When I left the Open Space on Open Space (OSonOS) in Chicago last year, I
realized that the OS community is healthy and vibrant. I also felt that
people in different parts of the world didn't know a lot about what each
other were doing. So I left with the thought that some useful work would be
to help the community be more aware of itself and what it is doing.Over the months since OSonOS, as I've thought about how best to do this, it
dawned on me that this listserv has become the place where the community
stays in touch with itself, learns together, supporting individual and
collective needs. In the spirit of keeping things simple, I now wonder,
does what we have created here suffice?I think the answer is yes, but wanted to hear some other reactions to this.
Peggy
Hi Peggy-- What a nice "check up" question to ask. Thanks for asking
it.
Right now for me, this listserv certainly works. It IS simple and spontaneous - in the moment. I like those factors. And I find that synchronicity emerges so very frequently.
Just today, I forwarded an email (Cathy's message using what sounded like a nice combination of Whole-ScaleTM Change technique before opening space) to a friend and potential client whose Board still clings to the "expert" model of running conferences. She and I had discussed the traditional session sponsored by her organization just days ago.
I find so many priceless gems of wisdom - conceptual and practical - here, because I can easily and quickly read and digest. Time constraints would prohibit me from any more elaborate system. And when someone has engaged my curiosity, I have written them off-line and learned what I wanted and needed.
I guess I am using lots of words to say, "I hope we leave it as it is." Thanks again for asking a question that caused me to reflect on and reconfirm the value of this listserv.
BJ
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