To all who received my call and were so generous to respond, and all others on OSList– *Thank you very much!!*
Your words of wisdom were very important for my understanding, deep understanding, of the "Open Space Technology". We held an open space gathering and I brought your words of wisdom to a group I initiated! We went over some of your posts, talking about the meanings and the practical ways to "really" open the space - so who comes, are the right people. I am so happy to know you are there in space and that it is possible to ask and know there are allies there when needed Thank you again I had send all your regards to Tova and she is sending hugs! With gratitude Leora Tushinski *בברכה,* *ליאורה * *050-6207543* בתאריך שבת, 6 במרץ 2021 ב-17:22 מאת Romy Shovelton via OSList < oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>: > Oh my goodness Peggy….. your deep and forever wisdom is crafted into the > most perfect and precious of words…. > > Thank you SO SO much > > Romy > > > *Romy Shovelton* > > *Executive Director* > *Wikima* and the > *5* Tyddyn RetreatMid Wales Venue & Holiday Cottages* > > www.wikima.com > *www.walescottageandvenue.com <http://www.walescottageandvenue.com>* > Facebook: Tyddyn Retreat > Twitter: @MidWalesRetreat > Instagram: tyddynretreat > > romy.shovel...@gmail.com > r...@walescottageandvenue.com > r...@wikima.com > skype: romy shovelton > > +44 (0) 7767 370739 > +44 (0) 1686 420725 > > Tyddyn y Pwll, Carno > Caersws, Powys, SY17 5JU > > On 6 Mar 2021, at 00:53, Peggy Holman via OSList < > oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote: > > Hi Leora, > > I’ll add my two cents to the wisdom already shared. You asked: > > ...how to "hold" the tension between the "freedom" in the OS method, and > “purposefulness” needed in most of the processes . > > How can we expect to get to "bottom lines" (get the work done) when we > depend only on the people who come, and what they decide…? > > And more, how can we avoid the "loose" rules lead to "anarchy", > especially in complex environment? > > Your questions are often asked by managers who are considering bringing > Open Space to their organizations. They’re great questions. > > Such questions have an implicit assumption that managers define purpose > and rules and everyone else follows, doing what they’re told. In my life > experience, that assumption is rarely the case. It may be employees have a > different purpose than their manager but we are all purpose-driven. > Sometimes we’re conscious of our purpose, sometimes not. > > Another assumption in your questions is that Open Space, because it > invites people to experience freedom, doesn’t have purpose. In fact, just > the opposite is true. I find Open Space makes purpose exceedingly clear. > That is one of its strengths. It is part of what makes OST so radical. It > puts purpose out in the form of a question, an organizing theme and invites > people into freely exploring purpose, often from perspectives managers > never imagined. People are freed to get work done because the “loose” rules > liberate them to more effectively navigate complex environments. I often > find managers shocked by the passion and creativity of people. They are far > more capable and committed than many managers assume. > > The essence of Open Space, with a nod to Anne Stadler, who first framed it > this way, is to take responsibility for what you love. Because the purpose > is stated clearly, people who choose to accept the invitation to attend > know why they’re there. So they propose what they need to in order to > accomplish the purpose. > > Now there are several assumptions in what I’m saying. First, that people > are there by choice. Invitation, not mandatory attendance, ensures you have > people who want to be there. Making an Open Space mandatory runs counter to > the spirit of “whoever comes is the right people”. Participation comes via > an invitation, not a mandate. A second assumption is that the sponsor(s) > are authentic in their calling question — they have stated a real purpose > for coming together. If not, they put the process at risk as that would be > an act of betrayal. > > You see, Open Space enables a different form of organization. It is not > based in hierarchy, which is terribly cumbersome in complex situations. OST > forges self-organized networks, communities, relationships as people > discover the others who care about the things they care about. In fact, > part of the power of Open Space is that it re-knits the fabric of community > as the needs of individuals and the needs of the whole are both served. > People find they can look to each other for partnership and support in > accomplishing purposes they care about. > > One other item I want to unpack: “if we depend only on the people who > come”…I have come to believe that, in addition to developing a thoughtful, > purposeful, meaningful calling question, one of the most important aspects > of preparing for an Open Space is attending to who is invited. It is the > job of the organizers to do the work to ensure they have invited people > from the whole system. I interpret the principle about "whoever comes are > the right people" not as a "leave it to chance" perspective but rather as a > "be at peace” perspective that those who show up will figure it out. > > As a facilitator, I consider an important part of my job is to work with > the sponsor/organizing team to understand who makes up the system so that > the sponsor/organizing team invites them. Harrison describes the people to > be invited as the "people who care". Since it isn’t always obvious, I take > a cue from Marv Weisbord and Sandra Janoff and use a rubric from Future > Search in how I think about who cares. I work with the organizers to > identify the people who “ARE IN”: with Authority, Resources, Expertise, > Information, and Need. And then I bring a diversity lens to it to help the > sponsor/organizing team to determine, which, if any, of these demographic > dimensions are important: age, race, gender, geography, socio-economics, > political perspective, and religion. Doing the work of inviting people from > the whole system lays the groundwork so that you can depend on the people > who come. > > Open Space gives us practice in experiencing what networked-based > organizing feels like. Newtonian science was mirrored in the organizational > form that emerged during its day: hierarchy. As we come to understand the > science of complexity, we’re beginning to recognize something that was > always there: our most effective form for human organizing today is in > networks. Open Space just helps us do it consciously. > > Enjoy your work with Tova! > > Peggy > > > > > ________________________________ > Peggy Holman > Co-founder > Journalism That Matters > 15347 SE 49th Place > Bellevue, WA 98006 > 206-948-0432 > www.journalismthatmatters.org > www.peggyholman.com > Twitter: @peggyholman > JTM Twitter: @JTMStream > > Enjoy the award winning Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into > Opportunity <http://www.engagingemergence.com/> > > > > > > > > > > On Mar 5, 2021, at 12:28 AM, Thomas Herrmann via OSList < > oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote: > > Hi Leora and welcome to OS-list! > Much wisdom has already been shared. > I usually invite my clients to some good pre-work to have clarity on > purpose, goals and to create clarity on the conditions/givens including > clarifying support for the continuous process after the event. Then they > have the task to create an irresistible invitation and spread it as widely > as possible, to all who may be interested… then trust the principle: > Whoever comes… > It’s wise to involve different stakeholders in the pre-work too, so they > are engaged and ambassadors to spreading the word. > Good luck > Thomas Herrmann, sending greetings from Sweden – please extend my warmest > greetings to Tova too! > > *Från:* OSList <oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org> *För *leora > tushinski via OSList > *Skickat:* den 3 mars 2021 11:13 > *Till:* oslist@lists.openspacetech.org > *Kopia:* leora tushinski <tushinle...@gmail.com> > *Ämne:* [OSList] Asking for your wisdom - Leora Tushinski > > > Hello everyone, > > > This is my first time in the OSList and I am writing to ask for the wisdom > I am sure is held in this group. > > My name is Leora and I'm a student of "Dialogic interventions in Large > group" , held by Tova Averbuch and Rotem Ofer. > > As a manager I have a challenge (and maybe a fear): wondering how to > "hold" the tension between the "freedom" in the OS method, and > “purposefulness” needed in most of the processes . > > How can we expect to get to "bottom lines" (get the work done) when we > depend only on the people who come, and what they decide…? > > And more, how can we avoid the "loose" rules lead to "anarchy", > especially in complex environment? > > I will appreciate your time, attention and wisdom > > Thank you > > Leora > > Israel > > > *050-6207543 (972)* > > *בברכה,* > *ליאורה* > > *050-6207543* > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > 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/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > 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/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > 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/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
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