Wonderful note...... Thanks for your constant inspiration, challenge and guidance Harrison.
David On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 1:46 PM, Harrison via OSList < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 <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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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] > -- David Osborne [email protected] | 703-939-1777 | www.change-fusion.com
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