Daniel I must have missed the memo where it was decided that 'Technology' was dumb : )
I personally use 'social technology', but the language we use to define objects in the social/cultural/information world is very nebulous... I guess because our conceptualisation is unclear. Interesting article 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 Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 11:08 PM, Daniel Mezick via OSList < [email protected]> wrote: > Greetings All, > > We say "Open Space Technology". > > > So: Is Open Space "culture technology?" If so, maybe that "T" for > technology is not so misplaced, after all... > > ...maybe not so much of a joke, after all ? > > > > > Culture Tech > > > If we look at the so-called "liberating structures" such as World Cafe, > Fishbowl, OST, we can see these are generally grouped together under this > "liberating structures" banner. > > Many of them are designs for *gatherings* (aka "meetings" in some > locales...) > > I think the "liberating structures" such as World Cafe, Fishbowl, OST are > actually, and in fact: "culture technology." > > To this culture-tech list, we may safely add: Scrum. Sociocracy. Core > Protocols. > > And culture technology wants to be *free*. > > And so I've written a little essay on that, you can see it here: > > Culture Technology Wants To Be Free > > https://medium.com/@DanielMezick/culture-technology-wants-to-be-free-c2e180a844a5 > > > > So maybe the T in OST is not so dumb, after all? > > Daniel > > > Related Links: > > Scrum Guide > http://www.scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html > > Sociocratic Norms > http://wayofthecircle.org/pattern-language/ > > Core Protocols > http://liveingreatness.com/ > > > > PS. The Core Protocols folks, Michele & Jim McCarthy, call their stuff > "software for your head." My current belief is that all > culture-technologies (like OST for example?) are in fact 'software for your > head." > > PSS. (Sidebar question: My understanding is that a Japanese journalist > coined this "OST" term and it stuck. What is the origin story of this term? > Where can it be found on the web?) > > > > -- > > Daniel Mezick, President > > New Technology Solutions Inc. > > (203) 915 7248 (cell) > > Bio <http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/>. Blog > <http://newtechusa.net/blog/>. Twitter > <http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/>. > > Examine my new book: The Culture Game > <http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/>: Tools for the Agile > Manager. > > Explore Agile Team Training > <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/> and Coaching. > <http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-coaching/> > > Explore the Agile Boston <http://newtechusa.net//user-groups/ma/> > Community. > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > Past archives can be viewed here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >
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