I think this rings true for me -- what we seem to
lack in the 'free market' is SPIRIT....
some ever-present, yet tough-to-define sense of
being connected with each other and to live within this worldview.
Free market capitalism - with its infamous
'trickle-down' effect - seems to have a built-in
drive towards the surival of the fittest and leave the crumbs for the rest..
From my dim dark memory of Adam Smith and the
'Invisible Hand' theory, his development of the
'laissez-faire' principle emerged within a
worldview where 'spirit' (in those days, 'God')
was operating within the community - to provide a container of connection...
great wonderings indeed!
cheers Brendan
At 01:49 AM 2/10/2008, Jack Ricchiuto wrote:
Thanks for provoking such a rich question about
free markets. It's my experience that when OS
works, it's because people exercise freedom in
connectivity, in a rich and generative context
of listening. This is the opposite of freedom in
isolation from and competition over others. OS
also invites co-responsibility. This is the
opposite of a community divided into power haves and have-nots.
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 10:59 AM, Harrison Owen
<<mailto:hho...@verizon.net>hho...@verizon.net> wrote:
Marti I think that is just the beginning of
"responsibility." In the first moments it is, as
you, say name your passion and show up. But
over time the stakes increase if the passion is
sustained. Ultimate passions require ultimate
responsibility. I am not sure that is a matter
of philosophy. For me it is much more a matter
of observation. Over the years, that is just the
way it has appeared to me. And it is a far cry
from the rather limpid laissez faire. I guess I
just do not find the comparisons to various
political ideologies all that helpful, and for
sure in my own experience, OST never grew out of
any political ideology. It just happened, and to
a large extent, its occurrence was an
embarrassment. No right thinking person,
schooled in the ways things are supposed to be,
would ever believe it. And most don't. Which is
at once both a problem and an opportunity. I think.
Harrison
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Subject: just wondering
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
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