[OSList] Leadership Competencies for Thriving in a Culture of Constant Change

Dear friends and colleagues, I love supporting leaders who have a desire to shift their organizational culture to value leadership in everyone, to nourish a culture of leadership. They understand the importance of a liberating structure and a participatory architecture to engage and support a

Re: [OSList] Ridiculous quote from David Orr ..."The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people"

Mark, I have to disagree with you here on three points: “Respect is a two way street.” No it is not. This is the quid-pro-quo, tit-for-tat mentality that has gotten us into an immense amount of trouble already. I can very well respect a person who does not respect me. I am sure you can

Re: [OSList] Definitions...

Nice thoughts Michael Sent by iPhone Karl Royle Head of Enterprise and Commercial Development Faculty of Education Health and Wellbeing University of Wolverhampton 01902323006 07815416698 @karlroyle. On Twitter Karlr61 Skype > On 5 Dec 2019, at 19:08, Michael M Pannwitz via OSList >

Re: [OSList] Ridiculous quote from David Orr ..."The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people"

Koos, I said the quote is ridiculous, not that any person is. See how simply words and their meaning can be misconstrued? I agree with you on respect. Respect is a two way street. The quote disrespects successful people and the need for more of them. That is antithetical to our beloved OST. For

Re: [OSList] Ridiculous quote from David Orr ..."The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people"

Mark, “THE dictionary”? As if there is one truth that supersedes all others? Not very Open Space-like imho. It hurts me to see a quote being called ridiculous, especially if that quote has been said with an ideal, a true passion in mind. So I went looking for the meaning behind that

Re: [OSList] Movement/Dance/Somatics/Embodiment - opening space within & without!

Hi Tricia! Wonderful topic. I met Jen Freeman this week, who has studied tai-chi for many years and uses embodiment significantly in her coaching and OD practice. It might be interesting to connect with her. Feel free to mention my name and to remind her

Re: [OSList] Definitions...

"In the context of an OST event I have become more and more interested in not being noticed after the market place activities. The less I am noticed the more success I feel." <3<3<3 "A good wanderer leaves no trace." -- Tao-te-ching, Chapter 27

[OSList] Definitions...

Dear colleagues, reading this from Mark Carmel in the note of Dec 5 "What IS Open Space Technology if not to inspire participants into action to pursue their passion to accomplish their aims? Their purpose? To become successful in their life?" made me wonder about this statement and about

Re: [OSList] Ridiculous quote from David Orr ..."The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people"

Loving words, and knowing that people write and revise dictionaries, I tried a few dictionaries online. Here's what the Cambridge Dictionary says: achieving desired

Re: [OSList] Ridiculous quote from David Orr ..."The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people"

Koos, Do you remember this quote? "It Depends on what the definition of is, is" - a quote from President Bill Clinton during his impeachment On Thu, Dec 5, 2019, 9:20 AM Koos de Heer wrote: > It depends on your definition of success. > > > > If you define success as earning a lot of money

Re: [OSList] Ridiculous quote from David Orr ..."The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people"

Koos, That IS why we have dictionaries my friend. Operational definitions are KEY in human understanding. The definition of success I provided is in the dictionary. Thanks for your feedback. MC On Thu, Dec 5, 2019, 9:20 AM Koos de Heer wrote: > It depends on your definition of success. > >

Re: [OSList] Ridiculous quote from David Orr ..."The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people"

It depends on your definition of success. If you define success as earning a lot of money and using that money to deplete a large part of the earth’s resources, then I can agree with the statement that we don’t need that. If you define success as having a large surviving offspring (and

[OSList] Ridiculous quote from David Orr ..."The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people"

The definition of success is: The Accomplishment of an aim or purpose. What IS Open Space Technology if not to inspire participants into action to pursue their passion to accomplish their aims? Their purpose? To become successful in their life? The notion that we should stamp out successful

Re: [OSList] Happy birthday Harrison

Harrison, it has become a milestone for us to mark time. The essence is what we do with every hour of every 365 days between milestones and how we respect the bounteous gifts that we have at our finger tips. You are an example of what this means especially in relation to the gifts that people