance, Vibrant Phoenix
>> <http://vibrantphx.com/next-actions/top-ideas/>, was a very productive
>> economic development OST, sponsored by two mayors of large
>> municipalities and several local businesses. One of the business
>> sponsors agreed to be the contact for folks who wanted to take their
>> ?actionable ideas? to the next level. However, there was no budget
>> and no infrastructure to really keep folks connected the the ideas
>> they cared the most about.
>>
>> This is where the public open spaces generally fall short. Because
>> the ongoing action is not the core mission of any of these
>> organizations, it is hoped that the participants will self-organize
>> going forward. With very few exceptions, this does not happen. I
>> believe that sponsorship for the work after the OST is what is called for.
>>
>> The Collective Impact
>> <http://www.ssireview.org/blog/entry/channeling_change_making_collective_impact_work>
>> model
>> speaks to this. It?s nothing new, really, but does represent a simple
>> way to talk about the necessary conditions for sustaining collective
>> action. I now include my version of this model when I talk with
>> potential sponsors to shine the light beyond the meeting so that we
>> can discuss their intentions for providing backbone support for
>> self-organized action going forward.
>>
>> I especially love public Open Space events and look forward to working
>> with sponsors who see the meeting as merely the first small step in
>> collaborative action. There is so much potential!
>>
>> Warm wishes from a sunny autumn morning in the rain-greened desert,
>>
>> Christine
>>
>> Christine Whitney Sanchez, M.C.
>> Phoenix,AZ, USA ?+1.480.759.0262
>> www.innovationpartners.com <http://www.innovationpartners.com>
>>
>> Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/ChristineWhitneySanchez> | LinkedIn
>> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinewhitneysanchez> |Twitter
>> <https://twitter.com/CWhitneySanchez>
>>
>> On Oct 15, 2014, at 6:33 AM, Daniel Mezick via OSList
>> <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
>> <mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Greetings To All,
>>
>> I notice that there are many big differences between
>> public-conference-type OST events, and OST events arranged for
>> organizations.
>>
>> Do you also notice this? Maybe I am imagining this....just making
>> stuff up...
>>
>> ...maybe not. In many key dimensions, I experience these differences
>> as striking. Even disturbing.
>>
>>
>>
>> And so I have been poking around inside the GUIDE (3rd edition) and I
>> notice that, in some spots, the implication is that the discussion is
>> about a public event. Up to page 18 for example, this implication is
>> clear:
>>
>>
>> <THE GUIDE PAGE 18>
>>
>> Working With The Client if you ARE NOT the Sponsor
>>
>> "To this point I have assumed that you (the reader) will be the
>> sponsor and facilitator of the Open Space, and therefore */it is your
>> decision as to whether or not to proceed/*...(/emphasis added./)
>>
>> </THE GUIDE PAGE 18>
>>
>>
>>
>> My current belief is that having the same person in the Sponsor role
>> **and** the Facilitator role is probably a very bad idea for an OST
>> event /inside an organization/. For the typical public-conference
>> event on the other hand, this seems to work just fine. Kinda like a
>> Barcamp or Unconference....
>>
>>
>> Another current belief I hold is that OST is the essential tool for
>> creating "Development and Transformation in Organizations". It is best
>> suited for use in organizations.
>>
>> It is interesting to note how the Barcamp and/or "Unconference"
>> formats seem to get the same or as-good results as Open Space, in the
>> public conference setting.
>>
>> Not so inside organizations! In fact, as of now, I don't think Barcamp
>> or Unconference has any chance whatsoever at being effective in
>> bringing about Development and Transformation in Organizations the way
>> Open Space can. Something about the Sponsor?
>>
>> Daniel
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Daniel Mezick, President
>>
>> New Technology Solutions Inc.
>>
>> (203) 915 7248 (cell)
>>
>> Bio <http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/>. Blog
>> <http://newtechusa.net/blog/>. Twitter
>> <http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/>.
>>
>> Examine my new book:The Culture Game
>> <http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/>: Tools for the
>> Agile Manager.
>>
>> Explore Agile Team Training
>> <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/> and Coaching.
>> <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-coaching/>
>>
>> Explore the Agile Boston
>> <http://newtechusa.net//user-groups/ma/>Community.
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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> --
>
> Daniel Mezick, President
>
> New Technology Solutions Inc.
>
> (203) 915 7248 (cell)
>
> Bio <http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/>. Blog
> <http://newtechusa.net/blog/>. Twitter <http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/>.
>
> Examine my new book:The Culture Game
> <http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/>: Tools for the
> Agile Manager.
>
> Explore Agile Team Training
> <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/> and Coaching.
> <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-coaching/>
>
> Explore the Agile Boston <http://newtechusa.net//user-groups/ma/>Community.
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> Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:15:42 -0500
> From: Michael Herman via OSList <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>
> To: Daniel Mezick <d...@newtechusa.net>, World wide Open Space
> Technology email list <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>
> Subject: Re: [OSList] Private vs Public OST Differences?
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> Not sure the differences you articulate have anything to do with public and
> private, Daniel. It's about the different structures. I've seen very loose
> corporate add-on events and very productive and long-lived action (spanning
> years and continents) come from open public conferences. So id say
> structure matters much more than setting.
>
>
> On Friday, October 17, 2014, Daniel Mezick via OSList <
> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
>> Greetings Christine,
>>
>> Thanks for your detailed reply. I must admit, I have no experience
>> whatsoever with doing quasi-public OST events arranged for guilds,
>> industry-associations and the like. I'm clueless!
>>
>> As such, my opinion does not have much (if any) validity about those use
>> cases. I do have some theories however, and I hope I can ask some questions
>> about OST for guilds & industry associations...
>>
>> I see it like this:
>>
>> (1) At one extreme end of the spectrum, there is the very private,
>> business-org-specific event. A kind of big-family system.
>>
>> (2) At the other extreme, there is the totally public conference that
>> anyone can attend, if they pay the money...
>>
>> - It is an event that has some Open Space of varying quality, in 1/2
>> day, full day or multiple day formats.
>> - It may of may not have a Sponsor, it may of may not have
>> Proceedings. It may or may not have posters on the wall. If it has
>> Proceedings at all, they are often late.
>> - "Agile" conferences are commonly at found at this end of the
>> range.
>>
>>
>> My theory is that quasi-public OST events for and with guilds, industry
>> associations and the like lie somewhere in the middle of these two
>> extremes. And I can certainly imagine (theorize) how these events take on
>> the look, feel, tone, temp and flavor of the very private,
>> business-org-specific event. They might even effectively BE private events.
>> It's not like anyone with the fee (if any) can just waltz into the meeting
>> right?
>>
>>
>> And so, for now, I want to set these quasi-public OST events aside, and/or
>> characterize them as private events. Is that OK?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> And so, referring to (1) and (2) above, I continue to see very huge
>> differences between these two ways to use Open Space.
>>
>> Like, the difference between Night and Day.
>>
>>
>> Here's one of those very striking differences: in public-conference events
>> where OST is an add-on in 1/2 or full day formats, getting good Proceedings
>> is difficult. Or impossible. The Proceedings are typically late and poorly
>> formatted, or more commonly: *non-existent.*
>>
>> Yet inside private events, you can't pull the people off the task of
>> Proceedings creation. The task attracts them like a magnet. They typically
>> wave off any offers of help and take an absolutely huge interest in the
>> Proceedings generation. They rivet on it.
>>
>>
>>
>> And this is just one example. There are many more BIG differences. And so
>> I continue to assert that for public-conference events where OST is a full
>> day or 1/2 day add-on, a Barcamp or Unconference can and does get
>> equivalent, similar, as-good results.
>>
>> Stated another way, Barcamp and/or Unconference can never do what Open
>> Space does for organizations. And that's because Open Space is optimized
>> for enabling "development and transformation in organizations. "
>>
>> And those other two aren't.
>>
>>
>> Daniel
>>
>> PS I realize some public, paid, Agile conferences that feature all-day
>> Open Space do a very good job with Proceedings. Yet this is clearly the
>> exception, and not the rule where Agile conferences are concerned.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 10/15/14 11:43 AM, Christine Whitney Sanchez wrote:
>>
>> Daniel and all,
>>
>> In my experience, public events have the same buzz and meaningful
>> results as an in-organization OST. I?ve facilitated a number of them that
>> were sponsored by a group of organizations in the community. For instance,
>> Vibrant
>> Phoenix <http://vibrantphx.com/next-actions/top-ideas/>, was a very
>> productive economic development OST, sponsored by two mayors of large
>> municipalities and several local businesses. One of the business sponsors
>> agreed to be the contact for folks who wanted to take their ?actionable
>> ideas? to the next level. However, there was no budget and no
>> infrastructure to really keep folks connected the the ideas they cared the
>> most about.
>>
>> This is where the public open spaces generally fall short. Because the
>> ongoing action is not the core mission of any of these organizations, it is
>> hoped that the participants will self-organize going forward. With very
>> few exceptions, this does not happen. I believe that sponsorship for the
>> work after the OST is what is called for.
>>
>> The Collective Impact
>> <http://www.ssireview.org/blog/entry/channeling_change_making_collective_impact_work>
>> model
>> speaks to this. It?s nothing new, really, but does represent a simple way
>> to talk about the necessary conditions for sustaining collective action. I
>> now include my version of this model when I talk with potential sponsors to
>> shine the light beyond the meeting so that we can discuss their intentions
>> for providing backbone support for self-organized action going forward.
>>
>> I especially love public Open Space events and look forward to working
>> with sponsors who see the meeting as merely the first small step in
>> collaborative action. There is so much potential!
>>
>> Warm wishes from a sunny autumn morning in the rain-greened desert,
>>
>> Christine
>>
>> Christine Whitney Sanchez, M.C.
>> Phoenix, AZ, USA ? +1.480.759.0262
>> www.innovationpartners.com
>>
>> Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/ChristineWhitneySanchez> | LinkedIn
>> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinewhitneysanchez> | Twitter
>> <https://twitter.com/CWhitneySanchez>
>>
>> On Oct 15, 2014, at 6:33 AM, Daniel Mezick via OSList <
>> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','oslist@lists.openspacetech.org');>> wrote:
>>
>> Greetings To All,
>>
>> I notice that there are many big differences between
>> public-conference-type OST events, and OST events arranged for
>> organizations.
>>
>> Do you also notice this? Maybe I am imagining this....just making stuff
>> up...
>>
>> ...maybe not. In many key dimensions, I experience these differences as
>> striking. Even disturbing.
>>
>>
>>
>> And so I have been poking around inside the GUIDE (3rd edition) and I
>> notice that, in some spots, the implication is that the discussion is about
>> a public event. Up to page 18 for example, this implication is clear:
>>
>>
>> <THE GUIDE PAGE 18>
>>
>> Working With The Client if you ARE NOT the Sponsor
>>
>> "To this point I have assumed that you (the reader) will be the sponsor
>> and facilitator of the Open Space, and therefore *it is your decision as
>> to whether or not to proceed*...(*emphasis added.*)
>>
>> </THE GUIDE PAGE 18>
>>
>>
>>
>> My current belief is that having the same person in the Sponsor role
>> **and** the Facilitator role is probably a very bad idea for an OST event
>> *inside
>> an organization*. For the typical public-conference event on the other
>> hand, this seems to work just fine. Kinda like a Barcamp or Unconference....
>>
>>
>> Another current belief I hold is that OST is the essential tool for
>> creating "Development and Transformation in Organizations". It is best
>> suited for use in organizations.
>>
>> It is interesting to note how the Barcamp and/or "Unconference" formats
>> seem to get the same or as-good results as Open Space, in the public
>> conference setting.
>>
>> Not so inside organizations! In fact, as of now, I don't think Barcamp or
>> Unconference has any chance whatsoever at being effective in bringing about
>> Development and Transformation in Organizations the way Open Space can.
>> Something about the Sponsor?
>>
>> Daniel
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Daniel Mezick, President
>>
>> New Technology Solutions Inc.
>>
>> (203) 915 7248 (cell)
>>
>> Bio <http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/>. Blog
>> <http://newtechusa.net/blog/>. Twitter
>> <http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/>.
>>
>> Examine my new book: The Culture Game
>> <http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/>: Tools for the Agile
>> Manager.
>>
>> Explore Agile Team Training
>> <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/> and Coaching.
>> <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-coaching/>
>>
>> Explore the Agile Boston <http://newtechusa.net//user-groups/ma/>
>> Community.
>> _______________________________________________
>> OSList mailing list
>> To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','OSList@lists.openspacetech.org');>
>> To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org
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>> To subscribe or manage your subscription click below:
>> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Daniel Mezick, President
>>
>> New Technology Solutions Inc.
>>
>> (203) 915 7248 (cell)
>>
>> Bio <http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/>. Blog
>> <http://newtechusa.net/blog/>. Twitter
>> <http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/>.
>>
>> Examine my new book: The Culture Game
>> <http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/>: Tools for the Agile
>> Manager.
>>
>> Explore Agile Team Training
>> <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/> and Coaching.
>> <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-coaching/>
>>
>> Explore the Agile Boston <http://newtechusa.net//user-groups/ma/>
>> Community.
>
>
> --
>
> --
>
> Michael Herman
> Michael Herman Associates
> 312-280-7838 (mobile)
>
> http://MichaelHerman.com
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>> On 10/17/14 7:01 AM, John Baxter wrote:
>> I don't think you need to be so qualified, Paul;
>> 3.) All "all statements" are /positively/ self limiting.
>>
>> But then if I gather correctly, it's all a joke anyway.
>>
>> So from that vantage point... what do we do now?
>>
>>
>> */John Baxter/*
>> /?Co?Create Adelaide Facilitator, Director of Realise consultancy/
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>> On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 8:59 AM, paul levy via OSList
>> <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
>> <mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Of course ! It's the wonderful irony of "all" statements.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 16 Oct 2014, at 22:43, Daniel Mezick via OSList
>> <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
>> <mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote:
>>
>>> Including this one?
>>>
>>>> On 10/16/14 2:15 PM, paul levy via OSList wrote:
>>>> I'd just venture to add a third to Harrison's first two...
>>>>
>>>> 1) All Systems are Open. 2) All Systems are self organizing.
>>>>
>>>> And 3. All "all statements" are possibly self-limiting
>>>>
>>>> Best regards
>>>>
>>>> Paul Levy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thursday, 16 October 2014, Harrison Owen via OSList
>>>> <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
>>>> <mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> John ? Thank you, Thank you for all the rich stuff! Sort of
>>>> a Tidal Wave, but that?s when it gets fun, albeit a tad
>>>> difficult to keep track of the sundry bits and pieces J
>>>>
>>>> Picking Just One: ?But I can't get past the feeling that
>>>> /there are lots of barriers to the openness of space, and to
>>>> self organisation/.? Absolutely. And if we were to put that
>>>> into the language of the trade (Complexity Theorists and the
>>>> like) we would be talking about ?system constraints.? But as
>>>> I understand it, that does not mean that Self Organization
>>>> is no longer operative. And in fact the System Constraints
>>>> are part and parcel of the process, a very important part. I
>>>> think it goes something like this ?
>>>>
>>>> I have found myself coming to two conclusions, or better
>>>> yet observations. 1) All Systems are Open. 2) All Systems
>>>> are self organizing.
>>>>
>>>> As Open Systems, we, in all permutations of our ?us-ness? ?
>>>> businesses, countries, families, planets, etc) are open to,
>>>> and impacted by, all other systems. Sometimes a lot, and
>>>> sometimes a little, but in our cosmos there is no safe,
>>>> protected place. Everything is related to everything else,
>>>> and we are no exception. If true, this has a number of
>>>> implications. First of all the environment in which we exist
>>>> is so complex, fast moving and inter-connected we can?t even
>>>> think at that level. Secondly, what you can?t even think
>>>> about, you can?t control. So the notion that somebody is
>>>> actually ?in charge/in control? is not just a silly idea, it
>>>> is delusional. 3) System preservation/growth depends on our
>>>> ability to navigate this environment. And it is a good
>>>> news/bad news situation. Sometimes the impacts drive us in
>>>> new and creative directions, and open up new opportunities
>>>> which are ours if we respond appropriately. At other times
>>>> the impacts drive us to the wall, and it?s Game over.
>>>> Another word is Death. If this story is in any ways valid,
>>>> it would seem like Mission Impossible. And yet this story
>>>> has seemingly been going on for 13.7 Billion years and we
>>>> are still here to complain about it. How could that be?
>>>>
>>>> All Systems are Self Organizing ? Self Organization is in
>>>> fact the mechanism whereby we navigate the environment, and
>>>> all systems do it, I think. And when they stop doing it,
>>>> they disappear. Self Organization is not the product of some
>>>> CEO or executive committee. After all, they really haven?t
>>>> been around for all that long. Self Organization is the
>>>> product of the total system in all of its aspects and bits
>>>> and pieces. How all that works has been a matter of stunning
>>>> discovery over the past 40 years or so. I doubt we have it
>>>> all right, but I do think we may have the major elements of
>>>> understanding in place. The outline goes something like this
>>>> ? a) Steady State b) Chaos c) A bifurcation to either
>>>> dissipation (poof) or reconstitution at new and higher
>>>> levels of order. Of course you have to fill in a lot of the
>>>> blanks, and there is a massive literature attempting to do
>>>> just that. But I do believe we have enough to get started
>>>> with some basic observations. It really is a Whole System
>>>> affair, in which all elements must work together, and no
>>>> element has an /a priori/ claim to centrality. In a business
>>>> this could mean that the dumb question of an intern could
>>>> just open the doors for the future. You just don?t know. But
>>>> you do know that an organization?s future directly relates
>>>> to its capacity to bring total system assets to bear on
>>>> emergent challenges and opportunities quickly and
>>>> effectively. It is always tempting to try and ?hedge the
>>>> bet? with some plan, policy or procedure, but it worthwhile
>>>> noting that the tighter (more constraining) the plan, the
>>>> greater the likelihood of failure. It?s not that the plan
>>>> was bad... but unfortunately the challenge or opportunity
>>>> came from a different direction, and all our eggs were in
>>>> one basket ? the wrong one.
>>>>
>>>> So we have a very existential question ? How do we assure
>>>> sufficient room (dare I say Space?) so that the infinite
>>>> elements of any organization may quickly and effectively
>>>> align to meet new challenges and opportunities ? recognizing
>>>> in advance that we can never know what will be required?
>>>>
>>>> Open Space Technology is just a bit player in all of this,
>>>> but good old OST can be useful none the less both as a
>>>> natural laboratory to explore what is going on, and also as
>>>> an effective intervention to encourage the appearance of the
>>>> elemental power of self organization, particularly when it
>>>> seems blocked and constrained. There are no guarantees of
>>>> course, and it may well be that The Organization?s time is
>>>> now: Game Over. But the chances of renewal are pretty good,
>>>> at least that has been my experience. And no matter what,
>>>> the magic sauce is not OST ? but the power of self
>>>> organization. So you could say, just as a way of speaking,
>>>> ?It?s all Open Space.? But that?s just a joke, son.
>>>>
>>>> Harrison
>>>>
>>>> Winter Address
>>>>
>>>> 7808 River Falls Drive
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>> *From:*OSList
>>>> [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] *On Behalf
>>>> Of *John Baxter via OSList
>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, October 16, 2014 2:57 AM
>>>> *To:* Harrison Owen
>>>> *Cc:* World wide Open Space Technology email list
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [OSList] Authority Distribution in Open Space
>>>>
>>>> I have knots about empowerment, and the ubiquitous openness
>>>> of space. These knots are about to inspire a rant.
>>>>
>>>> These knots, I should start with, are not entirely the
>>>> result of this present discussion thread - it is just this
>>>> discussion that prompts me to speak.
>>>>
>>>> I think I understand Harrison, if you suggest that
>>>> self-organisation is more common than we realise... if not
>>>> ubiquitous, omnipresent, then at least that we can
>>>> fruitfully challenge the assumption that formal and top-down
>>>> organisation dominates how things get done.
>>>>
>>>> But I can't get past the feeling that /there are lots of
>>>> barriers to the openness of space, and to self
>>>> organisation/. Everywhere and all the time. In my recent
>>>> work, mental barriers by all involved about authority and
>>>> role relationships. My personal barriers around trying too
>>>> hard to "empower". My client's patronising assumptions
>>>> about the "capacity" and "maturity" of "the sector".
>>>> Information asymmetries.
>>>>
>>>> So I get really conflicted when anyone starts saying "well
>>>> space is open all the time" (implication: 'so chill out cos
>>>> there's nothing you need to do').
>>>>
>>>> I am also conflicted about stepping back from the goal of
>>>> empowerment, as if everybody else needs to just step into
>>>> open space and take responsibility.
>>>>
>>>> Yes - many people don't realise the power that they have.
>>>> (In my last project; nobody seemed to quite buy into the
>>>> fact that /they could directly author the document that they
>>>> were trying to influence/.)
>>>>
>>>> But it is also patronising to suggest that empowerment lies
>>>> in just helping people to see how powerful they are...
>>>> because many people /don't/ have the power that we or they
>>>> might like. To suggest that people have the power and just
>>>> don't use it... that effectively blames them for their
>>>> situation, and washes our hands of responsibility.
>>>>
>>>> The biggest barrier to group change I see time and time
>>>> again is authority figures who believe others need to
>>>> change, not themselves. (Most commonly, that their
>>>> employees need to "be empowered", and that they need to
>>>> manage a culture change program to get there... or better
>>>> yet, that HR needs to manage the change program, while we
>>>> are busy getting the real work done.)
>>>>
>>>> I don't pretend that empowerment is something that can be
>>>> done to other people (patronising), but I do firmly believe
>>>> that we all first need to look to ourselves and what we need
>>>> to do to play our role making such a future possible. And,
>>>> in fact, that /this is all that we can ever do/.
>>>>
>>>> Maybe the wisdom in what you say Harrison is that we do this
>>>> by focusing on respect first, as a productive way to enable
>>>> empowerment.
>>>>
>>>> Maybe I am picking on the wrong things and have
>>>> misunderstood them, and I apologise if I have been
>>>> critical. But I also see a lot of things said that make me
>>>> uncomfortable, that knot me up. Again, most of these things
>>>> are from my memory, not the present discussion. While my
>>>> memory might not be the best, I'm sure it is based on something.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you all for your patience and for being in this discussion
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> */John Baxter/*
>>>>
>>>> /?//Co//?//Create Adelaide Facilitator, Director of
>>>> Realise consultancy/
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 6:06 AM, Harrison Owen
>>>> <hho...@verizon.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> John -- I?m rather curious what you meant by ?The overall
>>>> project was more complicated than OST?? My confusion comes
>>>> in part from my experience that complexity is actually an
>>>> essential precondition for OST, or more exactly the
>>>> effective operation of self organization. The essential
>>>> pre-conditions as I have experienced the are: A Real
>>>> business issue (something that people really care about).
>>>> High levels of complexity such that no single person or
>>>> group has a prayer of figuring it out. High levels of
>>>> diversity in terms of people and points of view. Lots of
>>>> passion and conflict. And a decision time of yesterday
>>>> (urgency). Given these 5 conditions, self organization in
>>>> the more formal setting of OST or as a natural occurrence
>>>> just seems to happen... unless...And this may be the point
>>>> of problem... It is arbitrarily constrained... which usually
>>>> means that somebody already has the plan/program/design and
>>>> they are just looking for buy-in or (worst case) they are
>>>> simply trying to sugar coat the pill, and make it seem like
>>>> the folks are creating something, when in fact the cake is
>>>> already baked.
>>>>
>>>> A clue to the dilemma may be in the phrase, ?I struggled to
>>>> help the client (the funding body) to really 'empower'...? I
>>>> know we talk a lot about empowerment, but I have come to the
>>>> conclusion that it is really a red herring, and most
>>>> painfully so in those situations where you actually try to
>>>> do it. Sounds odd, I guess, but think about it. If I empower
>>>> you...you are in my power. And the more I try to empower you
>>>> the worse it gets. Real empowerment, in my book, is not an
>>>> act that we (or somebody) do, but an acknowledgement of a
>>>> pre-existing condition...you are powerful. Of course I might
>>>> encourage you a bit to be as powerful as you are, but it is
>>>> not something I can give you. You must claim it for
>>>> yourself. Strange as it may seem, I find the notion of
>>>> ?empowerment? to be just the opposite of that fundament of
>>>> effective working relationships (or any relationship)
>>>> RESPECT. And I suspect that it is precisely here that the
>>>> fickle finger of fate is pointing to the critical issue.
>>>>
>>>> Another word that fits in here for me is ?Patronizing.?
>>>> Everything may sound super nice, and all the proper and
>>>> correct words may be spoken, but if the implication is that
>>>> the folks (participants) really do not have the competence
>>>> or ability to deal with the issues, it is fairly predictable
>>>> that they will not bother to try. Or if they ?try? it will
>>>> be pretty much of a pro forma situation. Sound familiar?
>>>>
>>>> Harrison
>>>>
>>>> Winter Address
>>>>
>>>> 7808 River Falls Drive
>>>>
>>>> Potomac, MD 20854
>>>>
>>>> 301-365-2093 <tel:301-365-2093>
>>>>
>>>> Summer Address
>>>>
>>>> 189 Beaucaire Ave.
>>>>
>>>> Camden, ME 04843
>>>>
>>>> 207-763-3261 <tel:207-763-3261>
>>>>
>>>> Websites
>>>>
>>>> www.openspaceworld.com <http://%20www.openspaceworld.com>
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>> *From:*OSList
>>>> [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] *On Behalf
>>>> Of *John Baxter via OSList
>>>> *Sent:* Monday, October 13, 2014 2:41 AM
>>>> *To:* Daniel Mezick
>>>> *Cc:* World wide Open Space Technology email list
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [OSList] Authority Distribution in Open Space
>>>>
>>>> Hi Daniel. Thanks for your considered response.
>>>>
>>>> I will try to keep my response in line with the topic....
>>>> but expect it may meander.
>>>>
>>>> The OST day I was preparing for has since come and gone.
>>>>
>>>> I decided in the end to least give OST a crack and see what
>>>> happened.
>>>>
>>>> It didn't go very well; but it also went well enough (vis
>>>> overall project goals, and client expectations), so I don't
>>>> feel so bad about it... even if I had personally envisaged more.
>>>>
>>>> I am not one to worry about the cannon... which means
>>>> sometimes I break things, as I did this time. There was
>>>> still an (informal) sponsor, the one that sent the invites.
>>>> They just did not have a presence on the day. Thank you
>>>> Daniel as you did make me think critically about the
>>>> strength of my role as host. I think I dealt with that
>>>> through my introduction to the day; and as it turns out the
>>>> authority to host was not an issue.
>>>>
>>>> But as it turns out, that was not really the biggest challenge!
>>>>
>>>> The main lessons I took away about what contributed to the
>>>> average result:
>>>>
>>>> *There needs to be clear, compelling shared work.*
>>>>
>>>> The overall project was more complicated than OST, so it
>>>> wasn't clear what turning up actually meant, and I think
>>>> many did not turn up on the basis of wanting to resolve a
>>>> shared challenge (the work), as you might expect for OST.
>>>> In straight OST terms, you could say this was an issue of
>>>> invitation, but really it was many things.
>>>>
>>>> So the group was interesting. They had the heart, but not
>>>> the will. They were committed, but without ownership of the
>>>> result. I've seen this a lot in the community engagement
>>>> field, but nowhere that I have used (or seen) OST.
>>>>
>>>> I thought about this a lot, I thought it might have been
>>>> about the invitation and self-selection; but at the end of
>>>> the day I think it comes down to the sense of (and
>>>> invitation in to) shared work.
>>>>
>>>> *It is super hard to dissolve ingrained power and authority
>>>> relationships in the short term. These can't be sidestepped
>>>> by an external facilitator.*
>>>>
>>>> I struggled to help the client (the funding body) to really
>>>> 'empower'. They talked about it and genuinely want to, but
>>>> old habits and mental models don't change overnight. They
>>>> really struggled to push beyond managing the process as
>>>> superiours (to a set of subordinate participants). This is
>>>> 'empowerment' within a patriarchal system, and it doesn't
>>>> work. It felt very yucky at times.
>>>>
>>>> A curious side effect of this partriarchal 'empowerment' was
>>>> an unwillingness to be clear about the work ("we want to be
>>>> open and let them lead the process" they would say... I got
>>>> the client to agree that /the/y were clearly the leaders,
>>>> but we didn't quite work out how to put that into practice).
>>>>
>>>> Over the course of the engagement, we all took baby steps
>>>> together that invest in their (/our) capacity to really work
>>>> together in future. They learned a LOT in a short period of
>>>> time, and so did I, but it was too short. By the end of the
>>>> project I had the client calling me up to ask how they could
>>>> reword things so they didn't reflect a control response. : )
>>>> That was good, but obviously if they need me for this then
>>>> there is some way to go. And different client reps had
>>>> different levels of self reflection.
>>>>
>>>> Hosting an isolated OST workshop against this grain was very
>>>> ambitious, it was always going to be, no matter how we
>>>> conducted ourselves.
>>>>
>>>> And perhaps 20% were very proactive, and led the bulk of the
>>>> work that occurred... they saved the day!
>>>>
>>>> But the length of the OST was not enough for this leadership
>>>> to really be contagious and precipitate a productive culture.
>>>>
>>>> *Or in other words: we struggled to free up authorisation to
>>>> be more dynamic*
>>>>
>>>> Reading your blog post Daniel, the idea of dynamic
>>>> authorisation would have been very useful earlier in the
>>>> project. Another way of looking at the project: we
>>>> struggled to free the space of ingrained authority to enable
>>>> dynamic authorisation.
>>>>
>>>> There were lots of other insights into how we could have
>>>> done it differently, but to me these were the fundamental
>>>> stumbling blocks for us.
>>>>
>>>> Still, they were not too big, and I'm pleased we made a good
>>>> start.
>>>>
>>>> My favourite feedback was "thank you, this was the first
>>>> time I have been part of genuine engagement in more than a
>>>> decade in the sector" : )
>>>>
>>>> Next time, we will do better.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> */John Baxter/*
>>>>
>>>> /?//Co//?//Create Adelaide Facilitator, Director of
>>>> Realise consultancy/
>>>>
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>>>> <http://www.jsbaxter.com.au/>
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> */City Grill? An Election Forum More Magnificent Than Any
>>>> Ever Seen <http://citygrill.eventbrite.com.au>!/*/, Saturday
>>>> 18 October 2014
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>>>> joining with others in your community, and Influence the
>>>> future of the city/
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 12:07 AM, Daniel Mezick
>>>> <d...@newtechusa.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi John,
>>>>
>>>> Yours is a very interesting story.
>>>>
>>>> You say:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> /"...To be honest*I am not sure* how I need to deal with
>>>> this, though *my strategy is to accept the authority* for
>>>> hosting the space in the next workshop, *obsolving the
>>>> department of their responsibility* to manage the day."
>>>>
>>>> "...I don't think it is feasible for the obvious authority
>>>> candidates hosting something genuinely participatory. *The
>>>> relevant director has said she doesn't want to speak
>>>> formally and become The Authority for the day*, a position I
>>>> agree with."/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In the situation as described, it sounds like the org is the
>>>> very earliest stages of moving in a direction of more
>>>> open/participatory/inviting.
>>>>
>>>> Do you agree with this assessment?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If this assessment is correct, based on what you describe, I
>>>> would probably avoid attempting Open Space in the canonical
>>>> form whatsoever (as described in the OST GUIDE) because the
>>>> Sponsor role is vacant. Unoccupied. And so, by my reckoning,
>>>> if I understand you right, a true Open Space event isn't
>>>> even possible, because the essential OST-Sponsor-role is in
>>>> fact not willingly occupied by anyone with enough authority
>>>> to play that essential role well.
>>>>
>>>> What's clear is that someone who could function as
>>>> OST-Sponsor is currently unwilling to do so. And so I might
>>>> try a "taster" or "demo" event instead, where the goal is to
>>>> /learn about Open Space in general/, and do a /little/ bit
>>>> of "real" work too. Especially if the allotted time a mere
>>>> 1/2 day, I am even more inclined to strongly favor this
>>>> re-framing of the stated goals.
>>>>
>>>> So the primary and stated goal for the "taster" is learning
>>>> about OST. Another goal for a short event might be to see
>>>> who shows up super-interested in the art of Facilitation,
>>>> and then offer to mentor those who do self-select by showing
>>>> interest. In this manner some Facilitation capacity is
>>>> developed inside the org, to help with current meetings and
>>>> processes. Introducing Facilitation into typical meetings is
>>>> a easy and effective "culture hack".
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> For me, the total unwillingness of an obvious candidate to
>>>> occupy the Sponsor role is a huge warning signal to slow
>>>> down, pause, or even stop.
>>>>
>>>> Lots of people here have more experience than me, and might
>>>> be willing to lend you some of their expertise regarding the
>>>> authority dynamics of Facilitating an OST event with the
>>>> essential OST-Sponsor-role completely vacant
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Kind Regards,
>>>> Daniel
>>>>
>>>> On 9/28/14 11:30 PM, John Baxter wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I am navigating some challenging authority dynamics in a
>>>> project at the moment.
>>>>
>>>> I was brought in a week out from the first of three
>>>> forums, and asked to 'facilitate a codesign process'
>>>> which was at that stage a black box (with many hidden
>>>> expectations) scheduled into that event (1 hour before
>>>> lunch and 1 hour afterwards).
>>>>
>>>> It's a long journey, but you can imagine how my role has
>>>> changed as I prepare for the third forum which I am
>>>> hosting in Open Space.
>>>>
>>>> The overall process is an engagement between a
>>>> government department and their funded agencies. The
>>>> most obvious direct power dynamics are obvious, the
>>>> effective power and authority dynamics are much more
>>>> complex (though predictable).
>>>>
>>>> Department staff have authority challenges as much as
>>>> the agencies. They are trying so hard to be 'neutral'
>>>> and 'non controlling' that they are effectively
>>>> reinforcing their own authority positions (which often
>>>> have little real correlation to the power, knowledge etc
>>>> that they imagine them to).
>>>>
>>>> To be honest I am not sure how I need to deal with this,
>>>> though my strategy is to accept the authority for
>>>> hosting the space in the next workshop, obsolving the
>>>> department of their responsibility to manage the day.
>>>>
>>>> It has been interesting to watch push back so far from
>>>> agency reps who are committed to participating, who are
>>>> genuinely engaged, but are playing to an us-them tension
>>>> that is getting in the way of the shared work (and
>>>> serves them no good ends except protecting them from
>>>> their own responsibility). Stand-offishness is gradually
>>>> being resolved, though some pockets are holding firm.
>>>>
>>>> I am crossing my fingers for WS3 that we can traverse
>>>> these and get into Open Space without being pushed off
>>>> the bridge by the reactionary tension; and that once on
>>>> the other side, the department reps can embrace Open
>>>> Space and take responsibility for their role.
>>>>
>>>> We will get across /as long as I have the authority/ to
>>>> host the space for them.
>>>>
>>>> I don't think it is feasible for the obvious authority
>>>> candidates hosting something genuinely participatory.
>>>> The relevant director has said she doesn't want to speak
>>>> formally and become The Authority for the day, a
>>>> position I agree with.
>>>>
>>>> But it does leave something of a shell, where I am
>>>> crossing my fingers that our time together thus far
>>>> affords me the authority to host that space.
>>>>
>>>> I think we are ready. I am bringing my harness and
>>>> floaties just in case.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> */John Baxter/*
>>>>
>>>> /? Co?Create Adelaide Facilitator, Director of
>>>> Realise consultancy/
>>>>
>>>> CoCreateADL.com ?
>>>> <http://cocreateadl.com/localgov%E2%80%8B> |
>>>> jsbaxter.com.au <http://www.jsbaxter.com.au/>
>>>>
>>>> 0405 447 829 <tel:0405%20447%20829>
>>>>
>>>> ? | ?
>>>>
>>>> @jsbaxter_ <http://twitter.com/jsbaxter_>
>>>>
>>>> /City Grill? An Election Forum More Magnificent Than Any
>>>> Ever Seen <http://citygrill.eventbrite.com.au>/,
>>>> Saturday 18 October 2014
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>>>> joining voices with others in your community
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 12:26 PM, Daniel Mezick via
>>>> OSList <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Harrison,
>>>>
>>>> So interesting how the Law of 2 Feet authorizes me, and
>>>> every other member of an OST event, to go anywhere we
>>>> may want to go.
>>>>
>>>> Without asking anyone else for any kind of "permission"...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Reminds me of this past June, being in Camden with you,
>>>> and Ethelyn, and Harold, and friends... when we were
>>>> standing on the porch of that Camden restaurant...
>>>> waiting for everyone to arrive, and assemble for dinner...
>>>>
>>>> And as we wait, I notice there is this
>>>> convenient-looking, alternate entry-door... into the
>>>> dining area.
>>>>
>>>> And I say: "Hmm...I wonder if we are authorized to use
>>>> that door."
>>>>
>>>> And you say:
>>>>
>>>> "We're authorized to go Anywhere we want to go."
>>>>
>>>> ...and I like that.
>>>>
>>>> Daniel
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Picture of that place:
>>>> https://twitter.com/DanielMezick/status/483054326265692161
>>>> See also:
>>>> https://twitter.com/danielgullo/status/483434622009999360
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> <mime-attachment.png>
>>>>
>>>> On 9/25/14 4:58 PM, Harrison Owen wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Daniel... You really did it! I think. Your language
>>>> comes from a place I don?t know... which is to say
>>>> that I probably wouldn?t say what you say in the way
>>>> that you do (duh). BUT when I run my ?translator? it
>>>> comes out sounding pretty good! So... I can?t help
>>>> with the questions you have raised. Actually I think
>>>> you are doing pretty well on your own, and
>>>> (hopefully) will incite others to a similarly
>>>> riotous performance. Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Harrison
>>>>
>>>> Winter Address
>>>>
>>>> 7808 River Falls Drive
>>>>
>>>> Potomac, MD 20854
>>>>
>>>> 301-365-2093 <tel:301-365-2093>
>>>>
>>>> Summer Address
>>>>
>>>> 189 Beaucaire Ave.
>>>>
>>>> Camden, ME 04843
>>>>
>>>> 207-763-3261 <tel:207-763-3261>
>>>>
>>>> Websites
>>>>
>>>> www.openspaceworld.com
>>>> <http://%20www.openspaceworld.com>
>>>>
>>>> www.ho-image.com <http://www.ho-image.com>
>>>>
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>>>> *From:*OSList
>>>> [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] *On
>>>> Behalf Of *Daniel Mezick via OSList
>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, September 25, 2014 9:39 AM
>>>> *To:* oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
>>>> *Subject:* [OSList] Authority Distribution in Open Space
>>>>
>>>> Greetings to All,
>>>>
>>>> For the past several years I have attended
>>>> conferences of the Group Relations community, and
>>>> encouraged others to do the same. I've studied their
>>>> literature, and harvested some important learning as
>>>> a result. One of the things I have come to
>>>> understand a little bit better is the role of
>>>> "authority dynamics" in self-organizing social systems.
>>>>
>>>> Link:
>>>> www.akriceinstitute.org <http://www.akriceinstitute.org>
>>>>
>>>> Over the past several years I've been using Open
>>>> Space with intent to improve the results of my work
>>>> in helping companies implement Agile ideas in their
>>>> organizations. We do an initial Open Space, then the
>>>> folks get about 3 months to play with Agile (we
>>>> carefully use the word "experimentation" with
>>>> management,) then we do another Open Space after
>>>> that, to inspect what just happened across the
>>>> enterprise. The initial and subsequent Open Space
>>>> events form a "safe" container or field in which the
>>>> members can /learn/... as they explore how to
>>>> /improve/ together by /experimenting/ with new
>>>> practices, and see if they actually work. I call the
>>>> process Open Agile Adoption.
>>>>
>>>> Link:
>>>> OpenAgileAdoption.com <http://OpenAgileAdoption.com>
>>>>
>>>> This seems to work pretty good. It seems to "take
>>>> the air out of" most of the fear, most of the
>>>> anxiety and most of the worry that is created. The
>>>> key aspect is /consent/: absolutely no one is forced
>>>> to do anything they are unwilling to do. No one is
>>>> /coerced/ to /comply/. Everyone is instead
>>>> respectfully /invited/ to help /write/ the story,
>>>> and be a /character/ in the story...of the
>>>> contemplated process change. Open Agile Adoption
>>>> encourages a spirit of experimentation and play.
>>>>
>>>> The spirit of Open Space is the spirit of freedom.
>>>> Isn't it? In the OST community, we discuss and talk
>>>> a lot about self-organization, self-management and
>>>> self-governance. The Agile community also talks
>>>> about these ideas a lot.
>>>>
>>>> So I have some questions. What is really going on
>>>> during self-organization in a social system? What
>>>> are the steps? What information is being sent and
>>>> received? >From whom, and by whom? Is the
>>>> information about /authority/ important? How
>>>> important? Can a social system self organize without
>>>> regard to who has the right to do what work? /How do
>>>> decisions that affect others get made in a
>>>> self-organizing system?/
>>>>
>>>> Who decides about /who decides/? How important is
>>>> the process of /authorization/ in a self-organizing
>>>> system? Is self-organization in large part the
>>>> process of dynamic authorization (and
>>>> /de-authorization/) in real time?
>>>>
>>>> What /is /authorization? Can self-organization occur
>>>> without the sending and receiving of authorization
>>>> data by and between the members?
>>>>
>>>> Is Bruce Tuckman's
>>>> forming/storming/performing/adjourning actually
>>>> decomposing the /dynamics of authorization/ inside a
>>>> social system?
>>>>
>>>> The essay below attempts to answer some of these
>>>> difficult questions. I'd love your thoughts on it.
>>>> Will you give it a look?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Essay: Authority Distribution in Open Space
>>>>
>>>> http://newtechusa.net/agile/authority-distribution-in-open-space/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Kind Regards,
>>>> Daniel
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Daniel Mezick, President
>>>>
>>>> New Technology Solutions Inc.
>>>>
>>>> (203) 915 7248 <tel:%28203%29%20915%207248> (cell)
>>>>
>>>> Bio <http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/>. Blog
>>>> <http://newtechusa.net/blog/>. Twitter
>>>> <http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/>.
>>>>
>>>> Examine my new book:The Culture Game
>>>> <http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/>: Tools
>>>> for the Agile Manager.
>>>>
>>>> Explore Agile Team Training
>>>> <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/>
>>>> and Coaching.
>>>> <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-coaching/>
>>>>
>>>> Explore the Agile Boston
>>>> <http://newtechusa.net/user-groups/ma/>Community.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Daniel Mezick, President
>>>>
>>>> New Technology Solutions Inc.
>>>>
>>>> (203) 915 7248 <tel:%28203%29%20915%207248> (cell)
>>>>
>>>> Bio <http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/>. Blog
>>>> <http://newtechusa.net/blog/>. Twitter
>>>> <http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/>.
>>>>
>>>> Examine my new book: The Culture Game
>>>> <http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/>:
>>>> Tools for the Agile Manager.
>>>>
>>>> Explore Agile Team Training
>>>> <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/>
>>>> and Coaching.
>>>> <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-coaching/>
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> Bio <http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/>. Blog
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>>>> <http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/>.
>>>>
>>>> Examine my new book: The Culture Game
>>>> <http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/>: Tools
>>>> for the Agile Manager.
>>>>
>>>> Explore Agile Team Training
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>>>
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>>>
>>> Bio <http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/>. Blog
>>> <http://newtechusa.net/blog/>. Twitter
>>> <http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/>.
>>>
>>> Examine my new book:The Culture Game
>>> <http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/>: Tools for
>>> the Agile Manager.
>>>
>>> Explore Agile Team Training
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charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Infrastructure in
OS</div><div><br></div><div>Yes! Peggy. I've observed that people always build
infrastructure, tacit as well as formal. </div><div><br></div><div>To me
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innerly with the resonating meme in the transfinite field. Hence the Law of Two
Feet (as i interpret it) "take responsibility (or follow) for what you care
about/love." And the principles of OS remind you how to make it easy on
yourself; while the minimal patterns require little interpretation because
they're self evident, natural human patterns of gathering and
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OST Differences? (John Baxter via OSList)</span><br><span> 2.
Patterns of OST - to whom is this of interest?</span><br><span>
(John Baxter via OSList)</span><br><span>
3. Re: Patterns of OST - to whom is this of
interest?</span><br><span> (Chris Corrigan via
OSList)</span><br><span> 4. Re: Authority in Open Space - "All Open
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(Daniel Mezick via OSList)</span><br><span> 6. Re: Private vs
Public OST Differences? (Michael Herman via OSList)</span><br><span>
7. Re: Authority in Open Space - "All Open Space"</span><br><span>
(Daniel Mezick via
OSList)</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>----------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br><span></span><br><span>Message:
1</span><br><span>Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:24:20 +1030</span><br><span>From:
John Baxter via OSList <<a
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Peggy Holman <<a
href="mailto:pe...@peggyholman.com">pe...@peggyholman.com</a>>,
World wide Open Space</span><br><span> Technology email list
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Re: [OSList] Private vs Public OST
Differences?</span><br><span>Message-ID:</span><br><span> <<a
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text/plain; charset="utf-8"</span><br><span></span><br><span>Amen to the
infrastructure you talk of Peggy.</span><br><span></span><br><span>I think of
an OST gathering as really just a piece of infrastructure in
an</span><br><span>ongoing social field (an open space if you will), and it is
perfectly</span><br><span>reasonable to wonder whether other infrastructures
can not also (or</span><br><span>alternatively) serve the ongoing space -
especially facilitating</span><br><span>information
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city*</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at
2:54 AM, Peggy Holman via OSList <</span><br><span><a
href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>
wrote:</span><br><span></span><br><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Michael,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Yes!
You captured the dynamics I've experienced with public
events</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>beautifully! The
call of the invitation that doesn't seem to say
anything</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>specific but
people say I know I need to be there.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>And the
proceedings on the side of the desk. It speaks to the way I
think</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>about the role of
infrastructure for public events.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>To your
comment:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>which
makes me wonder if the work in public spaces is not so much
about</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>building
infrastructure, which people can easily build for themselves
and</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>also already exists in
many ways, but rather finding ways to point out
over</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>and over again
through the event that the work of participants does not
end</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>with the
closing.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>I go
back to my previous message on infrastructure in public
settings.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Infrastructure
that supports connection and makes stories visible
can</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>amplify the nature
energies that emerge from a public event.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Peggy</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Sent from my iPad</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>425-746-6274</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span><a
href="http://www.peggyholman.com">www.peggyholman.com</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Oct
16, 2014, at 6:29 AM, Michael Herman via OSList
<</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a
href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>
wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>some
years ago i facilitated the first illinois food security summit,
a</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>public meeting of very
diverse group of about 200, convened by a
big</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>foundation. at
the end of the event, one of the common reflections
heard</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>throughout the space
was something like, "i can't believe we didn't
know</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>each other already
(given that we're all doing such similar
work/have</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>similar
interests)." the following year, the two things i heard over
and</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>over again were
something like "i still have last year's
proceedings</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>sitting on the
corner of my desk" and "we're all still talking." i
think</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>we have to be
careful not to impose internal standards for "action" on
more</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>distributed public
meeting/working. having the proceedings (and
its</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>priorities and plans)
at their fingertips and having so many
connections</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>still active
was definite progress and was informing all kinds of
activity.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> there just
wasn't a "center" working to score that and own it like
there</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>would be inside of
an organization. which makes me wonder if the work
in</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>public spaces is not so
much about building infrastructure, which
people</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>can easily build
for themselves and also already exists in many ways,
but</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>rather finding ways to
point out over and over again through the event
that</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>the work of
participants does not end with the closing.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>also,
to the challenge of public invitations, we wrote 37 drafts of
6</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>different editions of
the invitation to what we called "the giving</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>conference." the big challenge was that there was very
little language</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>shared
among the several very different groups/communities of people
we</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>wanted to invite.
in the end, people said, "the crazy thing is that
i'm</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>here, because the
invitation really didn't say ANYTHING, but when i
read</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>it, i knew i had to
be here."</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>m</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>--</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Michael
Herman</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Michael Herman
Associates</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>312-280-7838
(mobile)</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a
href="http://MichaelHerman.com">http://MichaelHerman.com</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span><a
href="http://OpenSpaceWorld.org">http://OpenSpaceWorld.org</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Thu,
Oct 16, 2014 at 3:07 AM, John Baxter via OSList
<</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a
href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>
wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Amen to the time consuming nature of
"invitations".</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Of course, if you don't have a
discrete list with an
established</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>relationship to each member, the
material nature of the activity
isn't</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>"invitation", but marketing and promotion... I haven't
worked on a public</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>event where the promotion was not the
hardest part.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Cheers</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*John
Baxter*</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>*?Co?Create Adelaide Facilitator, Director of Realise
consultancy*</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a
href="http://CoCreateADL.com">CoCreateADL.com</a>? <<a
href="http://cocreateadl.com/localgov%E2%80%8B">http://cocreateadl.com/localgov%E2%80%8B</a>>
|</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span><a href="http://jsbaxter.com.au">jsbaxter.com.au</a> <<a
href="http://www.jsbaxter.com.au/">http://www.jsbaxter.com.au/</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>0405 447
829</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>? | ?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>@jsbaxter_ <<a
href="http://twitter.com/jsbaxter_">http://twitter.com/jsbaxter_</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*City Grill? An Election Forum More
Magnificent Than Any Ever Seen</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a
href="http://citygrill.eventbrite.com.au">http://citygrill.eventbrite.com.au</a>>!,
Saturday 18 October 2014Connect
with</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>your candidates, get your voice heard by joining with others
in your</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>community, and Influence the future of the
city*</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 3:31 AM,
Peggy Holman via OSList <</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a
href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>
wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I?d echo
Christine?s observations about infrastructure. So much of
that</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>is something
that you can take for granted in an organization and
requires</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>some thought
when dealing with public
settings.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>A couple
other distinctions I?ve
noticed:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Organizational events are high context. A calling question is
asked</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>within an
existing culture. That?s both a blessing and a curse. It
means</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>that there?s
much that doesn?t need explaining. And it means there
are</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>unconscious
habits of relating and behaving present. Not bad. Just
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>territory.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Examples: I
was recently with a group that had an internal clock
for</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>half an hour
meetings. It was interesting watching their rhythm shift
over</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>the course of
the Open Space. For that same event, I spent about 10
minutes</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>with the
leadership team before we started encouraging them to
be</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>themselves
and participate, like everyone else. They bring a unique
and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>valuable
perspective, as do others. And their voices carry a weight
they</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>might not
appreciate because of their place in the hierarchy. So if
they</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>found
themselves the center of attention, I suggested that it?s a good
time</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>to ask a
question that gives the focus back to the group. Or use the law
of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>two feet and
go elsewhere.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Public events
don?t have the context of an existing culture. So
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>calling
question may have a much wider variation in meaning to people
who</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>come. And
there may be fewer existing relationships and norms. Again,
not</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>bad. Just
different.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Many years
ago I was part of a team that did a public event with
a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>calling
question so broad that people had multiple interpretations of
it.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The question:
*How do we support a movement toward the
conscious</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>evolution of
increasingly conscious social systems?
*(See</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a
href="http://www.thegreatstory.org/ev-salon2.html">http://www.thegreatstory.org/ev-salon2.html</a>).
A number of people
on</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>this list
were part of it. People showed up because they were attracted
to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>the hosts or
something about the question spoke to them. It was wild,
fun,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>and creative.
And there was a demand on the second day to hear from
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>organizers
what we meant by the question, just for more
context.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The other
thing I?ve learned is that the process of invitation can
be</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>much more
intense for public events. In organizations, the bulk
of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>participation
is internal. While there are certainly issues with ensuring
a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>spirit of
invitation, who to invite and how to reach them is
pretty</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>straightforward.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>For public
events, I find that if you want a diversity of
folks,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>inviting can
be the most time consuming activity of all. I did some
work</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>with the
Forest Service years ago to look at the future of the forests
in</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>the San
Bernardino Mountains in California. They were heading into a
rough</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>fire season,
felt they?d done everything they could do to prepare.
While</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>they had the
public?s attention, they wanted to look to the future,
50</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>years out. We
worked with them to identify the range of people who
cared,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>including
state, local, federal, and regional government,
community</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>organizations, chamber of commerce, insurance companies
(small, but</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>influential),
ranchers who leased land in the national
forests,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>environmental
groups, and on and on. Getting the word out to all
these</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>folks took
some thought.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Peggy</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>_________________________________</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Peggy
Holman</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Executive
Director</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Journalism
that Matters</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>15347 SE 49th
Place</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Bellevue, WA
98006</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>425-746-6274</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a
href="http://www.journalismthatmatters.net">www.journalismthatmatters.net</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a
href="http://www.peggyholman.com">www.peggyholman.com</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Twitter:
@peggyholman</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>JTM Twitter:
@JTMStream</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Enjoy the
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type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Check out my
series on what's emerging in the news &
information</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>ecosystem</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a
href="http://www.journalismthatmatters.net/the_emerging_news_and_information_eco_system">http://www.journalismthatmatters.net/the_emerging_news_and_information_eco_system</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Oct 15,
2014, at 8:43 AM, Christine Whitney Sanchez via OSList
<</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a
href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>
wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Daniel and
all,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>In my
experience, public events have the same buzz and
meaningful</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>results as an
in-organization OST. I?ve facilitated a number of them
that</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>were
sponsored by a group of organizations in the community. For instance,
Vibrant</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Phoenix
<<a
href="http://vibrantphx.com/next-actions/top-ideas/">http://vibrantphx.com/next-actions/top-ideas/</a>>,
was a very</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>productive
economic development OST, sponsored by two mayors of
large</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>municipalities and several local businesses. One of the
business sponsors</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>agreed to be
the contact for folks who wanted to take their
?actionable</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>ideas? to the
next level. However, there was no budget and
no</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>infrastructure to really keep folks connected the the ideas
they cared the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>most
about.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>This is where
the public open spaces generally fall short. Because
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>ongoing
action is not the core mission of any of these organizations, it
is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>hoped that
the participants will self-organize going forward. With
very</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>few
exceptions, this does not happen. I believe that sponsorship for
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>work after
the OST is what is called
for.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The
Collective Impact</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a
href="http://www.ssireview.org/blog/entry/channeling_change_making_collective_impact_work">http://www.ssireview.org/blog/entry/channeling_change_making_collective_impact_work</a>>
model</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>speaks to
this. It?s nothing new, really, but does represent a simple
way</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>to talk about
the necessary conditions for sustaining collective action.
I</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>now include
my version of this model when I talk with potential sponsors
to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>shine the
light beyond the meeting so that we can discuss their
intentions</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>for providing
backbone support for self-organized action going
forward.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I especially
love public Open Space events and look forward to
working</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>with sponsors
who see the meeting as merely the first small step
in</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>collaborative
action. There is so much
potential!</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Warm wishes
from a sunny autumn morning in the rain-greened
desert,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Christine</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span><clip_image002.png></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Christine
Whitney Sanchez,
M.C.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Phoenix, AZ,
USA ?
+1.480.759.0262</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a
href="http://www.innovationpartners.com">www.innovationpartners.com</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Facebook
<<a
href="https://www.facebook.com/ChristineWhitneySanchez">https://www.facebook.com/ChristineWhitneySanchez</a>>
| LinkedIn</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a
href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinewhitneysanchez">https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinewhitneysanchez</a>>
| Twitter</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a
href="https://twitter.com/CWhitneySanchez">https://twitter.com/CWhitneySanchez</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Oct 15,
2014, at 6:33 AM, Daniel Mezick via OSList
<</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a
href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>
wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Greetings To
All,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I notice that
there are many big differences
between</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>public-conference-type OST events, and OST events arranged
for</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>organizations.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Do you also
notice this? Maybe I am imagining this....just making
stuff</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>up...</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>...maybe not.
In many key dimensions, I experience these differences
as</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>striking.
Even disturbing.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>And so I have
been poking around inside the GUIDE (3rd edition) and
I</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>notice that,
in some spots, the implication is that the discussion is
about</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>a public
event. Up to page 18 for example, this implication is
clear:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><THE GUIDE
PAGE 18></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Working With
The Client if you ARE NOT the
Sponsor</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>"To this
point I have assumed that you (the reader) will be the
sponsor</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>and
facilitator of the Open Space, and therefore *it is your
decision</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>as to whether
or not to proceed*...(*emphasis
added.*)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></THE
GUIDE PAGE 18></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>My current
belief is that having the same person in the Sponsor
role</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>**and** the
Facilitator role is probably a very bad idea for an OST event
*inside</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>an
organization*. For the typical public-conference event on the
other</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>hand, this
seems to work just fine. Kinda like a Barcamp or
Unconference....</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Another
current belief I hold is that OST is the essential tool
for</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>creating
"Development and Transformation in Organizations". It is
best</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>suited for
use in
organizations.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>It is
interesting to note how the Barcamp and/or "Unconference"
formats</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>seem to get
the same or as-good results as Open Space, in the
public</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>conference
setting.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Not so inside
organizations! In fact, as of now, I don't think
Barcamp</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>or
Unconference has any chance whatsoever at being effective in
bringing</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>about
Development and Transformation in Organizations the way Open
Space</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>can.
Something about the
Sponsor?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Daniel</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>--</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Daniel
Mezick, President</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>New
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type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
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type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
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2</span><br><span>Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:58:12 +1030</span><br><span>From:
John Baxter via OSList <<a
href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>></span><br><span>To:
World wide Open Space Technology email list</span><br><span>
<<a
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[OSList] Patterns of OST - to whom is this of
interest?</span><br><span>Message-ID:</span><br><span> <<a
href="mailto:CAJpg6=q2wo+afeqb48e_dcavgw0qgrgo_qsq-j31w32vvlb...@mail.gmail.com">CAJpg6=q2wo+afeqb48e_dcavgw0qgrgo_qsq-j31w32vvlb...@mail.gmail.com</a>></span><br><span>Content-Type:
text/plain; charset="utf-8"</span><br><span></span><br><span>Hello
all</span><br><span></span><br><span>My interest at the moment is to learn
simply, who here is interested in</span><br><span>pattern languages and Open
Space?</span><br><span></span><br><span>I introduced myself to the Facebook
group by asking who is interested in</span><br><span>pattern languages.
It seems to be kick starting a discussion, but
Artur</span><br><span>Silva points out that would be better suited to OSList.
So abracadabra,</span><br><span>here we
are!</span><br><span></span><br><span>Artur referred to a (~2009) conversation
on the "Foundations of OST", which</span><br><span>came close to the topic
without being explicit. I will explore this</span><br><span>sometime
soon.</span><br><span></span><br><span>I personally have a long-term interest
in patterns for participatory</span><br><span>processes, and use patterns as a
frame to extrapolate lessons from OST to</span><br><span>apply in other
contexts.</span><br><span></span><br><span>If these things are of interest I
welcome a conversation :
)</span><br><span></span><br><span>Cheers</span><br><span></span><br><span>*John
Baxter*</span><br><span>*?Co?Create Adelaide Facilitator, Director of Realise
consultancy*</span><br><span><a
href="http://CoCreateADL.com">CoCreateADL.com</a>? <<a
href="http://cocreateadl.com/localgov%E2%80%8B">http://cocreateadl.com/localgov%E2%80%8B</a>>
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447 829</span><br><span>? | ?</span><br><span>@jsbaxter_ <<a
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3</span><br><span>Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 00:41:02 -0700</span><br><span>From:
Chris Corrigan via OSList <<a
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John Baxter <<a
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World wide Open Space</span><br><span> Technology email list
<<a
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Re: [OSList] Patterns of OST - to whom is this of
interest?</span><br><span>Message-ID: <<a
href="mailto:b247af73-c401-4ded-a873-b6eb5dd23...@gmail.com">b247af73-c401-4ded-a873-b6eb5dd23...@gmail.com</a>></span><br><span>Content-Type:
text/plain; charset="utf-8"</span><br><span></span><br><span>You will find the
group pattern language project
interesting...</span><br><span></span><br><span><a
href="http://groupworksdeck.org">http://groupworksdeck.org</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Chris</span><br><span></span><br><span>--
</span><br><span>CHRIS CORRIGAN</span><br><span>Harvest Moon
Consultants</span><br><span>Facilitation, Open Space Technology and process
design </span><br><span></span><br><span>Check <a
href="http://www.chriscorrigan.com">www.chriscorrigan.com</a> for upcoming
workshops, blog posts and free resources.
</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><blockquote
type="cite"><span>On Oct 16, 2014, at 9:28 PM, John Baxter via OSList <<a
href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>
wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hello
all</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>My
interest at the moment is to learn simply, who here is interested in pattern
languages and Open Space?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>I
introduced myself to the Facebook group by asking who is interested in pattern
languages. It seems to be kick starting a discussion, but Artur Silva
points out that would be better suited to OSList. So abracadabra, here we
are!</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Artur
referred to a (~2009) conversation on the "Foundations of OST", which came
close to the topic without being explicit. I will explore this sometime
soon.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>I
personally have a long-term interest in patterns for participatory processes,
and use patterns as a frame to extrapolate lessons from OST to apply in other
contexts.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>If
these things are of interest I welcome a conversation :
)</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Cheers</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>John
Baxter</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>?Co?Create Adelaide
Facilitator, Director of Realise consultancy</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span><a href="http://CoCreateADL.com">CoCreateADL.com</a>? | <a
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type="cite"><span>0405 447 829? |
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John Baxter via OSList <<a
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paul levy <<a
href="mailto:rationalmadn...@gmail.com">rationalmadn...@gmail.com</a>>,
World wide Open Space</span><br><span> Technology
email list <<a
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Re: [OSList] Authority in Open Space - "All Open
Space"</span><br><span>Message-ID:</span><br><span> <<a
href="mailto:CAJpg6=S9NBRWU2emSRO+YMCR2UZ2=+z21ed_qpz67nemmcw...@mail.gmail.com">CAJpg6=S9NBRWU2emSRO+YMCR2UZ2=+z21ed_qpz67nemmcw...@mail.gmail.com</a>></span><br><span>Content-Type:
text/plain; charset="utf-8"</span><br><span></span><br><span>I don't think you
need to be so qualified, Paul;</span><br><span>3.) All "all statements" are
*positively* self limiting.</span><br><span></span><br><span>But then if I
gather correctly, it's all a joke anyway.</span><br><span></span><br><span>So
from that vantage point... what do we do
now?</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>*John
Baxter*</span><br><span>*?Co?Create Adelaide Facilitator, Director of Realise
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href="http://CoCreateADL.com">CoCreateADL.com</a>? <<a
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city*</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at
8:59 AM, paul levy via OSList <</span><br><span><a
href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>
wrote:</span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>Of course !
It's the wonderful irony of "all"
statements.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Paul</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>On 16
Oct 2014, at 22:43, Daniel Mezick via OSList
<</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a
href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>
wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Including this one?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>On
10/16/14 2:15 PM, paul levy via OSList
wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>I'd
just venture to add a third to Harrison's first
two...</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>
1) All Systems are Open. 2) All Systems are self
organizing.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> And 3.
All "all statements" are possibly
self-limiting</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> Best
regards</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> Paul
Levy</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>On
Thursday, 16 October 2014, Harrison Owen via OSList
<</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a
href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>
wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span> John ? Thank you, Thank you for all the rich stuff! Sort of
a Tidal</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Wave, but that?s when it gets fun, albeit a tad difficult to
keep track of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>the sundry bits and pieces
J</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Picking Just One: ?But I
can't get past the feeling that *there
are</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>lots of barriers to the openness of space, and to self
organisation*.?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Absolutely. And if we were to put
that into the language of the
trade</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>(Complexity Theorists and the like) we would be talking about
?system</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>constraints.? But as I understand it, that does not mean that
Self</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Organization is no longer operative. And in fact the System
Constraints are</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>part and parcel of the process, a
very important part. I think it
goes</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>something like this
?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I have found myself coming to
two conclusions, or better
yet</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>observations. 1) All Systems are Open. 2) All Systems are
self organizing.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>As Open Systems, we, in all
permutations of our ?us-ness? ?
businesses,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>countries, families, planets, etc)
are open to, and impacted by, all
other</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>systems. Sometimes a lot, and sometimes a little, but in our
cosmos there</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>is no safe, protected place.
Everything is related to everything else,
and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>we are no exception. If true, this has a number of
implications. First of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>all the environment in which we exist
is so complex, fast moving and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>inter-connected we can?t even think
at that level. Secondly, what you
can?t</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>even think about, you can?t control. So the notion that
somebody is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>actually ?in charge/in control? is
not just a silly idea, it is
delusional.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>3) System preservation/growth depends
on our ability to navigate
this</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>environment. And it is a good news/bad news situation.
Sometimes the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>impacts drive us in new and creative
directions, and open up new</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>opportunities which are ours if we
respond appropriately. At other
times</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>the impacts drive us to the wall, and it?s Game over. Another
word is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Death. If this story is in any ways valid, it would seem like
Mission</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Impossible. And yet this story has seemingly been going on
for 13.7 Billion</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>years and we are still here to
complain about it. How could that
be?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>All Systems are Self Organizing ?
Self Organization is in fact
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>mechanism whereby we navigate the environment, and all
systems do it, I</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>think. And when they stop doing it,
they disappear. Self Organization
is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>not the product of some CEO or executive committee. After
all, they really</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>haven?t been around for all that
long. Self Organization is the product
of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>the total system in all of its aspects and bits and pieces.
How all that</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>works has been a matter of stunning
discovery over the past 40 years or
so.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>I doubt we have it all right, but I do think we may have the
major elements</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>of understanding in place. The
outline goes something like this ? a)
Steady</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>State b) Chaos c) A bifurcation to either dissipation (poof)
or</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>reconstitution at new and higher levels of order. Of course
you have to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>fill in a lot of the blanks, and
there is a massive literature
attempting</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>to do just that. But I do believe we
have enough to get started with
some</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>basic observations. It really is a Whole System affair, in
which all</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>elements must work together, and no
element has an *a priori* claim
to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>centrality. In a business this could mean that the dumb
question of an</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>intern could just open the doors for
the future. You just don?t know.
But</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>you do know that an organization?s future directly relates to
its capacity</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>to bring total system assets to bear
on emergent challenges and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>opportunities quickly and
effectively. It is always tempting to try
and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>?hedge the bet? with some plan, policy or procedure, but it
worthwhile</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>noting that the tighter (more
constraining) the plan, the greater
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>likelihood of failure. It?s not that the plan was bad... but
unfortunately</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>the challenge or opportunity came
from a different direction, and all
our</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>eggs were in one basket ? the wrong
one.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>So we have a very existential
question ? How do we assure sufficient
room</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>(dare I say Space?) so that the infinite elements of any
organization may</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>quickly and effectively align to meet
new challenges and opportunities
?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>recognizing in advance that we can never know what will be
required?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Open Space Technology is just a bit
player in all of this, but good
old</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>OST can be useful none the less both as a natural laboratory
to explore</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>what is going on, and also as an
effective intervention to encourage
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>appearance of the elemental power of self organization,
particularly when</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>it seems blocked and constrained.
There are no guarantees of course,
and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>it may well be that The Organization?s time is now: Game
Over. But the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>chances of renewal are pretty good,
at least that has been my
experience.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>And no matter what, the magic sauce
is not OST ? but the power of
self</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>organization. So you could say, just as a way of speaking,
?It?s all Open</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Space.? But that?s just a joke,
son.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Harrison</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
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type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
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type="cite"><span>*Sent:* Thursday, October 16, 2014 2:57
AM</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>*To:* Harrison
Owen</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>*Cc:* World wide Open Space Technology email
list</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>*Subject:* Re: [OSList] Authority Distribution in Open
Space</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I have knots about empowerment, and
the ubiquitous openness of
space.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>These knots are about to inspire a
rant.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>These knots, I should start with, are
not entirely the result of this</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>present discussion thread - it is
just this discussion that prompts me
to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>speak.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I think I understand Harrison, if you
suggest that self-organisation
is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>more common than we realise... if not ubiquitous,
omnipresent, then at</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>least that we can fruitfully
challenge the assumption that formal
and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>top-down organisation dominates how things get
done.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>But I can't get past the feeling that
*there are lots of barriers to
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>openness of space, and to self organisation*.
Everywhere and all the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>time. In my recent work, mental
barriers by all involved about
authority</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>and role relationships. My
personal barriers around trying too hard
to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>"empower". My client's patronising assumptions about
the "capacity" and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>"maturity" of "the sector".
Information asymmetries.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>So I get really conflicted when
anyone starts saying "well space is
open</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>all the time" (implication: 'so chill out cos there's nothing
you need to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>do').</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I am also conflicted about stepping
back from the goal of empowerment,
as</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>if everybody else needs to just step into open space and
take</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>responsibility.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Yes - many people don't realise the
power that they have. (In my
last</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>project; nobody seemed to quite buy into the fact that *they
could</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>directly author the document that they were trying to
influence*.)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>But it is also patronising to suggest
that empowerment lies in just</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>helping people to see how powerful
they are... because many people</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*don't* have the power that we or
they might like. To suggest
that</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>people have the power and just don't use it... that
effectively blames them</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>for their situation, and washes our
hands of responsibility.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The biggest barrier to group change I
see time and time again is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>authority figures who believe others
need to change, not themselves.
(Most</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>commonly, that their employees need
to "be empowered", and that they
need</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>to manage a culture change program to get there... or better
yet, that HR</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>needs to manage the change program,
while we are busy getting the real
work</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>done.)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I don't pretend that empowerment is
something that can be done to
other</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>people (patronising), but I do firmly believe that we all
first need to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>look to ourselves and what we need to
do to play our role making such
a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>future possible. And, in fact, that *this is all that
we can ever do*.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Maybe the wisdom in what you say
Harrison is that we do this by
focusing</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>on respect first, as a productive way
to enable empowerment.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Maybe I am picking on the wrong
things and have misunderstood them, and
I</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>apologise if I have been critical. But I also see a lot
of things said</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>that make me uncomfortable, that knot
me up. Again, most of these
things</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>are from my memory, not the present discussion. While
my memory might not</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>be the best, I'm sure it is based on
something.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Thank you all for your patience and
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type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 6:06 AM,
Harrison Owen <<a
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type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>John -- I?m rather curious what you
meant by ?The overall project
was</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>more complicated than OST?? My confusion comes in part from
my experience</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>that complexity is actually an
essential precondition for OST, or
more</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>exactly the effective operation of self organization. The
essential</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>pre-conditions as I have experienced
the are: A Real business issue</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>(something that people really care
about). High levels of complexity
such</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>that no single person or group has a prayer of figuring it
out. High levels</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>of diversity in terms of people and
points of view. Lots of passion
and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>conflict. And a decision time of yesterday (urgency). Given
these 5</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>conditions, self organization in the more formal setting of
OST or as a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>natural occurrence just seems to
happen... unless...And this may be
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>point of problem... It is arbitrarily constrained... which
usually means</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>that somebody already has the
plan/program/design and they are just
looking</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>for buy-in or (worst case) they are simply trying to sugar
coat the pill,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>and make it seem like the folks are
creating something, when in fact
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>cake is already
baked.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>A clue to the dilemma may be in the
phrase, ?I struggled to help
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>client (the funding body) to really 'empower'...? I know we
talk a lot</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>about empowerment, but I have come to
the conclusion that it is really
a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>red herring, and most painfully so in those situations where
you actually</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>try to do it. Sounds odd, I guess,
but think about it. If I
empower</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>you...you are in my power. And the more I try to empower you
the worse it</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>gets. Real empowerment, in my book,
is not an act that we (or somebody)
do,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>but an acknowledgement of a pre-existing condition...you are
powerful. Of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>course I might encourage you a bit to
be as powerful as you are, but it
is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>not something I can give you. You must claim it for yourself.
Strange as it</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>may seem, I find the notion of
?empowerment? to be just the opposite
of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>that fundament of effective working relationships (or any
relationship)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>RESPECT. And I suspect that it is
precisely here that the fickle finger
of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>fate is pointing to the critical
issue.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Another word that fits in here for me
is ?Patronizing.? Everything
may</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>sound super nice, and all the proper and correct words may be
spoken, but</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>if the implication is that the folks
(participants) really do not have
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>competence or ability to deal with the issues, it is fairly
predictable</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>that they will not bother to try. Or
if they ?try? it will be pretty
much</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>of a pro forma situation. Sound
familiar?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
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AM</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>*To:* Daniel
Mezick</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>*Cc:* World wide Open Space Technology email
list</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>*Subject:* Re: [OSList] Authority Distribution in Open
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type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hi Daniel. Thanks for your
considered response.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I will try to keep my response in
line with the topic.... but expect
it</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>may meander.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The OST day I was preparing for has
since come and gone.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I decided in the end to least give
OST a crack and see what
happened.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>It didn't go very well; but it also
went well enough (vis overall
project</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>goals, and client expectations), so I don't feel so bad about
it... even if</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I had personally envisaged
more.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I am not one to worry about the
cannon... which means sometimes I
break</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>things, as I did this time. There was still an
(informal) sponsor, the one</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>that sent the invites. They
just did not have a presence on the
day.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Thank you Daniel as you did make me think critically about
the strength of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>my role as host. I think I
dealt with that through my introduction to
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>day; and as it turns out the authority to host was not an
issue.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>But as it turns out, that was not
really the biggest challenge!</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The main lessons I took away about
what contributed to the average
result:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*There needs to be clear, compelling
shared work.*</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The overall project was more
complicated than OST, so it wasn't
clear</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>what turning up actually meant, and I think many did not turn
up on the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>basis of wanting to resolve a shared
challenge (the work), as you
might</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>expect for OST. In straight OST terms, you could
say this was an issue of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>invitation, but really it was many
things.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>So the group was interesting.
They had the heart, but not the
will.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>They were committed, but without ownership of the result.
I've seen this a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>lot in the community engagement
field, but nowhere that I have used
(or</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>seen) OST.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I thought about this a lot, I thought
it might have been about the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>invitation and self-selection; but at
the end of the day I think it
comes</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>down to the sense of (and invitation in to) shared
work.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*It is super hard to dissolve
ingrained power and authority
relationships</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>in the short term. These can't
be sidestepped by an external
facilitator.*</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I struggled to help the client (the
funding body) to really
'empower'.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>They talked about it and genuinely
want to, but old habits and
mental</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>models don't change overnight. They really struggled to
push beyond</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>managing the process as superiours
(to a set of subordinate
participants).</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>This is 'empowerment' within a
patriarchal system, and it doesn't work.
It</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>felt very yucky at
times.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>A curious side effect of this
partriarchal 'empowerment' was
an</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>unwillingness to be clear about the work ("we want to be open
and let them</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>lead the process" they would say... I
got the client to agree that *the*y
were</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>clearly the leaders, but we didn't quite work out how to put
that into</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>practice).</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Over the course of the engagement, we
all took baby steps together
that</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>invest in their (/our) capacity to really work together in
future. They</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>learned a LOT in a short period of
time, and so did I, but it was
too</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>short. By the end of the project I had the client
calling me up to ask how</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>they could reword things so they
didn't reflect a control response. :
)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span> That was good, but obviously if they need me for this then
there is some</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>way to go. And different client
reps had different levels of
self</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>reflection.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hosting an isolated OST workshop
against this grain was very
ambitious,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>it was always going to be, no matter
how we conducted ourselves.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>And perhaps 20% were very proactive,
and led the bulk of the work
that</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>occurred... they saved the
day!</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>But the length of the OST was not
enough for this leadership to really
be</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>contagious and precipitate a productive
culture.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*Or in other words: we struggled to
free up authorisation to be
more</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>dynamic*</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Reading your blog post Daniel, the
idea of dynamic authorisation
would</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>have been very useful earlier in the project. Another
way of looking at</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>the project: we struggled to free the
space of ingrained authority to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>enable dynamic
authorisation.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>There were lots of other insights
into how we could have done it</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>differently, but to me these were the
fundamental stumbling blocks for
us.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Still, they were not too big, and I'm
pleased we made a good start.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>My favourite feedback was "thank you,
this was the first time I have
been</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>part of genuine engagement in more than a decade in the
sector" : )</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Next time, we will do
better.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
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type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
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type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 12:07 AM,
Daniel Mezick <<a
href="mailto:d...@newtechusa.net">d...@newtechusa.net</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hi
John,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Yours is a very interesting
story.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>You
say:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*"...To be honest I am not sure how I
need to deal with this, though
my</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>strategy is to accept the authority for hosting the space in
the next</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>workshop, obsolving the department of
their responsibility to manage
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>day." "...I don't think it is feasible for the obvious
authority candidates</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>hosting something genuinely
participatory. The relevant director has
said</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>she doesn't want to speak formally and become The Authority
for the day, a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>position I agree
with."*</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>In the situation as described, it
sounds like the org is the very</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>earliest stages of moving in a
direction of more</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>open/participatory/inviting.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Do you agree with this
assessment?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>If this assessment is correct, based
on what you describe, I would</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>probably avoid attempting Open Space
in the canonical form whatsoever
(as</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>described in the OST GUIDE) because the Sponsor role is
vacant.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Unoccupied. And so, by my reckoning, if I understand you
right, a true Open</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Space event isn't even possible,
because the essential OST-Sponsor-role
is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>in fact not willingly occupied by anyone with enough
authority to play that</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>essential role
well.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>What's clear is that someone who
could function as OST-Sponsor
is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>currently unwilling to do so. And so I might try a "taster"
or "demo" event</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>instead, where the goal is to *learn
about Open Space in general*,
and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>do a *little* bit of "real" work too. Especially if the
allotted time a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>mere 1/2 day, I am even more inclined
to strongly favor this re-framing
of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>the stated
goals.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>So the primary and stated goal for
the "taster" is learning about
OST.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Another goal for a short event might be to see who shows
up</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>super-interested in the art of Facilitation, and then offer
to mentor those</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>who do self-select by showing
interest. In this manner some
Facilitation</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>capacity is developed inside the org,
to help with current meetings
and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>processes. Introducing Facilitation into typical meetings is
a easy and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>effective "culture
hack".</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>For me, the total unwillingness of an
obvious candidate to occupy the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Sponsor role is a huge warning signal
to slow down, pause, or even
stop.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Lots of people here have more
experience than me, and might be willing
to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>lend you some of their expertise regarding the authority
dynamics of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Facilitating an OST event with the
essential OST-Sponsor-role
completely</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>vacant</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Kind
Regards,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Daniel</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On 9/28/14 11:30 PM, John Baxter
wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> I am navigating some challenging
authority dynamics in a project at
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>moment.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I was brought in a week out from the
first of three forums, and asked
to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>'facilitate a codesign process' which was at that stage a
black box (with</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>many hidden expectations) scheduled
into that event (1 hour before
lunch</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>and 1 hour
afterwards).</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>It's a long journey, but you can
imagine how my role has changed as
I</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>prepare for the third forum which I am hosting in Open
Space.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The overall process is an engagement
between a government department
and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>their funded agencies. The most obvious direct power
dynamics are obvious,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>the effective power and authority
dynamics are much more complex
(though</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>predictable).</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Department staff have authority
challenges as much as the agencies.
They</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>are trying so hard to be 'neutral'
and 'non controlling' that they
are</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>effectively reinforcing their own authority positions (which
often have</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>little real correlation to the power,
knowledge etc that they imagine
them</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>to).</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>To be honest I am not sure how I need
to deal with this, though my</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>strategy is to accept the authority
for hosting the space in the
next</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>workshop, obsolving the department of their responsibility to
manage the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>day.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>It has been interesting to watch push
back so far from agency reps
who</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>are committed to participating, who are genuinely engaged,
but are playing</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>to an us-them tension that is getting
in the way of the shared work
(and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>serves them no good ends except protecting them from their
own</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>responsibility). Stand-offishness is gradually being
resolved, though some</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>pockets are holding
firm.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I am crossing my fingers for WS3 that
we can traverse these and get
into</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Open Space without being pushed off the bridge by the
reactionary tension;</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>and that once on the other side, the
department reps can embrace Open
Space</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>and take responsibility for their
role.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>We will get across *as long as I have
the authority* to host the
space</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>for them.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I don't think it is feasible for the
obvious authority candidates
hosting</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>something genuinely participatory. The relevant
director has said she</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>doesn't want to speak formally and
become The Authority for the day,
a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>position I agree
with.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>But it does leave something of a
shell, where I am crossing my
fingers</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>that our time together thus far affords me the authority to
host that space.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I think we are ready. I am bringing
my harness and floaties just in
case.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*John
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type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*? Co?Create Adelaide Facilitator,
Director of Realise
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type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
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Saturday 18 October 2014</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Influence your city by building
relationships and joining voices
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type="cite"><span>others in your
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type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
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type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 12:26 PM,
Daniel Mezick via OSList <</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a
href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>
wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hi
Harrison,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>So interesting how the Law of 2 Feet
authorizes me, and every other</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>member of an OST event, to go
anywhere we may want to go.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Without asking anyone else for any
kind of "permission"...</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Reminds me of this past June, being
in Camden with you, and Ethelyn,
and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Harold, and friends... when we were standing on the porch of
that Camden</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>restaurant... waiting for everyone to
arrive, and assemble for
dinner...</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>And as we wait, I notice there is
this convenient-looking,
alternate</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>entry-door... into the dining
area.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>And I say: "Hmm...I wonder if we are
authorized to use that door."</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>And you
say:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>"We're authorized to go Anywhere we
want to go."</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>...and I like
that.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Daniel</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Picture of that
place:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span><a
href="https://twitter.com/DanielMezick/status/483054326265692161">https://twitter.com/DanielMezick/status/483054326265692161</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>See
also:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span><a
href="https://twitter.com/danielgullo/status/483434622009999360">https://twitter.com/danielgullo/status/483434622009999360</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span><mime-attachment.png></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On 9/25/14 4:58 PM, Harrison Owen
wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> Daniel... You really did it! I
think. Your language comes from a
place</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>I don?t know... which is to say that I probably wouldn?t say
what you say</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>in the way that you do (duh). BUT
when I run my ?translator? it comes
out</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>sounding pretty good! So... I can?t help with the questions
you have</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>raised. Actually I think you are
doing pretty well on your own,
and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>(hopefully) will incite others to a similarly riotous
performance. Thanks!</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Harrison</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Winter
Address</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>7808 River Falls
Drive</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Potomac, MD
20854</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>301-365-2093</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
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type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Summer
Address</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>189 Beaucaire
Ave.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Camden, ME
04843</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>207-763-3261</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
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*On</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Behalf Of *Daniel Mezick via
OSList</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>*Sent:* Thursday, September 25, 2014 9:39
AM</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>*To:* <a
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type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*Subject:* [OSList] Authority
Distribution in Open Space</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Greetings to
All,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>For the past several years I have
attended conferences of the
Group</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Relations community, and encouraged others to do the same.
I've studied</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>their literature, and harvested some
important learning as a result. One
of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>the things I have come to understand a little bit better is
the role of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>"authority dynamics" in
self-organizing social systems.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Link:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a
href="http://www.akriceinstitute.org">www.akriceinstitute.org</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Over the past several years I've been
using Open Space with intent to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>improve the results of my work in
helping companies implement Agile
ideas</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>in their organizations. We do an initial Open Space, then the
folks get</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>about 3 months to play with Agile (we
carefully use the word</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>"experimentation" with management,)
then we do another Open Space
after</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>that, to inspect what just happened across the enterprise.
The initial and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>subsequent Open Space events form a
"safe" container or field in which
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>members can *learn*... as they explore how to *improve*
together by</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*experimenting* with new practices,
and see if they actually work.
I</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>call the process Open Agile
Adoption.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Link:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a
href="http://OpenAgileAdoption.com">OpenAgileAdoption.com</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>This seems to work pretty good. It
seems to "take the air out of" most
of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>the fear, most of the anxiety and most of the worry that is
created. The</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>key aspect is *consent*: absolutely
no one is forced to do anything
they</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>are unwilling to do. No one is *coerced* to *comply*.
Everyone is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>instead respectfully *invited* to
help *write* the story, and be
a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>*character* in the story...of the contemplated process
change. Open</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Agile Adoption encourages a spirit of
experimentation and play.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The spirit of Open Space is the
spirit of freedom. Isn't it? In the
OST</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>community, we discuss and talk a lot about
self-organization,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>self-management and self-governance.
The Agile community also talks
about</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>these ideas a
lot.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>So I have some questions. What is
really going on during</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>self-organization in a social system?
What are the steps? What
information</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>is being sent and received? >From
whom, and by whom? Is the
information</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>about *authority* important? How
important? Can a social system
self</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>organize without regard to who has the right to do what work?
*How do</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>decisions that affect others get made in a self-organizing
system?*</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Who decides about *who decides*? How
important is the process of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>*authorization* in a self-organizing
system? Is self-organization in</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>large part the process of dynamic
authorization (and
*de-authorization*)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>in real
time?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>What *is *authorization? Can
self-organization occur without the
sending</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>and receiving of authorization data by and between the
members?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Is Bruce Tuckman's
forming/storming/performing/adjourning
actually</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>decomposing the *dynamics of
authorization* inside a social
system?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The essay below attempts to answer
some of these difficult questions.
I'd</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>love your thoughts on it. Will you give it a
look?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Essay: Authority Distribution in Open
Space</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span><a
href="http://newtechusa.net/agile/authority-distribution-in-open-space/">http://newtechusa.net/agile/authority-distribution-in-open-space/</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Kind
Regards,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Daniel</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span>--</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Daniel Mezick,
President</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>New Technology Solutions
Inc.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
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type="cite"><blockquote
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type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Daniel Mezick,
President</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>New Technology Solutions
Inc.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
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type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
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Blog</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span><<a
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Twitter</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
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type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Examine my new book: The
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Daniel Mezick via OSList <<a
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Re: [OSList] Private vs Public OST Differences?</span><br><span>Message-ID:
<<a
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Format="flowed"</span><br><span></span><br><span>Greetings
Christine,</span><br><span></span><br><span>Thanks for your detailed reply. I
must admit, I have no experience </span><br><span>whatsoever with doing
quasi-public OST events arranged for guilds,
</span><br><span>industry-associations and the like. I'm
clueless!</span><br><span></span><br><span>As such, my opinion does not have
much (if any) validity about those use </span><br><span>cases. I do have some
theories however, and I hope I can ask some </span><br><span>questions about
OST for guilds & industry
associations...</span><br><span></span><br><span>I see it like
this:</span><br><span></span><br><span>(1) At one extreme end of the spectrum,
there is the very private, </span><br><span>business-org-specific event. A kind
of big-family system.</span><br><span></span><br><span>(2) At the other
extreme, there is the totally public conference that </span><br><span>anyone
can attend, if they pay the money...</span><br><span></span><br><span>
* It is an event that has some Open Space of
varying quality, in</span><br><span>
1/2 day, full day or multiple day
formats.</span><br><span> * It may of may not
have a Sponsor, it may of may not have</span><br><span>
Proceedings. It may or may not have
posters on the wall. If it</span><br><span>
has Proceedings at all, they are
often late.</span><br><span> * "Agile"
conferences are commonly at found at this end of the
range.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>My theory is that
quasi-public OST events for and with guilds, industry
</span><br><span>associations and the like lie somewhere in the middle of these
two </span><br><span>extremes. And I can certainly imagine (theorize) how these
events take </span><br><span>on the look, feel, tone, temp and flavor of the
very private, </span><br><span>business-org-specific event. They might even
effectively BE private </span><br><span>events. It's not like anyone with the
fee (if any) can just waltz into </span><br><span>the meeting
right?</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>And so, for now, I
want to set these quasi-public OST events aside, </span><br><span>and/or
characterize them as private events. Is that
OK?</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>And
so, referring to (1) and (2) above, I continue to see very huge
</span><br><span>differences between these two ways to use Open
Space.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Like, the difference between Night and
Day.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Here's one of those very
striking differences: in public-conference </span><br><span>events where OST is
an add-on in 1/2 or full day formats, getting good </span><br><span>Proceedings
is difficult. Or impossible. The Proceedings are typically
</span><br><span>late and poorly formatted, or more commonly:
/non-existent./</span><br><span></span><br><span>Yet inside private events, you
can't pull the people off the task of </span><br><span>Proceedings creation.
The task attracts them like a magnet. They </span><br><span>typically wave off
any offers of help and take an absolutely huge </span><br><span>interest in the
Proceedings generation. They rivet on
it.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>And this
is just one example. There are many more BIG differences. And
</span><br><span>so I continue to assert that for public-conference events
where OST is a </span><br><span>full day or 1/2 day add-on, a Barcamp or
Unconference can and does get </span><br><span>equivalent, similar, as-good
results.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Stated another way, Barcamp and/or
Unconference can never do what Open </span><br><span>Space does for
organizations. And that's because Open Space is optimized </span><br><span>for
enabling "development and transformation in organizations.
"</span><br><span></span><br><span>And those other two
aren't.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Daniel</span><br><span></span><br><span>PS
I realize some public, paid, Agile conferences that feature all-day
</span><br><span>Open Space do a very good job with Proceedings. Yet this is
clearly the </span><br><span>exception, and not the rule where Agile
conferences are
concerned.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>On
10/15/14 11:43 AM, Christine Whitney Sanchez wrote:</span><br><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Daniel and all,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>In my
experience, public events have the same buzz and meaningful
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>results as an
in-organization OST. I?ve facilitated a number of them
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>that were sponsored by a
group of organizations in the community. For
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>instance, Vibrant Phoenix
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a
href="http://vibrantphx.com/next-actions/top-ideas/">http://vibrantphx.com/next-actions/top-ideas/</a>>,
was a very productive </span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>economic development OST, sponsored by two mayors of large
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>municipalities and
several local businesses. One of the business
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>sponsors agreed to be the
contact for folks who wanted to take their </span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>?actionable ideas? to the next level. However, there
was no budget </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>and no
infrastructure to really keep folks connected the the ideas
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>they cared the most
about.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>This is
where the public open spaces generally fall short. Because
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>the ongoing action is not
the core mission of any of these </span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>organizations, it is hoped that the participants will
self-organize </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>going
forward. With very few exceptions, this does not happen. I
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>believe that sponsorship
for the work after the OST is what is called
for.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The
Collective Impact </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a
href="http://www.ssireview.org/blog/entry/channeling_change_making_collective_impact_work">http://www.ssireview.org/blog/entry/channeling_change_making_collective_impact_work</a>>
model </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>speaks to this.
It?s nothing new, really, but does represent a simple
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>way to talk about the
necessary conditions for sustaining collective
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>action. I now
include my version of this model when I talk with
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>potential sponsors to
shine the light beyond the meeting so that we
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>can discuss their
intentions for providing backbone support for
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>self-organized action
going forward.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>I
especially love public Open Space events and look forward to working
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>with sponsors who see the
meeting as merely the first small step in </span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>collaborative action. There is so much
potential!</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Warm
wishes from a sunny autumn morning in the rain-greened
desert,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Christine</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Christine Whitney Sanchez,
M.C.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Phoenix,AZ, USA
?+1.480.759.0262</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a
href="http://www.innovationpartners.com">www.innovationpartners.com</a> <<a
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type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Facebook <<a
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type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Oct
15, 2014, at 6:33 AM, Daniel Mezick via OSList
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a
href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a
href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>>
wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Greetings To All,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>I
notice that there are many big differences between
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>public-conference-type
OST events, and OST events arranged for </span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>organizations.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Do you
also notice this? Maybe I am imagining this....just making
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>stuff
up...</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>...maybe not. In many key dimensions, I experience these
differences </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>as striking.
Even disturbing.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>And so
I have been poking around inside the GUIDE (3rd edition) and I
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>notice that, in some
spots, the implication is that the discussion is
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>about a public event. Up
to page 18 for example, this implication is </span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>clear:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><THE
GUIDE PAGE 18></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Working
With The Client if you ARE NOT the Sponsor</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"To
this point I have assumed that you (the reader) will be the
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>sponsor and facilitator
of the Open Space, and therefore */it is your
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>decision as to whether or
not to proceed/*...(/emphasis added./)</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></THE GUIDE PAGE 18></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>My
current belief is that having the same person in the Sponsor role
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>**and** the Facilitator
role is probably a very bad idea for an OST </span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>event /inside an organization/. For the typical
public-conference </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>event
on the other hand, this seems to work just fine. Kinda like a
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Barcamp or
Unconference....</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Another
current belief I hold is that OST is the essential tool for
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>creating "Development and
Transformation in Organizations". It is best
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>suited for use in
organizations.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>It is
interesting to note how the Barcamp and/or "Unconference"
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>formats seem to get the
same or as-good results as Open Space, in the
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>public conference
setting.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Not so
inside organizations! In fact, as of now, I don't think Barcamp
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>or Unconference has any
chance whatsoever at being effective in </span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>bringing about Development and Transformation in
Organizations the way </span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Open Space can. Something about the
Sponsor?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Daniel</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>--
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type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Daniel
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6</span><br><span>Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:15:42 -0500</span><br><span>From:
Michael Herman via OSList <<a
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World wide Open Space</span><br><span> Technology email list
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Re: [OSList] Private vs Public OST
Differences?</span><br><span>Message-ID:</span><br><span> <<a
href="mailto:CAD8j=QHhLZ6YSS_fjq_8SWO=SAKqWc=o4dd+wod3z5rps8w...@mail.gmail.com">CAD8j=QHhLZ6YSS_fjq_8SWO=SAKqWc=o4dd+wod3z5rps8w...@mail.gmail.com</a>></span><br><span>Content-Type:
text/plain; charset="utf-8"</span><br><span></span><br><span>Not sure the
differences you articulate have anything to do with public
and</span><br><span>private, Daniel. It's about the different structures.
I've seen very loose</span><br><span>corporate add-on events and very
productive and long-lived action (spanning</span><br><span>years and
continents) come from open public conferences. So id
say</span><br><span>structure matters much more than
setting.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>On Friday, October
17, 2014, Daniel Mezick via OSList <</span><br><span><a
href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>
wrote:</span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span> Greetings
Christine,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Thanks
for your detailed reply. I must admit, I have no
experience</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>whatsoever with
doing quasi-public OST events arranged for
guilds,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>industry-associations and the like. I'm
clueless!</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>As
such, my opinion does not have much (if any) validity about those
use</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>cases. I do have some
theories however, and I hope I can ask some
questions</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>about OST for
guilds & industry associations...</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>I see
it like this:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>(1) At
one extreme end of the spectrum, there is the very
private,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>business-org-specific event. A kind of big-family
system.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>(2) At
the other extreme, there is the totally public conference
that</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>anyone can attend, if
they pay the money...</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>
- It is an event that has some Open Space of varying quality,
in 1/2</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>
day, full day or multiple day
formats.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>
- It may of may not have a Sponsor, it may
of may not have</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Proceedings. It may or may not have posters on
the wall. If it has</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Proceedings at all, they are often
late.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>
- "Agile" conferences are commonly at found at
this end of the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>
range.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>My
theory is that quasi-public OST events for and with guilds,
industry</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>associations and
the like lie somewhere in the middle of these
two</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>extremes. And I can
certainly imagine (theorize) how these events take
on</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>the look, feel, tone,
temp and flavor of the very private,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>business-org-specific event. They might even effectively BE
private events.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>It's not
like anyone with the fee (if any) can just waltz into the
meeting</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>right?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>And so,
for now, I want to set these quasi-public OST events aside,
and/or</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>characterize them
as private events. Is that OK?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>And so,
referring to (1) and (2) above, I continue to see very
huge</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>differences between
these two ways to use Open Space.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Like,
the difference between Night and Day.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Here's
one of those very striking differences: in public-conference
events</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>where OST is an
add-on in 1/2 or full day formats, getting good
Proceedings</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>is difficult.
Or impossible. The Proceedings are typically late and
poorly</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>formatted, or more
commonly: *non-existent.*</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Yet
inside private events, you can't pull the people off the task
of</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Proceedings creation.
The task attracts them like a magnet. They
typically</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>wave off any
offers of help and take an absolutely huge interest in
the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Proceedings
generation. They rivet on it.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>And
this is just one example. There are many more BIG differences. And
so</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>I continue to assert
that for public-conference events where OST is a
full</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>day or 1/2 day
add-on, a Barcamp or Unconference can and does
get</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>equivalent, similar,
as-good results.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Stated
another way, Barcamp and/or Unconference can never do what
Open</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Space does for
organizations. And that's because Open Space is
optimized</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>for enabling
"development and transformation in organizations.
"</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>And
those other two aren't.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Daniel</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>PS I
realize some public, paid, Agile conferences that feature
all-day</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Open Space do a
very good job with Proceedings. Yet this is clearly
the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>exception, and not the
rule where Agile conferences are concerned.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>On
10/15/14 11:43 AM, Christine Whitney Sanchez
wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Daniel
and all,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> In my
experience, public events have the same buzz and
meaningful</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>results as an
in-organization OST. I?ve facilitated a number of them
that</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>were sponsored by a
group of organizations in the community. For instance,
Vibrant</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Phoenix <<a
href="http://vibrantphx.com/next-actions/top-ideas/">http://vibrantphx.com/next-actions/top-ideas/</a>>,
was a very</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>productive
economic development OST, sponsored by two mayors of
large</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>municipalities and
several local businesses. One of the business
sponsors</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>agreed to be the
contact for folks who wanted to take their
?actionable</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>ideas? to the
next level. However, there was no budget and
no</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>infrastructure to
really keep folks connected the the ideas they cared
the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>most
about.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> This
is where the public open spaces generally fall short. Because
the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>ongoing action is not
the core mission of any of these organizations, it
is</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>hoped that the
participants will self-organize going forward. With
very</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>few exceptions, this
does not happen. I believe that sponsorship for
the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>work after the OST is
what is called for.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> The
Collective Impact</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a
href="http://www.ssireview.org/blog/entry/channeling_change_making_collective_impact_work">http://www.ssireview.org/blog/entry/channeling_change_making_collective_impact_work</a>>
model</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>speaks to this.
It?s nothing new, really, but does represent a simple
way</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>to talk about the
necessary conditions for sustaining collective action.
I</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>now include my
version of this model when I talk with potential sponsors
to</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>shine the light beyond
the meeting so that we can discuss their
intentions</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>for providing
backbone support for self-organized action going
forward.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> I
especially love public Open Space events and look forward to
working</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>with sponsors who
see the meeting as merely the first small step
in</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>collaborative action.
There is so much potential!</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> Warm
wishes from a sunny autumn morning in the rain-greened
desert,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Christine</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Christine Whitney Sanchez,
M.C.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Phoenix, AZ, USA ?
+1.480.759.0262</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a
href="http://www.innovationpartners.com">www.innovationpartners.com</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Facebook <<a
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| Twitter</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a
href="https://twitter.com/CWhitneySanchez">https://twitter.com/CWhitneySanchez</a>></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> On
Oct 15, 2014, at 6:33 AM, Daniel Mezick via OSList
<</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a
href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
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wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Greetings To All,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>I
notice that there are many big differences
between</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>public-conference-type OST events, and OST events arranged
for</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>organizations.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Do you
also notice this? Maybe I am imagining this....just making
stuff</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>up...</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>...maybe not. In many key dimensions, I experience these
differences as</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>striking.
Even disturbing.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>And so
I have been poking around inside the GUIDE (3rd edition) and
I</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>notice that, in some
spots, the implication is that the discussion is
about</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>a public event. Up
to page 18 for example, this implication is
clear:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><THE
GUIDE PAGE 18></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Working
With The Client if you ARE NOT the Sponsor</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"To
this point I have assumed that you (the reader) will be the
sponsor</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>and facilitator of
the Open Space, and therefore *it is your decision
as</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>to whether or not to
proceed*...(*emphasis added.*)</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></THE GUIDE PAGE 18></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>My
current belief is that having the same person in the Sponsor
role</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>**and** the
Facilitator role is probably a very bad idea for an OST event
*inside</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>an organization*.
For the typical public-conference event on the
other</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>hand, this seems to
work just fine. Kinda like a Barcamp or
Unconference....</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Another
current belief I hold is that OST is the essential tool
for</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>creating "Development
and Transformation in Organizations". It is
best</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>suited for use in
organizations.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>It is
interesting to note how the Barcamp and/or "Unconference"
formats</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>seem to get the
same or as-good results as Open Space, in the
public</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>conference
setting.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Not so
inside organizations! In fact, as of now, I don't think Barcamp
or</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Unconference has any
chance whatsoever at being effective in bringing
about</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Development and
Transformation in Organizations the way Open Space
can.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Something about the
Sponsor?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>Daniel</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>--</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Daniel
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7</span><br><span>Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:10:06 -0400</span><br><span>From:
Daniel Mezick via OSList <<a
href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>></span><br><span>To:
John Baxter <<a
href="mailto:j...@jsbaxter.com.au">j...@jsbaxter.com.au</a>>, paul
levy</span><br><span> <<a
href="mailto:rationalmadn...@gmail.com">rationalmadn...@gmail.com</a>>,
World wide Open Space Technology email</span><br><span>
list <<a
href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>></span><br><span>Subject:
Re: [OSList] Authority in Open Space - "All Open
Space"</span><br><span>Message-ID: <<a
href="mailto:5441314e.4000...@newtechusa.net">5441314e.4000...@newtechusa.net</a>></span><br><span>Content-Type:
text/plain; charset="utf-8";
Format="flowed"</span><br><span></span><br><span>On 10/17/14 7:01 AM, John
Baxter wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>I don't think you need to
be so qualified, Paul;</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>3.)
All "all statements" are /positively/ self
limiting.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>But
then if I gather correctly, it's all a joke
anyway.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>So from
that vantage point... what do we do now?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>*/John
Baxter/*</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>/?Co?Create
Adelaide Facilitator, Director of Realise
consultancy/</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a
href="http://CoCreateADL.com">CoCreateADL.com</a> ? <<a
href="http://cocreateadl.com/localgov%E2%80%8B">http://cocreateadl.com/localgov%E2%80%8B</a>>
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type="cite"><span>0405 447 829</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
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type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>/*City
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type="cite"><span>Connect with your candidates, get your voice heard by joining
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type="cite"><span>/</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span>/</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Fri,
Oct 17, 2014 at 8:59 AM, paul levy via OSList
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a
href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>
</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a
href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>>
wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Of course ! It's the wonderful irony of "all"
statements.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Paul</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>
On 16 Oct 2014, at 22:43, Daniel Mezick via
OSList</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<<a
href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span> <<a
href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>>
wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span> Including this
one?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> On 10/16/14 2:15
PM, paul levy via OSList wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
I'd just venture to add a third to Harrison's first
two...</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
1) All Systems are Open. 2) All Systems are self
organizing.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
And 3. All "all statements" are possibly
self-limiting</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Best
regards</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Paul
Levy</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
On Thursday, 16 October 2014, Harrison Owen via
OSList</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<<a
href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<<a
href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>>
wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
John ? Thank you, Thank you for all
the rich stuff! Sort
of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
a Tidal Wave, but that?s when it gets
fun, albeit a tad</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
difficult to keep track of the sundry
bits and pieces J</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Picking Just One: ?But I
can't get past the feeling
that</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
/there are lots of barriers to the
openness of space, and
to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
self organisation/.? Absolutely. And
if we were to put
that</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
into the language of the trade
(Complexity Theorists and
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
like) we would be talking about
?system constraints.? But
as</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
I understand it, that does not mean
that Self
Organization</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
is no longer operative. And in fact
the System
Constraints</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
are part and parcel of the process, a
very important part.
I</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
think it goes something like this
?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
I have found myself coming to
two conclusions, or
better</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
yet observations. 1) All Systems are
Open. 2) All
Systems</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
are self
organizing.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
As Open Systems, we, in all
permutations of our ?us-ness?
?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
businesses, countries, families,
planets, etc) are open
to,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
and impacted by, all other systems.
Sometimes a lot,
and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
sometimes a little, but in our cosmos
there is no safe,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
protected place. Everything is
related to everything
else,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
and we are no exception. If true,
this has a number
of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
implications. First of all the
environment in which we
exist</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
is so complex, fast moving and
inter-connected we can?t
even</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
think at that level. Secondly, what
you can?t even
think</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
about, you can?t control. So the
notion that somebody
is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
actually ?in charge/in control? is
not just a silly idea,
it</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
is delusional. 3) System
preservation/growth depends on
our</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
ability to navigate this environment.
And it is a good</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
news/bad news situation. Sometimes
the impacts drive us
in</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
new and creative directions, and open
up new
opportunities</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
which are ours if we respond
appropriately. At other
times</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
the impacts drive us to the wall, and
it?s Game over.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Another word is Death. If this story
is in any ways
valid,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
it would seem like Mission
Impossible. And yet this
story</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
has seemingly been going on for 13.7
Billion years and
we</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
are still here to complain about it.
How could that be?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
All Systems are Self Organizing ?
Self Organization is
in</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
fact the mechanism whereby we
navigate the environment,
and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
all systems do it, I think. And when
they stop doing
it,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
they disappear. Self Organization is
not the product of
some</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
CEO or executive committee. After
all, they really
haven?t</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
been around for all that long. Self
Organization is
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
product of the total system in all of
its aspects and
bits</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
and pieces. How all that works has
been a matter of
stunning</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
discovery over the past 40 years or
so. I doubt we have
it</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
all right, but I do think we may have
the major elements
of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
understanding in place. The outline
goes something like
this</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
? a) Steady State b) Chaos c) A
bifurcation to
either</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
dissipation (poof) or reconstitution
at new and higher</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
levels of order. Of course you have
to fill in a lot of
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
blanks, and there is a massive
literature attempting to
do</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
just that. But I do believe we have
enough to get
started</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
with some basic observations. It
really is a Whole
System</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
affair, in which all elements must
work together, and
no</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
element has an /a priori/ claim to
centrality. In a
business</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
this could mean that the dumb
question of an intern
could</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
just open the doors for the future.
You just don?t know.
But</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
you do know that an organization?s
future directly
relates</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
to its capacity to bring total system
assets to bear on</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
emergent challenges and opportunities
quickly and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
effectively. It is always tempting to
try and ?hedge
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
bet? with some plan, policy or
procedure, but it
worthwhile</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
noting that the tighter (more
constraining) the plan,
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
greater the likelihood of failure.
It?s not that the
plan</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
was bad... but unfortunately the
challenge or
opportunity</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
came from a different direction, and
all our eggs were
in</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
one basket ? the wrong
one.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
So we have a very existential
question ? How do we
assure</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
sufficient room (dare I say Space?)
so that the
infinite</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
elements of any organization may
quickly and
effectively</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
align to meet new challenges and
opportunities ?
recognizing</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
in advance that we can never know
what will be
required?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Open Space Technology is just a bit
player in all of
this,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
but good old OST can be useful none
the less both as a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
natural laboratory to explore what is
going on, and also
as</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
an effective intervention to
encourage the appearance of
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
elemental power of self organization,
particularly when
it</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
seems blocked and constrained.
There are no guarantees
of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
course, and it may well be that The
Organization?s time
is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
now: Game Over. But the chances of
renewal are pretty
good,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
at least that has been my experience.
And no matter
what,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
the magic sauce is not OST ? but the
power of self</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
organization. So you could say, just
as a way of
speaking,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
?It?s all Open Space.? But that?s
just a joke, son.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
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type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
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*Sent:* Thursday, October 16, 2014
2:57 AM</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
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*To:* Harrison
Owen</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
*Cc:* World wide Open Space
Technology email
list</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
*Subject:* Re: [OSList] Authority
Distribution in Open
Space</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
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type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
I have knots about empowerment, and
the ubiquitous
openness</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
of space. These knots are about
to inspire a rant.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
These knots, I should start with, are
not entirely the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
result of this present discussion
thread - it is just
this</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
discussion that prompts me to
speak.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
I think I understand Harrison, if you
suggest that</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
self-organisation is more common than
we realise... if
not</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
ubiquitous, omnipresent, then at
least that we can</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
fruitfully challenge the assumption
that formal and
top-down</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
organisation dominates how things get
done.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
But I can't get past the feeling that
/there are lots of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
barriers to the openness of space,
and to self</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
organisation/. Everywhere and
all the time. In my
recent</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
work, mental barriers by all involved
about authority
and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
role relationships. My personal
barriers around trying
too</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
hard to "empower". My client's
patronising
assumptions</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
about the "capacity" and "maturity"
of "the sector".</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Information
asymmetries.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
So I get really conflicted when
anyone starts saying
"well</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
space is open all the time"
(implication: 'so chill out
cos</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
there's nothing you need to
do').</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
I am also conflicted about stepping
back from the goal
of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
empowerment, as if everybody else
needs to just step
into</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
open space and take
responsibility.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Yes - many people don't realise the
power that they
have.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
(In my last project; nobody
seemed to quite buy into
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
fact that /they could directly author
the document that
they</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
were trying to
influence/.)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
But it is also patronising to suggest
that empowerment
lies</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
in just helping people to see how
powerful they
are...</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
because many people /don't/ have the
power that we or
they</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
might like. To suggest that
people have the power and
just</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
don't use it... that effectively
blames them for
their</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
situation, and washes our hands of
responsibility.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
The biggest barrier to group change I
see time and time</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
again is authority figures who
believe others need
to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
change, not themselves. (Most
commonly, that
their</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
employees need to "be empowered", and
that they need to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
manage a culture change program to
get there... or
better</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
yet, that HR needs to manage the
change program, while
we</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
are busy getting the real work
done.)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
I don't pretend that empowerment is
something that can
be</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
done to other people (patronising),
but I do firmly
believe</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
that we all first need to look to
ourselves and what we
need</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
to do to play our role making such a
future possible.
And,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
in fact, that /this is all that we
can ever do/.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Maybe the wisdom in what you say
Harrison is that we do
this</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
by focusing on respect first, as a
productive way to
enable</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
empowerment.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Maybe I am picking on the wrong
things and have</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
misunderstood them, and I apologise
if I have been</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
critical. But I also see a lot
of things said that make
me</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
uncomfortable, that knot me up.
Again, most of these
things</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
are from my memory, not the present
discussion. While
my</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
memory might not be the best, I'm
sure it is based on
something.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Thank you all for your patience and
for being in this
discussion</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
*/John
Baxter/*</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
/?//Co//?//Create Adelaide
Facilitator, Director
of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Realise
consultancy/</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<a
href="http://CoCreateADL.com">CoCreateADL.com</a>?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<<a
href="http://cocreateadl.com/localgov%E2%80%8B">http://cocreateadl.com/localgov%E2%80%8B</a>>
| <a
href="http://jsbaxter.com.au">jsbaxter.com.au</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
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Saturday</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
18 October
2014</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Connect with your candidates, get
your voice heard
by</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
joining with others in your
community, and Influence
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
future of the
city/</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
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type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 6:06 AM,
Harrison Owen</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<<a
href="mailto:hho...@verizon.net">hho...@verizon.net</a>>
wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
John -- I?m rather curious what you
meant by ?The
overall</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
project was more complicated than
OST?? My confusion
comes</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
in part from my experience that
complexity is actually
an</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
essential precondition for OST, or
more exactly the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
effective operation of self
organization. The
essential</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
pre-conditions as I have experienced
the are: A Real</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
business issue (something that people
really care
about).</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
High levels of complexity such that
no single person
or</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
group has a prayer of figuring it
out. High levels
of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
diversity in terms of people and
points of view. Lots
of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
passion and conflict. And a decision
time of yesterday</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
(urgency). Given these 5 conditions,
self organization
in</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
the more formal setting of OST or as
a natural
occurrence</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
just seems to happen... unless...And
this may be the
point</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
of problem... It is arbitrarily
constrained... which
usually</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
means that somebody already has the
plan/program/design
and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
they are just looking for buy-in or
(worst case) they
are</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
simply trying to sugar coat the pill,
and make it seem
like</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
the folks are creating something,
when in fact the cake
is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
already
baked.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
A clue to the dilemma may be in the
phrase, ?I struggled
to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
help the client (the funding body) to
really 'empower'...?
I</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
know we talk a lot about empowerment,
but I have come to
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
conclusion that it is really a red
herring, and most</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
painfully so in those situations
where you actually try
to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
do it. Sounds odd, I guess, but think
about it. If I
empower</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
you...you are in my power. And the
more I try to empower
you</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
the worse it gets. Real empowerment,
in my book, is not
an</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
act that we (or somebody) do, but an
acknowledgement of
a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
pre-existing condition...you are
powerful. Of course I
might</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
encourage you a bit to be as powerful
as you are, but it
is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
not something I can give you. You
must claim it for</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
yourself. Strange as it may seem, I
find the notion of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
?empowerment? to be just the opposite
of that fundament
of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
effective working relationships (or
any relationship)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
RESPECT. And I suspect that it is
precisely here that
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
fickle finger of fate is pointing to
the critical
issue.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Another word that fits in here for me
is ?Patronizing.?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Everything may sound super nice, and
all the proper and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
correct words may be spoken, but if
the implication is
that</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
the folks (participants) really do
not have the
competence</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
or ability to deal with the issues,
it is fairly
predictable</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
that they will not bother to try. Or
if they ?try? it
will</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
be pretty much of a pro forma
situation. Sound
familiar?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
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type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
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*Sent:* Monday, October 13, 2014 2:41
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*To:* Daniel
Mezick</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
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*Subject:* Re: [OSList] Authority
Distribution in Open
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Hi Daniel. Thanks for your
considered
response.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
I will try to keep my response in
line with the
topic....</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
but expect it may
meander.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
The OST day I was preparing for has
since come and
gone.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
I decided in the end to least give
OST a crack and see
what</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
happened.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
It didn't go very well; but it also
went well enough
(vis</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
overall project goals, and client
expectations), so I
don't</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
feel so bad about it... even if I had
personally envisaged
more.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
I am not one to worry about the
cannon... which
means</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
sometimes I break things, as I did
this time. There
was</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
still an (informal) sponsor, the one
that sent the invites.
</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
They just did not have a presence on
the day. Thank you</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Daniel as you did make me think
critically about
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
strength of my role as host. I
think I dealt with
that</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
through my introduction to the day;
and as it turns out
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
authority to host was not an
issue.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
But as it turns out, that was not
really the biggest
challenge!</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
The main lessons I took away about
what contributed to
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
average
result:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
*There needs to be clear, compelling
shared work.*</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
The overall project was more
complicated than OST, so
it</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
wasn't clear what turning up actually
meant, and I think</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
many did not turn up on the basis of
wanting to resolve
a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
shared challenge (the work), as you
might expect for OST.
</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
In straight OST terms, you could say
this was an issue
of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
invitation, but really it was many
things.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
So the group was interesting.
They had the heart, but
not</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
the will. They were committed,
but without ownership of
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
result. I've seen this a lot in
the community
engagement</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
field, but nowhere that I have used
(or seen) OST.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
I thought about this a lot, I thought
it might have been</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
about the invitation and
self-selection; but at the end
of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
the day I think it comes down to the
sense of (and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
invitation in to) shared
work.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
*It is super hard to dissolve
ingrained power and
authority</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
relationships in the short term.
These can't be
sidestepped</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
by an external
facilitator.*</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
I struggled to help the client (the
funding body) to
really</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
'empower'. They talked about it
and genuinely want to,
but</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
old habits and mental models don't
change overnight.
They</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
really struggled to push beyond
managing the process
as</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
superiours (to a set of subordinate
participants). This
is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
'empowerment' within a patriarchal
system, and it
doesn't</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
work. It felt very yucky at
times.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
A curious side effect of this
partriarchal 'empowerment'
was</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
an unwillingness to be clear about
the work ("we want to
be</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
open and let them lead the process"
they would say... I
got</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
the client to agree that /the/y were
clearly the
leaders,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
but we didn't quite work out how to
put that into
practice).</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Over the course of the engagement, we
all took baby
steps</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
together that invest in their (/our)
capacity to really
work</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
together in future. They learned a
LOT in a short period
of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
time, and so did I, but it was too
short. By the end of
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
project I had the client calling me
up to ask how they
could</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
reword things so they didn't reflect
a control response. :
)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
That was good, but obviously if
they need me for this
then</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
there is some way to go. And
different client reps
had</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
different levels of self
reflection.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Hosting an isolated OST workshop
against this grain was
very</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
ambitious, it was always going to be,
no matter how we</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
conducted
ourselves.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
And perhaps 20% were very proactive,
and led the bulk of
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
work that occurred... they saved the
day!</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
But the length of the OST was not
enough for this
leadership</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
to really be contagious and
precipitate a productive
culture.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
*Or in other words: we struggled to
free up authorisation
to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
be more
dynamic*</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Reading your blog post Daniel, the
idea of dynamic</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
authorisation would have been very
useful earlier in
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
project. Another way of looking
at the project: we</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
struggled to free the space of
ingrained authority to
enable</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
dynamic
authorisation.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
There were lots of other insights
into how we could
have</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
done it differently, but to me these
were the
fundamental</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
stumbling blocks for
us.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Still, they were not too big, and I'm
pleased we made a
good</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
start.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
My favourite feedback was "thank you,
this was the first</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
time I have been part of genuine
engagement in more than
a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
decade in the sector" :
)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Next time, we will do
better.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
*/John
Baxter/*</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
/?//Co//?//Create Adelaide
Facilitator, Director
of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Realise
consultancy/</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<a
href="http://CoCreateADL.com">CoCreateADL.com</a>?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
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href="http://cocreateadl.com/localgov%E2%80%8B">http://cocreateadl.com/localgov%E2%80%8B</a>>
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href="http://jsbaxter.com.au">jsbaxter.com.au</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
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href="http://www.jsbaxter.com.au/">http://www.jsbaxter.com.au/</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
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<tel:0405%20447%20829></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
? |
?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
@jsbaxter_ <<a
href="http://twitter.com/jsbaxter_">http://twitter.com/jsbaxter_</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
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type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
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Magnificent Than
Any</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Ever Seen <<a
href="http://citygrill.eventbrite.com.au">http://citygrill.eventbrite.com.au</a>>!/*/,
Saturday</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
18 October
2014</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Connect with your candidates, get
your voice heard
by</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
joining with others in your
community, and Influence
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
future of the
city/</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 12:07 AM,
Daniel Mezick</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<<a
href="mailto:d...@newtechusa.net">d...@newtechusa.net</a>>
wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Hi
John,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Yours is a very interesting
story.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
You
say:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
/"...To be honest*I am not sure* how
I need to deal
with</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
this, though *my strategy is to
accept the authority*
for</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
hosting the space in the next
workshop, *obsolving
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
department of their responsibility*
to manage the
day."</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
"...I don't think it is feasible for
the obvious
authority</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
candidates hosting something
genuinely participatory.
*The</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
relevant director has said she
doesn't want to
speak</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
formally and become The Authority for
the day*, a position
I</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
agree
with."/</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
In the situation as described, it
sounds like the org is
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
very earliest stages of moving in a
direction of more</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
open/participatory/inviting.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Do you agree with this
assessment?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
If this assessment is correct, based
on what you describe,
I</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
would probably avoid attempting Open
Space in the
canonical</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
form whatsoever (as described in the
OST GUIDE) because
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Sponsor role is vacant. Unoccupied.
And so, by my
reckoning,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
if I understand you right, a true
Open Space event
isn't</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
even possible, because the essential
OST-Sponsor-role is
in</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
fact not willingly occupied by anyone
with enough
authority</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
to play that essential role
well.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
What's clear is that someone who
could function as</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
OST-Sponsor is currently unwilling to
do so. And so I
might</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
try a "taster" or "demo" event
instead, where the goal is
to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
/learn about Open Space in general/,
and do a /little/
bit</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
of "real" work too. Especially if the
allotted time a
mere</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
1/2 day, I am even more inclined to
strongly favor
this</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
re-framing of the stated
goals.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
So the primary and stated goal for
the "taster" is
learning</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
about OST. Another goal for a short
event might be to
see</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
who shows up super-interested in the
art of
Facilitation,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
and then offer to mentor those who do
self-select by
showing</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
interest. In this manner some
Facilitation capacity
is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
developed inside the org, to help
with current meetings
and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
processes. Introducing Facilitation
into typical meetings
is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
a easy and effective "culture
hack".</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
For me, the total unwillingness of an
obvious candidate
to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
occupy the Sponsor role is a huge
warning signal to
slow</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
down, pause, or even
stop.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Lots of people here have more
experience than me, and
might</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
be willing to lend you some of their
expertise regarding
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
authority dynamics of Facilitating an
OST event with the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
essential OST-Sponsor-role completely
vacant</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Kind
Regards,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Daniel</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
On 9/28/14 11:30 PM, John Baxter
wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
I am
navigating some challenging authority dynamics in
a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
project at
the moment.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
I was brought
in a week out from the first of
three</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
forums, and
asked to 'facilitate a codesign
process'</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
which was at
that stage a black box (with many
hidden</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
expectations)
scheduled into that event (1 hour
before</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
lunch and 1
hour afterwards).</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
It's a long
journey, but you can imagine how my role
has</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
changed as I
prepare for the third forum which I
am</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
hosting in
Open Space.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
The overall
process is an engagement between
a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
government
department and their funded agencies.
The</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
most obvious
direct power dynamics are obvious,
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
effective
power and authority dynamics are much
more</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
complex
(though
predictable).</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Department
staff have authority challenges as much
as</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
the agencies.
They are trying so hard to be
'neutral'</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
and 'non
controlling' that they are
effectively</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
reinforcing
their own authority positions (which
often</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
have little
real correlation to the power, knowledge
etc</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
that they
imagine them to).</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
To be honest
I am not sure how I need to deal with
this,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
though my
strategy is to accept the authority
for</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
hosting the
space in the next workshop, obsolving
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
department of
their responsibility to manage the
day.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
It has been
interesting to watch push back so far
from</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
agency reps
who are committed to participating, who
are</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
genuinely
engaged, but are playing to an us-them
tension</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
that is
getting in the way of the shared work
(and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
serves them
no good ends except protecting them
from</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
their own
responsibility). Stand-offishness is
gradually</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
being
resolved, though some pockets are holding
firm.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
I am crossing
my fingers for WS3 that we can
traverse</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
these and get
into Open Space without being pushed
off</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
the bridge by
the reactionary tension; and that once
on</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
the other
side, the department reps can embrace
Open</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Space and
take responsibility for their
role.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
We will get
across /as long as I have the authority/
to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
host the
space for them.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
I don't think
it is feasible for the obvious
authority</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
candidates
hosting something genuinely
participatory.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
The relevant
director has said she doesn't want to
speak</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
formally and
become The Authority for the day,
a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
position I
agree with.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
But it does
leave something of a shell, where I
am</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
crossing my
fingers that our time together thus
far</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
affords me
the authority to host that
space.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
I think we
are ready. I am bringing my harness
and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
floaties just
in case.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
*/John
Baxter/*</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
/? Co?Create
Adelaide Facilitator, Director
of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Realise
consultancy/</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<a
href="http://CoCreateADL.com">CoCreateADL.com</a>
?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<<a
href="http://cocreateadl.com/localgov%E2%80%8B">http://cocreateadl.com/localgov%E2%80%8B</a>>
|</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<a
href="http://jsbaxter.com.au">jsbaxter.com.au</a> <<a
href="http://www.jsbaxter.com.au/">http://www.jsbaxter.com.au/</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
0405 447 829
<tel:0405%20447%20829></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
? |
?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
@jsbaxter_
<<a
href="http://twitter.com/jsbaxter_">http://twitter.com/jsbaxter_</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
/City Grill?
An Election Forum More Magnificent Than
Any</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Ever Seen
<<a
href="http://citygrill.eventbrite.com.au">http://citygrill.eventbrite.com.au</a>>/,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Saturday 18
October 2014</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Influence
your city by building relationships
and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
joining
voices with others in your
community</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
On Mon, Sep
29, 2014 at 12:26 PM, Daniel Mezick
via</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
OSList <<a
href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>>
wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Hi
Harrison,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
So
interesting how the Law of 2 Feet authorizes me,
and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
every other
member of an OST event, to go anywhere
we</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
may want to
go.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Without
asking anyone else for any kind of
"permission"...</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Reminds me of
this past June, being in Camden with
you,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
and Ethelyn,
and Harold, and friends... when we
were</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
standing on
the porch of that Camden
restaurant...</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
waiting for
everyone to arrive, and assemble for
dinner...</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
And as we
wait, I notice there is
this</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
convenient-looking,
alternate entry-door... into
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
dining
area.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
And I say:
"Hmm...I wonder if we are authorized to
use</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
that
door."</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
And you
say:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
"We're
authorized to go Anywhere we want to
go."</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
...and I like
that.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Daniel</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Picture of
that place:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<a
href="https://twitter.com/DanielMezick/status/483054326265692161">https://twitter.com/DanielMezick/status/483054326265692161</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
See
also:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<a
href="https://twitter.com/danielgullo/status/483434622009999360">https://twitter.com/danielgullo/status/483434622009999360</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
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type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
On 9/25/14
4:58 PM, Harrison Owen
wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Daniel...
You really did it! I think. Your
language</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
comes
from a place I don?t know... which is to
say</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
that
I probably wouldn?t say what you say in the
way</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
that
you do (duh). BUT when I run my ?translator?
it</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
comes
out sounding pretty good! So... I can?t
help</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
with
the questions you have raised. Actually I
think</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
you
are doing pretty well on your own,
and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
(hopefully)
will incite others to a
similarly</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
riotous
performance.
Thanks!</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Harrison</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Winter
Address</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
7808
River Falls Drive</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Potomac,
MD 20854</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
301-365-2093
<tel:301-365-2093></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Summer
Address</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
189
Beaucaire Ave.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Camden,
ME 04843</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
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*Subject:*
[OSList] Authority Distribution in Open
Space</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
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Greetings
to All,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
For
the past several years I have
attended</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
conferences
of the Group Relations community,
and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
encouraged
others to do the same. I've studied
their</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
literature,
and harvested some important learning
as</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
a
result. One of the things I have come
to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
understand
a little bit better is the role
of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
"authority
dynamics" in self-organizing social
systems.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Link:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<a
href="http://www.akriceinstitute.org">www.akriceinstitute.org</a> <<a
href="http://www.akriceinstitute.org">http://www.akriceinstitute.org</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Over
the past several years I've been using
Open</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Space
with intent to improve the results of my
work</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
in
helping companies implement Agile ideas in
their</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
organizations.
We do an initial Open Space, then
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
folks
get about 3 months to play with Agile
(we</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
carefully
use the word "experimentation"
with</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
management,)
then we do another Open Space
after</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
that,
to inspect what just happened across
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
enterprise.
The initial and subsequent Open
Space</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
events
form a "safe" container or field in which
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
members
can /learn/... as they explore how
to</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
/improve/
together by /experimenting/ with
new</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
practices,
and see if they actually work. I call
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
process
Open Agile
Adoption.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Link:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<a
href="http://OpenAgileAdoption.com">OpenAgileAdoption.com</a> <<a
href="http://OpenAgileAdoption.com">http://OpenAgileAdoption.com</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
This
seems to work pretty good. It seems to
"take</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
the
air out of" most of the fear, most of
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
anxiety
and most of the worry that is created.
The</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
key
aspect is /consent/: absolutely no one is
forced</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
to
do anything they are unwilling to do. No one
is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
/coerced/
to /comply/. Everyone is
instead</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
respectfully
/invited/ to help /write/ the
story,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
and
be a /character/ in the story...of
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
contemplated
process change. Open Agile
Adoption</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
encourages
a spirit of experimentation and
play.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
The
spirit of Open Space is the spirit of
freedom.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Isn't
it? In the OST community, we discuss and
talk</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
a
lot about self-organization, self-management
and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
self-governance.
The Agile community also
talks</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
about
these ideas a
lot.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
So
I have some questions. What is really going
on</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
during
self-organization in a social system?
What</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
are
the steps? What information is being sent
and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
received?
>From whom, and by whom? Is
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
information
about /authority/ important?
How</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
important?
Can a social system self organize
without</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
regard
to who has the right to do what work? /How
do</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
decisions
that affect others get made in
a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
self-organizing
system?/</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Who
decides about /who decides/? How important
is</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
the
process of /authorization/ in a
self-organizing</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
system?
Is self-organization in large part
the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
process
of dynamic authorization
(and</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
/de-authorization/)
in real time?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
What
/is /authorization? Can self-organization
occur</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
without
the sending and receiving of
authorization</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
data
by and between the
members?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Is
Bruce Tuckman's</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
forming/storming/performing/adjourning
actually</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
decomposing
the /dynamics of authorization/ inside
a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
social
system?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
The
essay below attempts to answer some of
these</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
difficult
questions. I'd love your thoughts on
it.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Will
you give it a
look?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Essay:
Authority Distribution in Open
Space</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<a
href="http://newtechusa.net/agile/authority-distribution-in-open-space/">http://newtechusa.net/agile/authority-distribution-in-open-space/</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
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type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
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type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Kind
Regards,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Daniel</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
--
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type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Daniel
Mezick, President</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
New
Technology Solutions
Inc.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
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915 7248 <tel:%28203%29%20915%207248>
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type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Bio
<<a
href="http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/">http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/</a>>.
Blog</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<<a
href="http://newtechusa.net/blog/">http://newtechusa.net/blog/</a>>.
Twitter</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<<a
href="http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/">http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/</a>>.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Examine
my new book:The Culture
Game</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<<a
href="http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/">http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/</a>>:
Tools</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
for
the Agile
Manager.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Explore
Agile Team
Training</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<<a
href="http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/">http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
and
Coaching.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<<a
href="http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-coaching/">http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-coaching/</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Explore
the Agile Boston</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<<a
href="http://newtechusa.net/user-groups/ma/">http://newtechusa.net/user-groups/ma/</a>>Community.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
--
</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Daniel
Mezick, President</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
New
Technology Solutions
Inc.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
(203) 915
7248 <tel:%28203%29%20915%207248>
(cell)</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Bio <<a
href="http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/">http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/</a>>.
Blog</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<<a
href="http://newtechusa.net/blog/">http://newtechusa.net/blog/</a>>.
Twitter</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<<a
href="http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/">http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/</a>>.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Examine my
new book: The Culture
Game</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<<a
href="http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/">http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/</a>>:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Tools for the
Agile Manager.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Explore Agile
Team Training</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<<a
href="http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/">http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
and
Coaching.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<<a
href="http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-coaching/">http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-coaching/</a>></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
Explore the
Agile Boston</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>
<<a
href="http://newtechusa.net/user-groups/ma/">http://newtechusa.net/user-groups/ma/</a>>Community.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote
type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote
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