Doug, Immigration is an example of a social change issue that is ripe for not just one-time OSTs but for an ongoing OST-based cross-sector learning communities in many regions.
Because of this I agree with you that Chris Corrigan's idea of "invitation support" is critical. This thread speaks to me directly because I am working on ongoing OST-based cross-sector learning communities on Sustainability. My growing edge right now is about minimal appropriate structure for inviting leadership in the form of cross-sector local sponsoring teams. These sponsoring teams are not a formal organization. They take leadership in opening space through community OST meetings, with well-crafted action-planning components, and also in ensuring that ongoing web-based collaboration tools are in place and maintained. The sponsoring teams also take leadership in keeping the invitation flowing, or you might say "sustaining diversity." As an example related to the sustainability movement, there is a profound need for those who care about social justice issues and those who care about sustainability collaborate, but they tend to see these as separate issues. A strong sponsoring team always looks to INVITE ACROSS BOUNDARIES. This is in fact the theme of an OST facilitators' workshop Birgitt and I are co-leading at the end of June in NC ~ I'll send an invitation shortly but it's up at http://springbranch.us for anyone interested in best practices for this type of community OST work. Chris -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu]On Behalf Of Harrison Owen Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 2:54 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: Immigration OST Doug -- you are working much too hard! Just think of the 5-? Friends, colleagues, interested parties you know and ask them to be a co-convener. Rules are: Come. Bring Friends, Add Spirit. Whoever cares will join you and if nobody cares, maybe you should think twice about going ahead. Or maybe you need some new friend? Not difficult. And when you get some takers, supply them with an electronic invitation and invite them to send it to their own mailing list. Always worked for me. Turn around time can be days to a few weeks. Longer than that and you probably don't have a "live one." Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, Maryland 20854 Phone 301-365-2093 Skype hhowen Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org Personal website www.ho-image.com OSLIST: To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives Visit: www.listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Douglas D. Germann, Sr. Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 12:21 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Immigration OST Chris-- Thanks. I like your term "invitation support." Could you give an example of how you have gotten people involved in invitation support? For the Doers Conference which you mentioned, the process took place over almost 6 months, too long I think in retrospect. There were two pieces to it: gathering names of people to invite, which included gathering names of people who would let us use their names as inviters on the invitations; and meeting with the people we were inviting. I was not as deliberate about getting people to help invite, and that seems to be key to what you are doing, yes? How have you grown this idea? There is important learning here for all of us, especially working in communities. :-Doug. What wants to happen in your communities? * * ========================================================== 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 * * ========================================================== 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 * * ========================================================== 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
