Dear David, In my opinion YES, it CAN be too safe to support self-organization. Me with Gabriela Galambvari, Stratis Karras and Prof. Nigel Roome, measured Organizational Learning in an Embassy and we found that due to their information-safety standards their OL capacity was significantly compromised.
I am sorry we didn’t have time to publish the research but I am happy to share the analysis and/or the raw data with anybody that is interested to learn more about this case study. Warm greetings and best wishes, Anthi Anthi Theiopoulou MSc International Management CEO &Principal Researcher, Organizational Learning Self Evaluation Tool (OLSET Ltd) Innovation Warehouse, 1 E Poultry Avenue London EC1A 9PT United Kingdom, www.olset.org <http://www.olset.org/>, www.olset.co.uk President, Hellenic Society for Organizational Learning (SoL Greece NGO) Od. Androutsou 22, 141 23, Lykovrisi, Athens, Greece, www.solgreece.org <http://www.solgreece.org/> Co-founder & Director, Dias Assets Limited 13 Herbert Crescent London SW1X 0HB United Kingdom, www.diasassets.com <http://www.diasassets.com/> Contact details: personal email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> p.a. mobile number: +306944138507 NEW BOOK: "Doing More With Less; Organizational Learning and the OLSET tool" Make your organization ready for any future. Available from: www.olset.org/book <http://olset.org/book> and Amazon. Please consider the environment before printing this message. Confidentiality Warning: This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s), are confidential, and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, retransmission, conversion to hard copy, copying, circulation or other use of this message and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return email, and delete this message and any attachments from your system. Thank you! > On 21 Aug 2018, at 13:25, David Osborne via OSList > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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 > > <CF_Logo_Full_3.png> > 6402 Arlington Blvd., Suite 1120, Falls Church, VA 22042 > 703-939-1777 | [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> | change-fusion.com > <http://change-fusion.com/> > On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 2:13 AM, Bhavesh Patel <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Curious to know what you mean by 'safety'? > > On 21 August 2018 at 07:49, David Osborne via OSList > <[email protected] <mailto:[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 > > <CF_Logo_Full_3.png> > 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] > <mailto:[email protected]> | change-fusion.com > <http://change-fusion.com/> > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > <http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org> > Past archives can be viewed here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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