[OSList] The Power of Not

[Harrison Owen SR via OSList]

*The Uses of Not*



Thirty Spokes

meet in the hub.

Where the wheel isn=t

is where it=s useful.



Hollowed out

clay makes a pot.

Where the pot=s not

is where it is useful.



Cut doors and windows

to make a room.

Where the room isn=t

there=s room for you.



So the profit in what is

is in the use of what isn=t.



*Lao tzu: tao te ching*



.


A circle of people with nothing in the middle. To the casual observer the
scene is prosaic, odd, even boring. To those in the circle the feelings are
different: fear, expectation, confusion, disorientation, anxiety,
disbelief. How did we get here and what do we do?



Moments later the circle breaks and people flood to the center creating the
elements of a new story they will tell each other about their dreams and
expectations and how they might be fulfilled.



The shift in mood and mode is swift, almost passing notice of that casual
observer. Something is created out of nothing... in an instant.



How?



Could it be

the power

of not?







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Re: [OSList] A Preface

[Harrison Owen SR via OSList]

specially when there are endings. I love when
>> you say that endings are also the work of Spirit. I would prefer that the
>> words about Spirit disappearing are changed. The constant of Spirit, life
>> force, present always, accessible always, is essential for Open Space
>> Technology to work.
>>
>>
>> with love and blessings,
>>
>> Birgitt
>>
>>
>>
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>> On Tue, Mar 15, 2022 at 4:37 PM Harrison Owen SR via OSList <
>> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Audrey Hepburn, a Young Chinese lady (that really is her name!)  tells
>>> me that she is going to publish some of my books in Chinese and, would I
>>> write a preface? I said I would try, but always following my
>>> fundamental dictum (Never work harder than you have to) I suggested doing
>>> one for all. It is a preface and you could stick it anywhere... maybe. Easy
>>> said -- but I never quite figured how hard it might be to summarize 60
>>> years of thinking into a page and a bit. I have no idea if I have
>>> succeeded, But you might -- and if not let me know, and I"ll try to do
>>> better.
>>>
>>> Harrison
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Re: [OSList] A Preface

[Harrison Owen SR via OSList]

thankyou

ho

On Tue, Mar 15, 2022 at 6:12 PM Douglas D Germann Sr via OSList <
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> Harrison--
>
> Wonderful!
>
>
>:- Doug. Germann
>   574/274-5353
>   http://www.FootprintsintheWind.com
>
>
>  On 3/15/22 4:37 PM, Harrison Owen SR via OSList wrote:
>
>
> Audrey Hepburn, a Young Chinese lady (that really is her name!)  tells me
> that she is going to publish some of my books in Chinese and, would I write
> a preface? I said I would try, but always following my fundamental dictum
> (Never work harder than you have to) I suggested doing one for all. It is a
> preface and you could stick it anywhere... maybe. Easy said -- but I never
> quite figured how hard it might be to summarize 60 years of thinking into a
> page and a bit. I have no idea if I have succeeded, But you might -- and if
> not let me know, and I"ll try to do better.
>
> Harrison
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[OSList] A Preface

[Harrison Owen SR via OSList]

Audrey Hepburn, a Young Chinese lady (that really is her name!)  tells me
that she is going to publish some of my books in Chinese and, would I write
a preface? I said I would try, but always following my fundamental dictum
(Never work harder than you have to) I suggested doing one for all. It is a
preface and you could stick it anywhere... maybe. Easy said -- but I never
quite figured how hard it might be to summarize 60 years of thinking into a
page and a bit. I have no idea if I have succeeded, But you might -- and if
not let me know, and I"ll try to do better.

Harrison
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Re: [OSList] Time to open space

[Harrison Owen SR via OSList]

Go for it ... Thomas!!!

ho

On Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 2:34 PM Katherine Jennings via OSList <
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> May you feel and experience the peace that comes from confidence and trust.
> I send light and love your way on your travels.
> Be yourself, be on time, and be kind. Not much more to be.
>
> Consider all is well
>
> respectfully
> K. Sweetness Jennings
>
> On Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 5:25 AM Thomas Herrmann via OSList <
> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
>> In The Practice of Peace, Harrison is inviting each of us to consciously
>> be opening space for peace.
>>
>> I do think the most important is to invite peace in myself. I am
>> practicing this daily and doing my best to share some of the juice for
>> example just with a smile to/with a stranger 
>>
>> Right now I have a couple of other concrete activities which I know will
>> contribute to peace in humans, organizations and society.
>>
>> Writing this from the plane, flying to Norway to do prework for a
>> regional OST (three cities) on inclusion, they are inviting the whole
>> system (500 persons) to a 2-day OST, end of April. Hoping to find new ways
>> of working since the small project approach used for decades apparently
>> does not have long term positive overall impacts.
>> This work feels so important in these times.
>>
>> Also, in two weeks time Eva and I will be facilitating an OST training,
>> to spread this powerful approach/method for, among other, peacebuilding in
>> humans, organizations and society.
>> Let’s go!
>> PEACE ☮️
>> Thomas
>>
>>
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Re: [OSList] An Improbable invitation. A poem about a job.

[Harrison Owen SR via OSList]

Thank you!

Harrison

On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 8:05 AM Alan Halford via OSList <
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> Fabulous!
>
> On 20 Nov 2021, at 8:42 pm, Phelim McDermott via OSList <
> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
> Hello lovely space openers.
>
> I wanted to share something. Firstly it’s about a job advert but also
> about how stuff we do at Improbable has been changed by the practice of
> invitation.
>
> First off I’m sure my wife Matilda won’t mind me sharing this story. She
> formed and co-runs an organisation called “Mothers who make” it’s an online
> and offline support group that grew out of one of our own open space
> events. It supports the idea that we need to open more space into our work
> and life spaces so that the the roles of both mother and maker are not
> separate or marginalised by the other.
> Check it out you might want to take part. You can join from anywhere in
> the world.
>
> https://www.improbable.co.uk/job-vacancies
>
> Anyway a few years back Matilda put out a job advert for a Producer role
> at MWM in a traditional way. Job specs, salary, responsibility etc.. she
> got at most a handful of replies. So she decided to create an informal
> advert. An invitation. She spoke from her heart and from her passion and
> vulnerability with real honesty about what the job would be and what it
> would involve. Raw. She got 100 applicants. A real indication that it’s not
> just the sessions called but the original invite that need passion and
> responsibility to give it grip.
>
> https://www.improbable.co.uk/
>
> So Improbable (link above) is a company that makes shows and opens space
> wherever we can are currently looking for a new executive director. We put
> out the formal job advert a few weeks ago and shortly afterwards we put out
> our informal invite which is  below..
>
> Please spread the word and notice that we are hoping to ensure no one
> should exclude themselves from the possibility of interviewing, especially
> if you don’t work in theatre.
>
> Yes this might be you.
>
> Here is the Invitation:
>
> https://www.improbable.co.uk/posts/executive-director-informal-job-ad
>
> Here’s the text so you don’t have to click a link!
>
> “A POEM ABOUT A JOB.”
>
> An invitation to Join us. A poem about a job.
>
> On our Gathering blog, https://www.improbable.co.uk/posts/the-gathering
> you may have read that we’re looking for a place to belong and to create
> belonging. We've been gathering clues, seeking out places, talking to
> people, in our quest for a home for the company. We have also just put out
> a call for a very particular, key collaborator - last week, we announced
> that Improbable is looking for a new Executive Director.
>
> Our Executive Director will, of course, be helping to take care of
> Improbable - what it is, what it does, what its unfolding vision is, and
> what it may be. However, one vital focus of this person's role will be
> helping to make The Gathering, our home for Improbable and our practice,
> happen.
>
> You can read the formal job ad here.
>
> https://www.improbable.co.uk/job-vacancies
>
> It does what job ads have to do – it talks about tasks, responsibilities
> and qualifications. There is a heading called 'Person Specification' which
> lists things like:
>
> Excellent written and oral communication skills
> Excellent project management and time management skills
> Experience of line management and excellent people skills
> An understanding of funding systems and track record of fundraising from a
> variety of sources
>
> Etc.
>
> What it doesn't and can't talk about is spirit.
>
> Spirit Specification.
>
> So we want to do that here. Not to list the spirit needed by the person in
> the Executive Director role because the specific thing about spirit is that
> it does not belong to anyone. It exists between people. An understanding of
> this is at the heart of the company's practice, that the brilliance of the
> work, be that an Opera, an Impro, or an Open Space event, does not lie in
> any one person's singular stellar performance, but in the atmosphere
> between the players, even amongst the audience - between all the
> participants, it emerges. Much like in a poem, the meaning unfolds from the
> combination of the words and their particular clustering, their
> constellation.
>
> Here then, below, is a kind of poem. A list poem. It shares something of
> who we are, and of our spirit.
>
> This is our 'Spirit Ad':
>
> We are Improvisers. Performers. Directors. Writers. Artists. Facilitators.
> Parents. Partners. Friends.
>
> We are leaders. We are listeners.
> We are tricksters.
>
> We have spent our lives following our curiosity, trusting the unlikely,
> believing in the quirky, the subtle, and the irritating, giving time and
> space to all the improper things that are usually dismissed or discarded in
> a creative process. We are also all these things ourselves: improper,
> quirky, irritating. We are not always easy to 

Re: [OSList] Test...

[Harrison Owen SR via OSList]

OS in Schools is wonderful. Even a long time ago (25 YEARS?) A school up in
Seattle basically bookended its year. Opened with 2 days on the question
"what are we going to do?" and closed with 2 days - "what have we done?"
Everybody came -- students, teachers, parents, cooks, janitors --
everybody.

Harrison

On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 2:54 PM john watkins via OSList <
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> Jeff (and Chris),
>
> I love this work! We (the Deeper Learning Dozen
> ,  working with senior leaders in school
> districts across North America) see this process as deeply connected to our
> efforts to get school districts to engage meaningfully with their most
> marginalized students and families, and PNI is a really great process for
> that, especially in valuing stories as evidence of learning, what works and
> doesn’t work for kids and families, and what they see as needed changes. We
> see it as really well aligned with our colleagues, Shane Safir and Jamila
> Dugan, in their new book, Street Data: A next generation model for equity,
> pedagogy, and school transformation. Thanks for posting!
>
> John Watkins
> Oakland, CA
>
> On Oct 26, 2021, at 6:37 PM, Jeff Aitken via OSList <
> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
> I looked into "the method" with Chris not so long ago. It can be
> relatively simple actually.
>
> A few good questions are agreed upon: Questions that invite stories of
> experiences from members of the community (like our OS community of
> practice.)
>
> There is attention to crafting a short menu of questions that can bring
> out a story. Each person can then choose which question to answer.
>
> There is software that will collect the responses, and then it can help to
> arrange a round of "making sense" of the stories that are gathered.
>
> As an American I have interest in stories of Open Space helping people in
> a town or city toward (or return to) a sense of mutual love for the place,
> and mutual aid for one another. As just one timely example.
>
> There was interest in stories of OS as a practice of peace, also timely.
>
> Cynthia Kurtz write the book Participatory Narrative Inquiry and the
> software Narrafirma with colleagues.
>
> Jeff
> Telegraph Hill
> Yelamu / San Francisco California
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 8:38 AM Harold Shinsato via OSList <
> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
>> If you pray to the list serve Gods, don't expect much. There aren't any.
>>
>> This list is self-organized and self-moderated. If things go well, I am
>> hoping to get the OSList migrated to Mailman 3.0 soon. It will help with
>> some of the bounce problems, but it won't make any difference to the
>> self-organization of this conversation.
>>
>> You might make a difference though. I believe you already have. Thank you
>> for that, Mark!
>>
>> On 10/24/21 11:50 AM, Mark Carmel via OSList wrote:
>>
>> To the list serve Gods: Maybe it's time for a list serve tune up how
>> about adding Chris Corrigan's method of story sharing so we can collect
>> everyone's success stories in one place? Thanks for your consideration and
>> service,
>> MC
>>
>>
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Re: [OSList] Fwd: Fwd: OpenSpaceWorld.ORG "Open Space facilitator, Training Non-Profit"

[Harrison Owen SR via OSList]

Actually, there are whole bunch of folks in South Africa and more
especially in Capetown. I was there for 3+ years off and off starting from
the time Mendela was realease up until the all races election. Valerie was
a close friend and colleague -- and there have got to be more.

Harrison

On Thu, Aug 5, 2021 at 3:01 AM Michael M Pannwitz via OSList <
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

>
> Dear Jacques,
>
> have a look here
>  > https://www.openspaceworldmap.org/worker/valerie-morris
>
> Valerie has been in the World Map for 16 years. I would not be surprised
> to hear that she has been working with OST for 30 years.
>
> Good luck for your facilitator training
>
> cheers
> mmp
>
>  Weitergeleitete Nachricht 
> Betreff:[OSList] Fwd: OpenSpaceWorld.ORG "Open Space facilitator,
> Training Non-Profit"
> Datum:  Wed, 4 Aug 2021 14:26:15 -0600
> Von:Michael Herman via OSList 
> Antwort an: World wide Open Space Technology email list
> 
> An: Open Space OS List ,
> jacques.joub...@vigilnet.org.za
> Kopie (CC): Michael Herman 
>
>
>
> Who can help with facilitator training in Cape Town?  Please contact
> Jacques directly...
>
> Thanks, Michael
>
>
> -- Forwarded message -
> From: *Jacques Joubert*  >
> Date: Wed, Aug 4, 2021 at 4:14 AM
> Subject: OpenSpaceWorld.ORG "Open Space facilitator, Training Non-Profit"
> To: mailto:mich...@michaelherman.com>>
>
>
> From: Jacques Joubert  >
> Subject: Open Space facilitator, Training Non-Profit
>
> Location: Cape Town, South Africa
>
> Message Body:
> Hi is there someone in Cape Town that can assist us with Open Space
> facilitator Training
>
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Re: [OSList] title for a one hour workshop?

[Harrison Owen SR via OSList]

Funda -- Sounds like you will have a good time. My  answer to your question
("How much space...") is "As little as possible." My experience opening
space was always enjoyable, but some times it just went through the roof.
Great things happened. Spirit was super high -- and as I was leaving the
venue somebody would come up to me with a curious look and say, "who are
you?"

Harrison

On Wed, Jul 28, 2021 at 8:41 AM Funda Oral via OSList <
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I will run a one hour workshop at the Facilitators' Summit of the
> International Facilitators Association in October.
> I wanted to discuss
>
> *"Where does the Facilitator Stand in Space?"*
>
> In fact I would like to introduce the idea of not being afraid of *"asking
> questions" *to open space and spaces,
> facilitating the divergence phase and moving to convergence properly,
> giving and holding necessary time and space for these.
>
> In the meantime, I would like to discuss with the participants where the
> facilitator should stand? *how much space*
> *should she/he must have, occupy? *
>
> I appreciate any ideas/suggestions for a short title of the workshop?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Funda Oral
>
>
>
>
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Re: [OSList] doubt about how to begin OS

[Harrison Owen SR via OSList]

Yes we all know Eleder ! And great to have you in the circle!!

Harrison

On Sun, Jul 11, 2021 at 12:16 PM Michael M Pannwitz via OSList <
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

>
> Dear Arantxa,
>
> yes, of course, I know him and I think every os person on this planet
> does, too.
> With him on your side, it will be a cinch!
>
> Last time I met Eleder was in Krakow at the WOSonOS 2015... best memory
> is his great smile and laughter, second best is the can of basque beans
> he brought as a gift... and we still have a deal for a grand basque
> dinner if I ever make it to his home!
>
> He included himself in the worldmap, see here
>  > https://www.openspaceworldmap.org/worker/eleder-aurtenetxe-pildain
>
> You are invited to join him on the map, just go here
>  > https://www.openspaceworldmap.org/inclusion
>
> and include your picture so I can look at you when writing an email.
>
> Let the os world know how your first os was for you... that is one of
> the best venues for learning...
>
> cheers
> mmp
>
>
> Am 11.07.2021 um 17:09 schrieb arantxa hergueta bravo via OSList:
>  > Thanks to you all!! Really!!
>  >
>  > Your answers help me in this process of looking for my place in os.
>  >
>  > It´s great reading you all.
>  >
>  > PS: and Michael (mmp), yes I´m in the basque country and Eleder is
>  > helping me, do you know him?
>  >
>  >
>  > El sáb, 10 jul 2021 a las 23:36, Michael Herman via OSList
>  > (  > <mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>>) escribió:
>  >
>  > Here's another way to think about it, Arantxa... Imagine for a
>  > moment that you have this large or small crowd gathered and they've
>  > all politely seated themselves in some sort of circle.  Your
>  > question is where to go, how to act, how to relate to them...  So I
>  > ask you, what would you do if you knew that there was lots of ice
>  > cream and treats to sprinkle and drizzle on top of it, all set up
>  > and ready in the middle of the circle?  Would you smile?  Would they
>  > smile back?  Would you enjoy telling them about the various options
>  > and possibilities that had been arranged?  Would you enjoy holding
>  > them, locked in their seats, for just an extra few minutes,
>  > heightening the anticipation, maybe digressing a little bit on a
>  > tangent about the history of sundaes, or teasing the list of
>  > ingredients?  And when you were done explaining, ready to let them
>  > run for the bowls, where would you be?  Probably at the center,
>  > pointing to it, welcoming them to come.  And then where do you go?
>  > Out of the way!  While it's true that some healthy eaters might not
>  > get too excited about this ice cream business, they'll likely perk
>  > up when they notice the fruit and nut toppings.  By and by, most
>  > everyone will discover something delicious in the center of your
>  > circle.  So your job is to walk into that crowd knowing that
>  > something cool is coming up soon.  Have fun giving it away!
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > --
>  >
>  > Michael Herman
>  > Michael Herman Associates
>  > 312-280-7838 (mobile)
>  >
>  > MichaelHerman.com <http://MichaelHerman.com>
>  > OpenSpaceWorld.org <http://OpenSpaceWorld.org>
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > On Sat, Jul 10, 2021 at 2:04 PM Harrison Owen SR via OSList
>  >   > <mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote:
>  >
>  > Welcome to the circle!  And to the millions of folks who have
>  > shown up before. Including the several who have spoken so
>  > elequently of their experience (Peggy, Chris, Michael...)
>  > Walking the circle ( or as it is ofen called)*bounding *the
>  > circle is a very ancient artifact of human society. We didn't
>  > invent it, but it is surely nice to remember it. Enjoy yourself.
>  > Great Space!
>  >
>  > Harrison
>  >
>  > On Sat, Jul 10, 2021 at 1:08 PM Peggy Holman via OSList
>  >   > <mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote:
>  >
>  > Arantxa,
>  >
>  > Like my long time friends, Chris and Michael, and as
>  > Harrison first suggested, I, too, walk the circle. And have
>  > been since 1996. I don’t have much to add to what Chris and
>  > Michael have already said, but I’m writing, so I gue

Re: [OSList] doubt about how to begin OS

[Harrison Owen SR via OSList]

Welcome to the circle!  And to the millions of folks who have shown up
before. Including the several who have spoken so elequently of their
experience (Peggy, Chris, Michael...) Walking the circle ( or as it is ofen
called)* bounding *the circle is a very ancient artifact of human society.
We didn't invent it, but it is surely nice to remember it. Enjoy yourself.
Great Space!

Harrison

On Sat, Jul 10, 2021 at 1:08 PM Peggy Holman via OSList <
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> Arantxa,
>
> Like my long time friends, Chris and Michael, and as Harrison first
> suggested, I, too, walk the circle. And have been since 1996. I don’t have
> much to add to what Chris and Michael have already said, but I’m writing,
> so I guess I have something to say. :-)
>
> I slowly walk the circle speaking as I do. Just once around before I stop
> on the rim. After that, I move occasionally if I my intuition tells me to
> do so.
>
> I notice as I walk that the energy of the space changes. It is as if the
> connections among us become clearer to all. Harrison called it the shaman’s
> walk. He said is done at the pace of your heartbeat. Slow and steady, about
> 60 beats per minute, I seem to recall.
>
> I often think of Open Space as the exquisite mix of yin and yang,
> masculine and feminine. Walking the circle evokes the yin energy of
> relationship. Speaking the question/theme calls in the directional energy
> of yang. Together they move us towards each other and into our creative
> potential.
>
>
> Welcome to the journey!
>
> Best of success to you,
> Peggy
>
>
> 
> Peggy Holman
> Co-founder
> Journalism That Matters
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>
> Enjoy the award winning Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into
> Opportunity 
>
>
>
>
> On Jul 10, 2021, at 8:23 AM, Chris Corrigan via OSList <
> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
>
> Yes. I walk the circle. I greet people, look at them, talk about their
> invitation and encourage them that this is the time they have wanted to
> talk about thi BC s important to them. Then I very simply explain the
> instructions and invite them to make their agenda. And then I walk out and
> let them get to work.
>
> Trust the people. If the issue is important for them they will make the
> conversations they need to have.
>
> Chris.
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 10, 2021 at 3:37 AM arantxa hergueta bravo via OSList <
> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi to you all!
>>
>> May name is Arantxa. I´m new here, and I´m new in Open Space too. In a
>> few days I will facilitate my first OS and to do so I´ve been doing some
>> reading and talking with a friend, who knows very well the whole process.
>>
>> I´ve got a bunch of doubts, but want to share one specially with you. If
>> someone wants to share her/his experience or ideas It´ll be terrific. I´ll
>> try to explain it. It´s been years that I don´t write in English,
>> so…lets´see!
>>
>> My friend has told me, once the “event” promoter has made a presentation,
>> he comes from outside the participants circle, invites everybody to
>> breathe, look each other and so, and, then, he comes into the circle and
>> walks inside it (walks the circle) looking to each of the participants in
>> order to greet them. My questions: How do you do it? How do you begin? Do
>> you “walk the circle”? Why? How does it make you feel?
>>
>> And that´s all for now.
>>
>> Thank you very much!!!
>>
>> And have a beautiful day!
>>
>>
>> 
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Re: [OSList] OST for social movement strategy

[Harrison Owen SR via OSList]

Somehow your name didn't show up -- so I can't use it. And I leave all your
questions to folks that have much more experience (technical and
operational) than my self. But I can refer you to a little gathering we
enjoyed in January bearing the title "Peace and High Perforance." It's all
on Youtube (I think) and somebody will remember the link. For the present
purpose some basic stats seem apropos. It was supposed to last for three
days, but somehow stretched to five. According to my foggy memory there
were 130 participants from 30 countries. Simply superb in my humble opinion.

Harrison .

‪On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 5:53 AM ‫חן צבי via OSList‬‎ <
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:‬

> Hello wonderful people,
> first time here.
>
> I am seeking advice about holding OST events in the context of the
> environmental movement "Extinction Rebellion".
>
>
> *Some background, followed by questions:** The movement in the UK has
> thousands of people involved, a few hundred local groups and a mailing list
> of around 200K.
> * It operates by grassroots activists and volunteers. The lack of time and
> resources is a huge challenge. There is a recurring experience of "Silos"
> and disconnection between different parts of the movement.
> * Maintaining focus, alignment and coming up with a strategy in such a
> distributed and decentralised setting is also a major challenge, with
> tensions around making plans centrally or not.
> * I'm thinking that an open space event every 4 months might really
> support the needs and purpose of the movement. Each time members can put
> their hearts and minds together in response to a burning and energizing
> focus question for the upcoming months. (e.g. How can we revitalize and
> come back stronger after COVID?).. I believe it can nurture a stronger
> sense of connection, community, better information flow, and a much more
> efficient way of making plans and operationalizing them in response to a
> given direction.
>
>
> *Questions:*1. Do you think my instincts here are correct? Do you have
> any important points  to consider when executing?
>
> 2. The event will need to be held online. How effective is that? Can it
> hold well hundreds and maybe thousands of people? Do you have any
> recommendations or resources on how to make it happen well?
>
> 3. Probably the biggest issue is time, and how long the event will be. I
> had a chance to read that 5 hours is quite the minimum to get something
> substantial. How long do people survive in online events in which they do
> not move?  Many participants will not have the privilege to make themselves
> available for so many hours, and that can cause substantial tensions around
> accessibility and equivalence, do you have any ideas on how to attend
> to it? I also got a chance to read that the commitment to be present from
> start to finish is more important than the amount of people coming, how can
> we take care of that in a long online event where people are volunteers?
>
> 4. Does it make sense to produce a condensed and prioritized report after
> the event that will detail some sort of emergent strategy and plans to meet
> the purpose presented? Any resources on how to do it well and in an
> efficient manner?
>
> 5. Do you know any experienced practitioners in the UK (maybe you?) that
> might find this aligned with their values and would want to support with
> deeper advice?
>
> I'd appreciate responses to any or all of the questions, thank you for
> reading !
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Re: [OSList] OST and Holacracy

[Harrison Owen SR via OSList]

Holarchy is the creation of Ken Wilber, I think -- which would date it late
'80's or there about. Ken (if it was Ken) was proposing it as something
that might be done or "installed."  Revolutionary idea at the time. But
there is a secret -- the installation is un-necessary, and probably
counter-productive. In my experience, Holarchy happens every time space is
opened -- all by itself. Self organization in action. No installation
needed. Just get out of the way. Great to see you Funda!

Harrison

On Sun, May 16, 2021 at 5:22 AM Thomas Herrmann via OSList <
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> Thanks Funda.
> Very inspiring, thanks for sharing.  I never really looked into Holocracy,
> Even if I heard bits many times, but I will now thanks 
> Thomas
>
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> *Ämne:* [OSList] OST and Holacracy
>
> Dear Friends,
>
> I think "Holacracy" points out a "Self Organizing, Interactive, Inspired
> System" as indicated in Open Space Technology.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJxfJGo-vkI
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Regards,
> Funda
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Re: [OSList] Asking for your wisdom - Leora Tushinski

[Harrison Owen SR via OSList]

Leora -- My very best to Tova! Holding the tension is a loosing game.. Just
open some space and if the people really care, they will get amazing things
accomplished with no intervention or supervision. Ask Tova about our time
together in Rome with 50 Palestinians and Israelis who were mostly security
types. At the start I remember standing behind two gentlemen I didn't know.
One said to the other, "This is really weird -- we are in business to kill
each other." Try it. Amazing things do happen.

Harrison

On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 9:34 AM David Osborne via OSList <
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> Interesting question Leona.
>
> My answer is more about the principles of self-organization underneath
> openspace (that I learned from Harrison over lunches and a cocktail or two
> at the Glenn Echo Inn) than open space methodology.  Open space requires
> something to be urgent and important.otherwise people won't care and
> they won't show up and invest in it. I think as a manager part of your role
> is defining what's important to the organization and why in a way that
> people care. and want to contribute this sets the direction for your
> team or group. The urgent important issue is like the camp fire that you
> can then invite people to gather around and discuss.it is your role as
> manager to make the environment inclusive and safe for people to gather and
> share their views and ideas openly until insight emerges about the
> situation itself and what to do about it.   The energy and motivation to
> act will naturally arise at this point and you can help the group stay
> connected and share information about progress and what's working and
> what's not.  It's all self-organizing or emergent change. Where Harrison
> and I differed and I'm still exploring his view is whether we need to do
> anything at all or whether it will all happen by itself.   My view has been
> that I care too, and I want to do something. I am part of the emergence. Is
> my role necessary no. But without it something different will emerge.
> Systems are always moving toward fragmentation or cohesion and your role as
> manager will make a huge difference in which way they are headed.
>
> Thanks for your question, and my best to all.
>
> David
>
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> On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 6:13 AM leora tushinski via OSList <
> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
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[OSList] Lessons in Language : We are a global community speaking many languages, but even when we are trying to communicate in a single language, for example English, the task is tough. English, like

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Re: [OSList] This list serve is antiquated big time

[Harrison Owen SR via OSList]

Oh Yes... OSLIST started as a phone operated bulletin board. And for sure
it doesn't exist in 4 colors/touch screen. BUT it has probably existed as
long or longer than any competitors, is searchable, carries the
thinking/sweat/arguments of those who discovered living in Open Space (that
would be 1000's) and Harold (the most recent curator) has done a
marvelous job. Thanks. Could it be better? Sure... but it has worked for ?
(20??)years! And please don't fix it if it ain't broke...

ho

On Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 11:39 AM Harold Shinsato via OSList <
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> Michael,
>
> Thanks. I appreciate the kind words. And I also know I could do better.
> Thank you as well for helping out with the admin work for the OSList.
>
> I couldn't see an easy way to see the count via the Archives. But looking
> at my own stash of the emails, I counted 42.9k messages since the first one
> in December of 1996 back in the old Boise State University LISTSERV (
> osl...@idbsu.idbsu.edu) days.
>
> Harold
>
> On 1/28/21 4:48 PM, Michael Herman via OSList wrote:
>
> Great job, and big thanks Harold. You’re the only reason the list still
> exists in this open, free, independent way.
>
> And just so everyone can notice the scale of the thing, how many messages
> have we posted here so far?
>
> Cuz it’s not just about updating or swapping email tools, folks. Harold
> has managed this so that we still have and can search every message ever
> sent through the list. Amazing!
>
> I know we passed 3 some time ago but couldn’t guess what the total is
> now.  I can’t figure where to look it up anymore. Do you have that number,
> Harold?
>
> Thanks, Michael
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 08:40 Birgitt Williams via OSList <
> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
>> Thank you Harold,
>> I love the simplicity that has been maintained for our email list, and
>> the independence to the extent possible for us to be in a platform that
>> supports us. Thank you for your work on this over many years, and also to
>> those who preceded you.
>>
>> A super super simple way to pay attention to the list, and to follow
>> threads really really easily is to use the GREAT feature of the archives
>> http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org. Every post
>> gets placed in the archives, the archives are searchable. When something
>> that is posted catches my attention, it is easy to go to the archives to
>> see what I may have missed in the thread and also simultaneously by topic
>> access what has been discussed in relation to the topic over the years.
>>
>> in genuine contact,
>> Birgitt
>>
>> [image: Picture]
>>
>>
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>> *Specialist in organizational and systemic transformation, leadership
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Re: [OSList] Opening space online in times of Covid and Crisis

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It's been a long, tiring and wonderful journey ... having you and your
friends as co-jorners is  a delight. Which continues. Thanks! And by the
way are they ever going to release a DVD of your most recent opera?
Probably the only way I'll lever see it  and could be a marvelous tribute
to the millions who are suffering and dead.

Harrison

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> Hello Dear Open Space friends.
>
> Over the last few weeks we at our theater co Improbable have been on a
> fast track journey of learning how to open space for our communities
> online. This has involved facilitating events for some of the many
> communities we are connected to: Arts centres, artists support networks and
> the wider UK theatre community. As you may know we’ve been opening space
> for 15 years at our Devoted and Disgruntled gatherings in embodied space…
> www.devotedanddisgruntled.com
>
> We have so far done a number of pilots and four public events. Each of
> these have had about 80-100 participants. Our first events filled fast in
> 48 hours and we are now scaling and scheduling another next Tuesday 2nd to
> accommodate the waiting list of over 250 people. The theater community here
> is challenged and needs urgently to have spaces where meaningful
> conversations can happen in a more hierarchically fluid way as our theatre
> buildings and freelancers are in crisis  We are just at the beginning of
> this and there is much more to discover.
>
> All of this would not be possible without the incredible help and support
> of this open space community.
>
> I am and always have been in awe of the generosity of spirit that this
> group of people has. Special thanks to Suzanne Daigle, Tom Brown, Paul Levy
> and many others on the OS hotline and elsewhere forgive me if i forget.
> But most of all Lucas Cioffi who has been incredibly supportive in helping
> us ratchet this up as the need has been so urgent. Lucas has been ever
> present often in the background, guiding us to find our way of using QIQO
> simply and effectively with our own style.
>
> We are going to do an interview about our events and use of Qiqo for our
> D events for Lucas but I just wanted to mention a few moments in closing
> circle which have been truly touching. Many of our participants have
> already been on zoom for hours and in many meetings online in these weeks
> as we have had to navigate lockdown from our homes.
> Despite this people have reported such things as.. "This has felt like the
> first time I have been out in a public space since lockdown." "This is the
> first time where I have felt energised and hopeful rather than drained by
> an online meeting" and "This is the first time I have been in a truly
> creative space since all this happened."
>
> We will be publishing the first three reports from last week at the
> beginning of next week and will keep people posted as we continue to open
> space for our theatre community which obviously considers gathering to be
> at the heart pf their lives and practice and have cruelly had this
> possibility stolen by circumstance.
>
> I mention the generosity of the people here and of course I know this all
> arises from the wellspring of spirit which was Harrison's original gift of
> letting us know about what he and his fellow conspirators had discovered
> when they first came upon Open Space Technology. From a tired and energised
> open space friend
>
> lots of love
>
> Phelim
>
> www.improbable.co.uk
>
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