Happy to help!
I notice that adapting requires learning, and learning is difficult when
fearful.
Open Space seems particularly good at reducing fear.... and helping the
group to learn....
/"Insights gained by learners *as they cross thresholds* can be
exhilarating but might also be *unsettling*, requiring *an uncomfortable
shift in identity*, or, paradoxically, *a sense of loss. */.....
/"...It is *an unstable space in which the learner may oscillate*
between old and *emergent understandings* just as adolescents often move
between adult-like and child-like responses to their transitional
status. But *once a learner enters* this *liminal* space, she is engaged
with the project of *mastery* unlike the learner who remains in a state
of pre-liminality *in which understandings are at best vague.* The idea
that learners enter into a liminal state in their attempts to grasp
certain concepts presents a powerful way of remembering that *learning*
*involves identity shifts which can entail troublesome, unsafe journeys.*/"
On 11/12/14 5:17 PM, Harrison Owen wrote:
Dan -- You surely nailed it! I was just about to write a sort of
"explanatory note," but I think you just did it much better than I
ever could. Thank you! And for those of you who didn't read this
article --- try it. If English isn't your primary, don't worry too
much. The language is quite simple. The thoughts and implications are
deep.
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Permanent white water?
Some interesting quotes from the article, /Welcome to the Failure Age.../
"The only way to harness this new age of failure is *to learn how to
bounce back* from disaster and create the societal institutions that
help us do so. *The real question is whether we're up for the challenge."*
"in a time of constant change, *it's hard for us to predict the skills
that we will need* in the future. "
"...start-ups like Uber and Kickstarter are harbingers of a much
larger shift, in which loose groupings of individuals will perform
functions that were once the domain of larger corporations. "If you
had to know one thing that will explain the next 20 years, that's the
key idea: *We are moving toward a period of decentralization*."
"...the changes will inevitably become greater, and the results will
be drastic. ... *The lives of tens of millions of people will change."
"....many of us will be forced to experiment* with several careers,
frequently changing course as the market demands, *and not always
succeeding* in our new efforts. "
"...*Our own personal reputations will now matter more*, and they will
be far more self-made. ...*It will be harder to explain what you do
for a living* to acquaintances. *The advice of mentors*, whose wisdom
is ascribed to a passing age, *will mean less and less."**
*Permanent whitewtater:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Vaill#Professorships_and_works
Daniel
On 11/12/14 10:41 AM, Harrison Owen via OSList wrote:
The New York Times published a long and most interesting article.
I am sure we will hear more of its author, but in the interim I
heartily recommend a good hard read. It is a little bit of a slog,
but worth every step. I think it has special relevance for anybody
concerned with Open Space either as an approach or a way of life.
Or both. Have fun. *http://nyti.ms/1v2QPR2 *
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