Ha! We might not know what Open Space is; however, we can be reasonably assured: it's not a meeting!
Sent from my iPhone On Jun 2, 2015, at 5:24 PM, Harrison via OSList <[email protected]> wrote: > Well done! I did notice, however a certain “culture specific slant” -- When > it came to talking about the impact of the Law of Two Feet, you mentioned > that some people might just be off for a “cup of tea.” J Of course you did > redeem yourself when describing the genesis of OS in the Coffee Break! > However, I might fault you for no mention of “Two Martinis.” One might think > that the only thing essential for a grand Open Space is multiple libations! > > Seriously – I loved what you have done. And it occasioned a thought – a > notable experience in my increasingly senile condition. We have always had a > poetry contest (recently concluded). Perhaps now we should add a “Brief Essay > Contest” on the subject of... “What is Open Space?” > > It is certainly true that Open Space (OST) is the “same” wherever it happens > on Planet Earth (Sit in a Circle, Create Bulletin Board, Open a Market Place, > Go to Work). That has been true since the 4th of July, 1985 when it all > “began” in Monterey, California. Since then 300,000+ groups in 146 Countries > have enjoyed the experience (just a rough estimate). But each one of the > millions of people who sat in all those Circles, had a unique, individual > experience – informed by their place in the world, their culture, traditions, > occupations... etc. > > I have some friends who introduced OS to a group of Buddhist Monks in Tibet. > There are some wonderful pictures which are just like “always” – but the > “signs on the wall” (4 Principles and The Law) are all in Tibetan. I have > similar “pictures” (in my mind) of IBM executives, Microsoft Engineers, > Boeing folks, South Africans (immediately post apartheid)... It is all the > same. It is all marvelously different. > > Would it not be wonderful to draw all that experience together in a series of > “Brief Essays” on “What is Open Space?” Bringing it “all” together would > boggle the mind. But just a sampling would be delicious... > > Just a thought. And Thank you for your contribution! > > > 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 > 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 > Martin Grimshaw via OSList > Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 9:24 AM > To: OSLIST > Subject: [OSList] What is Open Space? > > Hi folks > > There's plenty of great material out there, and a few people have tried to > write articles answering the question: What Is Open Space? > > When trawling the internet though, it can be hard to find a nice neat answer, > or one that fits the seeker's needs. So I decided to write a piece in the > hope of helping to answer that question for those in need, while adding my > own flavour to the mix and generally adding to the resources out there. It is > also really important when communicating with clients to have something to > refer to that tries to sum it up, and points towards further resources. > > I might try to write another more succinct version sometime, but for now I > hope you find this useful. Feedback very welcome, as well as suggestions for > extra links in the 'further reading' bit at the end. If you like it, please > share or use it to your heart's content. > > http://caterfly.co.uk/what-is-open-space-post/ > > Warm regards > > > Martin Grimshaw > 07591 552420 > > There's Better Ways Of Working > a Thriving Planet project. > Twitter @ThrivingPlanet @CaterflyOST > LinkedIn > Caterfly: For smart, responsive and collaborative workplaces > Follow our Art Of Work and Smarter Working blogs > > Tools For A Smarter Planet: Facilitation, organisational consultancy, > training, support for start-ups > > Thriving Planet Community Interest Company is a 'Fair Shares' social > enterprise for personal, organisational and planetary wellbeing. > > Early Bird Tickets open: Shift: Why Isn't Organisational Change Happening? > 21/7, Learn how to use Open Space to host participant-led unConferences 12/6 > & 21-22/8, Mindfulness for Smarter Living & Sociocracy for Dummies each 1 > week, September, Greece .... http://2bwow.org.uk/workshops/ > _______________________________________________ > 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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