Hi Kari We might be thinking more in parallel than aligned.
I very much doubt I will submit anything to an academic journal... I can't imagine many processes less pleasant! Though I could find parts to spin off into trade journals and the like. But if others are already researching in an aligned field (are you yourself?) I would be very happy to partner or pass on anything I produce for publication. Could you imagine a situation like that? In the context of the rigours and process of academic research, my own thoughts are closer to a literature review than a genuine research question. Cheers *John Baxter* *Cocreation Consultant & CoCreate Adelaide Facilitator* jsbaxter.com.au <http://www.jsbaxter.com.au/> | CoCreateADL.com 0405 447 829 | @jsbaxter_ <http://twitter.com/jsbaxter_> *Thank you to everyone who came, helped or spread the good word about City Grill!* *Summary and links: cocreateadl.com/localgov/grill-summary/ <http://cocreateadl.com/localgov/grill-summary/>* On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 2:25 AM, Kári Gunnarsson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi John > > As an academic researcher I say ... yes, this needs to become, ... I like > to see theorizing and testing, and more papers in academic journals for me > to site. > > If we take the hypothesis from Owen that there is always self-organization > at work, now in what conditions is this self-organization not functioning > well. > > I would argue that we can find cultural elements that are toxic to > self-organization, site lining it, driving it away from open discourse. > > When is such toxic environment the only solution, even if it dose not work > seems to be to get ride of the people dealing behind the curtains and > enforcing a strict and over-bloated management scheme to squeezes the > profit out of the people. > > An example from ecology. > > Like lets say I grow round up resistant GMO feed grass, and I plant out > the GMO seeds and put the chemical fertilizers and the roundup to kill of > anything else. I have created a toxic environment but there is this one > homogenous thing that can survive it. > > Now lets say my brother is not as addicted to proprietary DNA crops and > has chosen to select many plant to grow in harmony where they feed off each > other and reads all these aquaculture journals. He saves a ton in crop > interventions and is more resilient to weather changes and pest attacks, > loosing only 5% or perhaps 10% in a bad incident, while my toxic homogenous > growing is devastated while I am ruined. > > ok... fun example. > > If we can identify the cultural elements that makes the space hostile, > that is not-safe or simply closed, then we can offer the middle managers a > tool to measure there cultural aspect of there organizational health, > innovation, learning and efficiency. Then we can propose an intervention > (in the form of an open space), on how to move the organization from > unhealthy culture to a healthy one where we marginalize the violence of > silencing and where we keep the space save for us humans to grow and > prosper. As this is needed for all leading organizational cultures. > > ... > > so for the questions... > > To find what one needs to know to do self-organization, I would argue that > one needs to understand how to make the space safe and how to invite > participation for a bodily real theme. This is a sponsors job, but he > sometimes needs a teacher to help him know the difference. Basically the > precondition and the how to stuff we preach as open spacers every day. > > To find out what one needs to know in order to be an expert in > self-organization, I would argue that one needs to understand many of the > different ways one can throw a spanner in the works and be able to identify > when it is the cultural norm of the management and/or owners to do so, and > also for what reasons this is done. This is interesting for me as I would > love to grow in understanding on when things are wrong in the culture but > tolerated for the cases I work with. It could bring out new themes to open > space on, and to energize people to open it everywhere where the > preconditions are present. I think a little research will help us do just > that. > > > / Kári > > On 27 November 2014 at 01:25, John Baxter via OSList < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello facilitators of self organisation >> >> Let's take a moment to consider self organisation, as 'field' or >> 'practice'. >> >> I am scoping a summer project at the moment (in the southern hemisphere!). >> >> I have been reading and learning all I can about self org. There is less >> than I expected at the heart of self org practice, but much more than I >> realised in intersecting fields (e.g. in governance, democracy, community >> organising, management, change, systems...). There are also unanswered Qs >> about what 'self org' *is* (indeed, if it is anything at all). >> >> It might be worthwhile formalising this, through a focused research >> project, and sharing the results in a report or the like. >> >> Possible focus questions that come to mind for me are >> - what does someone need to know to say "I do self organisation"? >> - what would someone need to know to be an 'expert' in self org? >> >> Would appreciate your perspective, as a practitioner-facilitator-fellow >> wave rider: >> >> What (if anything) do you think deserves to be done? >> Who should be involved in doing it? >> >> Thank you for contributing to the quest! >> >> *John Baxter* >> *Cocreation Consultant & CoCreate Adelaide Facilitator* >> jsbaxter.com.au <http://www.jsbaxter.com.au/> | CoCreateADL.com >> 0405 447 829 >> | >> @jsbaxter_ <http://twitter.com/jsbaxter_> >> >> *Thank you to everyone who came, helped or spread the good word about >> City Grill!* >> *Summary and links: cocreateadl.com/localgov/grill-summary/ >> <http://cocreateadl.com/localgov/grill-summary/>* >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > > > -- > Kári Gunnarsson markþjálfi > [email protected] > https://www.facebook.com/heimsmynd > (+354) 864 5189 >
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