Re: CASOS and OPE -- was Re: OS and Future Search

1999-06-28 Thread Denis Hitchens
Harrison replied: >Fortunately, I don't think we have to have these things, and here is where >the pre-conditions for Open Space and also, (I would argue) >self-organization seem to fit in. Over the years I found that whenever you >had a major issue characterized by high levels of diversity (peo

Re: CASOS and OPE -- was Re: OS and Future Search

1999-06-27 Thread Michael Herman
Most seem to agree that we can have an Open Space ORGANISATION but it seems to me the implication of the conditions above is that any such organisation must exist in the state prescribed by the conditions. And I don't think that is even thinkable: (permanent) high levels of conflict and decis

CASOS and OPE -- was Re: OS and Future Search

1999-06-27 Thread Denis Hitchens
Harrison wrote: >For me the fundamental difference is all about self-organization. Open >Space works because self-organizing human systems work. As the person who wrote in the list on 31 Oct 1998 "Yes yes yes --- its time to be thinking casos not chaos" This conversation has been wonderful

Re: CASOS and OPE -- was Re: OS and Future Search

1999-06-27 Thread Harrison Owen
Denis wrote: >Most seem to agree that we can have an Open Space ORGANISATION but it seems >to me the implication of the conditions above is that any such organisation >must exist in the state prescribed by the conditions. And I don't think >that is even thinkable:(permanent) high levels of confl