Hi HO and other friends in Open Space To me "coming to a circle" means having space to breath. To me coming to a circle means that everyone is given the chance to participate on equal terms...which means everyone is valued. To me coming to a circle means respect. To me coming to a circle means there is a clear intention... To me coming to a circle means being open to outcome and cheerishing surprises. To me coming to a circle means coming home. ...and now I'll go skiing... Cheers Thomas Herrmann
-----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] För Harrison Owen Skickat: den 11 januari 2010 13:57 Till: [email protected] Ämne: Re: Riding the Waves Since I am not sure that anybody else has gotten my message I include it below. Maybe things will straighten out today? Anyhow -- Ilja thanks for your "note from the trenches" -- Scrumming no less! Seems like there will be a meeting of Scrummers in Orlando and they have asked me to open all that space. Let you know what happens. ho If it all begins with Invitation -- What's next? If our experience in Open Space is any guide, the next step would be come to a circle. All well and good if you doing an event, but what would it mean to "come to a circle" out on a construction site, in the office, down on the farm, out on a battle field? All those places in our self organizing world where the surf is really up 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 Ilja Preuß Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 7:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Riding the Waves Hi Harrison, for what it's worth, I got your two previous messages, too. Anyway, regarding your question: I am working in a small software company (~30 employees), and though we are far from being an "open space company", we already have several rituals that involve "coming to a circle". There is the daily standup of our team in the morning, where we organize our day. There is the daily "Scrum of Scrums", where representatives from every team meat to keep each other informed. There is a weekly get-to-gether for the whole company, where everyone is invited to present news, ask questions or invite to events. And a weekly meeting for our technical people to invite to and report back from technical discussions. All of these, interestingly, happen with everyone standing in (more or less) a circle. And then there are team retrospectives, where the preferred seating arrangement also is a (semi-) circle. Just a small report from the trenches... :) Regards, Ilja 2010/1/9 Harrison Owen <[email protected]>: > For some reason or another, my stuff just doesn't get through. Is there a > message here??? Oh well, couldn't happen to a better person. So I'll try one > more time - - > > > > If it all begins with Invitation -- What's next? If our experience in Open > Space is any guide, the next step would be come to a circle. All well and > good if you doing an event, but what would it mean to "come to a circle" out > on a construction site, in the office, down on the farm, out on a battle > field? All those places in our self organizing world where the surf is > really up > > > > Harrison > > > > > > > > Harrison Owen > > 7808 River Falls Dr. > > Potomac, MD 20854 > > USA > > Phone 301-365-2093 > > www.openspaceworld.com > > www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) > > > > * * ========================================================== > [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 * * ========================================================== [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
