Ditto to the books everyone has mentioned including the extensive list that Daniel just gave.
I bought all of Harrison's books over the years and love the nuanced repetition of them. Like good friends I can pick them up and let myself go deep or dance at the surface. The interesting thing about Open Space is that it has also opened up a love of learning and being that is boundless and diverse. A being in life that makes me want to learn and discover in so many arenas and most especially organizational transformation, self-management and self-organizing at work. When it comes to Organizational Self-Management, I would vouch for: Beyond Empowerment: the Age of the Self-Managed Organization <http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Empowerment-The-Self-Managed-Organization/dp/0615470149> by Doug Kirkpatrick Reinventing Organizations <http://www.amazon.com/Reinventing-Organizations-Frederic-Laloux/dp/2960133501/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440869958&sr=8-1&keywords=reinventing+organizations> by Frederic Laloux The Living Company <http://www.amazon.com/Living-Company-Arie-Geus/dp/1578518202/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440870007&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Living+Company> by Arie De Geus Stewardship: Choosing Service over Self-Interest <http://www.amazon.com/Stewardship-Choosing-Service-Over-Self-Interest/dp/160994822X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440870130&sr=8-1&keywords=stewardship+peter+block> by Peter Block It is through Open Space that I discovered: Global Mindchange <http://www.amazon.com/Global-Mind-Change-Promise-Century/dp/1576750299/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440870248&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=Global+Mindchange> by Willis Harman And also became a life student of Joseph Campbell (mythology, ritual, etc). Below a wonderful introduction to the man The Wisdom of Joseph Campbell <http://www.amazon.com/The-Wisdom-of-Joseph-Campbell/dp/B0009RQP94/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1440870315&sr=8-4&keywords=Joseph+Campbell+in+audio> (interviews with Joseph Campbell and Michael Toms) Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers <http://www.amazon.com/Joseph-Campbell-Power-Myth-Moyers/dp/B000PF0FKA/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1440870315&sr=8-11&keywords=Joseph+Campbell+in+audio> And finally this to be savored slowly, helping me learn to let go: Do Nothing and Do Everything <http://www.amazon.com/Joseph-Campbell-Power-Myth-Moyers/dp/B000PF0FKA/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1440870315&sr=8-11&keywords=Joseph+Campbell+in+audio> written and illustrated by QiQuang Zhao Suzanne (Thank you Harold for opening this special space) Suzanne Daigle Open Space Facilitator NuFocus Strategic Group FL 941-359-8877 Cell: 203-722-2009 www.nufocusgroup.com [email protected] Twitter @Daiglesuz On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 11:57 AM, Daniel Mezick via OSList < [email protected]> wrote: > I think and feel that the SPIRIT book needs to be at the top of the > book-list: circa 1985 right? The current home is.... > http://www.openspaceworld.com/Spirit.pdf > "...I must warn you, this is a very difficult book." - from the Foreword > > > > It seems like the PDF-books on OST are a category. Here are a few of the > links I know of, for convenience (Harold.) > > I hereby apologize for missing anyone who currently offers an HTML or PDF > book about OST online: here are a few (very interesting!) titles freely > available I know of now, in HTML and PDF formats: > > > > SPIRIT: DEVELOPMENT and TRANSFORMATION IN ORGANIZATIONS. Author: Harrison > Owen. > http://www.openspaceworld.com/Spirit.pdf > > THE TAO OF HOLDING SPACE. Author: Chris Corrigan > http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot/the-tao-of-holding-space/ > > A BRIEF USERS GUIDE TO OPEN SPACE. Author: Harrison Owen > http://www.openspaceworld.com/users_guide.htm > > (paper that reads like a book...) > TOOLS FOR OPENING SPACE: A COLLECTION OF OPEN SPACE TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES. > Author: Peggy Holman > http://peggyholman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/ToolsForOpeningSpace.pdf > > (short article) > ENGAGING EMERGENCE: Turning upheaval into opportunity. Author: Peggy Holman > > http://peggyholman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/211001pkSystems-Thinkerarticle.pdf > > (full text of book on the web) > ENGAGING EMERGENCE: Turning upheaval into opportunity. Author: Peggy Holman > http://peggyholman.com/papers/engaging-emergence/ > > Thanks to Harold for pulling this book list together. > > > > Regards, > Daniel > > > > > > > > On 8/25/15 6:38 PM, Harold Shinsato via OSList wrote: > > Hello Open Space Community! > > Will you help me with some learning resource recommendations for those > either new to, or already practicing Open Space? This is to help update > some of the book resources we have right now on various Open Space websites. > > > 1) What books/videos/etc. do you know of that reference or teach about > Open Space heavily. > > 2) What books/videos/etc. that don't reference Open Space directly - but > never-the-less - have been valuable assets in your Open Space Practice. > > 3) Optional - a sentence or so about each recommendation? > > 4) Are you willing to have your words in item 3 listed on an Open Space > website - either anonymously, or with your name and a like to a personal > website? > > > This seems like a useful conversation to have on a regular basis - and I'm > looking forward to learning about books, CD's, etc. that would be good to > have on my reading list. It's also likely your recommendations will go on > the Open Space Institute's U.S. website. In the future - hopefully we can > turn this into an easy wiki-like system anyone can add to - so it can be a > living breathing resource. But for now, we can kick it off with a manual > update. > > Thanks! > Harold > > -- > Harold Shinsato > [email protected] > http://shinsato.com > twitter: @hajush <http://twitter.com/hajush> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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] > > > -- > > Daniel Mezick, President > > New Technology Solutions Inc. > > (203) 915 7248 (cell) > > Bio <http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/>. Blog > <http://newtechusa.net/blog/>. 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