Can't wait to have you joining the blogosphere Chris. There is so much richness in this community of people; the blogs that are appearing are wonderful.
Chris --- CHRIS CORRIGAN Bowen Island, BC, Canada http://www.chriscorrigan.com [email protected] (604) 947-9236 > -----Original Message----- > From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of chris > weaver > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 12:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Fw: [searchnet] The Math of Networks > > wasn't it rumi who said, > > don't click on any random link like a beggar. > Reach your long mouse out to another link, beyond where > you browse on your screen... > > (thanks meg & chris for your long link & deep link discussions...& chris i > hope to be blogging too before the leaves all fall) > > love, > chris > > > From: Chris Corrigan <[email protected]> > > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 08:45:01 -0700 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [OSLIST] Fw: [searchnet] The Math of Networks > > > > Hi Meg: > > > > Long links.not a term I have heard before. I'm wondering though, taking > > a turn at invoking Ken Wilber here, if what you are describing is "deep > > links," in other words, links that extend through the levels of matter, > > mind, body, soul and spirit. To me, "long" implies breadth of span, and > > those people are really useful in Open Space too. Maybe they appear as > > butterflies and bumblebees, somehow seeming to be connected to the whole > > group in a way that others are not, somehow standing on both the inside > > and the outside. > > > > I think the OST facilitator is the deep link and the act of holding > > space, as we continually define it, is the act of enfolding the group in > > higher levels of possibility, or as you have put it "a space meta to the > > network...a link to enspiritng energy that is the source of all new > > creative potential" > > > > I like that. > > > > Chris > > > > > > --- > > CHRIS CORRIGAN > > Bowen Island, BC, Canada > > http://www.chriscorrigan.com > > [email protected] > > (604) 947-9236 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Meg > > Salter > > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 8:01 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Fw: [searchnet] The Math of Networks > > > > Thanks Chris > > I'm meeting with a bunch of research scientists this afternoon to plan > > an open space. For some people, mathematical or exterior language helps > > them to feel at home with this concept. > > And another musing thought about ... long links. Certaiinly links among > > disparate groups/ people create a long link within the current > > network, helping to energize it, create a living group from what might > > have been disparate, unconnected people/groups. > > I wonder if the facilitator is a long link too. ie, by holding space, > > being invisible and deeply present, the facilitator is energiziing a > > long link to - a potential outside the network. . a space meta to the > > network?.. a link to enspiritng energy that is the source of all new > > creative potential??? > > And then I wonder too, why in so many spiritual traditions, the link to > > the teacher is considered critical... another long link? > > Meg Salter > > > > MegaSpace Consulting > > (416) 486-6660 > > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Chris Corrigan > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 12:21 PM > > Subject: Re: Fw: [searchnet] The Math of Networks > > > > Welcome Alexander, and thanks for your blog link too. Several of us > > here have weblogs as well, including myself > > (http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot ) , Michael Herman > > (http://www.globalchicago.net) and Martin Leith > > (http://www.martinleith.com/blog/). I like what blogging (keeping > > weblogs and linking to sources) is doing in the wider world to connect > > people and ideas and create networks. I'll add you to my list of links. > > > > As for the math of networks, I like what David P. Reed has said on this. > > In this article - http://www.epublicrelations.org/Reedlaw.html - someone > > has outlined his mathematical law of group formation: > > > > "The Group Forming Law (or, Reed's Law) calculates the number of groups > > of two or more people which can be formed a single group. > > > > For example, how many groups of two or more people can be formed with an > > initial group of three? According to Reed's Law is 2N-N-1. Substituting > > 3 for N the answer is 4. Not a very impressive number. However, the > > answer grows dramatically as N grows. For example, how many groups of > > two or more people can be formed in a classroom of 20 students? The > > answer? 1,048,555!!! > > > > More here: > > http://www.contextmag.com/setFrameRedirect.asp?src=/archives/199903/Digi > > talStrategy.asp > > > > I sometimes like to do the math before meetings to use the figures to > > explain the amount of potential in the room. Walking the circle, > > uttering the second principle about whatever happens, I sometimes say > > "and if you don't believe me, understand this: The twenty of you in > > this room can form yourselves in over one million permutations, so don't > > be too worried about what might have been.work with what is." > > > > And Harrison, I've often thought of responsibility not so much as an > > initial condition, but more as a kind of boundary that both enables and > > bounds the passion. Passion and responsibility have a symbiotic > > relationship in Open Space, but my experience has been that people > > discover their responsibility AFTER they tap their passion. In other > > words, without passion as the initial condition, it's less likely that > > people will feel like they need to propose a topic, much less convene a > > conversation or follow up. But people motivated by passion can seem to > > do anything. Reminding them that the CAN do anything (with the Law of > > Two Feet) certainly helps. > > > > --- > > CHRIS CORRIGAN > > Bowen Island, BC, Canada > > http://www.chriscorrigan.com > > [email protected] > > (604) 947-9236 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > > Harrison Owen > > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 5:23 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Fw: [searchnet] The Math of Networks > > > > At 11:58 AM 9/9/2003 +0200, you wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > Yeah, small world networks are definitely a big part of why Open Space > > works. Actually it's a big part of why the world works :o) > > > > Mark Buchanan has written an excellent and highly readable book called > > "Small world" on this very new and very promising science. I've reviewed > > it here: http://www.kjerulf.com/journal/00000214.htm . > > > > Obvious parallels between small world networks and open space gatherings > > include: > > * Small world networks are highly adaptable, yet very stable - as are > > Open Space gatherings > > * The structure in small worlds networks arises without central planning > > - as in OS > > * Bumblebees can be seen as "weak connections" between tightly knit > > groups - one of the main reasons that small world networks are tightly > > knit > > > > Right on! Despite the fact that some folks think they actually organize > > networks, I think the truth of the matter is that they happen all by > > themselves in the way of all self-organizing systems. The critical point > > of initiation is the convergence of passion and responsibility -- > > somebody cares about something and takes responsibility to talk to > > others who might share the care. If the fire of passion ignites -- you > > have a network. If it fizzles and goes out in a puff of smoke, you don't > > -- and no amount of huffing and puffing will make any difference. Sounds > > a lot like Open Space to me. All of which relates, I guess, to Artur's > > thoughts about "essential conditions" . . . Chris put it neatly > > (although I am not so sure how elegant I was) "As for the conditions > > that make Open Space really hum, I go back to > > Harrison's elegantly stated four: passion, diversity, complexity and > > urgency. The more of each, the better the process works." I think it > > might work better if one were to say passion/responsibility -- but > > anyhow I find the same essential conditions apply to all useful > > networks. > > > > ho > > > > > > > > > > > > Harrison Owen > > 7808 River Falls Drive > > Potomac, MD 20854 USA > > phone 301-365-2093 > > 207-763-3261 (Summer) > > Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com > > Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org > > Personal website http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm > > > > [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, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > > [email protected], Visit: > > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html * * > > ========================================================== > > [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, unsubscribe, change your options, > > view the archives of [email protected], > > Visit: > > > > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > * > * > ========================================================== > [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, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
