My experience is that self organizing systems do very well with their primary task of adaptation. They get in trouble when we try to organize them. I think there is a middle ground here, however. -- that would be to watch the system closely and be supportive of system changes/adaptations that are emerging and are positive. This would NOT mean introducing our own ideas of where and how the system should proceed. The analogy with sailing is exact I think. No salor creates the wind. Good sailors ride the winds that blow.
Harrison On Fri, May 5, 2023 at 6:42 PM Tony Budak <[email protected]> wrote: > Harrison thank you for sending your thoughts on this thread. Of course, I > agree with you. Yes, OST "sounds good to me" as well. Yet how can social > self-organizing do more? > More Fun - Less Stuff, > Tony > > Tony, I am curious about the "research" as it might relate to OST. MY > experience is that it has spread globally in the most effective way -- self > organizing networks. And I am not at all sure what we might have done > differently. Lazy, I guess, but when something spreads to all continents > with millions of iterations all without a plan or sponsorship. sounds good > to me. > > Harrison > > On Fri, May 5, 2023 at 12:38 PM Tony Budak via OSList <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I agree that OST does not contribute to achieving change when it comes to >> building emerging networks of 8,000,000 people. >> >> Social science research on networks suggests that current OST practices >> are not effective in increasing the rate of OST usage. To improve the >> uptake and utilization of these practices, we may need to adopt a more >> network-informed approach to delivering OST. You can learn more about this >> by watching Damon Centola's talk at https://youtu.be/hFijjJmndG8. >> On 5/5/2023 10:21 AM, artfsilvaproton.me via OSList wrote: >> >> Excellent clarification, Michael. Thank you! >> >> Bach to OSLIST, Regards to all from Portugal >> >> >> Artur >> >> *----------------------------------------* >> *De :* Michael M Pannwitz via OSList <[email protected]> >> *À :* Budak, Tony <[email protected]>; OS LIST <[email protected]> >> *Envoyé :* jeudi 4 mai 2023 à 12:51:21 UTC+1 >> *Objet :* [OSList] Re: 8,000,000 Emergent - Complex Contagions & >> Behavior Change >> >> Dear Tony, >> >> ok, here is one OST worker with an answer: >> >> OST has nothing to do with "achieving change". >> However, it has been observed, that change and many other lovely things >> happen both in and after an OST gathering. As they always do, even >> without an OST gathering. >> The focus of an OST event is not to promote something. The focus is on >> the experiment that appears to expand time and space for the forces of >> selforganisation to unfold a bit more. >> Focusing on a anything else, would reduce the time and space for >> selforganistion to show up a bit more. >> >> Before the event, the facilitator promises the sponsor that with OST all >> issues can be addressed, worked on and if given enough time also can >> lead to concrete projects. Thats all, we can promise. >> Somtimes, I myself also add that OST always works and that many things >> can happen that nobody ever dreamed of. >> >> Have a great day >> Greetings from Berlin >> >> _______________________________________________ >> OSList mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> >> -- >> Click HERE to Contact Tony >> <https://pickatime.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php> >> >> More Fun, Less Stuff :joy: >> Until next time, Tony Budak, >> on behalf of our Learning Network :thinking: >> >> P.S. Become a Member top left and or >> Record your unpaid work time to get >> valuable - spendable Learning Time Credits. >> <https://hourworld.org/bank/?hw=1968> >> _______________________________________________ >> OSList mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> > -- > Click HERE to Contact Tony > <https://pickatime.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php> > > More Fun, Less Stuff :joy: > Until next time, Tony Budak, > on behalf of our Learning Network :thinking: > > P.S. Become a Member top left and or > Record your unpaid work time to get > valuable - spendable Learning Time Credits. > <https://hourworld.org/bank/?hw=1968> >
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