Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 81, Issue 3
t?s just that we need to be reminded, >> and called into circle to live the experience of it, some for the first >> time, some re-newing their knowledge. >> >> How many circles can we open in the next few weeks? I?ve been sensing >> that the Open Space community has been readying for this moment. Our >> role as a community, with the collective experience and courage of this >> community is to lead, encourage, free and provide the ground swell to >> remind every single human being of the inherent collective intelligence >> they were born with to act, to be this new government by and for the people >> - Now. >> >> In support of the up-coming *Peace and Peak Performance* weekend in NYC, >> I encourage all who can to bring their passions, their sense of urgency and >> join with others ready to do this work. I resolve for 2018 a renewed >> commitment to this amazing *living* process called Open Space Technology. >> Bring your passion and let?s meet up now. >> >> Skye Hirst, sk...@autognomics.org. >> >> *About the author: Skye Hirst is one of the founders of the Autognomics >> Institute Inc. She brings her empirical experience from coaching, >> organzational consulting, inquiry circles, healing and working with people >> up close and personal for 39 years* >> >> >> -- >> *Skye Hirst, PhD* >> President - The Autognomics Institute >> *Conversations in Radical Self-Knowing* >> www.autognomics.org >> @autognomics >> 207-593-8074 <(207)%20593-8074> >> >> *"Nature ever flows, stands never still. Motion or change is her mode of >> existence."* >> *- Ralph Waldo Emerson* >> >> ___ >> OSList mailing list >> To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org >> To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: >> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org >> Past archives can be viewed here: http://www.mail-archive.com/ >> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org > -- next part -- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.openspacetech.org/pipermail/oslist-openspacetech.org/attachments/20180106/40aa4160/attachment-0001.html> > > -- > > Subject: Digest Footer > > ___ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > Past archives can be viewed here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org > > -- > > End of OSList Digest, Vol 81, Issue 3 > * ___ OSList mailing list To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org Past archives can be viewed here: http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
Re: [OSList] the story I told when opening space in NYC in 2015
Thank you for such a lovely thank you stay warm it’s 7 below here tonight guess u grew up cold hugs On Sat, Jan 6, 2018 at 8:01 PM Suzanne Daigle via OSList < oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote: > Christine, merci pour le souvenir de ce Forum Ouvert où tu as ouvert une > espace extraordinaire. Thank you Christine for the indelible memory of > this moment in 2015 when you opened the Space in New York. Your words are > as powerfully resonant as when you told us the story then. Not too long, > rest assured. And Skye thank you for extending such a compelling call to > action for our upcoming gathering. > > In honor of what you've both written, I created a collage of photos from > years past and posted on Facebook. It's a time when each of you were in New > York. > > > https://www.facebook.com/groups/7189220743/?multi_permalinks=10156959599630744_id=1515286052533116_t=feedback_reaction_generic > > Suzanne xoxo > > > > Suzanne Daigle > Open Space Facilitator > NuFocus Strategic Group > > FL 941-359-8877 > Cell: 203-722-2009 > www.nufocusgroupusa.com > s.dai...@nufocusgroup.com > Twitter @Daiglesuz > > > On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 5:22 AM, christine koehler via OSList < > oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote: > >> Dear OS community, >> >> As I am preparing myself to open space (and also longing for not being >> able to join you at the International House next week), I came across the >> story I wrote just after the Paris attack in 2015 and that I told when >> opening space for the Practice of Peace. >> Reading it again after those years, I believe it is too long a story to >> be used to open space. >> However, I remember how meaningful it was for me at that time to be able >> to connect the terrible events I had gone through and the hope I had (and >> still have) that opening space might be one very meaningful way to act when >> dealing with events that bring sorrow to life. How meaningful it was also >> to be able to share my story with you. >> This summer, while attending an Art of Hosting gathering, I met a man >> from Austria whose son was deeply injured in the next attack, in November >> of the same year, in Bataclan, the club where 130 persons were killed. His >> family is still today heavily impacted by those terrible days. This made me >> think that those stories may still be worth sharing. >> >> Here it goes. >> >> "To begin this seminar and welcome you I could offer you the story of >> this year theme *“Opening Space for Peace and High Performance in Work >> and in Life: Navigating Chaos, Confusion and Conflict »*. The first part >> « Peace and High performance » comes from Harrison. As he loves to tell >> stories, I am sure he will be delighted to tell it to you when he will be >> there this afternoon or in the coming days. And if you forget to ask him, >> just read his book « Wave Rider: leadership for high performance » where >> the story is being told. >> >> Instead I will tell you how strong those words echoed for me in the past >> days, as we in France went through as you all know those terrible moments. >> >> >> I was in my office on Wednesday, January 7, a grey winter day in Paris, >> preparing to receive guests I had invited via Twitter to listen together to >> the launch of an online course some of you may know : Otto Scharmer’s U >> lab, dealing with Transforming Business, Society, and Self. A theme dear to >> my heart. That’s at that precise moment that I learned that our satirical >> newspaper Charlie Hebdo, has been attacked and that many of “them” were >> dead. You may know what happened in those dreadful days: the initial 13 >> deaths, the tracking, the shooting of several police officers, the Jewish >> supermarket assaulted, more deaths and the killing of the 3 gunmen. >> >> I have seen this going on in front of my eyes. The supermarket is 15mn’s >> walk away from my apartment. Charlie Hebdo’s newspaper is closed to the >> university where my daughter is studying. One of the supermarket clients >> studied in the same business school than my husband. All those horrors >> sounding suddenly so close. So during those days, I experienced a large, >> very large palette of emotions: shock, anger, sadness, fear, doubt, >> confusion, more fear for the future: would our society split into opposite >> camps ? would this lead to more chaos? >> >> >> >> After Charlie Hebdo’s shooting, a minute of silence was decided in all >> public spaces. Private places did the same. Schools did the same. As they >> did so, we suddenly discovered that there were some classes were children >> would not silent, would not be shocked by what had happened but found it >> absolutely normal. Suddenly the kids showed what we all knew was there and >> had tried to forget. Kids repeat what they hear at home. And so we all >> heard via radio or TV that there are some places in our society where the >> killing of others brings joy and comfort. Even if a minority, it shows us >> that something has gone wrong. >> >>
Re: [OSList] the story I told when opening space in NYC in 2015
Christine, merci pour le souvenir de ce Forum Ouvert où tu as ouvert une espace extraordinaire. Thank you Christine for the indelible memory of this moment in 2015 when you opened the Space in New York. Your words are as powerfully resonant as when you told us the story then. Not too long, rest assured. And Skye thank you for extending such a compelling call to action for our upcoming gathering. In honor of what you've both written, I created a collage of photos from years past and posted on Facebook. It's a time when each of you were in New York. https://www.facebook.com/groups/7189220743/?multi_permalinks=10156959599630744_id=1515286052533116_t=feedback_reaction_generic Suzanne xoxo Suzanne Daigle Open Space Facilitator NuFocus Strategic Group FL 941-359-8877 Cell: 203-722-2009 www.nufocusgroupusa.com s.dai...@nufocusgroup.com Twitter @Daiglesuz On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 5:22 AM, christine koehler via OSList < oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote: > Dear OS community, > > As I am preparing myself to open space (and also longing for not being > able to join you at the International House next week), I came across the > story I wrote just after the Paris attack in 2015 and that I told when > opening space for the Practice of Peace. > Reading it again after those years, I believe it is too long a story to be > used to open space. > However, I remember how meaningful it was for me at that time to be able > to connect the terrible events I had gone through and the hope I had (and > still have) that opening space might be one very meaningful way to act when > dealing with events that bring sorrow to life. How meaningful it was also > to be able to share my story with you. > This summer, while attending an Art of Hosting gathering, I met a man from > Austria whose son was deeply injured in the next attack, in November of the > same year, in Bataclan, the club where 130 persons were killed. His family > is still today heavily impacted by those terrible days. This made me think > that those stories may still be worth sharing. > > Here it goes. > > "To begin this seminar and welcome you I could offer you the story of this > year theme *“Opening Space for Peace and High Performance in Work and in > Life: Navigating Chaos, Confusion and Conflict »*. The first part « Peace > and High performance » comes from Harrison. As he loves to tell stories, I > am sure he will be delighted to tell it to you when he will be there this > afternoon or in the coming days. And if you forget to ask him, just read > his book « Wave Rider: leadership for high performance » where the story is > being told. > > Instead I will tell you how strong those words echoed for me in the past > days, as we in France went through as you all know those terrible moments. > > > I was in my office on Wednesday, January 7, a grey winter day in Paris, > preparing to receive guests I had invited via Twitter to listen together to > the launch of an online course some of you may know : Otto Scharmer’s U > lab, dealing with Transforming Business, Society, and Self. A theme dear to > my heart. That’s at that precise moment that I learned that our satirical > newspaper Charlie Hebdo, has been attacked and that many of “them” were > dead. You may know what happened in those dreadful days: the initial 13 > deaths, the tracking, the shooting of several police officers, the Jewish > supermarket assaulted, more deaths and the killing of the 3 gunmen. > > I have seen this going on in front of my eyes. The supermarket is 15mn’s > walk away from my apartment. Charlie Hebdo’s newspaper is closed to the > university where my daughter is studying. One of the supermarket clients > studied in the same business school than my husband. All those horrors > sounding suddenly so close. So during those days, I experienced a large, > very large palette of emotions: shock, anger, sadness, fear, doubt, > confusion, more fear for the future: would our society split into opposite > camps ? would this lead to more chaos? > > > > After Charlie Hebdo’s shooting, a minute of silence was decided in all > public spaces. Private places did the same. Schools did the same. As they > did so, we suddenly discovered that there were some classes were children > would not silent, would not be shocked by what had happened but found it > absolutely normal. Suddenly the kids showed what we all knew was there and > had tried to forget. Kids repeat what they hear at home. And so we all > heard via radio or TV that there are some places in our society where the > killing of others brings joy and comfort. Even if a minority, it shows us > that something has gone wrong. > > How was it possible? how did we go together to such a situation where > there is such madness? Will we ever be able to change this? Can we define > the problem, imagine a solution and just press a button to fix it? > Obviously, we won’t. This is not the kind of problem that can be fixed. We > already tried, and
Re: [OSList] Skye Just feel the need to say the obvious
Dear Skye, I am just reading this now. I will be printing this, bringing copies to New York. The gift of your words and the lifetime of wisdom and discernment behind them brought tears to my eyes and awe in my heart. Thank you... Suzanne Suzanne Daigle Open Space Facilitator NuFocus Strategic Group FL 941-359-8877 Cell: 203-722-2009 www.nufocusgroupusa.com s.dai...@nufocusgroup.com Twitter @Daiglesuz On Tue, Dec 26, 2017 at 7:48 AM, Skye Hirst via OSList < oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote: > *New mind for New Government By and For the People* > > *What is happening and how?* > > Winning, at all costs, to what end? What mediates such excess, and drive? > The answer is lots of people who care about something other than JUST > winning. When there are people with lots of money who want more of lots > of money, when the ends justify the means, we get a fools game like we’ve > witnessed in the US Congress. We can point to that set of events and say > how is this happening? > > *A world breaking down* > > Constellations of events have converged to create a world that doesn’t > work, a world that breaks down trust, hope, morale and ethics agreements of > centuries in the making. For example; rule of law, checks and balances > between branches of government, rules against nepotism, no conflict of > interest in leadership roles, regulation where the masses are protected > against the control of the few (monopolies) control of public air ways > (FCC), and communication rights (TV, Radio, Cable and now Internet), > Protection of Environment for all (EPA) to name but a few. > > *Totalitarianism in the making* > > When there is no one to do the protecting, when the police and military > become those in charge with no counter balance of justice or consequence, > when leadership is singularly driven by acts of self-aggrandizement, using > money, legal minds who can work around the laws, and psychological trickery > to manipulate people vulnerable to advertizing, persuasion by distractions, > anxieties and fears, then you have what we have today, a totalitarianism in > the making. The people who are participating unwittingly in this making > are like fools in play land; US Congressional players with their hands in > the pot grabbing what greed wants as the system falls apart. > > *Becoming a counter balance* > > Maybe a new idea is to wake up, to re-member – by being an active counter > balance, an antidote, to provide energy for new direction, actually, with > renewed capacity, to be a government by the people, and for the people. Can > there exist a government such as this? Even if the American ideal was > just that, an experiment in the making, can what was put in place by > founding fathers be re-invented with new minds that have deeper > understanding of how life works, how consciousness creates structures from > spirit of intention, from highest values of inclusion, valuing life-itself > as highest value, (inalienable rights)? To make choices that are > life-giving, that grow, not kill, that support, not constrain, that free, > not entrap, that create hope, trust, and working together towards what > works for the whole good of life-itself in which we all share. > > *Growing a New Mind* > > How this can occur, many here know already, is best exemplified by Open > Space Technology. > > Harrison Owen put a name to this living process he describes as Open Space > Technology. Over twenty years ago, he began to talk of this universal > process that goes on in nature, plays out over and over again when certain > conditions arrise. People closest to the work to be done, people most > impacted by what needs to change, come together, sit in a circle, listen to > their own passions and knowing and find ways to act with new awareness. > Through listening, being responsible for what needs to happen, plans for > actions emerge. Often action begins immediately in times of crisis. Leaders > emerge around projects and work to be done. Hearts and minds are changed > with new ways of knowing the situation at hand reveal. Movement towards > harmonization happens with no controllers, no force required. > > This is a dynamic inherent in life where people are driven by intentions > for life, liberty, and freedom to pursue one’s happiness, to follow one’s > “self-law” (acts of autonomy,) while doing so in collaboration with others > doing the same, like cells in our bodies. > > I like how In Open Space Technology we can re-member and experience the > process of growing this *new mind for government for the people, and by > the people *every time we participate in it. > > There are a few things to point out here that seem to occur naturally, > obvious, as they may be to many reading this. > > 1) There is *passion* around an issue that draws people together in > physical or digital space and time. > > 2) An *urgency* to action exists. > > 3) An *invitation is extended* to all those stakeholders who have a stake > in that
