Dear Anna & AllThanks for including "I am not a fan of the dominant storyline
that Harrison promoted quite loudly that OST is all about “self-organization”
I believe the most loyal way to celebrate a hero is to clarify what each of us
learnt from hero that our own being knows no other way of action learning.
My own view is that while self-organisation matters to be trustworthy/ have
presence etc, there may be many different ways to self organisation. Actually I
had a chat with Harrison and he told me in my case that I needed to attend a
masterclass of Meg Wheatley Margaret J. Wheatley – Margaret J. Wheatley I did
and I did. Among other Wheatley truths - many pioneers will never be fully
thanked or rewarded -
For me -any useful work I ever do is on system innovation - the hardest type of
innovation (for me as its the only one i judge myself on; please note yes i
have done projects where self-organisation was needed by most or all of the
client too (so i hope I know people who can facilitate that if its part of
overall delivery)
SYSTEM INNOVATION. Harrison framing that this needs taking everyone who is
conflict with each other through a conflict barrier at the same time is the
principle and method that I would never have seen without Harrison
Anyhow just my cents worth. And as mathematics is my thing I realise I am an
odd ball so to speak Chris AI20s.com Wash DC [email protected]
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On Wednesday, 24 April 2024 at 11:46:40 GMT-4, Anna Caroline Türk via
OSList <[email protected]> wrote:
Dear all,
Thank you Peggy for your and Harrison’s invitation to keep adding our personal
learning - including with Harrison. I heard the invitation and it spoke to me.
Finally, I made time to write.
I had the privilege to meet OST at age 18 through Michael M Pannwitz in 2000.
He facilitated several OST meetings at my school in Berlin. He later helped me
facilitate my first OST and today I am a fulfilled consultant and facilitator
working the genuine contact way - having facilitated many many OSTs in person
and online.
I met Harrison several times in Europe: in Berlin for his birthday and a wave
rider workshop, in Sardinia for the European OS Learning Exchange, where the
fifth principle of OST emerged, in London for a WOSonOS with Phelim and his
team, and in Sevilla where he facilitated an Open Space for 100 imams and 100
rabbis and I was a member of the team. And last time in Washington for the
WOSonOS.
Unfortunately, he could not attend the WosonOS in 2010 in Berlin, where we had
self-published a book celebrating OST, with many of you on the OS List
contributing. It was there that I realized that there is more than one origin
story to the emergence of OST. The two martinis and the man with the hat is
only one version.
I was glad to learn many women were involved in creating OST, while Harrison
wrote the book about it. Today I am facilitating and teaching OST based on his
teachings and enriched by the “Berlin” approach and the Genuine Contact
approach.
Why some people, including Harrison, love wearing hats always - I don’t know.
To me, it turns a bit into a costume (the man with the hat) and it feels less
genuine. At the Open Space with the imams and rabbis, all the men had their
unique outfits - it was a bit hilarious.
When Harrison tried to make a last announcement at the marketplace after the
agenda creation - standing in the middle of the room on a chair with his hat on
- trying to get everyone’s attention I had another demystification moment.
Of course, I like him and I love even more the OST grassroots movement in the
world.
I was truly truly impressed by the tender, calm, and very welcoming
facilitation of Barry Owen at the WOSonOS in Washington - which I partly
attribute to the son and father’s deep learning journey together.
I am not a fan of the dominant storyline that Harrison promoted quite loudly
that OST is all about “self-organization” - it feels too narrow and cold to
me. But I should probably go back to his writings to remember he also said more
about the essence of OST.
One story, from the online gathering two weeks ago, felt also a bit harsh to
me: When Harrison had recommended to the facilitator to walk the circle, look
everyone in the eyes and internally say something like “fuck you all” or
something along this line. I get the teaching point. And I trust he has shared
other recommendations to OST facilitators that are warmer, focusing on spirit
and acknowledging the dimension of holding people’s lives in one’s hands.
I look forward to seeing you here there and hopefully in Istanbul and keep
learning together.
Lots of Love
Anna Caroline
P.s. Here a wonderful song from Etta James You can leave your hat on
Anna Caroline TürkMentor to Visionary Leaders+49(0)176 24872254 |
TruthCircles.com
On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 5:27 PM Peggy Holman via OSList <[email protected]>
wrote:
As I’ve been reflecting on Harrison’s passing and what it means to me, I
stumbled into the message below that Harrison wrote to the OSlist exactly 19
years ago - March 18, 2005. He asks:
What have we learned?
Seems like a fitting way to celebrate him...inviting us to answer his question.
An excerpt from below:
My hope would be to inspire/goad/embarrass/encourage each one of you to
reflect of the past 20 years [now 39 years] (or at least that part of the 20
years in which
you participated in the OS community) - and offer up your understanding of
what you, personally, have learned - about Open Space, yourself in Open
Space, about organizations in Open Space. And of course anything else you
choose to share.
I would hope that we would hear from more than the usual suspects. This is a
call to all you Lurkers! ...Not everybody has been heard from! Now would be a
good time to break
the silence!!!
…
Pretend this is a closing circle, and we are passing the
Talking Stick. Take a moment, maybe even a LONG moment (days/weeks) to
reflect on what you have learned, and then talk as long as you want. And not
just the "good stuff" - the pain and disillusionment as well, if that is
your story. You have the stick! And please NO COMMENTARY! I suggest that we
just let this roll without response - just like a Closing Circle.
So I leave you with the question while I reflect on my own response to it.
Love,Peggy
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Peggy Holman
[email protected]
Bellevue, WA 98006
206-948-0432
www.peggyholman.com
Enjoy the award winning Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity
"An angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not get burnt, is
to become
the fire".
-- Drew Dellinger
Begin forwarded message:
From: Harrison Owen <[email protected]>
Subject: [OSLIST] What have we learned?
Date: March 18, 2005 at 3:39:53 PM PST
To: [email protected]
Reply-To: OSLIST <[email protected]>
In 1985 the first Open Space happened in Monterey California. This year (in
case you haven't noticed) is 2005. In short OS has been around for 20 years
(not counting the 14,000,000,000 years previously). So what have we learned?
This is not an idle question. A recent publication of the American journal,
JABS - otherwise known as the "Journal of Applied Behavioral Science"
offered a "special issue" dealing with Large Group Interventions. All the
usual suspects appeared, but somehow Open Space was among the missing. One
of the editors, Barbara Bunker, who is definitely an acquaintance, and I
would consider a friend - told me that they had advertised for "papers" -
including the "OS Network" - and nothing showed up. Frankly, I don't recall
seeing anything, but my eyesight is getting pretty cloudy. Anyhow, I feel
inspired to ask a question - What have we learned?
This is not about making a special edition of JABS. And for sure it is not
about "sour grapes" because we were not really present in JABS. It is all
about a genuine question - What have we learned????
My hope would be to inspire/goad/embarrass/encourage each one of you to
reflect of the past 20 years (or at least that part of the 20 years in which
you participated in the OS community) - and offer up your understanding of
what you, personally, have learned - about Open Space, yourself in Open
Space, about organizations in Open Space. And of course anything else you
choose to share.
I would hope that we would hear from more than the usual suspects. This is a
call to all you Lurkers! Last time I checked there were some 440 folks on
OSLIST. Not everybody has been heard from! Now would be a good time to break
the silence!!!
And although it is doubtless Politically Incorrect - I suggest a rule for
our discussion. Pretend this is a closing circle, and we are passing the
Talking Stick. Take a moment, maybe even a LONG moment (days/weeks) to
reflect on what you have learned, and then talk as long as you want. And not
just the "good stuff" - the pain and disillusionment as well, if that is
your story. You have the stick! And please NO COMENTARY! I suggest that we
just let this roll without response - just like a Closing Circle.
In August we will gather for OSONOS in Halifax. That gathering will be a lot
of things - but one of the things it WILL be is a celebration of 20 years in
Open Space. I can think of no greater birthday present from everybody to
everybody than a reasoned, articulate description of what we have learned in
the 20 years on the journey.
Harrison
Ps Assuming we have really learned something and manage to give that
learning expression, there is no doubt in my mind that a copy of our
Collected Works would be fun to read. ho
Harrison Owen
7808 River Falls Drive
Potomac, Maryland 20845
Phone 301-365-2093
Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com <http://www.openspaceworld.com/>
Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org
Personal website http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm
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