HHO 30th Anniversary: Hear! Hear!! Right on dear fellow traveller!
Your Self Occupy 100% A world that works for ALL is a world of love made visible Phone: 206-459-0227 Skype: anne.m.stadler www.InClaritas.com www.CharterforCompassion.org www.ProtecttheSacred.org > On Jun 24, 2015, at 1:05 PM, via OSList <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Send OSList mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of OSList digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. 30 Years ... and Counting! (Harrison via OSList) > 2. The youngest OS convener? (Linda Stevenson via OSList) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:46:05 -0400 > From: Harrison via OSList <[email protected]> > To: "'World wide Open Space Technology email list'" > <[email protected]> > Cc: 'Steve Piersanti' <[email protected]> > Subject: [OSList] 30 Years ... and Counting! > Message-ID: <005201d0aea5$a5c06270$f1412750$@net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Come this 4th of July it will be 30 years since something called Open Space > Technology happened. At the time, we (that would be me, for sure) didn't > have a clue what it was or where it was headed. Since then it seems like a > lot of good stuff has come down. Of course we need to remember the learnings > from the '60's - "Never trust anyone over 30." Well... we just got there! > Everybody should be well advised that what happens next is TOTALLY their > responsibility... Or something. > > > > What happens next is definitely your responsibility. Having entered into my > 80th year, I am well past the age of discretion. But I do have a few > thoughts that may, or may not, be germane. > > > > I don't think this is the end of something. I do believe it is the > beginning. And... There will always be a time when "the first timers" (as > participants or facilitators) gets the WOW Experience (Thank you Tom > Peters). Kind of like the first ride on your bicycle. Millions of people > have done it before you. But your First Ride is always unique (for you). > > > > There will always be times when bits and pieces of our common experience in > Open Space are held out as "singularities" - something strange and unique. > The latest version is called, "Liberating Structures (Thank you Henri!)." > Wonderful Idea, I think, but just a very small part of the whole. > > > > And for all those wonderful people who are attempting to wed Open Space to > Agile (Dan et al you know who I am talking about) - I say Three Cheers! And > I also hope that the day will come when it is recognized that truly Agile > organization are fully, consciously, intentionally - self organizing. At > that point, you don't have to wed anything to anything. Just be what you > already are. Which is another way of saying that SCRUM (along with all the > other "techniques") sound nice, but are yet one more example of "working too > hard." > > > > And What Next? Truly, I am out of crystal balls. But I rather think the > beginning will begin when we call "Full Stop" on any attempt to organize > anything. And in that momentary space (Open Space?) just notice what is > organizing all by itself. Amazing! And we didn't do a thing. Which leads > naturally to the next question... How do we take advantage of the winds of > our existence to bring our ships to harbors of fullness and greatness? > > > > And then we may take a lesson from Sailors and the Sea. Sailors do not > create the wind or the Sea. Although many have tried. All have failed. But > they have learned to ride the winds and the seas to their advantage. We have > the same opportunity. > > > > On this 30th Birthday, and as I approach my 80th - Good Luck and Carry On! > > > > 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> > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.openspacetech.org/pipermail/oslist-openspacetech.org/attachments/20150624/d575f634/attachment.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 14:21:02 -0500 > From: Linda Stevenson via OSList <[email protected]> > To: os list <[email protected]> > Subject: [OSList] The youngest OS convener? > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Last week while facilitating an Open Space on "creating a vibrant parish > community" which included 85 people ages 3 to 93, the youngest took some > markers and paper just to color, so I thought, but she reappeared to hold up > her drawing and with her older sister by her side who announced that the > drawing was the playground she wanted. > > This adorable three year took everyone by surprise, myself included, and a > session was convened around her drawing and the feasibility of creating a > playground at the parish. > > Passion doesn't know age! > > As always, the community was surprised and amazed with the participation and > the results. One long-time parishioner said it was the first time she had > had a voice in the parish, and another asked me to leave behind The Five > Principles poster on the wall to remind them of what they had experienced. > More than a few said they were very skeptical before hand and delighted > afterwards. Some intended to leave after an hour but stayed until the > closing. Things that we all hear all the time when opening and closing space. > > Thank you, Harrison, for sharing your 30 year experiment with all of us, > > Linda > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.openspacetech.org/pipermail/oslist-openspacetech.org/attachments/20150624/e04a760f/attachment-0001.htm> > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > 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] > > ------------------------------ > > End of OSList Digest, Vol 50, Issue 24 > **************************************
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