I am wondering .
The philosophy of Open Space seems to promote a genuinely free market for ideas. The underlying belief, as I understand it, is that allowing each person to follow his/her passion is the best way to discover the best ideas and solutions. It's efficient, just like a market. This sure sounds like the 'invisible hand' and laissez-faire capitalism to me. I have even sold Open Space to some corporate execs by pointing out that since they value the free market so dearly outside their company, they might want to try a free market for ideas inside their company. So I have often wondered if people on this list believe as passionately in the free market for the economy as they do in Open Space. In the current economic crisis, as the world clamors for greater regulation - i.e. more rules and limits on the freedom of markets - I am wondering if any of you have any thoughts or insights to share. I imagine Harrison will remind me that Open Space runs on freedom and responsibility. yet the responsibility asked of participants in Open Space is pretty minimal - naming their passion and showing up for their sessions and respecting others' freedom to do the same. It's well short of socialism. Marty Priory End House 2 North Street, Totnes, Devon TQ9 5NZ United Kingdom +44 784 344 5746 (mobile) www.martinboroson.info * * ========================================================== 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
