"In the context of an OST event I have become more and more interested in not being noticed after the market place activities. The less I am noticed the more success I feel."
<3<3<3 "A good wanderer leaves no trace." -- Tao-te-ching, Chapter 27 <https://www.taoistic.com/taoteching-laotzu/taoteching-27.htm> ________________ When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once again, and you will be free of problems. - Robert Adams <http://www.robert-adams.info/> On Thu, Dec 5, 2019 at 2:45 PM Michael M Pannwitz via OSList < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > reading this from Mark Carmel in the note of Dec 5 > > "What IS Open Space Technology if not to inspire participants into > action to pursue their passion to accomplish their aims? Their purpose? > To become successful in their life?" > > made me wonder about this statement and about the many other things OST > is supposed to achieve, accomplish, etc. > > I suspect that all statements in this direction are manifestations of > the assumptions we find to be pretty solid truths. > > The manifestation of my assumption around OST goes like this > "OST is a tested and reliable approach to expand space for the unfolding > of the power of selforganisation." > Nothing more, nothing less. This also keeps it entirely open und > unpredictable what happens when the force has a better go at it in > comparison to the normal conditions under which is restricted. > When we take a look at what happens in OST events we can see myriads of > things, including folks taking action on stuff that they care for and > are ready to fight for. > > In my thinking I believe I as facilitator should not worry or bother > myself with what can be achieved with OST. I simply know that there will > be more space for the force. What happens is definitely of interest to > all the folks involved. > And usually they know but dont take much notice of the fact, that they > have been doing and achieving all this stuff under the influence of the > force of selforganisation, all by themselves. They dont really think > much of it because they apparently are pretty happy with what they are > doing. And any attempts on my part (or other facilitators) to get them > interested on what wonderful things they have been achieving (Community, > Leadership of All, Selfmanagement, Vision building, Goal setting....they > are rather bored with those exercises and want to spent their energies > for getting on with what is at hand for them). > > Definitions of such things as "success" are endless. In the context of > an OST event I have become more and more interested in not being noticed > after the market place activities. The less I am noticed the more > success I feel. > > Greetings from Berlin > mmp > > > -- > Michael M Pannwitz > Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany > ++49 - 30-772 8000 > [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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