I noticed that my previous message got cut off. Spirit at work maybe? Anyway I have attached the rest of the message.
>>I need to think more on the notion of self-organizing systems and how I would >>define them before I can contribute significantly. What my experience tells >>me is that people at this point in evolution do need a framework around which >>to organize. It starts with purpose, leadership and vision and is bounded by >>the givens or rules within which people organize. Open space gives people >>the appropriate structure and minimal rules that enable them to achieve >>amazing things with minimal intervention by others. Leadership is present in >>everyone in the meeting, but leadership gets the ball rolling too. Is this a >>self-organizing system? Would people self-organize without the givens, >>purpose etc. I have seen miserable failures where people have been expected >>to "self-organize" but have either not enough information to move ahead or >>there is too much control exerted. Are there degrees of self-organizing >>systems? How is this different from self-directed? The synonyms for self as >>a modifier are: of one's self, by one's self, by one's own effort, alone or >>individual. Perhaps self is not the right word, because it is inherently the >>whole that works together. Is the self the system? I will read other >>responses with interest. Kind regards; Michelle Michelle Cooper, RN, MScN The Cooper Group Consultants 200 Crestview Avenue Ancaster, Ontario Canada L9G1E2 Telephone - (905) 648- 4633 Fax - (905) 648-1763 E-mail [email protected]
