Hello Christoph-- How nice of you to be "prompted" to tell us a bit of your story. Welcome to this world of connection and open space! I look forward to your joining our discussions.
BJ Peters ================================== "Christoph J.W. Schmees" wrote: > Dear Esther and Dear all, > > >... Stuff happens and whatever > >happens is the only thing that could! > > (So you deny the free will, and hence any responsibility of man? :-) > > >... I would add another > >which is that when someone joins the list, it would be great if they could be > >prompted to introduce themselves and say how they came to be interested in > >open space. > > Here we go: > > In my first life I studied physics. And yes, this life continues. Once you > come in contact with the amazing miracles nature presents, you either go > home and do something else or you get hooked on it. The latter is true for > me. Looking at the stary sky by night still can send shivers down my spine. > Although, or because, I know about the laws that rule up there. > Particularly I know how limited our knowledge is, how little we really know. - > > I have worked in industry for many years, dealing with computers and > automation. I did technical sales support, product management, marketing, > and management (better said: leadership) of multinational research > projects. And already a lot of consultancy to my bosses. > > Very soon a new life raised it's head and grew. By and by it became that > large that it is going to take over now. Call it the natural life. > Everything that makes a human being a human being. Body, soul, spirit. > Emotions, feelings. I did a lot of education and practice on these fields. > Therapy, Tantra, a lot of work with men, a lot of various workshops and > trainings. > > Now I am on my own, freelance, self-employed, you name it. I do consultancy > for IT (Information Technology) and telecommunication, and recently I have > begun to do consultancy, training and coaching for mamagement and leading > people. > > My focal point is leadership. This touches basics like communication, > motivation and so on, and higher levels such as develop, live and > transport a vision and a CI. What I find most intriguing is the issue of > leadership vs. self-organising systems. Or let me say, leadership *in* > self-organising systems. > What conditions are necessary to enable a productive chaos? What skills > does a leader need to create and maintain(!) those conditions? Where is the > right balance between control and let loose? Which factors determine this > balance? > My mission is to enable and support leaders to lead self-organizing > systems. I have done it myself to large extent in my job als a project > leader over a period of about five years, so I know what I am talking about. > > And this is where ends meet. This is why I am interested in OST. > > Christoph > > * > * > ========================================================== > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > =========================================================== > osl...@egroups.com > 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 osl...@egroups.com: > 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist > 2. Sign in and Proceed * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html =========================================================== osl...@egroups.com 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 osl...@egroups.com: 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign in and Proceed
