michael pannwitz wrote: "Your point about a "scientific notion that small changes..etc" is an > entirely different matter"
i'd say that, like harrison pointed out, they are also quite related. a center of inactivity... somebody doing what many may see as "nothing" or as minor as the flutter of a butterfly wing, can result in, as michael mentioned, severe consequences, lifelong connections, or tornados in kansas! piecing together, ashley easily amazed: www.ashleycoop.blogspot.com > [Original Message] > From: Pannwitz, Michael M <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 3/22/2004 5:30:57 PM > Subject: Re: Butterfly effect > > Dear Doug, > when I introduce bumblebees and butterflies I make a point about > bumble bees being participants following the law of two feet. > Butterflies, on the other hand, are participants that sort of dont > really go anywhere, hang out near the coffeepot, seemingly not > involved in anything. Systemically speaking, they are "centers of > inactivity", foci of nothingness where nothing is supposed to happen. > And thats their gift in open space: because nothing is supposed to > happen where they are there is an awful lot of space for things to > actually happen. > And that often is exactly what happens. > I encourage participants to spot butterflies and when they see one to > shimmy up and use that vast space...als cautioning them about severe > consequences of getting in touch with butterflies, such as lifelong > connections... > , of course, a chaos theory way of looking > at cause and effect. > Greetings from Berlin > mmp > > On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 10:44:16 -0500, Douglas D. Germann, Sr. wrote: > > >Hi-- > > > >For some reason the postings on OSlist this morning > >triggered the idea of "the Butterfly Effect." > > > >This is the scientific notion that small changes in initial > >conditions in say weather, can make huge changes in outcomes. > >Thus it is said that a butterfly flapping its wings in China > >today can cause a tornado in Kansas in two months. > > > >Has anyone given any thought to the convergences and > >divergences of the Butterfly Effect and the effects of > >"butterflies" in our Open Spaces? > > > >It has always been difficult for me to understand the role > >of butterflies in OST, and perhaps this might actually give > >us another handle on the subject.... > > > > :-Doug. Germann > > > >Ordinary people talk, extraordinary people happen. > >It's not what you expected, is it? > >(Footprint in the Wind/sm # 461) > > > >* > >* > >========================================================== > >[email protected] > >------------------------------ > >To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > >view the archives of [email protected], > >Visit: > > > >http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > > > > > Michael M Pannwitz > boscop > Draisweg 1 > 12209 Berlin, Germany > FON +49 - 30-772 8000 FAX +49 - 30-773 92 464 > www.michaelmpannwitz.de > www.openspace-landschaft.de > > An der E-Gruppe "openspacedeutsch" für deutschsprechende open space-PraktikerInnen interessiert? Enfach eine mail an mich. > > * > * > ========================================================== > [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
