Quoting from Harrison in *The Practice of Peace.* Stuart Kaufman's original work which focused on biological systems aka the emergence of life on earth describes five pre-conditions for open space, one of which is "*A safe, nutrient-rich environment." *Harrison goes on to describe the equivalent for Human systems as *"some kind of safety and support in the overall environment."*
I interpret safety as a psychologically safe space where individuals can act and speak ( take risks, share diverse views etc. Can it be too safe to support self-organization? David *David R. Osborne* Organization and Leadership Development 6402 Arlington Blvd., Suite 1120, Falls Church, VA 22042 703-939-1777 | [email protected] | change-fusion.com On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 2:13 AM, Bhavesh Patel <[email protected]> wrote: > Curious to know what you mean by 'safety'? > > On 21 August 2018 at 07:49, David Osborne via OSList < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Greetings all, >> >> I have questions about safety related to self-organization I would love >> others thoughts on. >> >> Is it possible for an environment can be too safe to support >> self-organization? Can safety be at such a high level that it inhibits or >> slows down the self-organizing process? >> >> I'm very interested to hear others perspectives. >> >> Best to all, >> >> David >> >> >> *David R. Osborne* >> Organization and Leadership Development >> >> 6402 Arlington Blvd., Suite 1120, Falls Church, VA 22042 >> <https://maps.google.com/?q=6402+Arlington+Blvd.,+Suite+1120,+Falls+Church,+VA+22042&entry=gmail&source=g> >> >> 703-939-1777 | [email protected] | change-fusion.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/os >> [email protected] >> > >
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