Harrison, I loved your story about following your nose! And you can count on me in "The royal order of Nose Follwers" - (RONF?)
I usually call it going with the flow, but it sounds much more easy just to follow ones nose! Whether it is easier or not: we are born to do it; but in someway we have forgot how to do... Lise from Copenhagen -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] På vegne af Harrison Owen Sendt: 17. november 2007 00:12 Til: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Emne: Re: funding community work? Peggy - I think we need to create the "The Royal Order of Nose followers." I doubt we have many recruits, but those that choose to join will be exceptional. Otherwise known as, "The Right People." 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 Peggy Holman Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 3:27 PM To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Subject: Re: funding community work? Harrison, Yes to following one's nose. It led me to you and Open Space and on to who I am and what I am doing now. As my work has moved increasingly in the direction of, essentially self-sponsoring the projects I do, the question of finances has never been fully met in a satisfying way for me. I assume that it is perfect as it is...and I am now experimenting with what happens by asking the questions about it out loud. open-heartedly, Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harrison Owen" <hho...@verizon.net> To: <osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 5:26 AM Subject: Re: [OSLIST] funding community work? > Doubtless I have led a blessed and charmed life, at least some might think > so and I know so. But the truth of the matter is that funding for my work > has never been something I worried about, at least not much. In one way or > another things just got taken care of, although not always in the time > frame > or amount that I hoped for or expected. Starting in the late '70's when I > left my last honest job (where I actually got a pay check) I simply > followed > my nose. If there was a plan I don't have a clue what it was, although in > retrospect everything seems to make a certain amount of sense. And my nose > took me to lots of interesting nooks and cranies, most of which looked > nothing like a job or a paycheck. My facination with organizational > culture, > myth (story) and ritual was viewed as odd to say the least, and when I > ventured into the strange new world of transformation in organizations the > common judgement, I think, was that I was just weird. As for Open Space > Technology that, as you all know, was a matter of two martinis. Talk about > the cost of doing business:-) Regardless, I just kept following my nose. > And > to date, I have never missed a meal. On occasion friends and colleagues > would ask what it was that I thought I was doing -- and truthfully I > couldn't really say. The closest I ever came to getting "it" into words > went > something like this. It was my hope to somehow contribute to the business > of > making human life human. > > Is there a lesson here? Maybe. One thing that pops out is that I never > made > any effort to define "community" -- or maybe more accurately my definition > was about as broad as it could get -- human life, or all of humanity. > Everything was connected even if I couldn't see it at the time. I have > worked in Barrios and Board rooms and as far as I could see it was all the > same. People being people trying to get on in the world. Some did well, > some > not so well, but doing well never seemed to have much to do with their > station in life. Corporate presidents could appear as paupers, and beggers > as kings. What I learned in one place always had application in another, > and > when I connected deeply with some individual that connection always led to > deeper connections with others. Does this make any sense? I don't know, > but > it has been fun. > > 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 Peggy > Holman > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 4:59 PM > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Subject: Re: funding community work? > > Yes, to underpin Doug's question below, I find that more and more I am > working from a place of deep calling. That call doesn't take me into the > lucrative business world to fund the work of my heart. I have jumped in > with both feet between the cracks, not even with non-profits, but in > calling > > gatherings beyond the divides of organizational boundaries. It isn't > financially sustainable. Hence the question of how to attract the funds > for > > work that, according to its participants is of service to their field, but > requires far more time and energy than is reflected in the compensation. > (In > > fact, I jokingly say that in my experience, compensation is inversely > proportional to the complexity of the work. I find corporate work, with > so > much established infrastructure, some of which is actually useful, much > easier than the work of reaching out to bring together the ecosystem of a > subject area, such as journalism, story, philanthropy, etc. > > in inquiry, > Peggy > > ________________________________ > Peggy Holman > The Open Circle Company > 15347 SE 49th Place > Bellevue, WA 98006 > (425) 746-6274 > > www.opencirclecompany.com > > > For the new edition of The Change Handbook, go to: > www.bkconnection.com/ChangeHandbook > > "An angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not get > burnt, > > is to become > the fire". > -- Drew Dellinger > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "douglas germann" <76066....@compuserve.com> > To: <osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu> > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 12:50 PM > Subject: Re: [OSLIST] funding community work? > > >> Harrison, Kerry and Raffi-- >> >> Thanks for your replies. They are great strategies and do answer the >> question. They have suggested then a refinement of the question: >> >> If we want to work exclusively or primarily in community work, what are >> the sources of funding which are working for you today? >> >> :- Doug. >> >> * >> * >> ========================================================== >> 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 * * ========================================================== 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
