There are things I run across every day that I think are "going
right"...and they always have aspects of the stuff we mull over in our
OSList around "selforganisation", the way to "expand space",
prerequisites for os-events, etc.
The stuff I hear about comes from all parts of our "systems" and I am
sure the players involved dont have "selforganisation" or "open space
technology" on their mind.
There are a bunch of large corporations in Germany that are interested
in getting a more diverse work force...not because it is the right thing
to do or because discrimination on the grounds of gender, marital
status, ethnic background, age, etc. is prohibited by law but because it
makes sense, is good business, supports innovative ways of dealing with
challenges, scares the competitors, guarantees the development of stuff
nobody ever thought of, is fun, productive....
So, L'Oreal, Procter and Gamble and several others will change to
"anonymous applications" in Germany (this means, the applications will
not contain names, pictures, age, gender and a bunch of other things
usually included)...with the result of a more diverse mix of applicants
reaching the interview level.
A simple step and it would not surprise me if it will do more for a
peaceful Now and future than all the Global Conferences on myriads of
issues conducted constantly all over our planet and all the wars being
waged...
I am very curious to hear about other "simple" things...
Greetings from Berlin
mmp
PS: one simple thing I love is the next regular Stammtisch coming up, it
will be on the first Monday of the next odd month, which is September 6
starting at 7pm...anybody passing through Berlin: join!! Here is where
we hang out:
http://www.kreuzberger-weltlaterne.de/
Harrison Owen schrieb:
Whether you call it migration or immigration (same root), Michael is right,
it is hugely complex. The mistake many make in the US is to reduce the
situation to a simple "us and them." This approach has the obvious advantage
of making the solution a simple one: eliminate them. But as Christine points
out "immigration" is only one side of the ongoing historical process of
"migration" as differing peoples swirl and mix to form new peoples. So it
has been for millennia, and when it stops I think the story of Homo sapiens
will have reached its final chapter. The wonderful thing is that the total
system will eventually find a productive accommodation (self-organization)
but it must have the necessary time/space in which to do its job. Enter Open
Space.
I think one of the many things we have learned in The Middle East, which is
often reduced to the simplistic "Palestinians vs Israelis" is just how
limited and limiting that characterization really is -- suggesting
simplistic solutions which can never work. In truth the Palestinians are a
complex body of interconnecting and competing peoples -- and the Israelis
are the same, perhaps more so. They may all be Jews but there the similarity
ends, having come (migrated) from all over the world, each bringing with
them their special understanding of what it means to be Jewish. And those
understandings are often in violent conflict. I remember one night in a bar
talking to a (Jewish) Settler, who after several beers said, "Thank God for
the Palestinians or we (Jews) would kill each other."
Anybody who claims to understand the minute details of the situation to the
point that they could adequately prescribe a solution is smoking a
controlled substance, I think. To be sure many people try, and that effort
has great utility if only to generate some short term actions to reduce the
pain. But at a broader level over a longer time the level of complexity is
more than sufficient to boggle the brightest mind(s). This could be cause
for a massive state of depression, but I don't think that is necessary for
there is an alternative. Allow the system to do for itself what we, in our
finitude, are unable to do. And we can be quite proactive about all this.
Open Space whenever, wherever, with whomever, about whatever, as often as we
can! Focusing on "immigration" as a theme might be a starting point, but I
doubt it will be lastingly effective if only because it is much too narrow.
The issue at hand in the integration and re-integration of all aspects of
life -- all of it. Educating children, fixing potholes in the street,
economic development, etc, etc.
Doubtless the situation is critical, but that has always been the case. I
find it helpful to remember that despite all the things that have gone
wrong, are going wrong, and will go wrong in this world -- we are still here
to complain about how bad things are. Seems like something is going right.
Harrison
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From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of Michael M
Pannwitz
Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:53 PM
To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu
Subject: Re: You are invited to a Community Conversation on Immigration
Dear Christine,
I have a hunch that critters in general do respond to their environment
in a "natural" way. Human critters with complex notions that are backed
up by space-reducing organisational constructs and myriads of "givens"
seem to have lost their "natural" way of responding. So, one approach
(come to think of it, none other comes to my mind) is to do exactly what
your spark initiative does: expand the space for selforganisation to
unfold more freely.
The details on what swirls around "migration" vary vastly (complex) and
certainly involve various players (diversity)...what I see in Berlin is
probably not much different regarding the process: always quick fixes
trying to keep everything under control (attempting to shut down
selforganisation)...and at the same time lots of stuff that thrives
especially in families, neighborhoods, schools, businesses where those
entities act in the way complex adaptive systems do.
Opportunities for Open Space abound...you can see it when you go to
http://www.openspaceworldscape.org/
zoom in on Berlin, click on the pin and then on "start search" to get a
list of 183 os events from all those areas mentioned that have taken
place in this city...the most recent ones give you an immediate flavor
of whats going on
--Healthy work conditions-We work on it
--Children of Alcoholics-Help comes in many forms
--Yes we can! Active participation of young people in suburban and
marginalized areas
--Opportunities for humanitarian projects for Nazi-victims
Keep up your stuff in Arizona!
mmp
Christine Whitney Sanchez schrieb:
Thanks for the affirmation, Michael.
I often think of this issue/opportunity as migration - a naturally
occurring way that humans and critters respond to their environments.
It's the nation state thing (and in Arizona's case the state state
thing) that has contributed to the confusion around how to respond to
the inherent need to move around.
My husband's family (both the Mexican-American part as well as the
Native American part) lived in what is now Arizona long before this area
became a part of the United States, much less Arizona. There was more
open space then, although folks were still territorial.
What's the scenario in Germany? And elsewhere?
Warm wishes from monsoons in Phoenix,
Christine
Christine Whitney Sanchez
CWS - Collaborative Wisdom & Strategy
2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85048, USA
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On Aug 1, 2010, at 3:46 AM, Michael M Pannwitz wrote:
I know your event will spark all kinds of productive stuff!
All the best
mmp
PS: got me sparked to think of what we have in Berlin (same challenges
as in Arizona, I think), passionate people abound....
Christine Whitney Sanchez schrieb:
Dear Arizona friends and friends of Arizona,
If you are in Phoenix on August 19, 2010, we hope you will join
us for a *Community Conversation on Immigration *from 6:00
to 9:00pm
at the Rio Salado Community College Conference Center.
Take a look
at the attached flyer for details.
I'm part of a group of passionate Arizonans who believe
this time is
full of potential for our state. Our name is *Collaborative
Spark* - we are hosting a series of community
conversations designed
to create a safe and neutral listening and learning
environment to
help us understand one another, establish common ground and
transform ideas into action. Collaborative
Spark is honored to be facilitating the August 19
Community Conversation on Immigration in partnership
with <http://www.projectcivildiscourse.org>Project Civil
Discourse
<http://www.projectcivildiscourse.com/>, which is a special
initiative of the Arizona Humanities Council working in
collaboration with organizations from around the state to
provide
opportunities for the public to participate in trainings,
forums,
and special events that share, model and provide insight on
collaborative problem-solving skills.
*Registration* <http://www.projectcivildiscourse.org/> is
free -
seating is limited. We invite you to bring your friends
and a rich
diversity of opinions, backgrounds and questions. Please
forward to
your networks!
Warm wishes from muggy (but cooler) Phoenix,
Christine
Christine Whitney Sanchez
/CWS - Collaborative Wisdom & Strategy/
2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85048, USA
+1.480.759.0262
www.christinewhitneysanchez.com <http://www.christinewhitneysanchez.com>
www.innovationpartners.com <http://www.innovationpartners.com>
www.promiseusa.com <http://www.promiseusa.com>
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