Re: [OSList] What is the sweet spot for Online OS using video chat?

[Suzanne Daigle via OSList]

Hello HO,

NOW WHAT indeed!

No more apologies for getting carried away. Be it me bubbling forth with
the feeling of "love",  a word I would not have dared utter loudly in
public, most especially in professional contexts. Yet those feelings are
undeniably there and I shall utter them as they happen. :-) So far I've
survived speaking my mind... Even more it's blasted holes by opening more
space that led to productive inspired work, in ways that made me happy I
didn't keep my mouth shut. With guys and gals.

Nor shall I hold back on what I envision in the virtual world. Beyond the
so called internet. As one who has hosted often in my physical house and
been similarly hosted in the homes of others, I know there is more to be
invented there.
While I may not be the one doing the inventing, I will gladly partake in
the joy of this imagined future experience and I will wholeheartedly nudge,
prod, and encourage those who passionately see beyond the reaches of what I
see.

So rather than a duel on the matter, what say you to a hearty Martini in
Manila so I can paint a picture of what I see?

After all, you're the one who got me in this mess of Open Space with all
this spirited wave rider stuff and grateful am I that it came my way!

>From a happy Florida camper,
Suzanne

On Aug 30, 2016 5:38 PM, "Harrison Owen"  wrote:
>
> OK – You do get carried away for a bit! But you are right!! AND. Your
imagination is exceeded only by reality!!! (“Today as I imagine the
possibility of  a Virtual House where I could drop in to just hang out with
family, friends, colleagues and Open Space pals, from around the world, I
know that this possibility exists. To see Tova in Israel, Claudia in Egypt,
Sharon Joy in Manila, Alan in Australia, etc. etc. etc.”)
>
>
>
> Suzanne – This is what we do. Every day. All the time. Ever
since It’s called The Internet.
>
>
>
> NOW WHAT!
>
>
>
> ho
>
>
>
>
>
> 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
Suzanne Daigle via OSList
> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 5:07 PM
>
> To: Lucas Cioffi; World wide Open Space Technology email list
> Subject: Re: [OSList] What is the sweet spot for Online OS using video
chat?
>
>
>
> Dear Lucas and all,
>
>
>
> As you pose your question and I saw the replies, I realize once again how
passionate you, Ben Roberts, Brian Burt and others are about creating
virtual experiences for others and with others.  With the spirit and
essence of Open Space. Thank you so very much!
>
>
>
> In seeing your names, I relived the magic of past virtual Open Space
events (Brené Brown and the Global Conversation - Maestro and Brian Burt)
and Harrison's 80th Birthday Party (Lucas and Michael Herman)  last year
and yes WOSonOS Florida too (Ben Roberts and others) with opportunities
here and there to welcome colleagues.
>
>
>
> None perfect but all exhilarating in the trailblazing and experiencing of
it.
>
>
>
> Lucas I share your "Field of Dream Passion - Build it and They Will Come"
though not in developing, refining, improving or simplifying the mechanics
of it in the backroom so all can go smooth in the virtual space. That is
not my expertise or passion. It is the work of unsung heroes.
>
>
>
> If I was to focus on your word "simplest" aka "simplify", I wonder if we
could not create the feel of sitting in a circle without talking about a
circle (like sitting around a campfire, in the comfort of your living room
or around your kitchen table)? Rather than breakouts, could we have rooms
and corners where people can go hang out?  Rather than a marketplace wall,
it could be like going to a movie with a bill board that announces the
movies that are playing. Then of course you could see who's there, in which
room. People would instantly think this is really cool and not a process
thing.
>
>
>
> We know that Open Space works best when we don't talk about Open Space;
we don't talk about a circle, breakouts and stuff.  We simply invite from
the purpose, theme or reason for meeting. In those first moments of sitting
in a circle, looking at the floor and the marketplace wall, it all seems so
foreign to people who have never experienced OS before. Why then should we
bring these concepts into the virtual space?  We don't have to counteract
the familiarity of a theatre style setting, reject the podium or a panel of
speakers.
>
> We can create brand new space - a space of welcome, connecting and
getting things done from the comfort of our own home or office or wherever.
>
>
>
> For each element of Open Space, there could be a way of explaining it
that invites a degree of freedom that feels different, open and fun. People
might attribute it to "this is how it happens virtually" and in the process
they would be living 

Re: [OSList] What is the sweet spot for Online OS using video chat?

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

OK – You do get carried away for a bit! But you are right!! AND. Your 
imagination is exceeded only by reality!!! (“Today as I imagine the possibility 
of  a Virtual House where I could drop in to just hang out with family, 
friends, colleagues and Open Space pals, from around the world, I know that 
this possibility exists. To see Tova in Israel, Claudia in Egypt, Sharon Joy in 
Manila, Alan in Australia, etc. etc. etc.”) 

 

Suzanne – This is what we do. Every day. All the time. Ever since It’s 
called The Internet.

 

NOW WHAT!

 

ho

 

 

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 
Suzanne Daigle via OSList
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 5:07 PM
To: Lucas Cioffi; World wide Open Space Technology email list
Subject: Re: [OSList] What is the sweet spot for Online OS using video chat?

 

Dear Lucas and all,

 

As you pose your question and I saw the replies, I realize once again how 
passionate you, Ben Roberts, Brian Burt and others are about creating virtual 
experiences for others and with others.  With the spirit and essence of Open 
Space. Thank you so very much!

 

In seeing your names, I relived the magic of past virtual Open Space events 
(Brené Brown and the Global Conversation - Maestro and Brian Burt) and 
Harrison's 80th Birthday Party (Lucas and Michael Herman)  last year and yes 
WOSonOS Florida too (Ben Roberts and others) with opportunities here and there 
to welcome colleagues. 

 

None perfect but all exhilarating in the trailblazing and experiencing of it. 

 

Lucas I share your "Field of Dream Passion - Build it and They Will Come" 
though not in developing, refining, improving or simplifying the mechanics of 
it in the backroom so all can go smooth in the virtual space. That is not my 
expertise or passion. It is the work of unsung heroes. 

 

If I was to focus on your word "simplest" aka "simplify", I wonder if we could 
not create the feel of sitting in a circle without talking about a circle (like 
sitting around a campfire, in the comfort of your living room or around your 
kitchen table)? Rather than breakouts, could we have rooms and corners where 
people can go hang out?  Rather than a marketplace wall, it could be like going 
to a movie with a bill board that announces the movies that are playing. Then 
of course you could see who's there, in which room. People would instantly 
think this is really cool and not a process thing. 

 

We know that Open Space works best when we don't talk about Open Space; we 
don't talk about a circle, breakouts and stuff.  We simply invite from the 
purpose, theme or reason for meeting. In those first moments of sitting in a 
circle, looking at the floor and the marketplace wall, it all seems so foreign 
to people who have never experienced OS before. Why then should we bring these 
concepts into the virtual space?  We don't have to counteract the familiarity 
of a theatre style setting, reject the podium or a panel of speakers. 

We can create brand new space - a space of welcome, connecting and getting 
things done from the comfort of our own home or office or wherever. 

 

For each element of Open Space, there could be a way of explaining it that 
invites a degree of freedom that feels different, open and fun. People might 
attribute it to "this is how it happens virtually" and in the process they 
would be living the law of two feet. We'd be communicating intent as we give 
the mechanics of how to move around. 

 

I'm sorry if I got a bit carried away. Ben Roberts once told me years ago that 
he pictured that some virtual meetings could be better than in person. I didn't 
quite believe him. Today as I imagine the possibility of  a Virtual House where 
I could drop in to just hang out with family, friends, colleagues and Open 
Space pals, from around the world, I know that this possibility exists. To see 
Tova in Israel, Claudia in Egypt, Sharon Joy in Manila, Alan in Australia, etc. 
etc. etc. 

 

Suzanne

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 




Suzanne Daigle
Open Space Facilitator
NuFocus Strategic Group

FL 941-359-8877
Cell: 203-722-2009
www.nufocusgroup.com
s.dai...@nufocusgroup.com
Twitter @Daiglesuz

 

 

On Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 10:36 AM, Lucas Cioffi via OSList 
 wrote:

Hi All,

 

I would be super-excited to hear how folks would design the simplest online 
Open Space experience using video chat.  

 

I posted my thoughts below, but I put them further down so that you might have 
a moment to think about what online OS experience would work best for you, 
rather than letting my thoughts influence yours.

 

 

 

My...

 

 

thoughts...

 

 

are...

 

 

down...

 

 

below...

 

 

 

Re: [OSList] What is the sweet spot for Online OS using video chat?

[Suzanne Daigle via OSList]

Dear Lucas and all,

As you pose your question and I saw the replies, I realize once again how
passionate you, Ben Roberts, Brian Burt and others are about creating
virtual experiences for others and with others.  With the spirit and
essence of Open Space. Thank you so very much!

In seeing your names, I relived the magic of past virtual Open Space events
(Brené Brown and the Global Conversation - Maestro and Brian Burt) and
Harrison's 80th Birthday Party (Lucas and Michael Herman)  last year and
yes WOSonOS Florida too (Ben Roberts and others) with opportunities here
and there to welcome colleagues.

None perfect but all exhilarating in the trailblazing and experiencing of
it.

Lucas I share your "Field of Dream Passion - Build it and They Will Come"
though not in developing, refining, improving or simplifying the mechanics
of it in the backroom so all can go smooth in the virtual space. That is
not my expertise or passion. It is the work of unsung heroes.

If I was to focus on your word "simplest" aka "simplify", I wonder if we
could not create the feel of sitting in a circle without talking about a
circle (like sitting around a campfire, in the comfort of your living room
or around your kitchen table)? Rather than breakouts, could we have rooms
and corners where people can go hang out?  Rather than a marketplace wall,
it could be like going to a movie with a bill board that announces the
movies that are playing. Then of course you could see who's there, in which
room. People would instantly think this is really cool and not a process
thing.

We know that Open Space works best when we don't talk about Open Space; we
don't talk about a circle, breakouts and stuff.  We simply invite from the
purpose, theme or reason for meeting. In those first moments of sitting in
a circle, looking at the floor and the marketplace wall, it all seems so
foreign to people who have never experienced OS before. Why then should we
bring these concepts into the virtual space?  We don't have to counteract
the familiarity of a theatre style setting, reject the podium or a panel of
speakers.
We can create brand new space - a space of welcome, connecting and getting
things done from the comfort of our own home or office or wherever.

For each element of Open Space, there could be a way of explaining it that
invites a degree of freedom that feels different, open and fun. People
might attribute it to "this is how it happens virtually" and in the process
they would be living the law of two feet. We'd be communicating intent as
we give the mechanics of how to move around.

I'm sorry if I got a bit carried away. Ben Roberts once told me years ago
that he pictured that some virtual meetings could be better than in person.
I didn't quite believe him. Today as I imagine the possibility of  a
Virtual House where I could drop in to just hang out with family, friends,
colleagues and Open Space pals, from around the world, I know that this
possibility exists. To see Tova in Israel, Claudia in Egypt, Sharon Joy in
Manila, Alan in Australia, etc. etc. etc.

Suzanne



































Suzanne Daigle
Open Space Facilitator
NuFocus Strategic Group

FL 941-359-8877
Cell: 203-722-2009
www.nufocusgroup.com
s.dai...@nufocusgroup.com
Twitter @Daiglesuz


On Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 10:36 AM, Lucas Cioffi via OSList <
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I would be super-excited to hear how folks would design the simplest
> online Open Space experience using video chat.
>
> I posted my thoughts below, but I put them further down so that you might
> have a moment to think about what online OS experience would work best for
> you, rather than letting my thoughts influence yours.
>
>
>
> My...
>
>
> thoughts...
>
>
> are...
>
>
> down...
>
>
> below...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Here are my rough thoughts:
>
> 1. When the event begins you open up a webpage.  You can see the following:
>
>- where the opening circle is
>- how many virtual breakout spaces there are
>- who is in each virtual space right now
>- what is being discussed now and in the future (a bulletin board /
>marketplace / idea wall)
>
> 2. Next you choose to enter a space by turning on your video chat.
>
> *Note: The following features seem helpful but not necessary:*
> 3. When you arrive in a space, you see a shared notes area available to
> all participants.
>
> 4. There is a way to raise your hand to indicate that you'd like to speak.
>
> 5. There is a way to share a quick message such as ("I have to step away
> for a moment").
>
> *Thanks so much for any advice.  I look forward to hearing what you have
> in mind!*
>
> Lucas Cioffi
> Founder, QiqoChat
> Charlottesville, VA
> Mobile: 917-528-1831
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Re: [OSList] metaphorum: a clean language one-day online gathering

[Michael Herman via OSList]

thanks Jan and Bhavesh for the references to clean space.  i think i only
half-understand what it is or means or how it works.  maybe i will raise it
at the metaphorum event.  maybe i need to see it working.  i think i need
to discover the shape of mind that allows one to ask these questions and
have them feel/sound normal, rather than like a set of hoops to jump
through.  m


--

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

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



On Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 12:40 AM, Jan Höglund via OSList <
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> This is a sidetrack. Clean Language seems to be related to Clean Space.
>
> Found this...
>
> "The technology that came to be know as 'Clean Space' evolved alongside
> Clean Language. Space was no longer empty area. It had properties and
> peculiarities of its own. Physical space became psychoactive and therapy
> took a new dimension."
> —Philip Harland, The Power of Six, p. 18.
>
> The Power of Six, by the way, seems to be simplicity itself (the exact
> wording varies depending on the situation):
>
> - What do you know? x 1
> - And what else do you know? x 5
> - And *now* what do you know? x 1
> - Repeat x 6 (or as needed)
>
> Jan, Sweden
>
> --
> To: mich...@michaelherman.com; oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
> Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 12:12:49 -0400
> Subject: Re: [OSList] metaphorum: a clean language one-day online gathering
> From: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
>
>
> Clean Language! Sounds a little suspect to me. But walking the talk, and
> talking the walk is definitely what it (real invitation) is all about.
> Doing all of that is not something you will learn in a “facilitation”
> class. Actually, don’t even try. Find a native speaker.
>
>
>
> ho
>
>
>
> 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 *Michael Herman via OSList
> *Sent:* Friday, August 26, 2016 11:37 AM
> *To:* OSLIST
> *Subject:* [OSList] metaphorum: a clean language one-day online gathering
>
>
>
> there's something interesting happening that some of us might want to join
> on september 9th.  i don't think it's been mentioned here yet.
>
>
>
> i first heard about "clean language" from harold shinsato.  it seems
> useful in our conversations with sponsors about invitations, to help us
> work with their story in their own words.  it'll be useful in other
> settings, too, like coaching.
>
>
>
> the event on the 9th is a 12-hour online gathering, i would say heavily
> informed by open space or maybe it's an experimental online adaptation of
> open space.  but come for the topic, the ideas and practice, and the
> learning, not for the process.
>
>
>
> here are the links where you can check it out.  i'm planning to
> participate in the window that will be daytime in chicago.
>
>
>
> what is the metaphorum online gathering?
>
> http://judyrees.co.uk/metaphorum-2016/
>
>
>
> what is clean language?
>
> http://judyrees.co.uk/what-is-clean-language-2/
>
>
>
>
> Michael
>
>
> --
>
> Michael Herman
> Michael Herman Associates
>
> 312-280-7838 (mobile)
>
>
>
> http://MichaelHerman.com
> http://OpenSpaceWorld.org
>
>
>
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Re: [OSList] What is the sweet spot for Online OS using video chat?

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Ben – I love what you are saying, and I do have to smile. For me – that is what 
The Internet (in toto) is all about. From the very beginning The Internet IS 
Open Space. At whatever risk, I quote myself from a previous posting… “My 
thought is – replicating OS (as experienced by human beings in a physical room) 
is a worthwhile undertaking. The deeper task, I would think, is to open some 
new space that is available only online. Just as the “normal” (space/time) OST 
tends to blow people away – what is the cyber-equivalent? 

 

I don’t have a clue of an answer. But I do remember “way back when” – sitting 
at my kitchen table with a TI Silent 700 plugged into a phone through 
acoustical couplings.  Suddenly “it” came alive and electronic beings from all 
over the planet for the most part (actually I am not really sure where they 
came from) populated my table, life, reality…. Space hadn’t opened. Space/time 
was transformed. 

 

What can you do for me baby? I guess that is the question.”

 

 

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 Ben 
Roberts via OSList
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 11:33 AM
To: 'Lucas Cioffi'; 'World wide Open Space Technology email list'
Subject: Re: [OSList] What is the sweet spot for Online OS using video chat?

 

As someone who’s been part of the community exploring virtual OS going back to 
2012, I resonate with Birgitt’s rhetorical question: “might not the most useful 
offering to provide to be something that takes time, that is not quick, that 
provides space for people who are reflective, thoughtful to be in genuine 
conversations?” I believe we’ve had the tools for creating  “minimalist” OS 
experiences since Maestro was developed in 2009. If we don’t see virtual OS 
taking place extensively, perhaps that’s because we haven’t figured out what 
the uniquely enlivening essence of that virtual experience might be. So 
devotees of the in-person process find virtual engagements to be intriguing, 
but lacking some vital juiciness that would cause them to want to convene such 
engagements regularly. 

Maybe we’re still just in an early learning phase, not only in terms of the 
technical tools, but also (more importantly) the approaches to hosting that can 
really create hospitable virtual space. In person, I think “the OST experiment” 
has shown that we can trust a whole set of instincts that come naturally to us 
as social beings to do much of that space-holding work for us. But our virtual 
norms of behavior are still evolving, and the tools are evolving even faster. 
And so we don’t fully trust them, and we also focus more on the tech/tools and 
less on the processes and social agreements we might bring to bear. Indeed, we 
often expect the tools/platforms to do everything for us (or at least to make 
things really easy and simple), and if that isn’t the case, we decide the tool 
is the problem, rather than our lack of process innovation.


Here’s an example of a key challenge: the magic of in-person OST takes time to 
unfold. As anyone who’s tried to do a one or two round version has learned, 
such mini-OS engagements rarely provide anything like the depth of insight and 
sense of a collective journey that a full day can offer, never mind a 
traditional two-and-a-half day schedule. But we are, it seems to me, afraid to 
ask people to show up virtually for that long and intensive a process. Indeed, 
I find that proposing even a two-hour engagement often generates resistance 
with potential sponsors. That’s partly because, for many of us (even those who 
do so regularly!), it is legitimately unappealing to spend all day in front of 
a screen or on the phone. But it’s also due to a set of assumptions we make 
about participants’ attention spans and availability. How accurate are those 
assumptions?

 

Going back to Birgitt’s question, what inspires me these days is a vision of 
hybrid in-person/virtual engagements lasting anywhere from one week to three 
months, that include collective inquiry, community building, and 
crowd-resourcing. It’s anything but minimalist. OST-like processes are a core 
tool, but more important are the OST principles that embody personal freedom 
and personal responsibility. What excites me about this concept is the 
expansion of time, the appeal to our collective hunger for participation in 
“communities of purpose,” and the possibility of glocal (global + local) 
impact. These are all things that can play to the strengths of our new virtual 
tools and spaces.

 

When I first read Margaret Mead’s statement that small groups of thoughtful, 
committed citizens are the only thing that has ever changed the world, I 
assumed that such groups were rare, very hard to form, and required huge 
commitments from 

Re: [OSList] What is the sweet spot for Online OS using video chat?

[Ben Roberts via OSList]

As someone who’s been part of the community exploring virtual OS going back to 
2012, I resonate with Birgitt’s rhetorical question: “might not the most useful 
offering to provide to be something that takes time, that is not quick, that 
provides space for people who are reflective, thoughtful to be in genuine 
conversations?” I believe we’ve had the tools for creating  “minimalist” OS 
experiences since Maestro was developed in 2009. If we don’t see virtual OS 
taking place extensively, perhaps that’s because we haven’t figured out what 
the uniquely enlivening essence of that virtual experience might be. So 
devotees of the in-person process find virtual engagements to be intriguing, 
but lacking some vital juiciness that would cause them to want to convene such 
engagements regularly. 

Maybe we’re still just in an early learning phase, not only in terms of the 
technical tools, but also (more importantly) the approaches to hosting that can 
really create hospitable virtual space. In person, I think “the OST experiment” 
has shown that we can trust a whole set of instincts that come naturally to us 
as social beings to do much of that space-holding work for us. But our virtual 
norms of behavior are still evolving, and the tools are evolving even faster. 
And so we don’t fully trust them, and we also focus more on the tech/tools and 
less on the processes and social agreements we might bring to bear. Indeed, we 
often expect the tools/platforms to do everything for us (or at least to make 
things really easy and simple), and if that isn’t the case, we decide the tool 
is the problem, rather than our lack of process innovation.


Here’s an example of a key challenge: the magic of in-person OST takes time to 
unfold. As anyone who’s tried to do a one or two round version has learned, 
such mini-OS engagements rarely provide anything like the depth of insight and 
sense of a collective journey that a full day can offer, never mind a 
traditional two-and-a-half day schedule. But we are, it seems to me, afraid to 
ask people to show up virtually for that long and intensive a process. Indeed, 
I find that proposing even a two-hour engagement often generates resistance 
with potential sponsors. That’s partly because, for many of us (even those who 
do so regularly!), it is legitimately unappealing to spend all day in front of 
a screen or on the phone. But it’s also due to a set of assumptions we make 
about participants’ attention spans and availability. How accurate are those 
assumptions?

 

Going back to Birgitt’s question, what inspires me these days is a vision of 
hybrid in-person/virtual engagements lasting anywhere from one week to three 
months, that include collective inquiry, community building, and 
crowd-resourcing. It’s anything but minimalist. OST-like processes are a core 
tool, but more important are the OST principles that embody personal freedom 
and personal responsibility. What excites me about this concept is the 
expansion of time, the appeal to our collective hunger for participation in 
“communities of purpose,” and the possibility of glocal (global + local) 
impact. These are all things that can play to the strengths of our new virtual 
tools and spaces.

 

When I first read Margaret Mead’s statement that small groups of thoughtful, 
committed citizens are the only thing that has ever changed the world, I 
assumed that such groups were rare, very hard to form, and required huge 
commitments from their members. Thus the concept, while intuitively appealing 
and no doubt meant to inspire citizen activism, also seemed to imply 
significant barriers to entry. What if, thanks to our new virtual capacities, 
it is now easy to bring together not just small, but medium and large-sized 
groups of such citizens to generate collective impact? What if we could even 
participate effectively in our spare time, say by watching a bit less TV for a 
month?! 

 

What if the main thing holding us back from exercising this new power is the 
lack of a new story of collective possibility that truly inspires us? Part of 
that story needs to be about the tools, but it’s much more about what we might 
do with them that could make a difference. With the constant drumbeat of data 
about systemic breakdowns, it is all too easy to succumb to cynicism and 
despair. Yet we also are aware of pieces of the new story that have been 
emerging for decades—OST itself is certainly a part of that emergence. It’s 
time to put the pieces together!

 

Peace,

Ben

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Lucas 
Cioffi via OSList
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Subject: Re: [OSList] What is the sweet spot for Online OS using video chat?

 

Hello Birgitt,

 

I appreciate your thoughtful questions.  I want to do more listening than 
talking in this conversation, because I'm hoping to learn what minimalist tool 
people on this list 

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[OSList] Fwd: Re: 24th World Open Space on Open Space (WOSonOS) Conference

[Michael M Pannwitz via OSList]

Liebe Listige,

bitte schaut Euch den Austausch zwischen Gail West, Harrison Owen und 
Alan Stewart - die ganz Ältesten unter uns in Taiwan, USA und Australien 
- an, die allesamt zu dem WOSonOS in Manila fahren und breit einladen.


Ich selber fahre nicht, aber bin ganz neidisch auf alle, die dabei sein 
werden... es gibt eine aktive Gruppe von os-Nutzern in den Philippinen 
mit vielen Vernetzungen im asiatisch-pazifischen Raum.


Sharon Joy Chao vom Veranstalterteam haben mich gebeten, die Nachricht 
mitzuverbreiten... und auch erwähnt, dass schon drei Teilnehmende aus 
Deutschland dabei sind.


Wünsche allen, die in Manila dabei sein werden ein osmäßiges produktives 
Vergnügen... die Male, die ich bei WOSonOSen dabei war, waren es immer.


Für die langfristig Planenden unter uns: Der WOSonOS war im Jahr 2000 in 
Berlin und auch ein Jahrzehnt später in 2010, diese Abfolge soll 
weitergehen, also 2020 schon mal wieder in Berlin. Welcher Ort wäre 
genial für 150-200 Menschen?


Herzliche Grüße aus dem sonnigen Berlin
mmp


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Subject: 	Re: [OSList] 24th World Open Space on Open Space (WOSonOS) 
Conference

Date:   Tue, 30 Aug 2016 14:03:14 +0800
From:   Gail West via OSList 



Great!  I just signed up myself and find there is a lovely group of 
those folks already signed up.  And looking forward to many more


Gail

On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 4:46 AM, Harrison Owen via OSList 
> 
wrote:


Alan – Thanks for spreading the word. And for whatever it is worth –
I do have my tickets and, God Willing and the creeks don’t rise – I
will be there in Manila looking forward to greeting whomsoever
chooses to be among the “right people.”

__ __

Harrison


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*Sent:* Sunday, August 28, 2016 8:09 PM
*




G'day All

To enhance awareness of this *forthcoming wondrous event
* I have been requested by the
organising committee in Manila to help promote it to Aussies. 



Which I have done by posting to people on diverse  Downunder lists,
bcc to 'stalwarts'  I refer to.

  Here is a copy for more widespread notice.



I am most happy to do this having attended five WOSonOS gatherings,
starting with Monterey in California in 1998 and the most recent in
St Petersburg in Florida in 2013. 

And would say that they have all been great experiencing through
learning more of what an impactful process OST is in many contexts,
particularly highly complex and conflicted. There are increasing
numbers of these situations, for which so much more could be done
effectively were OST brought to bear. 

*If you are looking to extend your understanding of OST and its
widespread applications you would do well to register for this 'in
our patch' event. *

Equally memorable, and personally beneficial, from my participating
in the WOS gatherings have been the fine friends I have made from
every one. These stalwarts are scattered all around our little
planet, 3rd from the sun. I have had much joy from keeping connected
with these lively spirits in diverse ways including Skype, QiqoChat
and sometimes - gloriously- in person. 

*How good is that, keeping in close contact with like passioned
fellow Spaceniks, for now nearly 20 years?   *

Could your hopping off to Manila have this kind of impact on your
'self organising' way of being too?   

To add: Having visited the Philippines twice I can assure you that
the welcome and hospitality you will likely experience there will be
'incomparable'. 

*Please pass this on to people in your orbit who are already in tune
with OST and all it can mean. or could be if they knew of this
opportunity. *



Looking forward.

Go well



Alan




*Alan Stewart, PhD
Social Artist
Facilitator of conversations that matter and participatory fun
Senior Fulbright Scholar*


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Re: [OSList] 24th World Open Space on Open Space (WOSonOS) Conference

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Great!  I just signed up myself and find there is a lovely group of those
folks already signed up.  And looking forward to many more

Gail

On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 4:46 AM, Harrison Owen via OSList <
oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> Alan – Thanks for spreading the word. And for whatever it is worth – I do
> have my tickets and, God Willing and the creeks don’t rise – I will be
> there in Manila looking forward to greeting whomsoever chooses to be among
> the “right people.”
>
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> *From:* OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Alan Stewart via OSList
> *Sent:* Sunday, August 28, 2016 8:09 PM
> *To:* World wide Open Space Technology email list
> *Cc:* Sharon Berlin-Chao; Eva Haydee G. Alipustain
> *Subject:* Re: [OSList] 24th World Open Space on Open Space (WOSonOS)
> Conference
>
>
>
>
>
> G'day All
>
> To enhance awareness of this *forthcoming wondrous event
> * I have been requested by the organising
> committee in Manila to help promote it to Aussies.
>
>
>
> Which I have done by posting to people on diverse  Downunder lists, bcc to
> 'stalwarts'  I refer to.
>
>  Here is a copy for more widespread notice.
>
>
>
> I am most happy to do this having attended five WOSonOS gatherings,
> starting with Monterey in California in 1998 and the most recent in St
> Petersburg in Florida in 2013.
>
> And would say that they have all been great experiencing through learning
> more of what an impactful process OST is in many contexts, particularly
> highly complex and conflicted. There are increasing numbers of these
> situations, for which so much more could be done effectively were OST
> brought to bear.
>
> *If you are looking to extend your understanding of OST and its widespread
> applications you would do well to register for this 'in our patch' event. *
>
> Equally memorable, and personally beneficial, from my participating in the
> WOS gatherings have been the fine friends I have made from every one. These
> stalwarts are scattered all around our little planet, 3rd from the sun. I
> have had much joy from keeping connected with these lively spirits in
> diverse ways including Skype, QiqoChat and sometimes - gloriously- in
> person.
>
> *How good is that, keeping in close contact with like passioned fellow
> Spaceniks, for now nearly 20 years?   *
>
> Could your hopping off to Manila have this kind of impact on your 'self
> organising' way of being too?  
>
> To add: Having visited the Philippines twice I can assure you that the
> welcome and hospitality you will likely experience there will be
> 'incomparable'.
>
> *Please pass this on to people in your orbit who are already in tune with
> OST and all it can mean. or could be if they knew of this opportunity. *
>
>
>
> Looking forward.
>
> Go well
>
>
>
> Alan
>
>
>
>
>
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> and participatory funSenior Fulbright Scholar*
>
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