Harrison, when I learned "do it" from you, it meant just that. Take action. "clarify it" is just as you describe and "open space it" also just as you said here. "do it" gets done. "clarify it" often becomes "do it" or "don't do it" and sometimes becomes "open space it". "open space it" leads to "do it" or "clarify it" and we already have looked at where each of those go...and go....and grow....
My friend Monica (who I think is on this list) looked at all this in a training session and said that we were missing the fourth category that she experiences in most organizations "bury it". At the time, I asked her permission to quote her. The quote is precious, as is she. And Susan, thank you for your kind words. Birgitt Birgitt Williams Make Genuine Contact! Dalar Associates: organizational effectiveness consultants Striving for Success? Ready to exceed your expectations? Contact us for consulting services, training, conference and meeting facilitation, and keynote speaking. www.openspacetechnology.com <http://www.openspacetechnology.com> -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Harrison Owen Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 7:43 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: OST Training -- question and APPRECIATION At 08:14 PM 9/7/00 -0400, you wrote: >In a message dated 09/07/2000 4:49:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time, >[email protected] writes: > ><< b)make good use of Harrison's division of "do > it", "clarify it", and "open space it" as a way of creating an organic flow > of what comes up. >> > >??? Help! Not sure what this refers to... Please explain. ********************************************** As the original perpetrator I suppose I should come clean -- "Do it" -- Do an Open Space "Clarify it" -- provide time and occasion for the folks involved to reflect on what has happened, might happen, and should happen next. Outside of offering an opportunity to move to action, this is also a moment for personal reflection. I have found that in the heat of the moment (Open Space) people are so involved, and things happen so quickly that very likely the participants aren't really aware of what they have done. "Open Space it" -- Upon reflection, folks will find that there are some issues that are now clear and ready for action (or the action has already begun). But there are other concerns/issues that, even with the best will in the world, remain in the shadows. Nothing to do here but Open Space again -- but now around those particular "hard nuts." Obviously this represents an iterative process, and if followed along offers the possibility of organic growth in an Open Space environment. Nothing fancy, but it just keeps the space open and moving. Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, MD 20854 USA phone 301-469-9269 fax 301-983-9314 Summer Phone 207-763-3261 Summer Address 189 Beaucaire Ave. Camden, ME 04843 website www.mindspring.com/~owenhh Open Space Institute website www.openspaceworld.org * * ========================================================== [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected] Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html =========================================================== [email protected] To subscribe, 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign up -- provide an email address, and choose a login ID and password 3. Click on "Subscribe" and follow the instructions To unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign in and Proceed * * ========================================================== [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected] Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html =========================================================== [email protected] To subscribe, 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign up -- provide an email address, and choose a login ID and password 3. Click on "Subscribe" and follow the instructions To unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign in and Proceed
