Hi Rijon, I don’t recall a conversation about how Liberating Structures changed OST on the OS list.
I just looked at my copy The Surprising Power of Liberating Structures. I found the description of OST adequate. That said, I couldn’t find anything called a “short form” of OST so didn’t find their changes. Do you have a page number? I can tell you that I am often uncomfortable with how LS treats a variety of practices. My lived experience has been that the “short forms” they advocate reduce a practice to mechanics. In the hands of someone who doesn’t know what they are doing, they can leave something to be desired. Having said that, it has been a while since I have been around the LS practices. So I can’t name a specific example here. Just my own discomfort. Peggy _________________________________ Peggy Holman [email protected] Twitter: @peggyholman Bellevue, WA 98006 206-948-0432 www.peggyholman.com www.journalismthatmatters.org Enjoy the award winning Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity <https://peggyholman.com/papers/engaging-emergence/> "An angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not get burnt, is to become the fire". -- Drew Dellinger > On Jul 23, 2023, at 10:10 AM, Rijon Erickson via OSList <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Below is an excerpt from a comment made on LinkedIn that makes a bold > assertion about the opinion of the Open Space community regarding changes to > OST within the context of Liberating Structures. > > > “Lastly the changes made to Open Space that have been made are counted a > travesty by the Open Space community. Anyone on the OSLIST knows what Barry > Owen and others have had to say about this.” > > > I'm making an assumption that these changes are the ones articulated by > authors Henri Lipmanowicz and Keith McCandless in their book “The Surprising > Power of Liberating Structures” and presented as a "short form" of OST. > > Upon reading the description of OST in the aforementioned book, I did feel > some discomfort at how the event structure was presented, but I didn't take > offense and consider such a presentation "a travesty". It read to me as what > an OST event would look like to an observer. Near the end of the chapter in > the book, Harrison Owen is credited and the reader is advised to start with > the user's guide if they wish to the OST meeting format. > > Apparently this caused quite a stir a few years back. A reference is made to > Barry Owen > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAADtVHYBKmACohG0Fe0-c0F4dAQSrDB_QaQ> as well > as to "anyone on the OSLIST" having knowledge of this. > > I'm a member of the board of the Open Space Institute - US, and I've been on > the OSLIST for a few years now, and I don't recall this issue being raised in > public or in private. In addition, I couldn't find evidence here on the > OSLIST either. > > As a board member of the Open Space Institute-US, I feel a deep sense of > responsibility to fully understand these criticisms and to be able to > publicly engage with those in the Liberating Structures community to ensure > that the practice of Open Space Technology and the philosophy of Open Space > is disseminated with accuracy and authenticity. > > Who among you is willing to help me understand? > > P.S. I wasn't aware that an entire community (especially the Open Space > community) could hold a singular opinion, but maybe that's just me. > > OSList mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > See the archives here: https://oslist.org/empathy/list/everyone.oslist.org
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