Hi OST Community, I am just back from WOS on OS in Berlin. Still a little groggy, but wanting to chime in.
I am new to OST -- less than a year's worth of my own perspectives on the methodology. In the spirit of "yes/and" I would like to offer that YES I may be new, AND "the project" should be friendly to all levels of experience within the OST Community. "The project" -- I hestiate to call it a book at this point-- maybe a "road map" or an "outline" or a "catalog"... or not catagorizing it for a while ;-) One of the themes that continually comes up for me is the rush to creating meaning. In my mind, I like the idea of putting (working title): *"Open Space Technology: Perspectives from the first 25 Years"* into the community and seeing what stories emerge. Then ... only then, clustering those ideas/stories and then discovering the emergent themes and presenting those stories under those themes. Then as a community, or at least, those interested in working on the project, coming together to organize and explore the next steps... I would be interested in being a part of the self-organizing team that gently facilitates this process. I look forward to hearing feedback and seeing where this conversation goes. All the best --> Kas Neteler On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 7:53 AM, Harrison Owen <hho...@verizon.net> wrote: > Doc -- this is kind of fun. Given my use of that awful word "fact" the > presumption seems to be that feelings and emotions are somehow excluded. In > my world feelings and emotions are the facts of life. And what I was > driving > at is the suggestion that The Book (electronic or whatever) should not be > saying how wonderful Open Space might be -- but rather create the > environment in which that wonder becomes self evident. Which is what all > good stories and storytellers do, I think. > > 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 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Steven > (Doc) List > Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 10:15 AM > To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Subject: Re: 4 July: 25 years of Open Space > > In fewer words :), I agree with much of Suzanne's sentiment. > > When I suggested compiling a book, it was the stories I was thinking > of, the experiences and feelings and revelations, not the facts. > > If anyone else is interested in pursuing this project, please let me > know. I'd be happy to be a shepherd for this. > > I'm looking for facilitators' stories, participants' stories, > sponsors' stories, organizations' stories: their skepticism, their > understanding, their feelings before/during/after, the impact of the > event on an organization, and so on. > > What about it? > > ..Doc > -- > Steven "Doc" List, Principal Consultant, ThoughtWorks > Mobile: +1 (512) 924-9248 | Skype: steven.list | Yahoo: dadjester | > Twitter: athought > Facebook: athought | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stevenlist > email: d...@thoughtworks.com | d...@anotherthought.com | web: > www.thoughtworks.com > blog: http://www.stevenlist.com > > "People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the > burdens are attached to them." -- George Bernard Shaw > > * > * > ========================================================== > 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 > > * > * > ========================================================== > 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 > -- Kas Neteler MBA, Sustainable Enterprise kasnete...@gmail.com Lets connect on Linkedin! Twitter: kasneteler and ideahive "When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe." ~ John Muir * * ========================================================== 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
