Hello Harrison: At 08:34 16-01-2001 -0500, you wrote:
I confess I too get a little nervous with the notion of Open Space as a "movement." And certainly at its point of genesis (in the bottom of two Martinis) it was anything but. Having said all that, I find myself rather awe struck by what we have learned and accomplished with the gift of two Martinis.
Look at what 2 Martinis can do. Imagine you had 3 Martinis ;-)
As we approach the 16th year of this ongoing natural, and therefore serendipitous, experiment, I think the learning (certainly my learning) has been much more related to the enormous (and generally under-utilized) potential of Homo sapiens, than about serving clients and facilitating gatherings. For me, Open Space has become a blinding flash of the obvious -- if we can do so much and feel so good -- why not do it all the time? And if we are of mind to do just that Open Space Technology can help -- not by adding something new, but rather by confronting us with what we already are. So if being fully what we already are represents a "movement" -- then I guess Open Space is guilty. On the other hand, it may simply be a matter of stopping long enough to appreciate what is. Just the antithesis of movement.
You have been learning with the Oracles or are becoming one: Is it a movement or its antithesis? Now we need someone to "interpret" your profecy ;-) Just jocking... Best wishes Artur * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html =========================================================== osl...@egroups.com To subscribe, 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign up -- provide an email address, and choose a login ID and password 3. Click on "Subscribe" and follow the instructions To unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@egroups.com: 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign in and Proceed
