Jack said: "Forgive my impertinence, but does any of this really matter?
Angels, pinheads, blah blah blah ..." Given a great cosmic view of things, none of it really matters, I guess. The reality of self-organization will continue on its majestic path regardless of what we say or think. That said, our understanding of the process and capacity to work effectively within it (open space) depend in large part on the accuracy of our perceptions which is enhanced by a careful, respectful dialogue in the community of practitioners. Nobody will ever get it "just right" and words will always be faint approximations of the reality experienced. And given the multiplicity of languages in our community the situation is even more complex. However, through this 25 year long dialogue, we have gotten pretty good, I think, in sharpening our perceptions and framing our actions. It may be true that a large part of the written versions of this dialogue came from my pen (computer), but it is even more true that everything I have ever written derives ultimately from the community dialogue. I may have written the books, but WE have created the basic understandings. So words do matter, slithery as they may be. To limit our losses, my effort has been to find the fewest words that say the most, all under the heading of less is more, or in more classical terms, the Law of Parsimony, otherwise known as Occam's Razor. And it ain't over yet - which means I think that we have lots of great conversations to enjoy which hopefully will bring us to a clearer perception of what we are doing - expressed in the fewest words possible. Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Dr. Potomac, MD 20854 USA Phone 301-365-2093 www.openspaceworld.com www.ho-image.com (Personal Website) To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html * * ========================================================== 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
