Raffi said, " I've wondered if the whole host of different approaches and organizations
that have popped up in the past ten years or so have been attempts at Waveriding- and making Waveriding accessible to organizations and communities of all kinds- if perhaps by another name." Raffi, I would make the same claims for Wave Riding as I do for Open Space -- None. I didn't invent it, create it, and certainly won't patent or trademark it. Truth is -- both (howsoever named) have been around ever since -- well, at least ever since Homo sapiens has been attempting to negotiate the basic self organizing nature of the world we live in. To say nothing of the galaxy of our residence and the cosmos beyond. In a word, everything is Wave Riding and everything is Open Space -- but I think it is fair to say that some of it is more effective that others of it (how's that for tortured phrasing?). As human beings we need space to live in, and anything that offers that space is to be commended. And no matter the nomenclature, getting along in the world is an essential skill, especially when that world is a tad on the wild side with massive waves. So my profound thanks to all those who have imagined and perfected better ways to ride the waves of our times and open some space in which it can all happen. And the "winners" in my book are those who do all of the above with elegant simplicity. For myself, less is definitely best, and complexification of method is a pain when you are trying to focus on the simple, shear plane of the wave surface. The next iteration for me is not an additional step, process, intervention, clarification, modulation -- I would be supremely happy with just plain "Do'in it." Simple. And I believe that is possible. Happy New Year! Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Dr. Potomac, MD 20854 USA Phone 301-365-2093 www.openspaceworld.com www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) -----Original Message----- From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Raffi Aftandelian Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 11:33 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: What to do next... (WaveRider) spaceholders, I've wondered if the whole host of different approaches and organizations that have popped up in the past ten years or so have been attempts at Waveriding- and making Waveriding accessible to organizations and communities of all kinds- if perhaps by another name. Specifically, I think of the Art of Hosting, the Genuine Contact Program, Pioneers of Change, Berkana Institute, The Hub, Authentic Leadership in Action Institute, and many more. and i'm reminded of ricardo semler's company, too... ponderingly (is that a word??), raffi * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
