The New York Times published a long and most interesting article. I am sure
we will hear more of its author, but in the interim I heartily recommend a
good hard read. It is a little bit of a slog, but worth every step. I think
it has special relevance for anybody concerned with Open Space either
Permanent white water?
Some interesting quotes from the article, /Welcome to the Failure Age.../
The only way to harness this new age of failure is *to learn how to
bounce back* from disaster and create the societal institutions that
help us do so. *The real question is whether we're up
Dan - You surely nailed it! I was just about to write a sort of explanatory
note, but I think you just did it much better than I ever could. Thank you!
And for those of you who didn't read this article --- try it. If English
isn't your primary, don't worry too much. The language is quite simple.
A wee story of
Last year at a 200-participant (tables of 8) conference, myself and a colleague
Peter Wilde (with the blessing of the organisers) offered an 'alternative'
space to the mainstream process.
We introduced the notion of 'self-organising' conversations at the beginning of
the
I agree with Suzanne - well worth the read. And although I know you all
deeply admire my opinion :o), the name of the article is Welcome to the
Failure Age!, and it looks at how quickly this age of innovation also
turns successes into failure and a faster loop of change, and suggests
we'll
Fascinating article - I forwarded onto a number of other family and colleagues.
Thanks for the link.
I'm in Brisbane this week where the G20 leaders summit is about to start.
Looking at their agenda, one thing I wonder about is whether our world leaders
really get this... they continue to
Very much enjoy all these conversations of Guerilla Open Space. To
Daniel's question where does the authority come from to take these
actions?...
There seems to be a point of change before the wave crests, and the
authority is coming from the space itself. It goes to those who can
feel it
Happy to help!
I notice that adapting requires learning, and learning is difficult when
fearful.
Open Space seems particularly good at reducing fear and helping the
group to learn
/Insights gained by learners *as they cross thresholds* can be
exhilarating but might also be
One more story:
Since 2008,, every year at the Agile 20xx conference there has been an area
called Open Jam (in homage to a now defunct Music Festival analogy). It's
usually prominently located near the main traffic patterns of the conference
and arranged with a variety of sub-areas variously
Harold says:
...The authority is in the space, just ready for some one to pick up.
Where does it come from?
BART Paper says:
https://www.it.uu.se/edu/course/homepage/projektDV/ht09/BART_Green_Molenkamp.pdf
Nonetheless individuals take on roles that serve to fill the gaps
ofauthority
always there, i think, daniel. and kind of like spiritual practice, or any
practice for that matter. we do the practice every day or whatever, and
some days we just rock. some days we sit on the cushion or run or sing or
whatever and we end up riding some kind of rocket to peak performance.
The Open Jam events at the Agile 20xx conferences have increasingly been
the place where (at least in my opinion) the cool things happen. Even
though the official story is that Open Space doesn't work in parallel,
and I've definitely seen it work horribly in a software conference
attempting to
Regards specifically the sub-thread on authorisation and space (@ Michael
and Daniel),
I came across a magnificent quote the other day, about voting and the
nature of democracy. Voting is little more nor less than the periodic
delegation of our inherent authority - to act on our own behalf, and
Thank you everyone for your examples... I love the demonstrations of Open
Space incorporated symbiotically into the structure of a more formal
event. It is making me rethink what is possible with gatherings... there
is strong pressure to have prescriptive formal structures even when
everyone
The Creative Economy - New Management Practices for the 21st century (November
13-14, 2014)
For anyone and everyone interested in the increasingly chaotic world of work,
this forum promises some juicy presentations. Gary Hamel, Steve Denning, are
among the cast of speakers. It is being live
John, some years ago I opened space in the middle of a 3 day conference.
National Alliance of Arts and Culture... 350 people in a fancy hotel in
Boston. No possibility of creating circle of chairs but at least we had a
market place wall. I opened the space by inviting people to create a circle
in
So where are all the examples of failures to open space against the tide?
Who has those?
They're the ones we can really learn from...
A couple come to mind, essentially the same, not quite failure, but
non-events at least, that reflect the story that I mentioned earlier...
A small handful of
The New York Times published a long and most interesting article. I am sure
we will hear more of its author, but in the interim I heartily recommend a
good hard read. It is a little bit of a slog, but worth every step. I think
it has special relevance for anybody concerned with Open Space either
Permanent white water?
Some interesting quotes from the article, /Welcome to the Failure Age.../
The only way to harness this new age of failure is *to learn how to
bounce back* from disaster and create the societal institutions that
help us do so. *The real question is whether we're up
Dan - You surely nailed it! I was just about to write a sort of explanatory
note, but I think you just did it much better than I ever could. Thank you!
And for those of you who didn't read this article --- try it. If English
isn't your primary, don't worry too much. The language is quite simple.
A wee story of
Last year at a 200-participant (tables of 8) conference, myself and a colleague
Peter Wilde (with the blessing of the organisers) offered an 'alternative'
space to the mainstream process.
We introduced the notion of 'self-organising' conversations at the beginning of
the
I agree with Suzanne - well worth the read. And although I know you all
deeply admire my opinion :o), the name of the article is Welcome to the
Failure Age!, and it looks at how quickly this age of innovation also
turns successes into failure and a faster loop of change, and suggests
we'll
Fascinating article - I forwarded onto a number of other family and colleagues.
Thanks for the link.
I'm in Brisbane this week where the G20 leaders summit is about to start.
Looking at their agenda, one thing I wonder about is whether our world leaders
really get this... they continue to
Very much enjoy all these conversations of Guerilla Open Space. To
Daniel's question where does the authority come from to take these
actions?...
There seems to be a point of change before the wave crests, and the
authority is coming from the space itself. It goes to those who can
feel it
Happy to help!
I notice that adapting requires learning, and learning is difficult when
fearful.
Open Space seems particularly good at reducing fear and helping the
group to learn
/Insights gained by learners *as they cross thresholds* can be
exhilarating but might also be
One more story:
Since 2008,, every year at the Agile 20xx conference there has been an area
called Open Jam (in homage to a now defunct Music Festival analogy). It's
usually prominently located near the main traffic patterns of the conference
and arranged with a variety of sub-areas variously
Harold says:
...The authority is in the space, just ready for some one to pick up.
Where does it come from?
BART Paper says:
https://www.it.uu.se/edu/course/homepage/projektDV/ht09/BART_Green_Molenkamp.pdf
Nonetheless individuals take on roles that serve to fill the gaps
ofauthority
always there, i think, daniel. and kind of like spiritual practice, or any
practice for that matter. we do the practice every day or whatever, and
some days we just rock. some days we sit on the cushion or run or sing or
whatever and we end up riding some kind of rocket to peak performance.
The Open Jam events at the Agile 20xx conferences have increasingly been
the place where (at least in my opinion) the cool things happen. Even
though the official story is that Open Space doesn't work in parallel,
and I've definitely seen it work horribly in a software conference
attempting to
Regards specifically the sub-thread on authorisation and space (@ Michael
and Daniel),
I came across a magnificent quote the other day, about voting and the
nature of democracy. Voting is little more nor less than the periodic
delegation of our inherent authority - to act on our own behalf, and
Thank you everyone for your examples... I love the demonstrations of Open
Space incorporated symbiotically into the structure of a more formal
event. It is making me rethink what is possible with gatherings... there
is strong pressure to have prescriptive formal structures even when
everyone
The Creative Economy - New Management Practices for the 21st century (November
13-14, 2014)
For anyone and everyone interested in the increasingly chaotic world of work,
this forum promises some juicy presentations. Gary Hamel, Steve Denning, are
among the cast of speakers. It is being live
John, some years ago I opened space in the middle of a 3 day conference.
National Alliance of Arts and Culture... 350 people in a fancy hotel in
Boston. No possibility of creating circle of chairs but at least we had a
market place wall. I opened the space by inviting people to create a circle
in
So where are all the examples of failures to open space against the tide?
Who has those?
They're the ones we can really learn from...
A couple come to mind, essentially the same, not quite failure, but
non-events at least, that reflect the story that I mentioned earlier...
A small handful of
The New York Times published a long and most interesting article. I am sure
we will hear more of its author, but in the interim I heartily recommend a
good hard read. It is a little bit of a slog, but worth every step. I think
it has special relevance for anybody concerned with Open Space either
Permanent white water?
Some interesting quotes from the article, /Welcome to the Failure Age.../
The only way to harness this new age of failure is *to learn how to
bounce back* from disaster and create the societal institutions that
help us do so. *The real question is whether we're up
Dan - You surely nailed it! I was just about to write a sort of explanatory
note, but I think you just did it much better than I ever could. Thank you!
And for those of you who didn't read this article --- try it. If English
isn't your primary, don't worry too much. The language is quite simple.
A wee story of
Last year at a 200-participant (tables of 8) conference, myself and a colleague
Peter Wilde (with the blessing of the organisers) offered an 'alternative'
space to the mainstream process.
We introduced the notion of 'self-organising' conversations at the beginning of
the
I agree with Suzanne - well worth the read. And although I know you all
deeply admire my opinion :o), the name of the article is Welcome to the
Failure Age!, and it looks at how quickly this age of innovation also
turns successes into failure and a faster loop of change, and suggests
we'll
Fascinating article - I forwarded onto a number of other family and colleagues.
Thanks for the link.
I'm in Brisbane this week where the G20 leaders summit is about to start.
Looking at their agenda, one thing I wonder about is whether our world leaders
really get this... they continue to
Very much enjoy all these conversations of Guerilla Open Space. To
Daniel's question where does the authority come from to take these
actions?...
There seems to be a point of change before the wave crests, and the
authority is coming from the space itself. It goes to those who can
feel it
Happy to help!
I notice that adapting requires learning, and learning is difficult when
fearful.
Open Space seems particularly good at reducing fear and helping the
group to learn
/Insights gained by learners *as they cross thresholds* can be
exhilarating but might also be
One more story:
Since 2008,, every year at the Agile 20xx conference there has been an area
called Open Jam (in homage to a now defunct Music Festival analogy). It's
usually prominently located near the main traffic patterns of the conference
and arranged with a variety of sub-areas variously
Harold says:
...The authority is in the space, just ready for some one to pick up.
Where does it come from?
BART Paper says:
https://www.it.uu.se/edu/course/homepage/projektDV/ht09/BART_Green_Molenkamp.pdf
Nonetheless individuals take on roles that serve to fill the gaps
ofauthority
always there, i think, daniel. and kind of like spiritual practice, or any
practice for that matter. we do the practice every day or whatever, and
some days we just rock. some days we sit on the cushion or run or sing or
whatever and we end up riding some kind of rocket to peak performance.
The Open Jam events at the Agile 20xx conferences have increasingly been
the place where (at least in my opinion) the cool things happen. Even
though the official story is that Open Space doesn't work in parallel,
and I've definitely seen it work horribly in a software conference
attempting to
Regards specifically the sub-thread on authorisation and space (@ Michael
and Daniel),
I came across a magnificent quote the other day, about voting and the
nature of democracy. Voting is little more nor less than the periodic
delegation of our inherent authority - to act on our own behalf, and
Thank you everyone for your examples... I love the demonstrations of Open
Space incorporated symbiotically into the structure of a more formal
event. It is making me rethink what is possible with gatherings... there
is strong pressure to have prescriptive formal structures even when
everyone
The Creative Economy - New Management Practices for the 21st century (November
13-14, 2014)
For anyone and everyone interested in the increasingly chaotic world of work,
this forum promises some juicy presentations. Gary Hamel, Steve Denning, are
among the cast of speakers. It is being live
John, some years ago I opened space in the middle of a 3 day conference.
National Alliance of Arts and Culture... 350 people in a fancy hotel in
Boston. No possibility of creating circle of chairs but at least we had a
market place wall. I opened the space by inviting people to create a circle
in
So where are all the examples of failures to open space against the tide?
Who has those?
They're the ones we can really learn from...
A couple come to mind, essentially the same, not quite failure, but
non-events at least, that reflect the story that I mentioned earlier...
A small handful of
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