Hiya Susan. Thanks for the information about the final OT conference, held in Milwaukee.
Is this the one that I had pegged as Chicago, convened by Sheila Isakson, Bill Isakson, Susan Kerr, and facilitated by John Adams? Thanks for your help. 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 1 June 2010 03:09, Susan M Kerr <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Artur, Jeff, and All: > > Jeff, I'm sorry to contradict you but the last OT I attended did indeed > take place in my home town of Milwaukee. It may have been OT 23 in 2005 but > I don't keep up with dates and numbers very well. I had attended the year > before in northern Scotland and fell in love with the people and the rich > dialogue we had. There was richness to be found that following year > in Milwaukee as well. I was (still consider myself to be) "new" to OS and > thought that group was a kind of subset of this larger community and the way > they stayed in contact was through this very list. > > Even though I was there for the last two, if indeed they were they last > two, I didn't hear any news of one the following year, in London or > elsewhere. So I cannot help you, Artur, with what happened after the one in > Milwaukee. Perhaps someone else who attended but hasn't had an opportunity > to chime in yet will be able to shed more light. > > Grateful for the learning, > Susan Kerr > Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA > > > -----OSLIST <[email protected]> wrote: ----- > > To: [email protected] > From: Jeff Aitken <[email protected]> > Sent by: OSLIST <[email protected]> > Date: 05/31/2010 06:24PM > > Subject: Re: [OSLIST] Organizational Transformation Conferences (was: Re: > [OSLIST] ODWS - Journey through time; suggestions please !!) > > Thanks for posting some history of the OT symposia Jack. > > I attended many in the US from 1991-1996, and the European OT9 in Hungary. > I remember one participant convening a workshop that included burning money. > To me, it was not outside the range of typical behavior with a few hundred > 'transformation' oriented folks being together for three or four days in > open space with a somewhat amorphous theme statement. There was a great deal > of weirdness and intrigue. They were all very different events, and great > fun and great learning for the most part. And I don't blame open space for > any of the troubling parts. > > John Adams told me that the last OT symposium in Wisconsin did not take > place because of lack of interest, about five years ago, and at that point > there was the decision to discontinue. > > Jeff > Mount Tamalpais > > ------------------------------ > Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 17:04:47 +0100 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OSLIST] Organizational Transformation Conferences (was: Re: > [OSLIST] ODWS - Journey through time; suggestions please !!) > To: [email protected] > > Thanks for raising this, Artur. > > I've pulled a couple of old web pages about the OT symposia from my very > dusty digital archives, blown off the cobwebs, and uploaded them to > www.leithcocreation.com/ot > . > > Hope these are useful. > > In 1988, John Adams ( www.eartheart-ent.com ) wrote: > > * > > Sometime during the very early years of this decade [the 1980s], probably > in 1981 or 1982, a large number of people began to use the term organisation > transformation to describe their work. During the Spring of 1982, a few of > these people recognized each other at a conference outside of Boston, and > began to discuss their common interest in concepts like vision, purpose, > spirit in the workplace and global perspective . > > * > > Could it be that the ideas highlighted in red are taken as read (sorry - no > pun intended) these days, and that OD has - to some extent - morphed into > OT, as you mention? > > The rest of the John Adams article can be found here: > www.leithcocreation.com/ot > . > > With regard to your earlier email, I agree that PC is rife in the Open > Space community, and that it is not safe to raise certain issues - not only > in these posts, but beyond OSList. > > Two years ago, Paul Levy and I announced a discussion session, Open Space > 2.0: Beyond the Dogma. The announcement triggered some hostility and a heap > of defensive responses. Paul received an item of what can only be called > hate mail from a prominent member of the so-called OS community (perhaps > more like what Scott Peck would call 'pseudo-community'). > > > Pseudo-community: Where participants are "nice with each other", > playing-safe, and presenting what they feel is the most favourable sides of > their personalities. > > Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community > > > I've had similar responses to other posts, which is why I rarely post to > this list these days. > > 25 years down the track, if they survive that long, most organisational > concepts and tools have splintered and evolved. Open Space hasn't, and I'm > not sure this is a good thing. It seems to reflect a degree of orthodoxy. > > I await howls of protest. > > Thank you again, Artur. These things need to be said. > > > If some among you fear taking a stand because you are afraid of reprisals > from customers, clients, or even government, recognize that you are just > feeding the crocodile, hoping he'll eat you last. – Ronald Reagan > > > 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 29 May 2010 19:19, Artur Silva < [email protected] > wrote: > > 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] > <http://openspace.dk/>>: > > 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] > <http://openspace.dk/>, 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] <http://openspace.dk/> > Skype: openspace1 > > www.openspace.dk < http://www.openspace.dk/ > > > * * ========================================================== > [email protected] > <http://listserv.boisestate.edu/>------------------------------ To > subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > [email protected] > <http://listserv.boisestate.edu/>: > 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 > > ------------------------------ > The New Busy is not the too busy. 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