Micheal: DO you mean Drummondville in Quebec or is it another place called like this? Adriana
2013/10/26 Michael M Pannwitz <[email protected]> > This puzzled me and still puzzles me: The notion that we open space. I > always stumble over it when I hear someone saying that. Why is that done? > In my frame, I just call it: I make an introduction. > And sometimes I say: The sponsor opens the space (does a 3-Minute > whatever) and then introduces me to the crowd, best by saying: and here is > Michael. > I did this once when I was sponsor and introduced Harrison as facilitator > by saying "And here is Harrison" and sat down. It dawned on him in about 3 > seconds that he was on. > The role of the facilitator, another grand question for Utrecht. > And all of you who find it too far away: This is actually the reason why > we do the European OSonOS in the years when WOSonOS is simply too far away > for some... and for some years now for me, too. > So next year, when it is in Belgrade, there will be no "European" > OSonOS... hold it, be prepared to be surprised. > > Love that invitation that Dan extended... Drummondville seems a real > possibility. > > cheers > mmp > > On 26.10.2013 20:26, Harrison Owen wrote: > >> Dan you are totally correct. The sentence structure is a mess. I knew >> that when I said it, and said it intentionally... to make a point: >> “Opening” an OST is a serious joke. It is serious because useful good >> stuff happens, and it is a joke because we don’t really open anything. >> It already is (open). What we do do is playfully remind people of what >> they already know, but may have forgotten. Emphasis: _play_fully. Law, >> Principles, and Final Admonition, all best done with a smile J >> >> ho >> >> Harrison Owen >> >> 7808 River Falls Dr. >> >> Potomac, MD 20854 >> >> USA >> >> 189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer) >> >> Camden, Maine 04843 >> >> Phone 301-365-2093 >> >> (summer) 207-763-3261 >> >> www.openspaceworld.com <www.openspaceworld.com%20> >> >> www.ho-image.com <www.ho-image.com%20> (Personal Website) >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of >> OSLIST Go >> to:http://lists.openspacetech.**org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-** >> openspacetech.org<http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org> >> >> *From:*oslist-bounces@lists.**openspacetech.org<[email protected]> >> [mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.**openspacetech.org<[email protected]>] >> *On Behalf Of *Daniel Mezick >> *Sent:* Saturday, October 26, 2013 2:07 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [OSList] : Speech acts >> >> Howdy Harrison, >> This background story on the "wonderful internal contradiction" does >> explain the curiously dissonant sentence structure of "Be prepared to be >> surprised." >> >> "Be prepared to be surprised" is a directive, a structure that is >> dissonant and might even be in conflict with the concepts of >> self-management, self-governance, self-organization et al. >> >> I have been studying, arranging and facilitating OST meetings for over 5 >> years, and I just noticed this curious fact for the 1st time. >> >> Probably something to do with the books I'm reading lately. >> >> And this guy: >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**John_L._Austin<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_L._Austin> >> Austin pointed out that we use language to /do/ things as well as to >> /assert/ things, and that the utterance of a statement like "I promise >> to do so-and-so" is best understood as /doing/ something — /making a >> promise/ — rather than making an assertion about anything. Hence the >> name of one of his best-known works: "How to do Things with Words". >> >> Kind Regards, >> Dan >> >> On 10/26/13 11:38 AM, Michael M Pannwitz wrote: >> >> you couldnt, because you are already dead >> mmp >> >> On 26.10.2013 17:35, Harrison Owen wrote: >> >> Actually Dan – it is and always has been a serious joke, with (I >> think) >> a wonderful internal contradiction. If you were really prepared to be >> surprised, you couldn’t be surprised... or could you J >> >> ho >> >> Harrison Owen >> >> 7808 River Falls Dr. >> >> Potomac, MD 20854 >> >> USA >> >> 189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer) >> >> Camden, Maine 04843 >> >> Phone 301-365-2093 >> >> (summer) 207-763-3261 >> >> www.openspaceworld.com <http://www.openspaceworld.com**> >> <www.openspaceworld.com%20 <http://www.openspaceworld.com**%20>> >> >> www.ho-image.com <http://www.ho-image.com> <www.ho-image.com%20 >> <http://www.ho-image.com%20>> (Personal Website) >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of >> OSLIST Go >> to:http://lists.openspacetech.**org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-** >> openspacetech.org<http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org> >> >> >> *From:*oslist-bounces@lists.**openspacetech.org<[email protected]> >> >> [mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.**openspacetech.org<[email protected]>] >> *On Behalf Of >> *Daniel Mezick >> *Sent:* Saturday, October 26, 2013 9:18 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> <mailto:oslist@lists.**openspacetech.org<[email protected]> >> > >> *Subject:* [OSList] : Speech acts >> >> When responding to Jenifer's thoughts earlier, I realized: >> >> The slogan "Be Prepared to Be Surprised" is a most interesting one >> in OST. >> >> It is actually an illocutionary speech act.... of type >> "*/Directive/*". >> >> So, located here in OST, baked into it, we have a specific slogan that >> is attempting to *cause* the hearer to take a particular action, e.g. >> a >> request, *commands* and advice. A directive! >> >> I wonder if the undeniably directive structure of "Be Prepared to Be >> Surprised" really aligned with the intention/spirit/philosophy of OST. >> >> Dan >> >> >> Background links: >> >> What is a speech act? >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Speech_acts<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_acts> >> A */speech act/* in linguistics >> >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Linguistics<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistics> >> > >> >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Linguistics<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistics>> >> and the philosophy of >> language >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Philosophy_of_language<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_language> >> > >> >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Philosophy_of_language<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_language>> >> is an >> utterance that has performative function in language and >> communication. >> >> What is an illocutionary act? >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Illocutionary_act<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illocutionary_act> >> *Illocutionary act* is a term in linguistics >> >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Linguistics<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistics> >> > >> >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Linguistics<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistics>> >> introduced by the >> philosopher >> John L. Austin >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**John_L._Austin<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_L._Austin> >> > >> >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**John_L._Austin<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_L._Austin>> >> in his >> investigation of the various aspects of speech acts >> >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Speech_acts<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_acts> >> > >> >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Speech_acts<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_acts> >> >. >> >> What is a Directive illocutionary act? >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Illocutionary_act#Classes_of_** >> illocutionary_acts<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illocutionary_act#Classes_of_illocutionary_acts> >> >> *directives* = speech acts that are to *cause the hearer to take a >> particular action*, e.g. requests, commands and advice >> >> More than you asked for: >> What is a Commissive speech act? >> *commissives* = speech acts that commit a speaker to some future >> action, >> e.g. promises and oaths >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 10/24/13 1:29 PM, Jenifer Toksvig wrote: >> >> Dan wrote: >> Consider the man who loves a certain woman, and >> waits >> for the current trend of her interest in him to change. He is >> goal >> seeking without controlling. Likewise, trend-following market >> traders do not attempt to create, control or make trends. They >> simply identify & ride them, while seeking wealth. << >> >> Waiting and seeking are still forms of controlling. Your loving >> man >> has chosen to wait for his goal rather than (to coin a phrase) >> being >> prepared to be surprised by another woman. He may not be trying >> to >> control her, but he’s still trying to control the situation in >> a way >> that he thinks will allow him to achieve his goal. >> >> Those who seek wealth do likewise: they don’t randomly ride the >> trends, they identify them and make choices about how to ride >> them, >> in order to obtain wealth. That is control. >> >> I don’t think it’s possible to be goal-oriented and try to exert >> some kind of control over the process, unless your goal is… to >> have >> no goal. Actually, even being prepared to be surprised is a >> goal. 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