Thanks dear Harrison... I will convey your greetings to the ws's attendees! Venezuela needs OST more than ever! With love Elisabeth
On Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 2:58 PM, Harrison Owen <[email protected]> wrote: > Elizabeth – Nice to hear from you, and greetings to all the folks in > Venezuela. Been there many times, and Opened no small number of spaces in > lots of places. It was marvelous. And some thoughts on when to Open > Space... > > > > A very simple answer is “All the Time.” In fact I don’t really think we > have much of a choice. Doubtless it is senility creeping in, but from where > I sit... It is all open space, and our only choice is whether we do it well > or poorly, consciously or happenstantially. It is really all about life and > living. Life well lived (at least my life, well lived) is characterized by > invitation... Invitation to our friends, colleagues, strangers and enemies > to join us in common tasks we all care about. And when they show up (accept > our invitation), just know they are exactly the right people, if only > because they cared to come. As the work get underway, don’t be surprised if > it doesn’t follow the plan, and certainly not your plan. But just notice > that whatever happened was the only thing that could have – and it worked > out just fine. Of course there is always the issue of schedule, and don’t > be surprised if things don’t start when they “should.” They never do. They > start when they are ready. Whenever it starts is the right time. And down > the road, things come to an end, as they always do. When it is over, it is > over. > > > > As things move along, don’t get stuck in your ways... or the ways it seems > you are supposed to follow. It may seem rude and disorderly – but The Law > of Two Feet is really essential. Whenever you find yourself in any > situation where you are neither learning nor contributing – Move On! Your > warm body may contribute to the attendance count but it does absolutely > nothing for the common task. In fact all your negative energy, feeling put > upon because you think you “have” to stay, is really a total downer. Do > everybody, including yourself, a big favor and get out of town. Go > somewhere else. Do something useful! > > > > On occasion it is very useful to do all of the above with greater > attention and focus. The way is simple: Open Space. It may look like some > special group process, but that is illusion. It is really the same old, > same old – but done with greater intention. Life well lived. And it’s fun! > > > > Strange things do happen in Open Space – with capitol letters or small. > Acquaintances become real friends, strangers close companions. And > strangest of all, enemies turn out to be real human beings with lives, > loves, and lots of give. It sometimes seems like a miracle or magic when > contrasted with what passes for a life on many of our days. That’s what > happens when space closes down, when we or others attempt to command and > control. Reversing this situation is in our power. It is always possible to > open our space, and invite others to join us. Of course we can choose to be > miserable, to live our lives in quiet desperation, closed in walls of our > making, or accepting the walls that others create. That is our choice. > > > > It is all open space. We can live it well or poorly. And isn’t it > wonderful when you just throw open all the doors and windows? That’s been > my experience. > > > > Harrison > > > > > > > > Winter Address > > 7808 River Falls Drive > > Potomac, MD 20854 > > 301-365-2093 > > > > Summer Address > > 189 Beaucaire Ave. > > Camden, ME 04843 > > 207-763-3261 > > > > Websites > > www.openspaceworld.com <http://%20www.openspaceworld.com> > > www.ho-image.com > > OSLIST To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives > of OSLIST Go to: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > > *From:* OSList [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf > Of *Elisabeth Tepper Kofod > *Sent:* Saturday, August 23, 2014 10:21 AM > *To:* World wide Open Space Technology email list > *Subject:* Re: [OSList] org'n works too good to use OST…? > > > > So interesting and right on time! > > Right now in day 2 of an OST training in Venezuela, and one of the issues > in the group, of course, is when to use OST, when not to use it and the > importance of the theme that generates true passion and commitment. > > Thanks Thomas, for sharing! > > Love > > Elisabeth > > > > On Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 7:57 AM, Thomas Herrmann < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Had a "funny" experience yesterday when I facilitated an OST with an > organization that I mentioned about earlier, they have dived into OST and > use the approach more and more in everyday life. Every August they have 1-2 > days with all employees. Last year we had 2 full days (twice with half the > staff each time) in OST resulting in a total of 23 action plans implemented > by self managed workgroups. We have had follow up meetings reporting the > progress from teams that now have dissolved or are still working. Their > business (a hospital) now runs really smoothly, producing well over targets > with energy and high spirit. > Out of different reasons the message for the first of this years > conferences (one full day, next Friday is the next - for the other half of > the staff) was a bit blurry (in my opinion/how I experience it) so the > energy was not so high (setting agenda was really slooooow, didn't > experience anything like that in the hundreds of events I have > facilitated!) and some thought the day was a bit boring/slow. At the end > most who were still there were happy(some left early - long day on Friday > is not a good choice either) - 9 action plans with concrete improvements! > I used re-opening space, so it was all by invitation (-: > > Anyhow, a challenge may be to find a really hot theme when business runs > so good… I am now in communication with the leadership about how we can get > the steam going better next Friday. > Any experiences to share, ideas and/or suggestions? > Warm regards > Thomas Herrmann > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > > > > -- > > *E**lisabeth Tepper Kofod* > > *Facilitadora de Procesos de Transformación* > > Genuine Contact Professional & Co-owner > Master Practitioner. 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