Dear Chris (et al): Again huzzahs Chris!
You have gently, and compassionately, expressed (I think) a view similar to that which I was pondering earlier this morning. I was using (to myself) different but I think largely equivalent language... I was ruminating about whether this thing which I love and with which I resonate so much, was in danger of becoming a panacea, a (dare I say) "movement" - a thing which was beginning to show signs of developing a more or less grandiose opinion of what it was and might be - and potentially endangering in so doing the wonderful qualities and gifts which I know, because I have experienced them, that it brings to the world. I acknowledge I have spent some time in that (perhaps not really open) space myself. It is alluring, captivating (thank you, thesaurus), to feel that one is part of a "movement" that shows promise of solving what otherwise appear to be intractable organizational and societal problems; especially if the problems, and one's own proclivities, co-exist in the region of Spirit. But , you know, I am brought back to the wisdom of the I Ching: "Sincere, Simple, Serene". I believe those are words to live by, both for people and "movements"... Oh by the way, none of this has aught to do with our space being more "international"... Checking... OK... (as to addessing) Hanuipit Winston . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Corrigan" <cor...@interchange.ubc.ca> > "Artur F. Silva" wrote: > > > For a movement to be "world-wide" it is not enough, IMHO, that events > > are organised in many places. It is also needed that different experiences > > are reported to a common forum and discussed there, with reference > > to pertinent theory. > > > > We've had this discussion before...is Open Space a "movement"? I personally > don't think so. I don't use it as part of a movement either....so I don't > feel it is especially necessary to have OST do one thing or another or be used > here there and everywhere to meet any conditions of a "world-wide movement." > For me, it is the most effective group meeting process ever invented, with > lots of personal, social and political implications to be sure, but I don't > feel like I'm part of an "Open Space movement" (towards....?). I'm just a > facilitator, using a tricky, yet effective process, who joined the list > because he needed folks to bounce ideas off of. > > My feelings about this list is that it is a resource for OST facilitators, no > matter where they are to share stories, questions, support and ideas around > the application of the process. If others choose to see OST as a movement, so > be it, but I don't think that's what it started off being (correct me if I'm > wrong), and I'm certainly not interested in promoting it as such. It doesn't > matter to me whether the process is being used in "X" number of countries or > cultures, it works fine with my clients, and although it's nice to know that > it has applicability everywhere from the downtown eastside of Vancouver to the > Siberian steppes, to the headquarters of the Bank of Montreal, that isn't what > impresses me about OST at all. Others will stumble across the process in > various places and use it to varying degrees, and spirits will be tapped and > leadership emerged. Just like what happened to me. > > Anyway, I'm somewhat ambivalent about the topic, but felt moved to describe > where I stand. > > All the best from a beautiful sunny Vancouver, > > Chris * * ========================================================== 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
