Harrison,
Thanks for the reminder. I can't believe I forgot that section of the
Open Space Users Guide. Fascinating! I like the addition of the
Community/Leadership/Vision/Management. But I think Michael is right -
"Whatever happens" seems to be south and community. Community does seem
to be a lot about "it happens" doesn't it? And Vision and the East fits
a lot more easily to me about beginnings, "Whenever it starts".
Harold
On 4/17/11 2:44 PM, Michael Herman wrote:
yes to whoever... north. we're all spiders and helpers. then, i
haven't worked out the details, but i'd guess: starts... east,
happens... south, over... in the west. m
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On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 1:47 PM, Harrison Owen <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Actually, I think the Medicine Wheel idea works out rather well,
but you might have to change the order of The Principles. And
truth to tell, if you did that you would have the order I gave
them in The User’s Guide. But I guess any order would do J
“Whoever comes…” North -- Leadership (we are all leaders)
“Whatever Happens…” East – Vision (Vision just shows up not as an
intellectual activity. It’s what we do.)
“Whenever it starts…” South – Community (Real community creates
its own time. The clock is incidental)
“When it’s over…” West – Management (As in the end thereof – No
need for it. Real “Sunset Law”)
Well I guess it sort of works. But when you get to the iconography
I’m not so sure.If you go to Page 153 of the User’s Guide (3^rd
Edition), you will find my version of The Medicine Wheel in Open
Space.
Harrison
PS Angie Arrien and I played around with something like this
many years ago, but I don’t remember how it went exactly.
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