slippery ground there, Daniel, talking about what OS "is"! :-) however, on a very practical level, I will speak from my own experience, about what OS can *do*:
to me, it offers a space where people can figure out *what *they really want to meet about, and then meet with others who also care about the same thing. So in that sense, it creates a space for *many* "meetings" to happen -- the kind of "meeting", that people *want* to show up for! *Rosa Zubizarreta* *Diapraxis: Facilitating Creative Collaborationhttp://www.diapraxis.com <http://www.diapraxis.com/>* On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 8:35 AM, via OSList <[email protected]> wrote: > I like your description of Open Space being a "way".... > > It can be a way in terms of a path, or a way in terms of a means, or a way > in terms of a mindset. > > Hence, "the way that can be described is not the universal way, and the > name that can be named is not the universal name." (Lao Tzu) > > Sorry, I seem to have made it even more unclear.... > > Chuni Li > > ------------------------------ > *From:* John Baxter via OSList <[email protected]> > *To:* Harold Shinsato <[email protected]>; World wide Open Space > Technology email list <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, November 20, 2014 12:22 AM > *Subject:* Re: [OSList] Is Open Space a meeting? > > I can tell you if a meeting is Open Space (though there are plenty of grey > examples), but not if Open Space is a meeting. > > In my personal lingo, Open Space is a way of being together, not a whole > package that describes an event. > > You can hold meetings in Open Space, you can hold gatherings in Open > Space, you can hold conferences in Open Space... you can do any of these > things in any other way... and you can have Open Space in any myriad forms > of 'gathering' too. > > My response feels unclear, though it was perfectly clear before I wrote > it, I promise... Hopefully it comes out okay at your end. > > Cheers > > > *John Baxter* > *Cocreation Consultant & CoCreate Adelaide Facilitator* > jsbaxter.com.au <http://www.jsbaxter.com.au/> | CoCreateADL.com > <http://cocreateadl.com/> > 0405 447 829 > | > @jsbaxter_ <http://twitter.com/jsbaxter_> > > *Thank you to everyone who came, helped or spread the good word about City > Grill!* > *Summary and links: cocreateadl.com/localgov/grill-summary/ > <http://cocreateadl.com/localgov/grill-summary/>* > > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 8:28 AM, Harold Shinsato via OSList < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi Daniel, > > I think we can count Open Space as a "meeting" by both definitions 1. and > 2. in your dictionary listing. But it doesn't fit well to me in the poetic > sense. I prefer conference or gathering. Or even better, it is something > that stands alone and apart, as its own sort of thing. So instead of saying > "we're going to the open space meeting", we just say "we're going to the > open space." > > In general, my sense of a "meeting" is something where we all meet in the > same place at the same time and talk about the same things, *mostly* one at > a time. > > Harold > > > On 11/18/14 5:29 AM, Daniel Mezick via OSList wrote: > > I have a simple question: Is Open Space a meeting? > > For purposes of discussion, let's use this definition of /meeting/: > > meet·ing > ˈmēdiNG/ > noun > noun: meeting; plural noun: meetings > > 1. > *an assembly of people, especially the members of a society or commit* > *t**ee**, for discussion or entertainment.* > * "the early-dismissal policy will be discussed at our next meeting"* > * synonyms: gathering, assembly, conference, congregation, convention, > summit, forum, convocation, conclave, council, rally, caucus; More* > * power lunch, power breakfast;* > * informal get-together* > * "he stood up to address the meeting"* > * a gathering of people, especially Quakers, for worship.* > * 2.* > * a coming together of two or more people, by chance or arrangement.* > * "he intrigued her on their first meeting"* > * synonyms: consultation, audience, interview More* > > > > Is Open Space a meeting? > > > Daniel > > > > > -- > Daniel Mezick, President > New Technology Solutions Inc. > (203) 915 7248 (cell) > Bio <http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/>. 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