Some days, less is truly more and then other days, it sure is nice to read something as insightful as this that has a few more words. It's all in the intention I guess. Suzanne
On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Harrison Owen <hho...@verizon.net> wrote: > 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 -- Suzanne Daigle NuFocus Strategic Group 7159 Victoria Circle University Park, FL 34201 FL 941-359-8877; CT 203-722-2009 www.nufocusgroup.com s.dai...@nufocusgroup.com * * ========================================================== 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
