Hi Rolf Thanks for this I will be aiming to be on one of these zoom calls.
Thanks Phelim > On 5 Apr 2020, at 19:29, Rolf Schneidereit via OSList > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you for the diversity of perpectives, inspirations, suggestions and > offers. I’m trying to make sense of it and to harvest your answers for the > next steps– despite my limited english. > > On the Art of Hosting-List appears the questions: "what is the purpose of > this gathering? what are the tribes meeting for?" > It seems to me to make sense to first delve deeper into these questions and > then decide whether the answers will unfold power for an invitation to people > in diverse tribes. The clearer the needs and purposes become, the more > powerful the invitation will be. > > In order to explore these questions together, I would first like to invite to > a zoom meeting (to allow many to participate, there will be two at different > times): > > - next Tuesday April 7, 10 a.m. CET (London 9 a.m., Sydney 19 p.m.) – > https://zoom.us/j/812990692 <https://zoom.us/j/812990692> > - next Wednesday April 8, 7 p.m. CET (London 6 p.m., Boston 1 p.m.) – > https://zoom.us/j/549786222 <https://zoom.us/j/549786222> > > If you want to add your thoughts without attending another video call sent me > a PM or post them here. > > I hope that this makes sense. > > Rolf > > > Am 04.04.2020/ Kw14 um 16:59 schrieb Tony Budak via OSList > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>: > > Hi There, > > Check out TBMW's April outreach. > A Self-Managed Co-produced Conversation > https://pickatime.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php > <https://pickatime.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php> > On 4/4/2020 8:18 AM, Michael M Pannwitz via OSList wrote: >> Dear Harrison, >> >> yes, "whole system in the room" differs from "all who care". >> >> In FutureSearch a great deal of effort is undertaken to identify parts of >> the system... in a community/neighborhood this may add up to 100 or more >> "parts". Once all have been named they are grouped under 8 headings. For >> instance, a day care would be grouped with related parts and move into the >> group "Children". For each of these 8 groups 8 people are searched for that >> are willing, able and influential. They gather for 3 days and wind up with >> actions... It might take up to 6 months and more of planning with many >> meetings to get this "system". >> >> My motivation for mentioning the planning for an ost-event with the 5 or so >> prerequisites in mind and >> picking diversity as one of the prerequisite roots in the question of Rolf >> Schneidereit on "exchange between tribes like...". >> >> I wonder if the "exchange between tribes like..." might be achieved >> sustainably as a part of ongoing practice if every exchange that any "tribe" >> is engaged in anyhow and anyway (as our WOSonOSes and other exchanges) >> simply takes a closer look at "diversity" and then invites those of other >> tribes that they feel increases "diversity" for their exchange. >> >> This would intensify the exchange in a simple and ongoing way without >> arranging an additional exchange between the "tribes". It would also give >> space for discussing such things as "liberation, participation, collective >> intelligence, deep dialogue" and other grand things participants care for. >> >> I have and still do encourage the conveners of OST exchanges of all kinds to >> increase the diversity including the invitation to folks from "other >> tribes"... completely independent of any "crisis" but keeping in mind that I >> love "crisis" because it is one of the prerequisites for the Force of >> Selforganisation to really get steamed up. >> >> Usually, our exchanges are focused on our craft but there are many more >> things that happen in exchanges such as in a WOSonOS. And it would not >> surprise me if any of the "tribes" that Rolf has in mind (Peggy could add >> 150 more, all gathered in her marvellous Book on that topic) experience >> similar things aside from the focus on the craft. >> >> Thus, as a participant in the WOSonOS this October in Berlin I hope that >> those of you reading this from other "tribes" join in. Here is the link >>> https://wosonos2020.berlin/ <https://wosonos2020.berlin/> >> >> Reading the first line of the invitation: >> "WOSonOS is the annual worldwide meeting of Open Space practitioners..." >> simply imagine that "practitioners" can be expanded to "all who care"... >> >> Greetings from a sunny Saturday morning in Belin Lichterfeld, our house is >> on the corner of Draisweg and Resselsteig (with the photovoltaic panels on >> the roof) where the gate to our garden is always open... >> see here >>> https://www.google.com/maps/place/Draisweg+1,+12209+Berlin/@52.4162003,13.3267668,64m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x47a85b22273bf5c7:0xa0c56737e10b4a3c!8m2!3d52.41622!4d13.32688 >>> >>> <https://www.google.com/maps/place/Draisweg+1,+12209+Berlin/@52.4162003,13.3267668,64m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x47a85b22273bf5c7:0xa0c56737e10b4a3c!8m2!3d52.41622!4d13.32688> >>> >> >> Wishing you a great day on your porch at River Falls Drive >> >> cheers and hugs (with digital hugs there is no distancing) >> mmp >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Am 03.04.2020 um 22:29 schrieb Harrison Owen via OSList: >>> Exchange... yes. And on that note I might suggest that "getting the whole >>> system in the room" (Marv Weisbord's phrase) is certainly related to the >>> idea of diversity -- but not quite the same thing a my meaning when I >>> described "diversity" as one of the critical five preconditions for self >>> organization. My understanding of diversity may be achieved when "all who >>> care" are there (for the OS). "Caring" is the operative word. Putting it >>> simply: "If you care, you got to be there." "Those who care might include: >>> The whole system, less than the whole system, or more. I've had the >>> experience (as I am sure you have as well, Michael) when total onlookers, >>> just casual observers, suddenly discover that they have an interest, some >>> input -- and actually care. Sometimes they just stand in the doorways, but >>> on occasion they just moved right in and took over -- to the benefit of >>> everybody. Why or how -- who knows??? But they cared! I've seen this happen >>> often enough that I added another little reminder to myself and >>> whomsoever..."Honor the Stranger." They always show up and their gifts can >>> be extravagant. Strangers in out midst is by no means a bad thing. >>> >>> Harrison >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Michael M Pannwitz via OSList <[email protected]> >>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>> To: Rolf Schneidereit via OSList <[email protected]> >>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>> Cc: Michael M Pannwitz <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> >>> Sent: Fri, Apr 3, 2020 3:24 am >>> Subject: Re: [OSList] Meeting of the tribes: Our gifts for crisis and >>> change >>> >>> Dear Rolf, >>> >>> exchange is what OSLIST thrives on. >>> >>> For me, it is (was) THE worldwide place for reflecting and learning and >>> unfolding about my working and living as an os facilitator... in >>> addition to my regular interaction in local, regional and worldwide >>> OSonOS, including the Stammtische in Berlin (inactive for the duration >>> of physical contact restrictions with the hope that the WOSonOS in >>> Berlin in October of this year will be possible and, of course, >>> Stammtische again...). >>> >>> Looking at the 5 or so prerequisites for the unfolding of >>> selforganisation (the center of my craft), I have always looked >>> specifically at "diversity" (or as some say "getting the whole system in >>> the room") and advocated that our os-exchanges would profit from high >>> diversity as far as participants are concerned. I always felt that >>> "diversity" was one of the prerequisites that we have some influence in. >>> For instance, who all we would invite to our events (including OSLIST). >>> >>> Looking at that aspect, diversity can be expanded in the same way as we >>> suggest to our clients. Usually, we ask some simple questions in the >>> planning stage of an event, such as "who all needs to be at the event to >>> increase the chance for fullfilling both our aspirations we have around >>> the "burning business issue" and the chance for action on the stuff that >>> we feel needs to be taken?". >>> >>> Often, I have found that in answering this question some pretty relevant >>> groups were not in focus, such as "the customer" which, in a school >>> setting, might be the students, in a parish the folks that attend the >>> worships, in a company that specialises on "customer tailored >>> nutritional products" the consumers of those products... or, in an os >>> for the future of an NGO the folks that provide the finances or the >>> government agencies that are needed for cooperation or the competitors >>> in the same or related fields. >>> >>> Now, my and the efforts of others to increase "diversity" in "our" >>> events have been only partially successful. Asking ourselves the >>> "diversity" question certainly surface those that should be invited. For >>> an Open Space Learning Exchange or other events we invite to for >>> reflection and learning etc. that might be: >>> >>> --- our clients >>> --- children >>> --- scholars, scientists, researchers >>> --- facilitators of all kinds >>> --- caterers >>> --- facility managers >>> --- event managers in hotels etc. where os events take place >>> --- journalists (newspapers, scientific journals, radio, TV, internet...) >>> --- non-facilitators that are curious >>> --- former participants of os events >>> --- writers that have produced works around ost >>> --- >>> --- >>> >>> If we had a planning meeting, this list would certainly be expanded. >>> >>> In this spirit, we would help expand time and space for >>> selforganisation... any time, corona, war, hurricanes, climate change, >>> you name it... even in peace and other happy times. >>> >>> Apart from expanding on this I presently am participating in efforts in >>> my immediate familiy, our neighborhood, in Berlin and so on, to slow >>> down the spread of Corona to find ways to live with it. >>> >>> Personally, I am enjoying some of the side effects of the presently >>> challenging situation: practically no contrails over Berlin with clear >>> skies and many more stars than usual, the reduction of noise (hardly any >>> cars), the enormous unfolding of actions in civil society... in the face >>> of closed schools, limiting contact restrictions, a dearth of protective >>> masks, shortage of toilet paper... what have you. >>> >>> Greetings from Berlin and looking forward to analog hugs maybe >>> definitely at the WOSonOS this fall >>> mmp >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Am 31.03.2020 um 09:46 schrieb Rolf Schneidereit via OSList: >>> > Dear Mates, >>> > >>> > would like to get your feedback. I'm wondering: is now the time to >>> intensify the exchange between tribes like Art of Hosting, Open Space, >>> Liberating Structures, World Café; Theory U and many others? >>> > >>> > With all individual differences - we share extraordinary times. We're >>> facing an urgent crisis which will cost many lives, we're shure to expect >>> the next economical crisis and we're amid the fast expanding crisis of the >>> ecosystem and the climate. >>> > >>> > Could it be helpful in this situation if the different streams for >>> liberation, participation, collective intelligence, deep dialogue and so on >>> comes together to share their insights, their initiatives, their >>> gifts? How can we support each other to support the common good and the >>> necessary transition? >>> > >>> > What do you think and sense? I'm going to sent this question to the AoH- >>> and the OS-List. If this call resonates with you feel free to sent it to >>> other communities you belong to. >>> > >>> > And how? >>> > The idea appears after a virtual Open Space. One insight: We can do a >>> really large gathering online. After that I've offered Lucas Cioffi from >>> Qiqochat a sponsorship for an online event with up to 300 participants but >>> he declined: He will offer the use of Qiqochat for such an event for free! >>> What we can do there (for example): >>> > - Check-in (perhaps as Impromptu Networking) >>> > - conversation café in small circles (recommendation of Christine >>> Koehler) >>> > - Open Space >>> > - Harvesting >>> > - Check-out >>> > >>> > If there is a encouraging feedback the next step will be a first >>> preparation (zoom) call. Can you imagine to support and host such a call? >>> > >>> > Looking forward to your response >>> > (or not - following the Law of two feets) >>> > >>> > Rolf >> > _______________________________________________ > 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] > > _______________________________________________ > 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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