Re: [OSList] OST encourages avoidance of conflict

[R Chaffe via OSList]

Air Sizzles  these moments are so precious as possibilities become 
realities. 

Regards
Robert

> On 2 Feb 2018, at 11:06 am, Michael Herman via OSList 
>  wrote:
> 
> "And the air sizzles."  
> 
> That may be one of my favorite lines in ALL of what's been posted to this 
> list!  
> 
>  
> --
> 
> Michael Herman
> Michael Herman Associates
> 312-280-7838 (mobile)
> 
> http://MichaelHerman.com
> http://OpenSpaceWorld.org
> 
> 
> 
>> On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 1:58 PM, Harrison Owen via OSList 
>>  wrote:
>> There is conflict, and then there is destructive conflict. I think they are 
>> two entirely different things. Conflict is an essential part of living, 
>> life, the total evolutionary process. Show me any organization that has no 
>> conflict and I’ll show you a dead one. Conflict occurs when two or more 
>> critical concerns (cares) but heads. Given sufficient room, they will find a 
>> way. Close that space and they will kill each other. My experience in Open 
>> Space has always been one of intense conflict combined with serious way 
>> finding. Parties who would ordinarily kill each other find common ground. 
>> And the air sizzles. Believe me, I’ve been there.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Harrison
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Winter Address
>> 
>> 7808 River Falls Dr.
>> 
>> Potomac, MD 20854
>> 
>> 301-365-2093
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Summer Address
>> 
>> 189 Beaucauire Ave
>> 
>> Camden, ME 04843
>> 
>> 207 763-3261
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Websites
>> 
>> www.openspaceworld.com
>> 
>> www.ho-image.com
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of 
>> Harold Shinsato via OSList
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 5:25 PM
>> To: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
>> Cc: Harold Shinsato
>> Subject: Re: [OSList] OST encourages avoidance of conflict
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Daniel,
>> 
>> Interesting concern. I think I remember hearing this from a well respected 
>> management guru as a critique of Open Space. I can't help but wonder the 
>> following:
>> 
>> - How well do individual adults resolve conflicts when an authority figure 
>> forces them?
>> - How well do conflicting peoples or tribal communities resolve conflicts 
>> when they are forcibly held together by an imperial force (think Rome, USSR, 
>> pre-partition India, etc etc etc)
>> 
>> If you are dealing with children or developmentally challenged individuals - 
>> especially those who have violated others rights are are in prison - I can 
>> imagine there being some value to some level of compulsion or coercion here. 
>> But even there, it may temporarily resolve the fighting and damage, but not 
>> the children's growth.
>> 
>> If you are dealing with severe human rights being violated in tribal 
>> scenarios, I can see how that might justify gunboat diplomacy. But I can't 
>> imagine the tribal system will evolve to respect human rights without a huge 
>> additional investment from the gunboat diplomats. And it is all too likely 
>> that such interference may not only cause even bigger problems later on, but 
>> can also encourage exploitation of the less developed tribe/community.
>> 
>> Thanks for asking this question!
>> 
>> Harold
>> 
>> 
>> On 1/30/18 2:07 PM, Daniel Mezick via OSList wrote:
>> 
>> I am hearing this pointed criticism from some quarters: That OST actually 
>> encourages conflict-avoidance via the Law of 2 Feet. In other words, people 
>> who need to be resolving conflict (or at least discussing it) can just avoid 
>> the touchy topic... and each other. 
>> 
>> Could this actually be true? If not why not?
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> -- 
>> Daniel Mezick
>> Culture Strategist. Author. Keynoter.
>> (203) 915 7248. Bio. Blog. Twitter. 
>> Book: The Culture Game. 
>> Book: The OpenSpace Agility Handbook.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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>> -- 
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Re: [OSList] OST encourages avoidance of conflict

[Michael Herman via OSList]

"And the air sizzles."

That may be one of my favorite lines in ALL of what's been posted to this
list!


--

Michael Herman
Michael Herman Associates
312-280-7838 (mobile)

http://MichaelHerman.com
http://OpenSpaceWorld.org



On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 1:58 PM, Harrison Owen via OSList <
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> There is conflict, and then there is destructive conflict. I think they
> are two entirely different things. Conflict is an essential part of living,
> life, the total evolutionary process. Show me any organization that has no
> conflict and I’ll show you a dead one. Conflict occurs when two or more
> critical concerns (cares) but heads. Given sufficient room, they will find
> a way. Close that space and they will kill each other. My experience in
> Open Space has always been one of intense conflict combined with serious
> way finding. Parties who would ordinarily kill each other find common
> ground. And the air sizzles. Believe me, I’ve been there.
>
>
>
> Harrison
>
>
>
> Winter Address
>
> 7808 River Falls Dr.
>
> Potomac, MD 20854
>
> 301-365-2093 <(301)%20365-2093>
>
>
>
> Summer Address
>
> 189 Beaucauire Ave
>
> Camden, ME 04843
>
> 207 763-3261 <(207)%20763-3261>
>
>
>
> Websites
>
> www.openspaceworld.com
>
> www.ho-image.com
>
>
>
> *From:* OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Harold Shinsato via OSList
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 30, 2018 5:25 PM
> *To:* oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
> *Cc:* Harold Shinsato
> *Subject:* Re: [OSList] OST encourages avoidance of conflict
>
>
>
> Daniel,
>
> Interesting concern. I think I remember hearing this from a well respected
> management guru as a critique of Open Space. I can't help but wonder the
> following:
>
> - How well do individual adults resolve conflicts when an authority figure
> forces them?
> - How well do conflicting peoples or tribal communities resolve conflicts
> when they are forcibly held together by an imperial force (think Rome,
> USSR, pre-partition India, etc etc etc)
>
> If you are dealing with children or developmentally challenged individuals
> - especially those who have violated others rights are are in prison - I
> can imagine there being some value to some level of compulsion or coercion
> here. But even there, it may temporarily resolve the fighting and damage,
> but not the children's growth.
>
> If you are dealing with severe human rights being violated in tribal
> scenarios, I can see how that might justify gunboat diplomacy. But I can't
> imagine the tribal system will evolve to respect human rights without a
> huge additional investment from the gunboat diplomats. And it is all too
> likely that such interference may not only cause even bigger problems later
> on, but can also encourage exploitation of the less developed
> tribe/community.
>
> Thanks for asking this question!
>
> Harold
>
> On 1/30/18 2:07 PM, Daniel Mezick via OSList wrote:
>
> I am hearing this pointed criticism from some quarters: That OST actually
> encourages conflict-avoidance via the Law of 2 Feet. In other words, people
> who need to be resolving conflict (or at least discussing it) can just
> avoid the touchy topic... and each other.
>
> Could this actually be true? If not why not?
>
>
>
> --
> Daniel Mezick
> Culture Strategist. Author. Keynoter.
> (203) 915 7248 <(203)%20915-7248>. Bio. 
> Blog.  Twitter.
> 
> Book: The Culture Game. 
> Book: The OpenSpace Agility Handbook.
> 
>
>
>
>
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Re: [OSList] Wosonos 2018 in Iceland

[JL Walker via OSList]

If one day I went from Santiago to Berlin, I don't see why I couldn't now make 
it from Santiago to Reykjavik. It can be more incredible yet. Be prepared to be 
surprised!

Juan Luis

-Mensaje original-
De: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] En nombre de Kári 
Gunnarsson via OSList
Enviado el: domingo, 21 de enero de 2018 15:54
Para: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
CC: Kári Gunnarsson 
Asunto: [OSList] Wosonos 2018 in Iceland

Dear friends

I am happy to announce that the 26th annual World Open Space On Open Space 
(Wosonos) is CONFIRMED and will be hosted in Reykjavík, Iceland on October 
22-24, 2018.

I welcome you to attend, suggest that you will reserve the dates, and starting 
perhaps looking into the travel preparation that is if you are interested in 
attending.

I will send more information to the list here when it is ready

https://www.facebook.com/events/2038077643137845/

I just created this facebook event for the Wosonos 2018 in Iceland, where I 
will post news and announcements more frequently.

There is much interest in this event, and some people are even planning to come 
as a group a few days before for begin better prepared and stay a few days 
after to digest the next steps. There are also a few events in Reykjavík around 
that time that can be of interest for many of you, I will post about them also.

With love and play from Iceland
Kári

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[OSList] A Valedictory of sorts

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Each year for the past several a group has gathered at the International
House in NYC under the care of Karen Davis, Harold Shinsato, Suzanne Daigle,
and this year Rain Warren. I usually dropped by. Originally this was a
"Training Program" but over the years it evolved into a celebration of the
life and work of Martin Luther King - which was quite fitting as it was Dr.
King's special weekend. This year the trip to New York proved a little bit
more  than I could deal with, but I did make the scene electronically.
Truthfully, I never know what I am going to say until I do. but confronting
myself on camera I have to admit that were I ever to make a valedictory
statement, I wouldn't change a word. Enjoy, and please feel free to share.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzMZW4mOYPI 

 

Harrison

 

Winter Address

7808 River Falls Dr.

Potomac, MD 20854

301-365-2093

 

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Re: [OSList] OST encourages avoidance of conflict

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

There is conflict, and then there is destructive conflict. I think they are two 
entirely different things. Conflict is an essential part of living, life, the 
total evolutionary process. Show me any organization that has no conflict and 
I’ll show you a dead one. Conflict occurs when two or more critical concerns 
(cares) but heads. Given sufficient room, they will find a way. Close that 
space and they will kill each other. My experience in Open Space has always 
been one of intense conflict combined with serious way finding. Parties who 
would ordinarily kill each other find common ground. And the air sizzles. 
Believe me, I’ve been there.

 

Harrison

 

Winter Address

7808 River Falls Dr.

Potomac, MD 20854

301-365-2093

 

Summer Address

189 Beaucauire Ave

Camden, ME 04843

207 763-3261

 

Websites

www.openspaceworld.com

www.ho-image.com

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of 
Harold Shinsato via OSList
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 5:25 PM
To: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
Cc: Harold Shinsato
Subject: Re: [OSList] OST encourages avoidance of conflict

 

Daniel,

Interesting concern. I think I remember hearing this from a well respected 
management guru as a critique of Open Space. I can't help but wonder the 
following:

- How well do individual adults resolve conflicts when an authority figure 
forces them?
- How well do conflicting peoples or tribal communities resolve conflicts when 
they are forcibly held together by an imperial force (think Rome, USSR, 
pre-partition India, etc etc etc)

If you are dealing with children or developmentally challenged individuals - 
especially those who have violated others rights are are in prison - I can 
imagine there being some value to some level of compulsion or coercion here. 
But even there, it may temporarily resolve the fighting and damage, but not the 
children's growth.

If you are dealing with severe human rights being violated in tribal scenarios, 
I can see how that might justify gunboat diplomacy. But I can't imagine the 
tribal system will evolve to respect human rights without a huge additional 
investment from the gunboat diplomats. And it is all too likely that such 
interference may not only cause even bigger problems later on, but can also 
encourage exploitation of the less developed tribe/community.

Thanks for asking this question!

Harold



On 1/30/18 2:07 PM, Daniel Mezick via OSList wrote:

I am hearing this pointed criticism from some quarters: That OST actually 
encourages conflict-avoidance via the Law of 2 Feet. In other words, people who 
need to be resolving conflict (or at least discussing it) can just avoid the 
touchy topic... and each other. 

Could this actually be true? If not why not? 

 

-- 
Daniel Mezick
Culture Strategist. Author. Keynoter.
(203) 915 7248. Bio.   Blog. 
  Twitter.   
Book: The Culture Game.   
Book: The OpenSpace Agility Handbook. 
  






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Re: [OSList] Charm, quirk, embellishment and artistry in Open Space

[Alan Halford via OSList]

Aah Christian Morgensten perfect!
Very discerning explanation of the simplicity that is OST 
As HO suggests, all we need to to is issue an invitation, sit in a circle, 
create an agenda and get to work.
Works for me!
Alan
Alan Halford & Associates
Open Space Technology Aficionados
Mediation and Conflict Transformation
Facilitators

www.alanhalford.com.au 
0421 475 252
skype: alanhalford




On 1 Feb 2018, at 5:39 pm, paul levy via OSList 
 wrote:

Charm, quirk, embellishment and artistry in Open Space

"The Lamb-Vulture is a bird far-famed,
The Vulture-Lamb is here first named;
It doesn't say "Baa",
It doesn't say "Boo",
It gobbles you up while embracing you,
Then turns pious eyes unto the Lord,
And is, by all, revered and adored.

Christian Morgenstern


Harrison Owen, the midwife of Open Space Technology, often reminds his 
colleague-practitioners of Open Space to "Look for one less thing to do." This 
isn't one of the main principles of O.S because event designers and 
facilitators often do quite the opposite, adding process to O.S, laying out 
plates of food, drinks, loading the event with posters, badges, signposts, flip 
chats, and even cuddly toys.

And Harrison isn't stating a rule; he is simply describing the wisdom of Nature.

In terms of processes, they often add action planning, project planning, 
Tibetan bells, anti-clockwise circle-walking and even singing and dancing. Now, 
all of this would be fine, if it were part of an open space session offered 
into the opening circle/market place but it is really just one MORE thing when 
it serves as an embellishment to the simple process known as OST.

Looking for one less thing to do in a beautifully and naturally minimal process 
such as OST, can be tough for facilitators schooled and groomed over decades to 
"intervene". And now we arrive at an even more beautiful and natural paradox 
which I will frame as a question: What if looking for one less thing to do is 
also one less thing to do?


One less thing to do ?

Or one more thing to do just for the hell of it ?

You'll find embellishment in design. On clothing, on jewelry, on furniture. 
From the point of view of pure function, (what 'works'), embellishment is one 
more thing to do. And minimalist design can be as beautiful as something more 
complex. Yet embellishment is also often astonishingly beautiful. When 
functional minimalism is an artistic  choice, liojubg for one less thing to do 
becomes a creative search for the beauty and function in 'less is more'. Just 
the circle, in its minimal simplicity can resound with charm.  Yet when the 
search for minimalism is dogmatic,  even automatic,  less can be less.

Embellishment can disempower a group when simplicity might awaken the will to 
self-organisation. Yet embellishment can equally awaken that very urge to 
self-organisation through the power of art to  inspire. The exception, in this 
case, proves the rule and elaborations such as embellishment can awaken 
self-organisation, not through control (which is one less thing to do in open 
space) but through quirk and charm, both of which can arise out of artistic 
playfulness - they arise, I believe,  not out of an urge to control, but simply 
from Nature - a nature that abounds with spontaneous natural creativity. The 
love of, and urge to play is in us. Such things, though they may come, in time, 
before an opening circle, actually and mysteriously often arise OUT OF the 
opening circle. Natural embellishment isn't born of control,  it is so very 
often an emergent property of open space itself. Though it may appear before 
(in time) a circle opens, it appears before (in front of) that very circle. 
Some conference badges you write your name on yourself, some live music 
playing, an ice cream seller,  a relaxation room, a few yoga mats in the 
corner.  These may be decided upon before the open space event, yet somehow 
they seem to arise also from the opening circle - that ciircle confirms there. 
What went before (back in time) arises once more before (in front of us in the 
circle) as we whoop with delight and seelf-organise affirmation of them.

Embellsihment and charm might both seem like one less thing to do at an open 
space. Yet, following that line of reasoning, even open space is ultimately one 
less thing to do at an open space!

Always looking for one less thing to do becomes a dogmatic behaviour, as we 
head, compulsively, towards the absence of even absence, a true void. Looking 
for one less thing to do is smart, even wise, if we are in over- or unnecessary 
complexity - a version of clutter - but as a hard and fast rule, we arrive at 
zero, and then even being in zero becomes one less thing to do! I'm serious. We 
cease to exist.

When we stop looking for one less thing to do, we may discover that one less 
thing to do emerges again in our improvised decisions and actions as wise in 
many situations anyway. 

[OSList] Charm, quirk, embellishment and artistry in Open Space

[paul levy via OSList]

Charm, quirk, embellishment and artistry in Open Space

"The Lamb-Vulture is a bird far-famed,
The Vulture-Lamb is here first named;
It doesn't say "Baa",
It doesn't say "Boo",
It gobbles you up while embracing you,
Then turns pious eyes unto the Lord,
And is, by all, revered and adored.

Christian Morgenstern


Harrison Owen, the midwife of Open Space Technology, often reminds his
colleague-practitioners of Open Space to "Look for one less thing to do."
This isn't one of the main principles of O.S because event designers and
facilitators often do quite the opposite, adding process to O.S, laying out
plates of food, drinks, loading the event with posters, badges, signposts,
flip chats, and even cuddly toys.

And Harrison isn't stating a rule; he is simply describing the wisdom of
Nature.

In terms of processes, they often add action planning, project planning,
Tibetan bells, anti-clockwise circle-walking and even singing and dancing.
Now, all of this would be fine, if it were part of an open space session
offered into the opening circle/market place but it is really just one MORE
thing when it serves as an embellishment to the simple process known as OST.

Looking for one less thing to do in a beautifully and naturally minimal
process such as OST, can be tough for facilitators schooled and groomed
over decades to "intervene". And now we arrive at an even more beautiful
and natural paradox which I will frame as a question: What if looking for
one less thing to do is also one less thing to do?


One less thing to do ?

Or one more thing to do just for the hell of it ?

You'll find embellishment in design. On clothing, on jewelry, on furniture.
>From the point of view of pure function, (what 'works'), embellishment is
one more thing to do. And minimalist design can be as beautiful as
something more complex. Yet embellishment is also often astonishingly
beautiful. When functional minimalism is an artistic  choice, liojubg for
one less thing to do becomes a creative search for the beauty and function
in 'less is more'. Just the circle, in its minimal simplicity can resound
with charm.  Yet when the search for minimalism is dogmatic,  even
automatic,  less can be less.

Embellishment can disempower a group when simplicity might awaken the will
to self-organisation. Yet embellishment can equally awaken that very urge
to self-organisation through the power of art to  inspire. The exception,
in this case, proves the rule and elaborations such as embellishment can
awaken self-organisation, not through control (which is one less thing to
do in open space) but through quirk and charm, both of which can arise out
of artistic playfulness - they arise, I believe,  not out of an urge to
control, but simply from Nature - a nature that abounds with spontaneous
natural creativity. The love of, and urge to play is in us. Such things,
though they may come, in time, before an opening circle, actually and
mysteriously often arise OUT OF the opening circle. Natural embellishment
isn't born of control,  it is so very often an emergent property of open
space itself. Though it may appear before (in time) a circle opens, it
appears before (in front of) that very circle. Some conference badges you
write your name on yourself, some live music playing, an ice cream seller,
a relaxation room, a few yoga mats in the corner.  These may be decided
upon before the open space event, yet somehow they seem to arise also from
the opening circle - that ciircle confirms there. What went before (back in
time) arises once more before (in front of us in the circle) as we whoop
with delight and seelf-organise affirmation of them.

Embellsihment and charm might both seem like one less thing to do at an
open space. Yet, following that line of reasoning, even open space is
ultimately one less thing to do at an open space!

Always looking for one less thing to do becomes a dogmatic behaviour, as we
head, compulsively, towards the absence of even absence, a true void.
Looking for one less thing to do is smart, even wise, if we are in over- or
unnecessary complexity - a version of clutter - but as a hard and fast
rule, we arrive at zero, and then even being in zero becomes one less thing
to do! I'm serious. We cease to exist.

When we stop looking for one less thing to do, we may discover that one
less thing to do emerges again in our improvised decisions and actions as
wise in many situations anyway. But not always. I say not always, because
when fixed rules make way for play, doing one less thing sometimes becomes
one less thing to do  and charm and embellishment arise out of the released
playful freedom. And that is when the ringing of bells, the designing of
badges, the offering of pink cotton candy, and the sticky dots and post-its
appear and help the space to open, because they have suprising charm, quirk
and offer possibility and potential. They are born, not of rules, but of
emergent play. They are artistic embelishment as each can open space for a