Dear Artur, Between OT 9 in 1991 and OT 18 in 1998 I have been to seven OT-Confernces. After that I had a break and celebrated a lot of OS conferences as symposia with colleagues, with different companies and communities in Germany and UK. Somehow I got into contact with John Adams, whom I met at OT and IODA conferences. He sent to me the invitation to OT 22 in Scotland. I didn't make it and - this I do not remember exactly - I thought it was in Scotland or in Milwaukee where he and the participants buried the OT conferences. He wanted to find a good end to these OT Conferences.
That is as much as I know the end of OT. Warm regards Ingrid EBUS Institut für Entwicklungsberatung und Supervision EBUS UG (haftungsbeschränkt) & Co. KG Ingrid Ebeling • Am Alten Gehäge 6 • D - 30 657 Hannover Tel.: +49-511-336 03 30 • Fax: +49-511-336 03 47 e-mail: [email protected] • http://www.institut-ebus.de Am 29.05.2010 um 20:19 schrieb Artur Silva: > Dear all > > Thanks for the map, Jack. > > The map, and some clarifications by Harrison, reminded me of a different > thing. > > OST was born in the "Organization Transformation Conferences". > > In WOSonOS in Berlin, I met a lady (that I cannot remember the name and later > have not seen her again to ask for the contacts) that told me that the last > OT Conference was to be held in London, but there were insufficient > registrations and it did not took place. Nor any other after that. > > In ancient mails, in the OSLIST Archives, I can see that OT22 took place in > Scotland, in 2004, and OT23 was planned to take place in Milwaukee, in 2005. > I also remember to later receive an invitation to London, and I even > considered to go there (and profit to see my sister and my English family, in > Brighton). But later I could not. But that exchange of mails is lost with a > computer that crashed many moons ago. > > If there is anyone that can complete the story from OT22 to the last one that > took (or not) place, I would be grateful. > > I would also like to understand why the OT Conferences died (without any > trace that I could discover in the Internet). > > And why have the OT Conferences died if the distinction between OD and OT is > IMHO more needed now than ever before? > > Maybe this can be somehow related with my previous post. > > If there is no longer a clear distinction between OD and OT, than OST and all > the other "large group facilitation methods" belong after all to the same > stream - OD. > > Interesting, don't you think? > > Regards > > Artur > > From: Harrison Owen <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thu, May 27, 2010 10:34:02 PM > Subject: Re: [OSLIST] ODWS - Journey through time; suggestions please !! > > Jack – I have always loved your “map” – if only because it provides me and > (indirectly I presume), and Open Space Technology with an impressive lineage > which is at once colorful, although perhaps undeserved. It is true that my > first public foray into the realm of Organization Transformation happened at > a regional conference of ODN (Organization Development Network) – I gave a > paper. What is also true is that at the time I had no real clue what > Organization Development might be, where it came from, or what it might be > useful for. My inspiration, training and experience came from a rather > different place, including but not limited to a layman’s understanding of the > New Physics, a rather deeper understanding of the myth and ritual of the > ancient near east, and an appreciation of a variety of (what now would be > called) esoteric traditions. Strange things like Tibetan Buddhism, Sufi > thought (Rumi), some deep learning at the feet of (West) African Shamans, the > work of Joseph Campbell, Ken Wilbur – and other assorted denizens of the > Fringe. I wouldn’t claim academic expertise for most of this, but > existential, on the ground experience for sure. Truth to tell, when > Organization Transformation first reflected the light of day it was not > viewed in a positive fashion by the powers that be (were) in the world of OD. > Definitely heretical! Off the Wall! Out of Sight!! Some still feel that way, > I am sure – but times change. And a lot of the people who found the idea of > Organization Transformation radically abhorrent became friends. I can’t say > we have always agreed – but we are friends. > > And then we come to Open Space Technology. It does not come from, nor is it > part of the great tradition (lately created) of Large Scale Interventions. It > began as it remains – The product of two Martinis (and before that the Big > Bang)! There was no careful research, no critical analysis of preceding > efforts – just a little Gin and (much less) vermouth. And with all that as > ancestors, you got to keep it simple. – Sit in a circle, create a bulletin > board, open a market place – and Go to work. Hasn’t changed a bit ever since. > But I am sure that our understanding of what happens has gone a lot deeper – > which is not to say that we are getting anywhere near the depths we must > achieve. But we are moving in the right direction, I think. And it is fun. > > Harrison > > > Harrison Owen > 7808 River Falls Dr. > Potomac, MD 20854 > USA > Phone 301-365-2093 > www.openspaceworld.com > www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jack Martin > Leith > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 3:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: ODWS - Journey through time; suggestions please !! > > Thanks for mentioning the map, Michael. > > I've just uploaded it to my server in case anyone wants to see it. > > Here's the URL: > www.leithcocreation.com/documents/history-of-large-group-methods.doc > > It's a big file ... sorry ... I don't have time right now to make it any > smaller. > > Jack > > Jack Martin Leith > Leith Co-creation > London, United Kingdom > email: [email protected] > Mobile: 07831 840541 (+44 7831 840541) > Skype: jackmartinleith > Professional website: www.leithcocreation.com > Personal website: www.jackmartinleith.com > Facebook: www.facebook.com/jackmartinleith > LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/jackmartinleith > Slideshare: www.slideshare.net/jackmartinleith > Twitter: http://twitter.com/jackmartinleith > > > On 27 May 2010 15:05, Michael Herman <[email protected]> wrote: > i'll second jeff's recommendation of marv weisbord's 'productive workplaces.' > that was the first thing that came to mind here. another was a map that > jack martin leith did some years ago, showing overlapping development paths > of various methods and leading practitioners. jack? > > m > > > -- > > Michael Herman > Michael Herman Associates > > http://www.michaelherman.com/ > http://www.ronanparktrail.com/ > http://www.chicagoconservationcorps.org/ > http://www.openspaceworld.org/ > > 312-280-7838 (mobile) > > > > On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 4:39 AM, VISUELLE PROTOKOLLE > <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Gerard, > > Our friend Jon Jenkins, who sadly died recently, said as the father of the > IAF Method Database, that right now the three most important elements in our > profession are VISUALIZATION, STORYTELLING and ONLINE METHODS. > > Greetings from Italy > > Reinhard Kuchenmüller > > > VISUELLE PROTOKOLLE® > www.visuelle-protokolle.de > +39-0566-88929 > > > > > Am 27/05/10 08:16 schrieb "Gerard Muller" unter <[email protected]>: > > Dear All, > > At the upcoming Organisational Development World Summit (see > http://www.odworldsummit.org/, which is organised in collaboration with > several organisations and communities - amongst which several who are on this > list , we are organising part of the program as a special journey through the > history of our profession, before we move into it’s future. > > I would like to ask for your help in identifying what you feel are the 2-3 > elements which deserve a place in this journey. This could be either in the > history of the profession (a book, a bit of research, the birth of an method > or theory), or in the history of the society around (political, > technological, ...). > > If you have a specific idea how to represent the elements which come to mind, > that would be great. > In the case of a publication, it could be the book itself, in the case of an > event maybe the invitation, > a poster, pictures. But we’ll also have space for filmclips and music. > > Please mail any ideas to my E-mail at [email protected], in the course of the > coming week. > > Thanks for your assistance !! > > Greetings from Denmark, > > > > > Gerard Muller > > Open Space Institute Denmark > Phone: (+45) 21269621 > Mail: [email protected] > Skype: openspace1 > www.openspace.dk <http://www.openspace.dk/> > * * ========================================================== > [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, > unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > [email protected]:http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > * * ========================================================== > [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, > unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > [email protected]:http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > > * * ========================================================== > [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, > unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > [email protected]:http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > > * * ========================================================== > [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, > unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > [email protected]:http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > * * ========================================================== > [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, > unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about > OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs:http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > > * * ========================================================== > [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, > unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about > OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
