People have been trying to take control of open space. Good luck with that
fools...
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On Sunday, July 23rd, 2023 at 11:10 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.
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