> "There can be no river unless the mountain spring makes a sacred promise
to the sea."
wow!
years ago, when i wrote about the "inviting organization," based on my own
translation of ken wilber into org terms, i suggested the strategic
question that currently mattered was "how inviting is your
Howdy Harrison,
Thanks for describing the context of the Ralph Copleman story- I'm very
thankful for that info.
I notice that, lots of times here, there are references made to notable
OST episodes, and situations from times past...
...the "OST-mythos" as it were.
These mythical stories
Paul,
Do you agree then, with this statement by the author?
/"Contrary to what we would like to believe, there is no such thing as a
structureless group."
/
On 10/5/15 1:11 PM, paul levy via OSList wrote:
I rather like the saying "Trying to understand yourself is like trying
to bite your
there's an awful lot been written about the oslist to be unstructured...
http://openspaceworld.org/wp2/oslist/
http://openspaceworld.org/wp2/oslist/oslist-faq/
and i can add, daniel, that these pages reminded me that ralph copleman was
also the first oslist poet laureate. i remember him showing
Rosa,
Thanks for your thoughts on the essay, [The Tyranny of Structurelessness.]
You say:
"offer clear ways for people to contribute, so that it's clear and
*_explicit_*, how people can become more involved, and thus gain greater
social currency in constructive ways."
The author of the
Hi Daniel,
The writing you shared may well challenge some of our assumptions -- the
word "structure" is at least as loaded in our culture as the word "power"
or the word "leader" -- yet it does not, to my mind, challenge our practice
of OST.
Indeed, one of the great things about OST is that it's
Could it be that the structure we need shows up as we need it and
disappears as quickly as it appeared once it has done its thing or when it
has outlived it usefulness? I value structure in my life though if I focus
on it too much, it does often feel that it becomes a close cousin to those
Hi Suzanne!
Nice interpretation - and maybe Mickey Mouse deserves a bow here.
One of the things I love about our OS Hotline is the wisdom of Skye
Hirst, who frequently shows up there. She has a lot of experience inside
the work of Robert S. Hartman, and the hierarchy of values. Structure
Hi Daniel,
As a habitual outsider, I can't say whether or not I felt excluded by
the Ralph Copleman story or not. For me, it might be a bit like asking a
fish whether or not he feels wet.
But I will say - I've heard the story of Ralph and "everything is
moving", and I got value from the
A few years ago I was invited by a learning and development company to
facilitate a weekend of Open Space for the whole company, on the question of
'New Business Development ideas for..'x' company'.
It was an incredibly creative and fun weekend in which many ideas were floated
and talked
Hi Michael. We've had several OS gatherings to bring together the adult
midcareer graduate students in the doctoral program in Transformative
Inquiry at CIIS in San Francisco.
It's called a 'transdisciplinary' program and a rich mix of exchanges are
always enjoyed. Collaborations including
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Dear Harrison,
it’s so funny I think I do really come from another generation - so sometimes I
am not getting the point.
I am such an Open Space native that I really don’t know what the whole
conversation and struggles have been before and outside the OST approach.
So I guess it’s weird for me
I rather like the saying "Trying to understand yourself is like trying to
bite your own teeth."
The statement "Structure is s figment of our imagination" is simply a
structured statement.
Indeed all advocacy is at least temporary structure.
And no less beautiful for that.
Saying it's all flow
Greeting Marie, Anna, Dirk, Michael, Rosa, JL, Harrison (...did I miss
anyone? sorry of I did) ...
I do like this essay. A lot.
Thanks for interacting around this provocative essay "The Tyranny of
Structurelessness."
The essay certainly does challenge some of our most cherished
Interesting array of perspectives on structures. I sometimes distinguish
between content structures (agendas, syllabi that function for command and
control) and process structures (that liberate people/learners to interact at
the point of choice).
Marie
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