Frank, thank you for your wonderful webpage. I have bookmarked it and am looking forward to visiting every now and then and finding more and more treasures. I havn't put my attention to living in a community yet, as it seemed to far away from what I see around me, but reading about your vision makes it be closer and more achievable to me also ~ so I will include it in my wish-list, set an attention and attract this into my life sooner or later.
Additionally, virtually I already experience being part of such a community on this list ~ hey, I am back into reading emails after having deleted the last 500+ because of feeling totally overwhelmed. And the moment I deleted my whole "os-list to be read later" folder I felt wonderful. And am now able to enjoy these conversations again. With joy and appreciation, Marei PS: Where are you located, Frank? I couldn't anything about you on the page. PPS: What does commoikos mean? "Frank Deitle" <mailto:commoi...@gmail.com> schrieb: > Mark and OS friends, > > I was going thru the some unread OSLIST emails today and discovered > this gem in Mark's wonderful post about "living an open space life." > > "Anne Stadler suggested that the next experiment should be an > intentional community based on "Living in Open Space". So she founded > the "Spirited Work Community" in 1999. With that, our focus (Anne and > I) changed from predominantly organization-oriented OS to > community-oriented OS." > > I'd like to hear more about the Spirited Work Community and open space > intentional communities in general. Ever since I discovered OST (or > did it discover me?) this year from the wonderful Lisa Heft, I have > fantasized about what a large-scale residential intentional > community/ecovillage/sustainable human settlement would be like if it > was visioned, organized, planned, executed, maintained, and governed > in Open Space. What kind of crazy, wonderful creature would that > become? What kind culture would emerge out of that? Are other people > out there thinking about this sort of thing? How do you see it > unfolding/coming about? > > I recently started to build a website to explore my own > conceptualizations of such an endeavor. It is very much in its early > stages of development. It very well may be entirely naive. All I know > is that I can't stop thinking about it. The website is: > http://commoikos.googlepages.com. > > Peace, > Frank Deitle > > > On 4/28/06, Mark R. Jones (AT&T) <mailto:mark_r_jo...@att.net> wrote: > > > > Hi Glory. > > > > The beauty of the work back then was that I was fully-embedded in > > organizations in senior management roles. As part of a commitment Anne > > Stadler and I had made to exploring what it meant to "live our lives in Open > > Space", I had decided to experiment with leading and managing my > > organizations "in Open Space". > > > > This meant that along with doing on average bi-weekly OS events for various > > organizations — for-profit and non-profits — I conducted my leadership > > teams, program and project teams, and Lean Kaizens (12 per week on average > > across my "span of control"), staffs, and work groups in Open Space. I > > carefully and subtly trained my staff and organizations to function in Open > > Space. > > > > Some cool observations from the experiments: > > * With teams conversant in trying to "Live in Open Space", I found that > > I and they could convene > > profound and productive "spaces" as short as fifteen minutes, and as > > long as several months > > — yes, in corporate settings > > * In 1997 I blended "Living in Open Space" with principles from Buddhist > > living to build a > > team (and set of organizations) that could eliminate a "$3million" a > > day production problem. > > It took about six weeks for folks to really get it — and when they > > did, they not only solved the > > production problem but innovated a set of processes and tools that > > are still in use today > > * In 2000, I tried the blended approach in the bowels of the US > > Government. About three > > to four months into the experiment, a Government manager exclaimed > > that "we" had been > > doing that "Open Space stuff". I had never used the term "Open > > Space" in that setting. > > Apparently folks got curious about what they were experiencing in the > > daily life of the > > organization and started to research what it might be. And > > discovered that in fact we had > > been conducting our work in Open Space. This came as quite a > > surprise to some of the "OD" > > folks who had "made up their minds" about things like OST and AI — > > without ever (knowingly) > > participating in them. > > * Working with the CEO (who was my boss) from my previous company, my > > job was to infuse > > and embody a ""Living in Open Space" practice into our work force, > > and particularly our > > executive decision-making processes (think "off-sites"). I watched > > as this contributed > > to our financial success as an organization, and allowed me the > > financial option to "retire" > > from the "rat race" and explore living my life in Open Space in the > > service of the transformation > > of consciousness. Which is what I do nowadays ! > > > > In the seventies I spent five years living in an intentional community > > (7x24 residential community). We did not "Live in Open Space" -- yet the > > experience profoundly positively shaped my life. I had an extended family > > that had experimented with convening itself ala OS-like Law and Principles > > for a number of years. Anne Stadler suggested that the next experiment > > should be an intentional community based on "Living in Open Space". So she > > founded the "Spirited Work Community" in 1999. With that, our focus (Anne > > and I) changed from predominantly organization-oriented OS to > > community-oriented OS. And I drastically reduced the pace and my > > involvement in OST events. This experiment led us to India in 2001, and > > later again in 2004 with an expanded configuration that included Peggy > > Holman. The 2001 trip brought about the establishment of the Radiant > > Networking" experiment — which continues to this day, and shapes the work > > and participation of Anne, Peggy, and myself (individually and > > collectively). > > > > In the nineties, the "pace" was exciting and profoundly meaningful to me. > > And eventually, I felt that I had pretty much "mined the goodies" — I was no > > longer being surprised and growing from the experiments. The results were > > always positive and always the same — which was good — but I needed to find > > the next learning and growth edge. I kept notebooks to track and map my > > experiments. > > > > My experimental trajectory regarding Open Space progressed from Item-1 to > > Item-8: > > (1) OST for the increased effectiveness of individuals > > (2) Living in OS for the evolution and transformation of individual > > consciousness > > (3) OST for the increased effectiveness of groups and organizations > > (4) Living in OS for the evolution and transformation of organizational > > consciousness > > (5) OST for the increased effectiveness of communities > > (6) Living in OS for the evolution of collective ("Community") > > consciousness > > (7) Living in OS as an integral wellness practice for the > > transformation of (individual and > > collective ) consciousness — Self | Other | The Whole > > (8) Radiant Networking — Practices of Peace — Integral Wellness > > > > > > "Pace" drove both Anne and I to our explorations of what I call > > "efficiency": > > What is the minimum necessary but sufficient gentle structure upon > > which we can hang things ? > > > > Harrison sometimes frames this as "what is one less thing to do?" > > Peggy sometimes frames this as "what is the basic underlying pattern?" > > Tom Atlee sometimes frames this as discerning "pattern languages" > > Anne has taken this to the simple inquiry of "what is optimal . . . " > > > > Based on conversations that Peggy, Tom, Chris Corrigan and I have had — I > > suspect that the more one mucks — with intention and intensity — with Open > > Space, the more Open Space becomes a "life practice" for everyday living and > > community. And one becomes even more appreciative of the experience — thus > > the more deeply and pervasively one mucks with it. Nowadays, I rarely refer > > to Open Space Technology, for me Open Space has simply become a way of > > living. > > > > > > Thanks for the compassionate and inviting asking ! > > > > > > > > Mark R. Jones > > Chief Executive Officer > > The Sunyata Group > > The Integral Wellness Group > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > PO Box 58788 > > Renton, Washington > > USA 98058-1788 > > Phone: 425-413-6000 > > e-Mail: mailto:suny...@att.net <mailto:suny...@att.net> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > On 4/27/06 6:41 PM, "Glory Ressler" <mailto:on.the.e...@sympatico.ca> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Me too, Mark - I'd love to hear a story that reflects your > > experience/learning associated with the intense pace and # of sessions.... > > > > Best wishes, > > Glory > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Tree Fitzpatrick > > <mailto:therese.fitzpatr...@gmail.com> > > > > To: mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > > > > Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 9:21 PM > > > > Subject: Re: innovative organizations > > > > > > Wow, Mark Jones, you did more than two open space events per week one > > year! > > > > I am impressed. > > > > Has anyone else on this list had such a pace? > > > > > > > > > > > > * * > > ========================================================== > > mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To > > subscribe, > > unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > > mailto: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
