Cheryl, I like your description of the distinctions between organizing and emergence and I particularly like the chemistry metaphor.
Diane -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu]On Behalf Of Cheryl Honey Sent: May 18, 2005 3:39 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Thoughts on Self Organizing Doug: Good point...organizing is deductive process with an intentional outcome...while inductive is emergence of what is already present from within. Open Space fosters emergence of activity and outcomes. No one knows the outcome...the open space allows people to awaken to matters of the heart where others who are present support the bearer of the gift and empower them by acknowledging the person (self) and their offering. I liken the process to chemistry. Everyone is unique and when combined into a beaker/container (this can be defined by many variables) everyone is impacted by the presense of the others. From this combining of selves in the container emerges a continuous redefining of "self" in "self-organizing" . This is the basis of my work. ........Cheryl * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
