Mona… In all the years that I have facilitated/participated in Open Space I have never seen any physical violence. Tense situations for sure, but the group always handled it and, most importantly, learned from it. I think I understand what you mean with a “code of conduct” but I’ve never seen the need for it and more to the point such a code could shift responsibility for humane behavior from the individual to the Code. My hope is always to “ultimize” (no such word, I know) each person’s responsibility for themselves and their fellows. That it always (in my experience) seem to work may prove something?
ho From: OSList [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mona Saleh Abd El Salam via OSList Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 6:52 AM To: [email protected] Cc: Mona Saleh Abd El Salam Subject: Re: [OSList] A Question About Safety maybe you mean having individuals with some (common sense) that can be listed in a (code of conduct) according to which they behave. On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 12:34 PM 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 6402 Arlington Blvd., Suite 1120, Falls Church, VA 22042 703-939-1777 | <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] | <http://change-fusion.com/> 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 | <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] | <http://change-fusion.com/> 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/[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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