Thanks so much, Harrison. That is what they say in Arkansas as well! Mala Daggett, Principal & CEO Nexus Learning, Inc. P.O. Box 7395 Little Rock, AR 72217 [email protected] 501-626-2720 NexusLearning.biz
On May 23, 2011, at 7:46 AM, Harrison Owen wrote: > Definitely an oxymoron. I guess I could be more direct – but will restrain > myself. The temptation to guild lilies is always with us and will prove > irresistible, I suspect, so long as we think of Open Space as a process we > “do”, a product of our own imagining, design and control. And like all human > products, it is open to improvement (Extreme Open Space??). As one who had > something to do with “the Beginning” I can definitely state that such a view > vastly overrates the human (my) contribution. True, I did pour the martinis, > and it was my arm raising the magical substance to my lips. But after that… > > Fact of the matter is that the process does us – as it has been “doing” for > that last 13 billion years. Mostly without the aid of human wisdom. As they > say in the Great State of Maine, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. > > 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 OSLIST > Go to:http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Viv McWaters > Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 7:06 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [OSList] Fwd: [Mindful] Prepare for an open space session? > > Hi all > > This landed in my in box and i thought it might be of interest. I can't go so > I won't be able to experience how open space is 'taken to the edge'. I'm > trying to keep an open mind (trying being the key word) and am reminded that > we humans seem to have an endless capacity to try and organise that which is > self-organising :) > > Cheers > > Viv > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Mindful <[email protected]> > Date: 18 May 2011 21:55 > Subject: [Mindful] Prepare for an open space session? > To: [email protected] > > > > We look forward to seeing participants ready to start at 9am Saturday morning > at Hub Melbourne (we'll send a reminder of all the details Friday) tweeting > with #mindful! > > We are always in a space, at a time, and so there will be a portion of the > time we spend together at Mindful to experiment with this concept. We are > really excited that Steve Hopkins (founder of Trampoline and Awesome > Foundation Sydney) is going to lead us in an experimental version of the > popular open space technique during the day. This video and email describes > where Steve will lead us. > Taking open space to the edge > > Open Space Technology is a fantastic tool for organizing groups of people > together to solve complex problems. I've used and experimented with Open > Space at events like Trampoline, CPX and the Lantern Mental Health > Unconference over the last few years and have always been impressed by it's > ability to create interesting conversations. At Mindful on the weekend, we're > going to extend that experimentation once more, and push the concept further > along. > > Some of the things we'll play with are: > > 1) A human grid > > Open Space is great because it allows everyone the chance to set the topics, > time, and place that sessions will occur. This is good except for when the > crowd takes over and you get lesser quality sessions, which reduces the > energy in the group. > > So we're going to have a person act as the grid. That's me. > > With a human grid, people will still pitch their talk to the group, but the > human grid will only place the session into the agenda if it resonates with > the collective assembled. Real interest can't be faked, and our intuitions as > a group are excellent at detecting low enthusiasm. So we'll use that to > select our sessions. > > 2) Rule of two feet > > We've all been there before. You arrive for a session but within the first 5 > minutes you realise its not for you. But you stay. The rule of two feet is > one of the most crucial aspects of an open space meet, so why don't people > exercise it? > > People get addicted to the people. They stay not because they're contributing > or participating in the talk, but because they've become attached to the idea > of being a part of the group. > > This is a shame, because the very best Trampoline sessions we've seen over > the 5 events so far has been where all of the attendees of a session were > participating, through active listening, discussion and enquiry - which can't > happen if some people in the audience would rather be somewhere else. > > So, at Mindful, we're going to remind you during sessions to move on once it > stops resonating for you. Perhaps we'll change the rule to the 'law of > resonating feet' to really make that clear. > > I'll stop sessions and nudge you to move on to what resonates. > > 3. Space and Time > > In an open space setting, all you can really control is the space you're in, > and the time you're in it. As we've discussed above, creating sessions which > resonate strongly with people is the aim, but resonance is more than just a > good topic. It's everything else, too. It's the ambient nature of the space > you're in and a the suitable time to be in it. > > So how do you create spaces which resonate? You make them appeal to different > frequencies of thought. At Mindful we'll create very different spaces, with > different lines of enquiry to be drawn throughout the sessions. This way, it > will hopefully become easier for people to discern what mood their resonating > in at any given time and move to an appropriate conversation. > > If you're keen to talk or lead a line of enquiry, then come prepared to do > so! > -- > > We look forward to meeting you, ready to start at 9am Saturday morning. > > Buy Mindful* tickets at Eventbrite. > > Thanks to our sponsor Integral Development (@integral_org_au) for enabling > Mindful! > > > > You can follow the participant list and the speaker list on Twitter. Have a > great week! > Ross Hill and Jan Stewart > _ > thisismindful.com > > Follow @thisismindful on Twitter | Visit thisismindful.com > Sent to [email protected]: unsubscribe | update profile | forward to a > friend > > > > > > > -- > Viv McWaters > Beyond the Edge Pty Ltd > PO Box 665 Torquay 3228 > Australia > +61 417 135 406 > Email me: [email protected] > Connect on Twitter: vivmcw > Chat to me on Skype: vivmcwaters > Read my blog: www.vivmcwaters.com.au > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org
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