Peggy, thank you for the beautiful phrase and story... "the radiant network"... :-)
and Chris, thank you. That is the first time I have heard of "I belong to everything" as a more accurate version of "all my relations"... it resonates. Annamarie, in Spanish (which is my mother tongue), we say "bien acompañada" as the opposite feeling of lonely. It means, "well-accompanied" or "well-companioned", neither of which I hear used in English as frequently as "bien acompañada" is, in Spanish... with all best wishes, Rosa *Rosa Zubizarreta* *Diapraxis: Facilitating Creative Collaborationhttp://www.diapraxis.com <http://www.diapraxis.com/>* On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 10:29 AM, Peggy Holman via OSList < [email protected]> wrote: > A modern name for that feeling…the radiant network. > > Following the Practice of Peace gathering at Whidbey Island in 2003, Anne > Stadler coined the term the “radiant network” to describe the sense of > connectedness that was present by the end of our time among the 130+ people > from 26 countries, many hight conflict areas. Chris was there. So was > Harrison, and others on this list. > > I had it come home to me later that year when in Pune, India before the > Open Space on Open Space in Goa. We were walking through Osho Park, a > sacred place that inspired us to silence. At one point, I joined two of my > colleagues who were just standing still looking into the distance. All of > the sudden, the clouds cleared and in this place that had looked empty was > the largest “colony” of spider webs I’ve ever seen spread between two trees > that must have been 15-20 feet apart. > > One of my friends said, "it’s the radiant network. When the sun is out, > you can see it. When the sun is behind the clouds, it’s still there, but > it’s invisible." > > Somehow that planted the feeling in my bones. I know that I am held in the > radiant network. When my heart is open, I feel it deeply. When my heart is > closed, it’s harder to believe, but deep within, some part of me knows I am > connected. And that gives me courage. > > Yes…the opposite of lonely. > > Thanks, Annamarie, for the question. > > And many thanks, Chris, for the language from different wisdom traditions. > > appreciatively, > Peggy > > > > _________________________________ > Peggy Holman > Executive Director > Journalism that Matters > 15347 SE 49th Place > Bellevue, WA 98006 > 425-746-6274 > www.journalismthatmatters.net > www.peggyholman.com > Twitter: @peggyholman > JTM Twitter: @JTMStream > > Enjoy the award winning Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into > Opportunity <http://www.engagingemergence.com> > Check out my series on what's emerging in the news & information ecosystem > <http://www.journalismthatmatters.net/the_emerging_news_and_information_eco_system> > > > > > > > > > On Oct 2, 2014, at 1:57 AM, Romy Shovelton via OSList < > [email protected]> wrote: > > thank you for that deep distinction Chris…. > > Romy Shovelton > > > *DirectorWikima* and *Tyddyn Retreat* > *The Mid Wales Retreat & Holiday Centre* > > www.walescottageandvenue.com > Facebook: Tyddyn Retreat > Twitter: @MidWalesRetreat > > [email protected] > [email protected] > skype: romy shovelton > > 07767 370739 > > Tyddyn y Pwll > Carno > Caersws > Powys > SY17 5JU > > > On 2 Oct 2014, at 02:32, Chris Corrigan <[email protected]> wrote: > > An Anishinaabe Elder from Fort William, Ontario, one time told me “Don’t > say 'all my relations’ - they are all YOURS! You have to get your ego out > of it. The proper term is ‘I belong to everything.’” > > I notice that when I can access the truth of that thought, I feel deep > belonging. And when I can’t, I feel deep loneliness. > > Chris > > On Oct 1, 2014, at 4:00 PM, Romy Shovelton via OSList < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Chris > > Thanks SO much for both these words….and the sense that they bring > > I live in Wales and am learning Welsh… and did not know this word. > > I have also worked with an Earth Wisdom from the Mayan and First Nations > lineage… where “all my relations” is something we say and remind ourselves > of each time we move in and out of the circle that is the Medicine Wheel. > The same essence is indeed in our moving in and out of the Open Space > circle. > > in appreciation > > Romy > > > Romy Shovelton > > > *DirectorWikima* and *Tyddyn Retreat* > *The Mid Wales Retreat & Holiday Centre* > > www.walescottageandvenue.com > Facebook: Tyddyn Retreat > Twitter: @MidWalesRetreat > > [email protected] > [email protected] > skype: romy shovelton > > 07767 370739 > > Tyddyn y Pwll > Carno > Caersws > Powys > SY17 5JU > > > On 1 Oct 2014, at 22:23, via OSList <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Send OSList mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of OSList digest..." > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Lonely (Chris Corrigan via OSList) > 2. Re: Lonely (Harold Shinsato via OSList) > 3. Re: OSList Digest, Vol 43, Issue 25 (Anne Stadler via OSList) > 4. Re: A Virtual OST Success Story (Ashley Cooper via OSList) > 5. Re: Lonely (Annamarie Pluhar via OSList) > 6. Re: Lonely (Allie Middleton via OSList) > 7. Second Life (K?ri Gunnarsson via OSList) > 8. Re: Second Life (Eiwor via OSList) > 9. Lunch time (Eleder_BuM via OSList) > 10. Re: Second Life (Harold Shinsato via OSList) > > *From: *Chris Corrigan via OSList <[email protected]> > *Subject: **Re: [OSList] Lonely* > *Date: *1 October 2014 00:29:08 BST > *To: *John Watkins <[email protected]>, World wide Open Space Technology > email list <[email protected]> > *Reply-To: *Chris Corrigan <[email protected]>, World wide Open > Space Technology email list <[email protected]> > > > Although I don't speak Welsh, one word I find very compelling is Cynefin > pronounced "kuh-NIV-en". I know the word because it's the name of of > complexity framework. But it also means "your places of multiple > belonging". That refers to the fact that all of us feel many different > homes and many different places where we feel connected in the world in > English there's no word that can capture this sense of multiple belonging > but I do like the idea that such a sentiment need to name. > > In Anishnabemowin which is the language of Ojibway and related peoples of > North America, the word indinewmaganik means "all my relations" but is > actually better translated as "I belong to everything." That's as good an > opposite of "lonely" as I can think of. > > > > > -- > CHRIS CORRIGAN > Harvest Moon Consultants > Facilitation, Open Space Technology and process design > > Check www.chriscorrigan.com for upcoming workshops, blog posts and free > resources. > > > > On Sep 30, 2014, at 2:19 PM, John Watkins via OSList < > [email protected]> wrote: > > And I would add this, a beautiful poem by Raymond Carver, which pretty > well defines my sense of the opposite of lonely: > > Late Fragment - by Raymond Carver > And did you get what > you wanted from this life, even so? > I did. > And what did you want? > To call myself beloved, to feel myself > beloved on the earth. > > John > > On Sep 30, 2014, at 2:15 PM, Harold Shinsato via OSList wrote: > > Annamarie, > > Thank you for a lovely question! The opposite of lonely is what I very > often experience in Open Space. This theme also resonates to much of what > we talked about on the OS Hotline today. > > I must confess to have used an internet thesaurus to answer your question. > http://www.thesaurus.com. In English at least, some opposites of lonely > are (the emphasis in bold is my own): > > * populated > * *sociable* > * befriended > * *close* > * frequented > * inhabited > * *loved* > * unlonely > > Warm Regards, > Harold > > On 9/30/14 4:54 AM, Annamarie Pluhar via OSList wrote: > > Hi all, > > For work that I'm doing that has nothing to do with OS... because there > are a lot of people on this list who are multi-lingual I hope that you will > forgive me for asking an off topic question. > > For those who have a mother tongue (father tongue?) that is not > English.... Does your language have a word that is the opposite of > "lonely"? > > Feel free to respond to me off list.. > > [email protected] > > Thanks! > > Annamarie Pluhar > > Pluhar Consulting > http://www.pluharconsulting.com > 802.451.1941 > 802.579.5975 (cell) > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > > -- > Harold Shinsato > [email protected] > http://shinsato.com > twitter: @hajush <http://twitter.com/hajush> > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > > > *From: *Harold Shinsato via OSList <[email protected]> > *Subject: **Re: [OSList] Lonely* > *Date: *1 October 2014 00:54:11 BST > *To: *Chris Corrigan <[email protected]>, World wide Open Space > Technology email list <[email protected]> > *Reply-To: *Harold Shinsato <[email protected]>, World wide Open Space > Technology email list <[email protected]> > > > Chris - thanks for the tie back to Cynefin! It does sound like a > profound opposite of lonely, 'your places of multiple belongings'. > > Your explanation of Cynefin stimulated my recollection of the meaning of > another possible opposite of lonely, the word Ubuntu, from the African > Ngali Bantu language meaning 'I am what I am because of who we all are'. > > > On 9/30/14 5:29 PM, Chris Corrigan wrote: > > Although I don't speak Welsh, one word I find very compelling is Cynefin > pronounced "kuh-NIV-en". I know the word because it's the name of of > complexity framework. But it also means "your places of multiple > belonging". That refers to the fact that all of us feel many different > homes and many different places where we feel connected in the world in > English there's no word that can capture this sense of multiple belonging > but I do like the idea that such a sentiment need to name. > > In Anishnabemowin which is the language of Ojibway and related peoples > of North America, the word indinewmaganik means "all my relations" but is > actually better translated as "I belong to everything." That's as good an > opposite of "lonely" as I can think of. > > > > > -- > CHRIS CORRIGAN > Harvest Moon Consultants > Facilitation, Open Space Technology and process design > > Check www.chriscorrigan.com for upcoming workshops, blog posts and free > resources. > > > > On Sep 30, 2014, at 2:19 PM, John Watkins via OSList < > [email protected]> wrote: > > And I would add this, a beautiful poem by Raymond Carver, which pretty > well defines my sense of the opposite of lonely: > > Late Fragment - by Raymond Carver > And did you get what > you wanted from this life, even so? > I did. > And what did you want? > To call myself beloved, to feel myself > beloved on the earth. > > John > > On Sep 30, 2014, at 2:15 PM, Harold Shinsato via OSList wrote: > > Annamarie, > > Thank you for a lovely question! The opposite of lonely is what I very > often experience in Open Space. This theme also resonates to much of what > we talked about on the OS Hotline today. > > I must confess to have used an internet thesaurus to answer your question. > http://www.thesaurus.com. In English at least, some opposites of lonely > are (the emphasis in bold is my own): > > * populated > * *sociable* > * befriended > * *close* > * frequented > * inhabited > * *loved* > * unlonely > > Warm Regards, > Harold > > On 9/30/14 4:54 AM, Annamarie Pluhar via OSList wrote: > > Hi all, > > For work that I'm doing that has nothing to do with OS... because there > are a lot of people on this list who are multi-lingual I hope that you will > forgive me for asking an off topic question. > > For those who have a mother tongue (father tongue?) that is not > English.... Does your language have a word that is the opposite of > "lonely"? > > Feel free to respond to me off list.. > > [email protected] > > Thanks! > > Annamarie Pluhar > > Pluhar Consulting > http://www.pluharconsulting.com > 802.451.1941 > 802.579.5975 (cell) > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > > -- > Harold Shinsato > [email protected] > http://shinsato.com > twitter: @hajush <http://twitter.com/hajush> > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > > -- > Harold Shinsato > [email protected] > http://shinsato.com > twitter: @hajush <http://twitter.com/hajush> > > > > *From: *Anne Stadler via OSList <[email protected]> > *Subject: **Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 43, Issue 25* > *Date: *1 October 2014 01:00:15 BST > *To: *"[email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" < > [email protected]> > *Reply-To: *Anne Stadler <[email protected]>, World wide Open Space > Technology email list <[email protected]> > > > Virtual OS! > Thanks Ben for your perseverance in keeping on with this experimenting. > Such a virtual OS environment is truly important for an international > movement such as CharterforCompassion.org > <http://charterforcompassion.org/>. I feel the consistent use of OS will > dramatically encourage lateral cross pollination and (i hope) self > organizing to learn from each other and develop projects. > You've become really superb at both the technical and human/spiritual > sides of hosting and opening space. > Thanks again!! > Love Anne > > Your Self > Occupy > 100% > > > A world that works for ALL is a world of love made visible > > Phone: 206-459-0227 > Skype: anne.m.stadler > > Www.CompassionateSeattle.org <http://www.compassionateseattle.org/> > www.CharterforCompassion.org <http://www.charterforcompassion.org/> > www.ProtecttheSacred.org <http://www.protectthesacred.org/> > > > On Sep 30, 2014, at 3:57 PM, via OSList <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Send OSList mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of OSList digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: WOSonOS15 (Gail West via OSList) > 2. Off topic - a bit (Annamarie Pluhar via OSList) > 3. Re: OSList Digest, Vol 43, Issue 22 (Jeff Aitken via OSList) > 4. Re: Off topic - a bit (K?ri Gunnarsson via OSList) > 5. Lonely (Harold Shinsato via OSList) > 6. Re: Lonely (John Watkins via OSList) > 7. A Virtual OST Success Story (Ben Roberts via OSList) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 10:57:09 +0800 > From: Gail West via OSList <[email protected]> > To: Chris Corrigan <[email protected]>, World wide Open Space > Technology email list <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OSList] WOSonOS15 > Message-ID: > <CAP4=m4t--0jhvwuyfqoe5hycjghfpfz7uhxmkyjnb+zofsf...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Karolina and team, Here's to a grand year of invitation and anticipation > for WOSONOS 2015 in Poland! It's on the calendar. I remember > conversations at Berlin WOSONOS that hinted of this in the near future. > Along with others, I offer any support we can provide from Taiwan and Asia. > Gail > > On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 2:07 PM, Chris Corrigan via OSList < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Well done Poland. I will be in Europe next summer and perhaps it will > > coincide with the event. At any rate, you have my support and I?m happy to > > speak with you in person if the experience of a former OSonOS host can > help. > > > Chris > > > > On Sep 24, 2014, at 7:29 AM, Lisa Heft - <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > So beautifully said, dear Gerard. > > > Since we can communicate with each other to have someone else embody our > > invitation even if we cannot attend a WOSonOS, to me that is both inclusion > > and opportunity. > > There is much outreach and support for this both that you can see dear > > OSLIST and that you cannot see - person to person individually, both via > > email and before-at-around-in the event. > > > Since a potential host team has to feel ready, with support and a > > community of Open Space practice in their region, the time makes itself > > known as capacities and energies emerge, and as those things shift, as > well. > > > Since a ?home team' can represent / be represented to invite several > > years in a row if there are more than one offers at a certain WOSonOS / if > > another country team is chosen - can offer each year / any year / when > > feeling ready - to the in-person group sitting together at a WOSonOS - > > there is always support of the realities of shifting energies, capacities > > and resources. > > > Since the group?s decision is based on feeling, seeing, asking about and > > sensing invitation, offerings, energy, capacity and community, to me it is > > not useful to say what someone said another year if they did not bring > > another request to the WOSonOS to keep that energy and invitation alive - > > something we do without too much difficulty as in those years when someone > > invites again. I have done so several times in a row before my own country > > was selected - and I trusted the group?s insight on when it became the > > right time for my turn. It?s about sharing, after all. > > > So the passion and energy of what was born and grew and blossomed - the > > team, the invitation, the sensing and listening into the answer - was > > evident at the event. The passion and responsibility, as you say, Gerard. > > > To me, our job is to welcome, to support, to believe in what our > > colleagues there felt and knew, and to ask how we may help in any way, as > > we share this gathering back and forth and around the world. > > > There are always Learning Exchanges and Fabulous Facilitation > > Conferences and anything you want to call an OSonOS - I have named just > > two. Ways any of us can host a wonderful learning and community gathering > > such as this. > > There are always ways to decide to want to host this particular thing > > called WOSonOS in future years. There are always ways for any of us to > > support these actions, these invitations, these teams. > > > So nothing is limiting, everything is possible, and I offer my energies > > and enthusiasm in support to say CONGRATULATIONS POLISH TEAM !!! > > > Lisa also known as Access Queen > > > > On Sep 24, 2014, at 7:04 AM, openspacedk1 < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear Thomas, > > > Could not agree more. > > > I believe our tradition to trust the community present by the end of > > any WOSONOS to decide, is a good and prescious one. And in line with the > > notion passion and responsability > > > I thank our Polish collegues for their invitation, and look forward to > > a great WOSONOS 2015 in the beautiful city of Krakow. > > > > > Gerard > > > Open Space Institute Denmark > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > OSList mailing list > > To post send emails to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > _______________________________________________ > > OSList mailing list > > To post send emails to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > > > > -- > *Gail West, ICA* > > > *3F, No. 12, Lane 5, Tien Mou W RdTaipei, Taiwan 111Ph) 8862) 2871-3150* > email) [email protected] > Skype) gwestica > www.icatw.com > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.openspacetech.org/pipermail/oslist-openspacetech.org/attachments/20140930/1b42faf0/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 06:54:03 -0400 > From: Annamarie Pluhar via OSList <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [OSList] Off topic - a bit > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > Hi all, > > For work that I'm doing that has nothing to do with OS... because there > are a lot of people on this list who are multi-lingual I hope that you > will forgive me for asking an off topic question. > > For those who have a mother tongue (father tongue?) that is not > English.... Does your language have a word that is the opposite of > "lonely"? > > Feel free to respond to me off list.. > > [email protected] > > Thanks! > > Annamarie Pluhar > > Pluhar Consulting > http://www.pluharconsulting.com > 802.451.1941 > 802.579.5975 (cell) > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 07:36:05 -0700 > From: Jeff Aitken via OSList <[email protected]> > To: World wide Open Space Technology email list > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 43, Issue 22 > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Heres the direct link to Anne's paper about Spirited Work the open space > learning community. Thanks Anne! > > http://collectivewisdominitiative.org/papers/stadler_reflections.htm > > Jeff > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Harrison Owen via OSList <[email protected]> > Date:09/29/2014 2:10 PM (GMT-08:00) > To: 'Anne Stadler' <[email protected]>,'World wide Open Space > Technology email list' <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 43, Issue 22 > > Anne ? How wonderful to ?see? you here. Spirited Work was a great > experience and experiment. We all learned, with many thanks to yourself! > ? > Harrison > ? > Winter Address > 7808 River Falls Drive > Potomac, MD 20854 > 301-365-2093 > ? > Summer Address > 189 Beaucaire Ave. > Camden, ME 04843 > 207-763-3261 > ? > Websites > www.openspaceworld.com > www.ho-image.com > OSLIST To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives > of OSLIST Go to:http:// > lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > ? > From: OSList [mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Anne Stadler via > OSList > Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 10:37 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 43, Issue 22 > ? > My observation: "authority in OS" soon rests with those who show > "presence" as defined by Otto Scharmer et al. You can see this appear > particularly in multi day OS sessions or when you use OS as a means of > organizational governance as we did in Spirited Work (see my writeup in > CollectiveWisdomInitiative.org <http://collectivewisdominitiative.org/> > about Spirited Work, an experimental OS learning community of practice.)? > When people show up, listen deeply and take responsibility for selves and > the whole, authority emerges.? > (My version of Law of Two Feet supports that: ?take responsibility for > what you care about, & use your two feet to move in and out of situations > accordingly.) ? > Thanks Daniel for the interesting question. ?Kind regards! Anne stadler > > ? > Your Self > Occupy > 100% > ? > ? > A world that works for ALL is a world of love made visible > ? > Phone: 206-459-0227 > Skype: anne.m.stadler > ?? > Www.CompassionateSeattle.org <http://www.compassionateseattle.org/> ? > www.CharterforCompassion.org <http://www.charterforcompassion.org/> > www.ProtecttheSacred.org <http://www.protectthesacred.org/> > ? > > On Sep 28, 2014, at 4:57 PM, via OSList <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Send OSList mailing list submissions to > ? [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > ? ?http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > ? [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > ? [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of OSList digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > ??1. wosonos2015 (Raffi Aftandelian via OSList) > ??2. Re: Authority Distribution in Open Space > ?????(Daniel Mezick via OSList) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 19:14:19 -0700 > From: Raffi Aftandelian via OSList <[email protected]> > To: OSlist <[email protected]> > Subject: [OSList] wosonos2015 > Message-ID: > ? ?<[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > ditto what chris said. as a co-org'r of a previous wosonos (in another > slavic country) happy to share my experience- the good, the differently > good, and the quite differently good- aspects of organizing such an event. > > > > > laramtsa, > > > raffi > > ****** > > I am the culturally White middle class American taxpayer, > up to my chin in hypocrisy, double standards, a sense of entitlement, and > choking on overconsumption, > > blissfully in denial about how 60% of my federal income taxes go to a > military > > that sustains genocide and ecocide the world over > > ...all in the name of democracy, freedom, and happiness for all > > > -- a riff off of Thic Nhat Hanh's Please Call Me By My True Names > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.openspacetech.org/pipermail/oslist-openspacetech.org/attachments/20140927/66f1e2f4/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 08:37:12 -0400 > From: Daniel Mezick via OSList <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OSList] Authority Distribution in Open Space > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed" > > Hi Harold, > > You say: > > /"..I struggle to translate is the concept of coercion and authority > from the vantage of "it's all open space". Can we really be coerced? How > are we all already "opting in" to empower the "authorities"?/ > > // > > /"...Could we just be volunteering for the victim part of our stories?/ > > // > > /"...I have some thoughts about this, but I wonder what you would say to > such a challenge to the relevance of "authority" in OST?/ > > > Hmmm...interesting questions for sure. > > My current belief is that authorization dynamics are central to the > general dynamics of Open Space. And if it is "Open Space all the time" > then authorization dynamics as desribed in my essay are also there... > all the time. > > Regarding the Open Space meeting format: If we begin at the beginning; > that is, at the start of arranging an actual Open Space event in an > organization, we immediately work to identify and locate someone "duly > authorized" by the organization, to do the things the Sponsor does, and > say the things the Sponsor says. Someone to occupy the Sponsor role. To > do that, the person occupying the role must have substantial authority > in the organization, usually of the formal variety. > > Right? Put another way: if the Sponsor is lacking in authorization, can > they actually be effective? Larger question: Can the meeting still > actually work? What about the post-meeting follow-through? > > So here we see how /authorization shows up a the very start of any > contemplated Open Space event inside an organization/. > > > > One last thing: last time I checked, "victims" are kind of rare in Open > Space. Something about the subtext of "the Law of 2 Feet...." > > "...The Law of Two Feet concept was published in an article by Harrison > Owen <http://www.openspaceworld.com/brief_history.htm>, a member of an > organization advocating Open Spaces Technology, a model for organizing > meetings that's based around open participation. Here's how Owen > describes the rule: > > "...Briefly stated, this law says that every individual has two feet, > and must be prepared to use them. Responsibility for a successful > outcome in any Open Space Event resides with exactly one person---each > participant. Individuals can make a difference and must make a > difference. If that is not true in a given situation, they, and they > alone, must take responsibility to use their two feet, and move to a new > place where they can make a difference." > > > http://opensource.com/business/10/8/darwin-meets-dilbert-applying-law-two-feet-your-next-meeting > > > Daniel > > > On 9/26/14 6:49 PM, Harold Shinsato via OSList wrote: > > ? > Fantastic essay, Daniel. I'm a bit freaked out by Harrison talking > about his "translator" after diving into T.S.Kuhn's book where he says > paradigm shifts require "translators" because new and old paradigm > holders live in different worlds, where even common terms may be > fundamentally different. > ? > What I struggle to translate is the concept of coercion and authority > from the vantage of "it's all open space". Can we really be coerced? > How are we all already "opting in" to empower the "authorities"? > ? > Could we just be volunteering for the victim part of our stories? > ? > I have some thoughts about this, but I wonder what you would say to > such a challenge to the relevance of "authority" in OST? > ? > Thanks, > Harold > ? > Daniel... You really did it! I think. Your language comes from a place > I don't know... which is to say that I probably wouldn't say what you > say in the way that you do (duh). BUT when I run my "translator" it > comes out sounding pretty good! So... I can't help with the questions > you have raised. Actually I think you are doing pretty well on your > own, and (hopefully) will incite others to a similarly riotous > performance. Thanks! > ? > Harrison > ? > Winter Address > ? > 7808 River Falls Drive > ? > Potomac, MD 20854 > ? > 301-365-2093 <tel:301-365-2093> > ? > Summer Address > ? > 189 Beaucaire Ave. > ? > Camden, ME 04843 > ? > 207-763-3261 <tel:207-763-3261> > ? > Websites > ? > www.openspaceworld.com <http://%20www.openspaceworld.com> > ? > www.ho-image.com <http://www.ho-image.com> > ? > OSLIST To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the > archives of OSLIST Go > to:http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > ? > *From:*OSList [mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>>] *On Behalf Of *Daniel > Mezick via OSList > *Sent:* Thursday, September 25, 2014 9:39 AM > *To:* [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>> > *Subject:* [OSList] Authority Distribution in Open Space > ? > Greetings to All, > ? > For the past several years I have attended conferences of the Group > Relations community, and encouraged others to do the same. I've > studied their literature, and harvested some important learning as a > result. One of the things I have come to understand a little bit > better is the role of "authority dynamics" in self-organizing social > systems. > ? > Link: > www.akriceinstitute.org <http://www.akriceinstitute.org> > ? > Over the past several years I've been using Open Space with intent to > improve the results of my work in helping companies implement Agile > ideas in their organizations. We do an initial Open Space, then the > folks get about 3 months to play with Agile (we carefully use the word > "experimentation" with management,) then we do another Open Space > after that, to inspect what just happened across the enterprise. The > initial and subsequent Open Space events form a "safe" container or > field in which the members can /learn/... as they explore how to > /improve/ together by /experimenting/ with new practices, and see if > they actually work. I call the process Open Agile Adoption. > ? > Link: > OpenAgileAdoption.com <http://openagileadoption.com/> > ? > This seems to work pretty good. It seems to "take the air out of" most > of the fear, most of the anxiety and most of the worry that is > created. The key aspect is /consent/: absolutely no one is forced to > do anything they are unwilling to do. No one is /coerced/ to /comply/. > Everyone is instead respectfully /invited/ to help /write/ the story, > and be a /character/ in the story...of the contemplated process > change. Open Agile Adoption encourages a spirit of experimentation and > play. > ? > The spirit of Open Space is the spirit of freedom. Isn't it? In the > OST community, we discuss and talk a lot about self-organization, > self-management and self-governance. The Agile community also talks > about these ideas a lot. > ? > So I have some questions. What is really going on during > self-organization in a social system? What are the steps? What > information is being sent and received? From whom, and by whom? Is the > information about /authority/ important? How important? Can a social > system self organize without regard to who has the right to do what > work? /How do decisions that affect others get made in a > self-organizing system?/ > ? > Who decides about /who decides/? How important is the process of > /authorization/ in a self-organizing system? Is self-organization in > large part the process of dynamic authorization (and > /de-authorization/) in real time? > ? > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.openspacetech.org/pipermail/oslist-openspacetech.org/attachments/20140930/763f3d96/attachment-0001.htm > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 15:09:06 +0000 > From: K?ri Gunnarsson via OSList <[email protected]> > To: Annamarie Pluhar <[email protected]>, World wide > Open Space Technology email list <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OSList] Off topic - a bit > Message-ID: > <caejhslknum5ubq_ldr7ar4osbd1x-spm3kabazhurh__gov...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I say, this is open space, and here we have a topic on the wall. I bring my > passion to the wall and take responsibility of my own experience and > participation in the topics. > > So I share what I found in my internal dialogue while English is only my > 3rd language. > > 1. > I ask google: > > https://www.google.is/search?q=define+lonely > * sad because one has no friends or company. -> antonyms: popular > * without companions; solitary. -> antonyms: sociable > * (of a place) unfrequented and remote. -> antonyms: populous, crowded > > 2. > I ask opposite-dictionary > > http://www.opposite-dictionary.com/ > > * antonyms: Accompanied > > 3. > And I ask my gut > > * antonyms: happy, content, frolicsome, patience, playful, gay, > light-hearted, high-spirited... > > *-* > > and now I find the connection to open space as the keyword "high-spirited" > connects to writings abut open space. > > For opening the space with a proper topic will open up space for people to > feel "high-spirited" and energized instead of lonely. > > > *I like to propose a new topic, "is it always possible to open up space for > the lonely to find their passion? "* > This topic touches upon me now for the news article I was just reading > before opening my mail was about how hate-groups hiding behind religion use > the lure of purpose to recruit the lonely and afraid people. (the example > in the local article used heathendom and white-supremacy hate-groups). > > > On 30 September 2014 10:54, Annamarie Pluhar via OSList < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > For work that I'm doing that has nothing to do with OS... because there > > are a lot of people on this list who are multi-lingual I hope that you will > > forgive me for asking an off topic question. > > > For those who have a mother tongue (father tongue?) that is not > > English.... Does your language have a word that is the opposite of > > "lonely"? > > > Feel free to respond to me off list.. > > > [email protected] > > > Thanks! > > > Annamarie Pluhar > > > Pluhar Consulting > > http://www.pluharconsulting.com > > 802.451.1941 > > 802.579.5975 (cell) > > _______________________________________________ > > OSList mailing list > > To post send emails to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > > > > -- > K?ri Gunnarsson > [email protected] > (+354) 864 5189 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.openspacetech.org/pipermail/oslist-openspacetech.org/attachments/20140930/758f96d1/attachment-0001.htm > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 15:15:54 -0600 > From: Harold Shinsato via OSList <[email protected]> > To: World wide Open Space Technology email list > <[email protected]> > Subject: [OSList] Lonely > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed" > > Annamarie, > > Thank you for a lovely question! The opposite of lonely is what I very > often experience in Open Space. This theme also resonates to much of > what we talked about on the OS Hotline today. > > I must confess to have used an internet thesaurus to answer your > question. http://www.thesaurus.com. In English at least, some opposites > of lonely are (the emphasis in bold is my own): > > * populated > * *sociable* > * befriended > * *close* > * frequented > * inhabited > * *loved* > * unlonely > > Warm Regards, > Harold > > On 9/30/14 4:54 AM, Annamarie Pluhar via OSList wrote: > > Hi all, > > > For work that I'm doing that has nothing to do with OS... because > > there are a lot of people on this list who are multi-lingual I hope > > that you will forgive me for asking an off topic question. > > > For those who have a mother tongue (father tongue?) that is not > > English.... Does your language have a word that is the opposite of > > "lonely"? > > > Feel free to respond to me off list.. > > > [email protected] > > > Thanks! > > > Annamarie Pluhar > > > Pluhar Consulting > > http://www.pluharconsulting.com > > 802.451.1941 > > 802.579.5975 (cell) > > _______________________________________________ > > OSList mailing list > > To post send emails to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > > > -- > Harold Shinsato > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>> > http://shinsato.com > twitter: @hajush <http://twitter.com/hajush> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.openspacetech.org/pipermail/oslist-openspacetech.org/attachments/20140930/67d345c3/attachment-0001.htm > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:19:24 -0700 > From: John Watkins via OSList <[email protected]> > To: Harold Shinsato <[email protected]>, World wide Open Space > Technology email list <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OSList] Lonely > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > And I would add this, a beautiful poem by Raymond Carver, which pretty > well defines my sense of the opposite of lonely: > > Late Fragment - by Raymond Carver > And did you get what > you wanted from this life, even so? > I did. > And what did you want? > To call myself beloved, to feel myself > beloved on the earth. > > John > > On Sep 30, 2014, at 2:15 PM, Harold Shinsato via OSList wrote: > > Annamarie, > > > Thank you for a lovely question! The opposite of lonely is what I very > often experience in Open Space. This theme also resonates to much of what > we talked about on the OS Hotline today. > > > I must confess to have used an internet thesaurus to answer your question. > http://www.thesaurus.com. In English at least, some opposites of lonely > are (the emphasis in bold is my own): > > > * populated > > * sociable > > * befriended > > * close > > * frequented > > * inhabited > > * loved > > * unlonely > > > Warm Regards, > > Harold > > > On 9/30/14 4:54 AM, Annamarie Pluhar via OSList wrote: > > Hi all, > > > For work that I'm doing that has nothing to do with OS... because there > are a lot of people on this list who are multi-lingual I hope that you will > forgive me for asking an off topic question. > > > For those who have a mother tongue (father tongue?) that is not > English.... Does your language have a word that is the opposite of > "lonely"? > > > Feel free to respond to me off list.. > > > [email protected] > > > Thanks! > > > Annamarie Pluhar > > > Pluhar Consulting > > http://www.pluharconsulting.com > > 802.451.1941 > > 802.579.5975 (cell) > > _______________________________________________ > > OSList mailing list > > To post send emails to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > > > -- > > Harold Shinsato > > [email protected] > > http://shinsato.com > > twitter: @hajush > > _______________________________________________ > > OSList mailing list > > To post send emails to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.openspacetech.org/pipermail/oslist-openspacetech.org/attachments/20140930/1edb48df/attachment.htm > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 17:59:56 -0400 > From: Ben Roberts via OSList <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: Brian Burt <[email protected]> > Subject: [OSList] A Virtual OST Success Story > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > As some of you know, I've been at this for a couple of years now. Today, > working on behalf of the Charter for Compassion International > < > http://charterforcompassion.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u= > 110391&qid=5124428> , I was finally able to host a MaestroConference-based > call that I felt truly lived up to the potential for "Open Space" in > virtual > form (in quotes since I know some of you purists might dispute that this > really was OST!). > > > > Of course, it wasn't like being together in person for a day or two. > Indeed, > there was only one round of live small group conversation. But the > combination of an online space that was opened on 9/22 using the "hackpad" > platform and a 90 minute call eight days later using MaestroConference's > newest "social webinar" beta really worked. Here are some highlights of the > process (you can also view notes and more here on hackpad > <http://www.bit.ly/cfc093014> ): > > . We had 43 participants on the call for at least some of the 90 > minutes, mostly from the US, but also including several from overseas. > > . Six topics were initiated by participants > > . In addition to the topic breakouts, there was a "meet and greet" > session for just hanging out and connecting. This also served as a place to > welcome late-comers to the call. As a result, the latter were easily > integrated and able to join the conversations of their choosing > > . The topic conversations lasted a little more than 40 minutes > > . We ended with a full group "popcorn-style" harvest and some > announcements > > . A number of participants attended a debrief after the official > end > of the call > > . A few participants also stayed on the line "overtime" to continue > their topic conversations > > > > MC's new "social webinar" worked beautifully, allowing participants to do > the following: > > . Exercise the law of two feet (really!) > > . See who was in their breakouts (including a thumbnail and contact > info, if provided) > > . See who was talking or had their "hands" up > > > > Using "hackpad," we were able to do the following: > > . Open the marketplace in advance, in order to both save time on > the > call and allow for some online discussion to get going. Five out of the six > topics were initiated in advance. > > . Provide an index of topics and the "room numbers" for each (so > that participants could move themselves to the right room) > > . Take collaborative notes during breakouts, with a separate pad > for > each one (note that "social webinar" now also provides shared document > functionality for each breakout room, if desired) > > . Continue sharing notes and reflections once the call had ended > (this is still ongoing) > > . Make detailed introductions before, during and after the call > > . Compile a shared listing of resources > > . Make announcements and requests > > > > It was also possible for participants to engage fully via their phones only > (including moving between sessions) without using either hackpad or "social > webinar." This was important, as not everyone was able to be at a computer, > and some who were at one had trouble using the online tools. > > > > Not everything was perfect, of course, and there were some lessons learned. > The biggest challenge was that, despite many emails and online explanations > in advance, some people were confused by the three ways to engage (phone, > hackpad and social webinar) or had trouble accessing one or more of these > elements. The vast majority, however, were either able to use these tools > or > to have a valuable and satisfying conversation without them. > > > > I expect that there will be future iterations planned on behalf of the > Charter for Compassion, and I will promote them to this listserv now that I > feel comfortable handling larger groups! MaestroConference is also very > interested in promoting a series of large group "conversations that could > change the world." Perhaps there are some folks here who might want to > collaborate with me in convening one? They plan for their platform to be > able to manage calls in this way with over a thousand people in the near > future. The thought of being able to regularly engage people at that scale > in this way is pretty exciting! > > > > Peace, > > Ben > > > > > > Ben Roberts > > The Conversation Collaborative > > <http://www.conversationcollaborative.com/> www. > ConversationCollaborative.com <http://conversationcollaborative.com/> > > (203) 426-1039 > > Skype: benjamin_j_roberts > > G+: [email protected] > > > > tagxedo 1 > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.openspacetech.org/pipermail/oslist-openspacetech.org/attachments/20140930/fc8376d4/attachment.htm > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: not available > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 25314 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: < > http://lists.openspacetech.org/pipermail/oslist-openspacetech.org/attachments/20140930/fc8376d4/attachment.jpeg > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > ------------------------------ > > End of OSList Digest, Vol 43, Issue 25 > ************************************** > > > > > *From: *Ashley Cooper via OSList <[email protected]> > *Subject: **Re: [OSList] A Virtual OST Success Story* > *Date: *1 October 2014 01:04:53 BST > *To: *Ben Roberts <[email protected]>, World wide Open Space > Technology email list <[email protected]> > *Reply-To: *Ashley Cooper <[email protected]>, World wide Open Space > Technology email list <[email protected]> > > > Awesome. Congratulations Ben. Sounds wonderful! > > On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 5:59 PM, Ben Roberts via OSList < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> As some of you know, I’ve been at this for a couple of years now. Today, >> working on behalf of the Charter for Compassion International >> <http://charterforcompassion.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=110391&qid=5124428>, >> I was finally able to host a MaestroConference-based call that I felt truly >> lived up to the potential for “Open Space” in virtual form (in quotes since >> I know some of you purists might dispute that this really was OST!). >> >> >> >> Of course, it wasn’t like being together in person for a day or two. >> Indeed, there was only one round of live small group conversation. But the >> combination of an online space that was opened on 9/22 using the “hackpad” >> platform and a 90 minute call eight days later using MaestroConference’s >> newest “social webinar” beta really worked. Here are some highlights of the >> process (you can also view notes and more here on hackpad >> <http://www.bit.ly/cfc093014>): >> >> · We had 43 participants on the call for at least some of the 90 >> minutes, mostly from the US, but also including several from overseas. >> >> · Six topics were initiated by participants >> >> · In addition to the topic breakouts, there was a “meet and >> greet” session for just hanging out and connecting. This also served as a >> place to welcome late-comers to the call. As a result, the latter were >> easily integrated and able to join the conversations of their choosing >> >> · The topic conversations lasted a little more than 40 minutes >> >> · We ended with a full group “popcorn-style” harvest and some >> announcements >> >> · A number of participants attended a debrief after the official >> end of the call >> >> · A few participants also stayed on the line “overtime” to >> continue their topic conversations >> >> >> >> MC’s new “social webinar” worked beautifully, allowing participants to do >> the following: >> >> · Exercise the law of two feet (really!) >> >> · See who was in their breakouts (including a thumbnail and >> contact info, if provided) >> >> · See who was talking or had their “hands” up >> >> >> >> Using “hackpad,” we were able to do the following: >> >> · Open the marketplace in advance, in order to both save time on >> the call and allow for some online discussion to get going. Five out of the >> six topics were initiated in advance. >> >> · Provide an index of topics and the “room numbers” for each (so >> that participants could move themselves to the right room) >> >> · Take collaborative notes during breakouts, with a separate pad >> for each one (note that “social webinar” now also provides shared document >> functionality for each breakout room, if desired) >> >> · Continue sharing notes and reflections once the call had ended >> (this is still ongoing) >> >> · Make detailed introductions before, during and after the call >> >> · Compile a shared listing of resources >> >> · Make announcements and requests >> >> >> >> It was also possible for participants to engage fully via their phones >> only (including moving between sessions) without using either hackpad or >> “social webinar.” This was important, as not everyone was able to be at a >> computer, and some who were at one had trouble using the online tools. >> >> >> >> Not everything was perfect, of course, and there were some lessons >> learned. The biggest challenge was that, despite many emails and online >> explanations in advance, some people were confused by the three ways to >> engage (phone, hackpad and social webinar) or had trouble accessing one or >> more of these elements. The vast majority, however, were either able to use >> these tools or to have a valuable and satisfying conversation without them. >> >> >> >> I expect that there will be future iterations planned on behalf of the >> Charter for Compassion, and I will promote them to this listserv now that I >> feel comfortable handling larger groups! MaestroConference is also very >> interested in promoting a series of large group “conversations that could >> change the world.” Perhaps there are some folks here who might want to >> collaborate with me in convening one? They plan for their platform to be >> able to manage calls in this way with over a thousand people in the near >> future. The thought of being able to regularly engage people at that scale >> in this way is pretty exciting! >> >> >> >> Peace, >> >> Ben >> >> >> >> >> >> *Ben Roberts* >> >> *The Conversation Collaborative* >> >> www. ConversationCollaborative.com >> <http://www.conversationcollaborative.com/> >> >> (203) 426-1039 >> >> Skype: benjamin_j_roberts >> >> G+: [email protected] >> >> >> >> <image001.jpg> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> OSList mailing list >> To post send emails to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: >> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org >> >> > > > -- > Ashley Cooper > Co-Founder & > Learning Architect > www.mycelium.is > > > > > *From: *Annamarie Pluhar via OSList <[email protected]> > *Subject: **Re: [OSList] Lonely* > *Date: *1 October 2014 02:04:44 BST > *To: *"Harold Shinsato" <[email protected]>, "World wide Open Space > Technology email list" <[email protected]> > *Reply-To: *Annamarie Pluhar <[email protected]>, World wide > Open Space Technology email list <[email protected]> > > > OMG! I wanted to keep quiet until everyone had a chance to offer their > thoughts, (natural facilitator stance) but I must say that these thoughts > and offerings are RICH.! Thank you all most heart-feltily/fully. > > The question remains about opposites to the word "lonely".. > > Stephane (I can't find the keyboard for the accent) ... do your offered > words have feeling associated with them? Like "lonely" does? > > Aside from Stephane's response, I'm interested in that we have Celtic, > African, and American Indian but not Indo-European... Comments? > > Merci! > > > Annamarie Pluhar > > Pluhar Consulting > http://www.pluharconsulting.com > 802.451.1941 > 802.579.5975 (cell) > > On 30 Sep 2014, at 19:54, Harold Shinsato via OSList wrote: > > Chris - thanks for the tie back to Cynefin! It does sound like a profound > opposite of lonely, 'your places of multiple belongings'. > > Your explanation of Cynefin stimulated my recollection of the meaning of > another possible opposite of lonely, the word Ubuntu, from the African > Ngali Bantu language meaning 'I am what I am because of who we all are'. > > > On 9/30/14 5:29 PM, Chris Corrigan wrote: > > Although I don't speak Welsh, one word I find very compelling is Cynefin > pronounced "kuh-NIV-en". I know the word because it's the name of of > complexity framework. But it also means "your places of multiple > belonging". That refers to the fact that all of us feel many different > homes and many different places where we feel connected in the world in > English there's no word that can capture this sense of multiple belonging > but I do like the idea that such a sentiment need to name. > > In Anishnabemowin which is the language of Ojibway and related peoples of > North America, the word indinewmaganik means "all my relations" but is > actually better translated as "I belong to everything." That's as good an > opposite of "lonely" as I can think of. > > > > -- > CHRIS CORRIGAN > Harvest Moon Consultants > Facilitation, Open Space Technology and process design > > Check www.chriscorrigan.com <http://www.chriscorrigan.com> for upcoming > workshops, blog posts and free resources. > > > > On Sep 30, 2014, at 2:19 PM, John Watkins via OSList < > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > > And I would add this, a beautiful poem by Raymond Carver, which pretty > well defines my sense of the opposite of lonely: > > Late Fragment - by Raymond Carver > And did you get what > you wanted from this life, even so? > I did. > And what did you want? > To call myself beloved, to feel myself > beloved on the earth. > > John > > On Sep 30, 2014, at 2:15 PM, Harold Shinsato via OSList wrote: > > Annamarie, > > Thank you for a lovely question! The opposite of lonely is what I very > often experience in Open Space. This theme also resonates to much of what > we talked about on the OS Hotline today. > > I must confess to have used an internet thesaurus to answer your question. > http://www.thesaurus.com <http://www.thesaurus.com/>. In English at > least, some opposites of lonely are (the emphasis in bold is my own): > > * populated > * *sociable* > * befriended > * *close* > * frequented > * inhabited > * *loved* > * unlonely > > Warm Regards, > Harold > > On 9/30/14 4:54 AM, Annamarie Pluhar via OSList wrote: > > Hi all, > > For work that I'm doing that has nothing to do with OS... because there > are a lot of people on this list who are multi-lingual I hope that you will > forgive me for asking an off topic question. > > For those who have a mother tongue (father tongue?) that is not > English.... Does your language have a word that is the opposite of > "lonely"? > > Feel free to respond to me off list.. > > [email protected] > > Thanks! > > Annamarie Pluhar > > Pluhar Consulting > http://www.pluharconsulting.com > 802.451.1941 > 802.579.5975 (cell) > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > > -- > Harold Shinsato > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://shinsato.com <http://shinsato.com/> > twitter: @hajush <http://twitter.com/hajush> > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] <mailto: > [email protected]> > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] <mailto: > [email protected]> > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > > -- > Harold Shinsato > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://shinsato.com > twitter: @hajush <http://twitter.com/hajush> > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > > > > *From: *Allie Middleton via OSList <[email protected]> > *Subject: **Re: [OSList] Lonely* > *Date: *1 October 2014 02:36:50 BST > *To: *Annamarie Pluhar <[email protected]>, World wide Open > Space Technology email list <[email protected]> > *Reply-To: *Allie Middleton <[email protected]>, World wide Open > Space Technology email list <[email protected]> > > > And of course in the Vedic tradition, where we sing the Sanskrit 'so hum' > or 'sat nam' mantra together, when chanted with intention it's like the > universal sound of OM...joint mind and heart, personal and transpersonal > and that practice seems to seal the sense of connection - a practice > aka - something that helps us experience and embrace the the opposite of > loneliness > > This wisdom that arises from our bodies, this primordial delight of > eternal life in connection with others that we experience in Open Space is > also found in creative practices of sound and movement when we help each > other to remember who we really are > > As a Quaker child in NY, all we did was to sit, and sit more, then when > we sat together, the bizarre awareness of not being separate landed in us > and then people branched out, creating new things > Maybe Because they did not feel lonely > > Creativity arose from that connection in stillness, belonging and silent, > until something moved in us to share... > > And now, the energy streams forth, just like Indras net...shimmering and > opening toward a new > > ???? > > so hum > > Allie Middleton > from the iPad > iPhone 518.669.9923 Skype - alliemiddleton > *Create it! ...an extra miracle, extra and ordinary: the unthinkable can > be thought....* > > On Sep 30, 2014, at 21:04, Annamarie Pluhar via OSList < > [email protected]> wrote: > > OMG! I wanted to keep quiet until everyone had a chance to offer their > thoughts, (natural facilitator stance) but I must say that these thoughts > and offerings are RICH.! Thank you all most heart-feltily/fully. > > The question remains about opposites to the word "lonely".. > > Stephane (I can't find the keyboard for the accent) ... do your offered > words have feeling associated with them? Like "lonely" does? > > Aside from Stephane's response, I'm interested in that we have Celtic, > African, and American Indian but not Indo-European... Comments? > > Merci! > > > Annamarie Pluhar > > Pluhar Consulting > http://www.pluharconsulting.com > 802.451.1941 > 802.579.5975 (cell) > > On 30 Sep 2014, at 19:54, Harold Shinsato via OSList wrote: > > Chris - thanks for the tie back to Cynefin! It does sound like a profound > opposite of lonely, 'your places of multiple belongings'. > > > Your explanation of Cynefin stimulated my recollection of the meaning of > another possible opposite of lonely, the word Ubuntu, from the African > Ngali Bantu language meaning 'I am what I am because of who we all are'. > > > > On 9/30/14 5:29 PM, Chris Corrigan wrote: > > Although I don't speak Welsh, one word I find very compelling is Cynefin > pronounced "kuh-NIV-en". I know the word because it's the name of of > complexity framework. But it also means "your places of multiple > belonging". That refers to the fact that all of us feel many different > homes and many different places where we feel connected in the world in > English there's no word that can capture this sense of multiple belonging > but I do like the idea that such a sentiment need to name. > > > In Anishnabemowin which is the language of Ojibway and related peoples of > North America, the word indinewmaganik means "all my relations" but is > actually better translated as "I belong to everything." That's as good an > opposite of "lonely" as I can think of. > > > > > -- > > CHRIS CORRIGAN > > Harvest Moon Consultants > > Facilitation, Open Space Technology and process design > > > Check www.chriscorrigan.com <http://www.chriscorrigan.com> for upcoming > workshops, blog posts and free resources. > > > > > On Sep 30, 2014, at 2:19 PM, John Watkins via OSList < > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>>> wrote: > > > And I would add this, a beautiful poem by Raymond Carver, which pretty > well defines my sense of the opposite of lonely: > > > Late Fragment - by Raymond Carver > > And did you get what > > you wanted from this life, even so? > > I did. > > And what did you want? > > To call myself beloved, to feel myself > > beloved on the earth. > > > John > > > On Sep 30, 2014, at 2:15 PM, Harold Shinsato via OSList wrote: > > > Annamarie, > > > Thank you for a lovely question! The opposite of lonely is what I very > often experience in Open Space. This theme also resonates to much of what > we talked about on the OS Hotline today. > > > I must confess to have used an internet thesaurus to answer your question. > http://www.thesaurus.com <http://www.thesaurus.com/>. In English at > least, some opposites of lonely are (the emphasis in bold is my own): > > > * populated > > * *sociable* > > * befriended > > * *close* > > * frequented > > * inhabited > > * *loved* > > * unlonely > > > Warm Regards, > > Harold > > > On 9/30/14 4:54 AM, Annamarie Pluhar via OSList wrote: > > Hi all, > > > For work that I'm doing that has nothing to do with OS... because there > are a lot of people on this list who are multi-lingual I hope that you will > forgive me for asking an off topic question. > > > For those who have a mother tongue (father tongue?) that is not > English.... Does your language have a word that is the opposite of > "lonely"? > > > Feel free to respond to me off list.. > > > [email protected] > > > Thanks! > > > Annamarie Pluhar > > > Pluhar Consulting > > http://www.pluharconsulting.com > > 802.451.1941 > > 802.579.5975 (cell) > > _______________________________________________ > > OSList mailing list > > To post send emails to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > > > -- > > Harold Shinsato > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>> > > http://shinsato.com <http://shinsato.com/> > > twitter: @hajush <http://twitter.com/hajush> > > _______________________________________________ > > OSList mailing list > > To post send emails to [email protected] < > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>> > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] < > mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>> > > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > _______________________________________________ > > OSList mailing list > > To post send emails to [email protected] < > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>> > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] < > mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>> > > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > > -- > > Harold Shinsato > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>> > > http://shinsato.com > > twitter: @hajush <http://twitter.com/hajush> > > _______________________________________________ > > OSList mailing list > > To post send emails to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > > > *From: *Kári Gunnarsson via OSList <[email protected]> > *Subject: **[OSList] Second Life* > *Date: *1 October 2014 09:13:06 BST > *To: *World wide Open Space Technology email list < > [email protected]> > *Reply-To: *Kári Gunnarsson <[email protected]>, World wide Open > Space Technology email list <[email protected]> > > > Has some one here done an Open Space in "Second Life", the online and free > virtual world from the SF based Linden Lab? > > On 30 September 2014 21:59, Ben Roberts via OSList < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> As some of you know, I’ve been at this for a couple of years now. Today, >> working on behalf of the Charter for Compassion International >> <http://charterforcompassion.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=110391&qid=5124428>, >> I was finally able to host a MaestroConference-based call that I felt truly >> lived up to the potential for “Open Space” in virtual form (in quotes since >> I know some of you purists might dispute that this really was OST!). >> >> >> >> Of course, it wasn’t like being together in person for a day or two. >> Indeed, there was only one round of live small group conversation. But the >> combination of an online space that was opened on 9/22 using the “hackpad” >> platform and a 90 minute call eight days later using MaestroConference’s >> newest “social webinar” beta really worked. Here are some highlights of the >> process (you can also view notes and more here on hackpad >> <http://www.bit.ly/cfc093014>): >> >> · We had 43 participants on the call for at least some of the 90 >> minutes, mostly from the US, but also including several from overseas. >> >> · Six topics were initiated by participants >> >> · In addition to the topic breakouts, there was a “meet and >> greet” session for just hanging out and connecting. This also served as a >> place to welcome late-comers to the call. As a result, the latter were >> easily integrated and able to join the conversations of their choosing >> >> · The topic conversations lasted a little more than 40 minutes >> >> · We ended with a full group “popcorn-style” harvest and some >> announcements >> >> · A number of participants attended a debrief after the official >> end of the call >> >> · A few participants also stayed on the line “overtime” to >> continue their topic conversations >> >> >> >> MC’s new “social webinar” worked beautifully, allowing participants to do >> the following: >> >> · Exercise the law of two feet (really!) >> >> · See who was in their breakouts (including a thumbnail and >> contact info, if provided) >> >> · See who was talking or had their “hands” up >> >> >> >> Using “hackpad,” we were able to do the following: >> >> · Open the marketplace in advance, in order to both save time on >> the call and allow for some online discussion to get going. Five out of the >> six topics were initiated in advance. >> >> · Provide an index of topics and the “room numbers” for each (so >> that participants could move themselves to the right room) >> >> · Take collaborative notes during breakouts, with a separate pad >> for each one (note that “social webinar” now also provides shared document >> functionality for each breakout room, if desired) >> >> · Continue sharing notes and reflections once the call had ended >> (this is still ongoing) >> >> · Make detailed introductions before, during and after the call >> >> · Compile a shared listing of resources >> >> · Make announcements and requests >> >> >> >> It was also possible for participants to engage fully via their phones >> only (including moving between sessions) without using either hackpad or >> “social webinar.” This was important, as not everyone was able to be at a >> computer, and some who were at one had trouble using the online tools. >> >> >> >> Not everything was perfect, of course, and there were some lessons >> learned. The biggest challenge was that, despite many emails and online >> explanations in advance, some people were confused by the three ways to >> engage (phone, hackpad and social webinar) or had trouble accessing one or >> more of these elements. The vast majority, however, were either able to use >> these tools or to have a valuable and satisfying conversation without them. >> >> >> >> I expect that there will be future iterations planned on behalf of the >> Charter for Compassion, and I will promote them to this listserv now that I >> feel comfortable handling larger groups! MaestroConference is also very >> interested in promoting a series of large group “conversations that could >> change the world.” Perhaps there are some folks here who might want to >> collaborate with me in convening one? They plan for their platform to be >> able to manage calls in this way with over a thousand people in the near >> future. The thought of being able to regularly engage people at that scale >> in this way is pretty exciting! >> >> >> >> Peace, >> >> Ben >> >> >> >> >> >> *Ben Roberts* >> >> *The Conversation Collaborative* >> >> www. ConversationCollaborative.com >> <http://www.conversationcollaborative.com/> >> >> (203) 426-1039 >> >> Skype: benjamin_j_roberts >> >> G+: [email protected] >> >> >> >> <image001.jpg> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> OSList mailing list >> To post send emails to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: >> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org >> >> > > > -- > Kári Gunnarsson > [email protected] > (+354) 864 5189 > > > > *From: *Eiwor via OSList <[email protected]> > *Subject: **Re: [OSList] Second Life* > *Date: *1 October 2014 12:52:10 BST > *To: *"Kári Gunnarsson" <[email protected]>, "World wide Open > Space Technology email list" <[email protected]> > *Reply-To: *Eiwor <[email protected]>, World wide Open Space Technology > email list <[email protected]> > > > No, we created our own Open Space online version using Blackboard > Collaborate together with a learnng management system connected to our > website, collaborativeways.com. > Blessings > Eiwor > > För människor och organisationer - för samarbete och utveckling > > Genuine Contact Professional > Gateway Creation Tools > CollaborativeWays.com > > +46 (0)70 2622946 > > > 1 oktober 2014, Kári Gunnarsson via OSList <[email protected]> > skrev: > > Has some one here done an Open Space in "Second Life", the online and free > virtual world from the SF based Linden Lab? > > On 30 September 2014 21:59, Ben Roberts via OSList < > [email protected]> wrote: > > As some of you know, I’ve been at this for a couple of years now. Today, > working on behalf of the Charter for Compassion International > <http://charterforcompassion.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=110391&qid=5124428>, > I was finally able to host a MaestroConference-based call that I felt truly > lived up to the potential for “Open Space” in virtual form (in quotes since > I know some of you purists might dispute that this really was OST!). > > > > Of course, it wasn’t like being together in person for a day or two. > Indeed, there was only one round of live small group conversation. But the > combination of an online space that was opened on 9/22 using the “hackpad” > platform and a 90 minute call eight days later using MaestroConference’s > newest “social webinar” beta really worked. Here are some highlights of the > process (you can also view notes and more here on hackpad > <http://www.bit.ly/cfc093014>): > > · We had 43 participants on the call for at least some of the 90 > minutes, mostly from the US, but also including several from overseas. > > · Six topics were initiated by participants > > · In addition to the topic breakouts, there was a “meet and > greet” session for just hanging out and connecting. This also served as a > place to welcome late-comers to the call. As a result, the latter were > easily integrated and able to join the conversations of their choosing > > · The topic conversations lasted a little more than 40 minutes > > · We ended with a full group “popcorn-style” harvest and some > announcements > > · A number of participants attended a debrief after the official > end of the call > > · A few participants also stayed on the line “overtime” to > continue their topic conversations > > > > MC’s new “social webinar” worked beautifully, allowing participants to do > the following: > > · Exercise the law of two feet (really!) > > · See who was in their breakouts (including a thumbnail and > contact info, if provided) > > · See who was talking or had their “hands” up > > > > Using “hackpad,” we were able to do the following: > > · Open the marketplace in advance, in order to both save time on > the call and allow for some online discussion to get going. Five out of the > six topics were initiated in advance. > > · Provide an index of topics and the “room numbers” for each (so > that participants could move themselves to the right room) > > · Take collaborative notes during breakouts, with a separate pad > for each one (note that “social webinar” now also provides shared document > functionality for each breakout room, if desired) > > · Continue sharing notes and reflections once the call had ended > (this is still ongoing) > > · Make detailed introductions before, during and after the call > > · Compile a shared listing of resources > > · Make announcements and requests > > > > It was also possible for participants to engage fully via their phones > only (including moving between sessions) without using either hackpad or > “social webinar.” This was important, as not everyone was able to be at a > computer, and some who were at one had trouble using the online tools. > > > > Not everything was perfect, of course, and there were some lessons > learned. The biggest challenge was that, despite many emails and online > explanations in advance, some people were confused by the three ways to > engage (phone, hackpad and social webinar) or had trouble accessing one or > more of these elements. The vast majority, however, were either able to use > these tools or to have a valuable and satisfying conversation without them. > > > > I expect that there will be future iterations planned on behalf of the > Charter for Compassion, and I will promote them to this listserv now that I > feel comfortable handling larger groups! MaestroConference is also very > interested in promoting a series of large group “conversations that could > change the world.” Perhaps there are some folks here who might want to > collaborate with me in convening one? They plan for their platform to be > able to manage calls in this way with over a thousand people in the near > future. The thought of being able to regularly engage people at that scale > in this way is pretty exciting! > > > > Peace, > > Ben > > > > > > *Ben Roberts* > > *The Conversation Collaborative* > > www. ConversationCollaborative.com > <http://www.conversationcollaborative.com/> > > (203) 426-1039 > > Skype: benjamin_j_roberts > > G+: [email protected] > > > > <image001.jpg> > > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > > > -- > Kári Gunnarsson > [email protected] > (+354) 864 5189 > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > > > *From: *Eleder_BuM via OSList <[email protected]> > *Subject: **[OSList] Lunch time* > *Date: *1 October 2014 15:46:39 BST > *To: *World wide Open Space Technology email list < > [email protected]> > *Reply-To: *Eleder_BuM <[email protected]>, World wide Open > Space Technology email list <[email protected]> > > > Hi friends how are you? > > Last time I opened space (sep 17th, HerriUni) I got some little learning > I´d like to share... > > - In a one day OS meeting, it helps me a lot as facilitator *to have a > good time (around 1 hour would do very well) to enjoy lunch > *(+coffee/nap/ride/...?) > slowly. > - *Best time for it, in my case would be, some time after the beginning > of the second meeting. *For example, we had last day meetings scheduled > for 11:15; 12:30 and 16:00. We had lscheduled unch time for the OS > between > 14:00 and 16:00....And I had lunch around 12:50 and was finished around > 13:40. Quite good, because,... > > This can help well because,... > > - My activity as facilitator is all the time coming before the > group´s... > - ... so my energy end up also sooner... > - ... so my body asks for energy sooner > - ...and we can be on the place well present to ring the bells before > the main lunch time, facilitate the reports of the second round being > typed > on the laptops,...and joining some conversation too! > - enjoying a slow lunch helps always so much! > > Small thing most of you already know well, I suppose. > > I share it because I feel that sometimes, in my overwhelming activity, I > missed this point and couldn´t, because of it, be so present,... > > Any comments? > > Go Poland! Maybe we meet there next year! > > Enjoy life! > > *@Eleder_BuM <http://twitter.com/Eleder_BuM> * > www.flowandshow.blogspot.com > www.burumapak.blogspot.com (Basque) > http://in-fluyendo.blogspot.com.es (Spanish) > www.bilbohiria.com/irratsaioak/berbaz (Basque radio interviews) > > > > > *From: *Harold Shinsato via OSList <[email protected]> > *Subject: **Re: [OSList] Second Life* > *Date: *1 October 2014 21:25:26 BST > *To: *Kári Gunnarsson <[email protected]>, World wide Open Space > Technology email list <[email protected]> > *Reply-To: *Harold Shinsato <[email protected]>, World wide Open Space > Technology email list <[email protected]> > > > Kári, > > The Radical Inclusion folks worked on developing an Open Space in Second > Life back in 2009, and used Open Space in Second Life as part of a 150 > person online event June 5, 2010. Holger Nauheimer, Julianne Neumann, and > others. > > I'm looking through my old emails to look for tracks and trails. I didn't > participate in their online unconference, only a small part of which was > open space, and their NING site seems to have been decommissioned. The few > meetings we held back in 2009, I do remember that the prospect of Open > Space in Second Life looked like it would be largely consumed with training > the participants in the use of Second Life. At least my own enthusiasm > fizzled. There is a website for the exploratory meetings - > http://osinsl.pbworks.com - but you have to request access and it doesn't > have that much content. > > I think there's a lot of promise in what Ben Roberts is talking about with > Maestro Conference. They've been working on their Social Webinar for years > now and it's great it's finally working. > > I'm also thinking the MIT open source project mentioned a few weeks ago on > the OSList has great potential for a low cost (or free if you can get the > hosting and setup) online open space with video. > https://unhangout.media.mit.edu/how-to-unhangout/. > > A simple phone interface, or a familiar (like Google Hangout) platform > would be much better than Second Life. Maybe in the future the training > overhead won't be needed for a virtual world - thus the great value of a > phone interface like Maestro. Everyone knows the phone. > > Cheers, > Harold > > On 10/1/14 2:13 AM, Kári Gunnarsson via OSList wrote: > > Has some one here done an Open Space in "Second Life", the online and free > virtual world from the SF based Linden Lab? > > On 30 September 2014 21:59, Ben Roberts via OSList < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> As some of you know, I’ve been at this for a couple of years now. >> Today, working on behalf of the Charter for Compassion International >> <http://charterforcompassion.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=110391&qid=5124428>, >> I was finally able to host a MaestroConference-based call that I felt truly >> lived up to the potential for “Open Space” in virtual form (in quotes since >> I know some of you purists might dispute that this really was OST!). >> >> >> Of course, it wasn’t like being together in person for a day or two. >> Indeed, there was only one round of live small group conversation. But the >> combination of an online space that was opened on 9/22 using the “hackpad” >> platform and a 90 minute call eight days later using MaestroConference’s >> newest “social webinar” beta really worked. Here are some highlights of the >> process (you can also view notes and more here on hackpad >> <http://www.bit.ly/cfc093014>): >> >> · We had 43 participants on the call for at least some of the 90 >> minutes, mostly from the US, but also including several from overseas. >> >> · Six topics were initiated by participants >> >> · In addition to the topic breakouts, there was a “meet and >> greet” session for just hanging out and connecting. This also served as a >> place to welcome late-comers to the call. As a result, the latter were >> easily integrated and able to join the conversations of their choosing >> >> · The topic conversations lasted a little more than 40 minutes >> >> · We ended with a full group “popcorn-style” harvest and some >> announcements >> >> · A number of participants attended a debrief after the official >> end of the call >> >> · A few participants also stayed on the line “overtime” to >> continue their topic conversations >> >> >> MC’s new “social webinar” worked beautifully, allowing participants to do >> the following: >> >> · Exercise the law of two feet (really!) >> >> · See who was in their breakouts (including a thumbnail and >> contact info, if provided) >> >> · See who was talking or had their “hands” up >> >> >> Using “hackpad,” we were able to do the following: >> >> · Open the marketplace in advance, in order to both save time on >> the call and allow for some online discussion to get going. Five out of the >> six topics were initiated in advance. >> >> · Provide an index of topics and the “room numbers” for each (so >> that participants could move themselves to the right room) >> >> · Take collaborative notes during breakouts, with a separate pad >> for each one (note that “social webinar” now also provides shared document >> functionality for each breakout room, if desired) >> >> · Continue sharing notes and reflections once the call had ended >> (this is still ongoing) >> >> · Make detailed introductions before, during and after the call >> >> · Compile a shared listing of resources >> >> · Make announcements and requests >> >> >> It was also possible for participants to engage fully via their phones >> only (including moving between sessions) without using either hackpad or >> “social webinar.” This was important, as not everyone was able to be at a >> computer, and some who were at one had trouble using the online tools. >> >> >> Not everything was perfect, of course, and there were some lessons >> learned. The biggest challenge was that, despite many emails and online >> explanations in advance, some people were confused by the three ways to >> engage (phone, hackpad and social webinar) or had trouble accessing one or >> more of these elements. The vast majority, however, were either able to use >> these tools or to have a valuable and satisfying conversation without them. >> >> >> I expect that there will be future iterations planned on behalf of the >> Charter for Compassion, and I will promote them to this listserv now that I >> feel comfortable handling larger groups! MaestroConference is also very >> interested in promoting a series of large group “conversations that could >> change the world.” Perhaps there are some folks here who might want to >> collaborate with me in convening one? They plan for their platform to be >> able to manage calls in this way with over a thousand people in the near >> future. The thought of being able to regularly engage people at that scale >> in this way is pretty exciting! >> >> >> Peace, >> >> Ben >> >> >> >> *Ben Roberts* >> >> *The Conversation Collaborative* >> >> www. 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