Re: [OSList] Fwd: confirm b231987a1c44fcdfe6e7f1c503bc1f2a25381e0b

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Go for it Harold!
Harrison


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Re: [OSList] Fwd: confirm b231987a1c44fcdfe6e7f1c503bc1f2a25381e0b

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

If you want the OSLIST do what the message says.
ho


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Re: [OSList] Online Open Space with more than 1000 people?

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Pushed the button too soon. --sorry. I actually do have some thoughts for the 
online OS. Major one is that you take full advantage of the online environment. 
In terms of all the questions Lucas raised ... I think you are making it much 
too complicated. In a F-to-Face OS thought must be given the potential number 
of sessions to insure available meeting spaces and times. It turns out most 
estimates are too restrictive, as Michael and I discovered. We also discovered 
that time/space can expand very quickly with very little effort on our part -- 
which is a whole other story. However, time/space in cyberspace is infinite. So 
how to proceed? I would do the standard opening/invitation down to the point 
where participants are invited to announce their issues. In the F-to-Face world 
the announcements have to be done individually and sequentially. In the virtual 
environment, they can be done all at once. I would suggest creating a screen 
which is opened to all participants (1500) displaying available time slots (say 
6 -- 1 hour periods over whatever days) and two statements to be filled in "My 
issue is" "My name is"
The time slot portion might work something like this: Each slot is programmed 
for a finite number of uses (say 50). When a participant clicks on a chosen 
time the number available in that slot is reduced by one and the participant's 
issues is assigned that time period. When the number available in that slot 
goes to zero the screen adjusts and that particular slot disappears. Given 
sufficient computing power all participants could work simultaneously. At the 
end of the announcement period the screen goes blank and returns with The 
Agenda. Sort of like a mini Amazon shopping spree for 1500 people. 
I surely could not do the programming, but I am quite certain it could be done. 
Have fun!
Harrison


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Sent: Fri, Apr 22, 2022 12:53 pm
Subject: Re: [OSList] Online Open Space with more than 1000 people?

Michael Pannwitz and I facilitated a gathering for 2108 German Psychiatrists. 
We did it straight by the book. We thought there might be 75 sessions. We were 
off by a bit. Ended up with 150+ We just kept passing out post-its and expanded 
the wall. We actually did it in a circus tent which was a little different. 
This was a one day gathering with proceedings for all upon departure. How you 
would do all that online -- I don't have a clue, but I am sure you guys are 
going to have fun figuring that all out. Good luck!
Harrison


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Subject: [OSList] Online Open Space with more than 1000 people?

Hi All,
Someone asked me for advice about hosting an online open space with 1500 people 
who work on child welfare.  They want to get the "whole system in the room", 
including government, professionals, families, etc.
I can see that there are at least two separate parts to this challenge: 
tech/software and facilitation.
1. Tech/Software: What technology decisions would you make to accommodate 1500, 
since the capacity of Zoom meetings is 1000?  I wrote up my thoughts on this 
part at the bottom of this email.
2. Facilitation: This is the main question that I have for colleagues on 
OSLIST.  What special design considerations would you have during an open space 
(online or not) with more than 1500 people?  Here are some questions that come 
to mind:   
   - How many sessions do you think people will propose if this is a 1-day, 6 
hour event with 3-4 rounds of discussion sessions?  I searched OSLIST and found 
this from Harrison in 2016: "Rule of thumb... for all these years 5 break 
our rooms/spaces per 100 participants. For smaller groups (+- 50) a large room 
with nooks usually works better. I’ve had groups of 25 with 4-5 groups working 
at the same time."  So that would mean 50 spaces, therefore up to 150 sessions, 
but I would expect that the rule of thumb acts more as a maximum as groups get 
larger, because there's probably a lot of duplicate topics as groups get 
larger.   

   - If there are 150 sessions proposed, do you give everyone a chance to speak 
their session to the large group or just view the list of sessions?  If 
everyone had just 15 seconds then that would be 38 minutes of just listening to 
session topics.  Ahh!!
   - How do you make it easy for participants to merge their sessions together? 
 I guess they could ask to move to a Zoom breakout room and we could pair them 
off for a moment, or they could connect with each other in chat -- that seems 
practical.
My thoughts on tech options are below.Any other thoughts that you have?  Thank 
you!  

Lucas Cioffi

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Re: [OSList] Online Open Space with more than 1000 people?

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Michael Pannwitz and I facilitated a gathering for 2108 German Psychiatrists. 
We did it straight by the book. We thought there might be 75 sessions. We were 
off by a bit. Ended up with 150+ We just kept passing out post-its and expanded 
the wall. We actually did it in a circus tent which was a little different. 
This was a one day gathering with proceedings for all upon departure. How you 
would do all that online -- I don't have a clue, but I am sure you guys are 
going to have fun figuring that all out. Good luck!
Harrison


-Original Message-
From: Lucas Cioffi via OSList 
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Cc: Lucas Cioffi 
Sent: Thu, Apr 21, 2022 2:16 pm
Subject: [OSList] Online Open Space with more than 1000 people?

Hi All,
Someone asked me for advice about hosting an online open space with 1500 people 
who work on child welfare.  They want to get the "whole system in the room", 
including government, professionals, families, etc.
I can see that there are at least two separate parts to this challenge: 
tech/software and facilitation.
1. Tech/Software: What technology decisions would you make to accommodate 1500, 
since the capacity of Zoom meetings is 1000?  I wrote up my thoughts on this 
part at the bottom of this email.
2. Facilitation: This is the main question that I have for colleagues on 
OSLIST.  What special design considerations would you have during an open space 
(online or not) with more than 1500 people?  Here are some questions that come 
to mind:   
   - How many sessions do you think people will propose if this is a 1-day, 6 
hour event with 3-4 rounds of discussion sessions?  I searched OSLIST and found 
this from Harrison in 2016: "Rule of thumb... for all these years 5 break 
our rooms/spaces per 100 participants. For smaller groups (+- 50) a large room 
with nooks usually works better. I’ve had groups of 25 with 4-5 groups working 
at the same time."  So that would mean 50 spaces, therefore up to 150 sessions, 
but I would expect that the rule of thumb acts more as a maximum as groups get 
larger, because there's probably a lot of duplicate topics as groups get 
larger.   

   - If there are 150 sessions proposed, do you give everyone a chance to speak 
their session to the large group or just view the list of sessions?  If 
everyone had just 15 seconds then that would be 38 minutes of just listening to 
session topics.  Ahh!!
   - How do you make it easy for participants to merge their sessions together? 
 I guess they could ask to move to a Zoom breakout room and we could pair them 
off for a moment, or they could connect with each other in chat -- that seems 
practical.
My thoughts on tech options are below.Any other thoughts that you have?  Thank 
you!  

Lucas Cioffi

QiqoChat | Lead Software Engineer

lu...@qiqochat.com

+1.917.528.1831

 








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Options for handling more than 1000 people in Zoom + QiqoQiqo has a max 
capacity of 2500, and Zoom has a max capacity of 1000 interactive participants 
in a single meeting.  There are several solid options for increasing the event 
size above 1000 people.
Option 1: We can connect two 1000-person Zoom meetings together, where the 
second room is an overflow room.  The people in the overflow room can hear what 
is going on in the first room and can speak & use the chat with each other but 
they cannot speak & use the chat in the first room.  (The technical way this 
happens is that a second facilitator joins the overflow room from their Zoom 
app, then they join the first Zoom meeting through their Web browser 
Chrome/Firefox/Safari/etc and then they screenshare that into the overflow Zoom 
meeting).  The facilitator in the first room can be the voice for people in the 
overflow room and can speak into the first room what is happening in the chat 
of the overflow room (if they have the overflow meeting open in their browser.  
You can have up to 1000 other people with this option.  We will add to our 
staff a skilled moderator for the overflow room so that people there feel 
engaged and not that they are passively watching and left out.  You can also 
add the livestream in option 2 (below) to this option so people can choose from 
the main Zoom, overflow Zoom, and the livestream.
Option 2: We can livestream from the 1000-person Zoom meeting into QiqoChat so 
that anyone who joins after the meeting reaches capacity will be able to see 
the livestream from the same page where they are.  We have several options 
where everyone can be in the same chat (outside of Zoom) or we can use the 
regular chat inside of Zoom for the main room and have an overflow chat for 
everyone watching the livestream.  You can have up to 1500 other people with 
this option.
Option 3: Today we requested that Zoom increases the max capacity of their 
meetings to 2000 people.  They have never done that for any customer as far 

Re: [OSList] Who came up with the name Open Space Technology

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

I called it Open Space and my colleague Raj of Tata added "Technology" At the 
time, I thought it was a joke, but serious one. 
Hsrrison


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Sent: Fri, Apr 22, 2022 9:57 am
Subject: [OSList] Who came up with the name Open Space Technology

Hi all, have a question gnawing on my brain. Does anyone recall the origin of 
the name Open Space Technology ? I believe Harrison got it from a client 
session. Thanks in advance and happy earth day!
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Re: [OSList] Fwd: Inquiry with HSD Institute

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

I don't remember who actually wrote this ... but for better or worse, it sounds 
a lot like me. Michael has copies of the original HSD book, which is very 
elegant. If the text alone will do -- go tohttps.openspaceworld.com and click 
on "books" --- scroll down a bit and you will find a pdf
ho 


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Sent: Wed, Mar 2, 2022 6:28 pm
Subject: [OSList] Fwd: Inquiry with HSD Institute

Dear Glenn,

further below is the respons I got from Royce Holladay of Human Systems 
Dynamics Institute that published "The Practice of Peace".

Yes, it is presently not available at amazon.

However, I bought a bunch and had my publisher in Berlin put it into his 
online shop, see here
> https://www.westkreuz-verlag.de/de/the-practice-of-peace

In case you go to the shop you will see a short text in English under 
the heading "Produktbeschreibung"I will paste it here:

"Basic to the Practice of Peace is the understanding that the organism 
is its own best healer, and the power behind that healing is 
self-organization. Organism in this context means all living creatures 
and entities: You and me, all of us, families, neighborhoods, cities, 
companies and countries.

The Practice of Peace involves initiating, sustaining, and in some cases 
re-starting, that fundamental engine of our existence, 
self-organization. The heart of the Practice then is to consciously 
apply the power of self-organization. Practically, this means doing a 
very simple thing: Open space wherever, however, and as often as you 
can. Using Open Space Technology is a good place to start.

Every moment of the day provides an opportunity to create the conditions 
for Peace. To see these more clearly and to use these opportunities 
takes some insight and preparation and basic approaches and an 
understanding that this practice is a lifelong journey. This book has 
all this to offer including a detailed introduction to basic skills for 
Peacekeepers such as “Never work harder than you have to”, “Don’t fix it 
if it ain’t broke” and, the most important “Never delude yourself into 
thinking you are in control”. In addition exciting and delicious 
examples from everyday life illustrate the Practice of Peace."

I dont know who wrote this... me, I dont remember.

Further down you see the response from Royce Holladay...

Love and Peace
mmp



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Betreff:     Inquiry with HSD Institute
Datum:     Wed, 2 Mar 2022 13:08:04 -0600
Von:     Royce Holladay 
An:     mmpannw...@gmail.com

Thank you for your inquiry, and for your commitment to put Harrison's 
work into the world. Unfortunately, we did not create an electronic 
version of the book, and we no longer have access to the original 
manuscript we used to have it printed.

Best of luck. I did check, and it's no longer available on Amazon, either.

Peace And Grace,
Royce Holladay, MEd, HSDP
Director of Services
she / her / hers
50 East Golden Lake Rd.
Circle Pines, MN 55014
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Re: [OSList] Happy Birthday Harrison Owen

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Many thanks to everybody.  
Harrison


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Subject: Re: [OSList] Happy Birthday Harrison Owen

Felicitations, Harrison.
Thank you for being the gentle midwife of Opening Space into the three 
dimensional realm.
Paul Levy


On Thu, 2 Dec 2021, 20:58 Peggy Holman via OSList, 
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Joining the choir…happy 86th birthday Harrison. May it be a year of space 
opening in unexpected — and fruitful — ways and places.
Love,Peggy

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On Dec 2, 2021, at 11:42 AM, Chris Corrigan via OSList 
 wrote:
Happy Birthday to our wonderful anti-Commander in Chief!
Chris
On Thu, Dec 2, 2021 at 11:29 AM Jeff Aitken via OSList 
 wrote:

It's a bit early for martinis, so here's a cup of coffee raised, to honor your 
birthday from San Francisco! 
Thanks for inviting (i almost typed inciting) this global community of fine 
inspired madness. 
WarmlyJeff
On Thu, Dec 2, 2021, 10:42 AM Thomas Herrmann via OSList 
 wrote:

Congratulations Harrison. I am in a team preparing an Art of Hosting training - 
I will coach participants to open space on Saturday - looking forward to this 
physical training after a looong time online.  Sending you my love and 
appreciationThomas Herrmann
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Thanks my friend
ho


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To: OSLIST 
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Sent: Thu, Dec 2, 2021 10:18 am
Subject: [OSList] Happy Birthday Harrison Owen

What a special day this is! December 2nd 2021, Harrison Owen's 
Birthday!Harrison, you gave us the gift of Open Space Technology and we ran 
with it. It is a gift that never stops giving, circling the world over and 
over, in ways we never could have imagined. Gatherings in just about every 
country of the world, we continue to invite and open space on important issues 
with head and heart.In these times, as never before, ignited by this 8 Billion 
Question, the deep yearning to open more and more space, everywhere we go, 
wherever we are, fuels us.Happy Birthday dear Harrison from the thousands who 
love you, from the thousands and thousands who sat in a circle experiencing 
open space (face-to-face and virtually) and all those who have yet to meet and 
engage in Open Space in the future.


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Re: [OSList] Confused American

[harrison owen via OSList]

Got it1 Well done!! Harrison Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Marc C. Trudeau via OSListSent: Thursday, January 14, 2021 2:09 PMTo: OSList (email to post)Cc: Marc C. TrudeauSubject: Re: [OSList] Confused American ❤️On Jan 14, 2021, at 1:55 PM, Jeff Aitken via OSList  wrote: Hi folks. The voice that I used for that post was that of my cousin, whom I love very much. He is, like me, a white American with twelve generations of ancestry in Maryland and West Virginia, until our grandfather moved to California.   I was reflecting on the theme of the upcoming online OS conference, around holding space for 8 billion people in conversation. My cousin's voice came through suddenly, to start to reflect the intensity of the conflicts in the USA on the day of the 2nd impeachment.  Holding space for even the USA's 300+ million at this time requires digging deeper than usual. I need to understand the assumptions and judgments that I make about folks whose voices sound like that. I did have satire in mind at first, but then the floor dropped out beneath me.  So, it became an offering in these interesting times.  Jeff 
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Re: [OSList] Confused American

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This is totally weird… I’ve known Jeff for years and I simply can’t believe he would say something like that. Strange times. ho Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Jeff Aitken via OSListSent: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 5:49 PMTo: World wide Open Space Technology email listCc: Jeff AitkenSubject: [OSList] Confused American As a patriotic American I join millions who were confused when thePresident did not step boldly into the opportunity in his Jan 6 publicspeech to announce the arrest of Joe Biden and others for that satanicpedophilic conspiracy ring. Everything had been perfectly orchestratedleading up to that moment, it seemed. The gentleman who interviewed Harrison last year on his YouTubechannel, the old friend from DC days with an intelligence background(who loved the idea of Open Space!) was also greatly optimistic (withother interviewees on his channel) that this denouement would takeplace on the optimal day. What went wrong? I remain confused.___OSList mailing listTo post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.orgTo unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.orgTo subscribe or manage your subscription click below:http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.orgPast archives can be viewed here: http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org 
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[OSList] Some thoughts for election eve in USA...

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

It's all open space... We are at one of those breathless moments between what 
was and what shall be. And guess what? Nobody knows! That's just how it look 
here (USA) -- and how does it look to you -- wherever And in the interim, 
herewith some thoughts which rolled out when "The Best Practice" folks asked me 
what I was thinking about...https://youtu.be/FuPuAwph65k 
Keep safe!
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Re: [OSList] Are we bugged?

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

And I love you Michael!
ho


-Original Message-
From: Michael M Pannwitz via OSList 
To: Harrison Owen via OSList 
Cc: Michael M Pannwitz 
Sent: Sun, Oct 25, 2020 10:17 am
Subject: Re: [OSList] Are we bugged?

My machine loves OSLIST. Everything here ok.
love and peace
mmp
Am 25.10.2020 um 15:03 schrieb Harrison Owen via OSList:
> My Norton goes crazy if I get near OSLIST. What's up?
> 
> Harrison
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[OSList] Are we bugged?

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

My Norton goes crazy if I get near OSLIST. What's up?

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Re: [OSList] wikipedia on OS... ack!

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

MIchael --- same, same, same. I can only say I have seen worse. I suppose the 
most upsetting part is that "they"  say in the heading that it reads like an 
advert. That's been there for years -- the problem, I assume, is that the world 
of Open Space is so "strange and wonderful" that it couldn't possibly be ... so 
when you do a simple description it might well sound like an hallucination. 
Given what I know and have experienced in "standard" meetings and facilitations 
over the years, I agree totally. I'm not sure how you could change that -- 
except I do say, "Try it, you might like it."  It could even be weirder that 
you anticipated. Be Prepared to be surprised!
ho


-Original Message-
From: Michael Herman via OSList 
To: OSLIST 
Cc: Michael Herman 
Sent: Tue, Jun 23, 2020 4:22 am
Subject: [OSList] wikipedia on OS... ack!

hallo friends, 
i've just come from wikipedia where the OS page seems to have hit an all-time 
low.  where does this garbage come from?  a while ago there was some chatter 
here about giving the page some help.  did that ever happen?  i see chris 
corrigan's fingerprints on the page, quite a while back.  just re-instated one 
of your changes that somebody had removed, buddy!  did some other cleaning.  
but how to keep up with the nonsense?  anybody want to play there and see if we 
can make a dent in it?
michael
 
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Re: [OSList] Sad news

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Viv -- thanks to you we know! And thanks to Rob we know a lot of great things, 
beings and people. Always nice to remember good things particularly when you 
are at the edge of yawning open space which is the current drama.
Harrison


-Original Message-
From: Peggy Holman via OSList 
To: Open Space Listserv 
Cc: Peggy Holman 
Sent: Wed, Jun 3, 2020 7:20 pm
Subject: Re: [OSList] Sad news

Marysville was a magical OSonOS. I remember that night hike with Rob. He was an 
important part of making the whole experience special.
Thank you, Viv, for letting us know of his passing.
Warmly,Peggy



On Jun 3, 2020, at 3:53 PM, Alan Stewart via OSList 
 wrote:
Indeed. Wondrous memories of Rob, who he was and of of the walks in the woods 
he led. Particularly around the lovely Marylands Hotel in which we were all 
housed during WOSONOS in OZ in 2002.
In which we conversed heartily during the day and sang lustily at night.
And made lasting friendships with fellow 'Spaceniks' near and far. 
I join with others here who also pay tribute to Rob and Fr Brian who set our 
sights for Open Space Downunder. 
Looking forward
Al - formerly AlanAdelaide 
www.conversare.net


On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 8:56 PM, Brendan McKeague via OSList 
 wrote:

Hello Viv and Anne
Thanks for letting us know about Rob making his way onwards. I have many lovely 
memories of meeting him at Marysville and how much he contributed to making 
that such a wonderful experience for so many people. I also had the blessing of 
running into him on other occasions while visiting Melbourne and of course 
online. I love his cheeky grin and provocative probings….
A passionate promoter of Open Space and of all things that sustain and grow the 
circles of connection on this planet. 
I’m pleased that I met him and wish him and Fr Brian much fun in their 
break-out together with our many other Open Space friends who have moved on.  
Best wishes 
Brendan 



On 3 Jun 2020, at 6:27 pm, Anne A Hiha via OSList 
 wrote:
Hi Viv
Thank you for posting about Rob and mentioning Brian. I have fond memories of 
the one and only OSonOS I have ever attended, at Marysville. Brian Bainbridge 
gave me a ride to Marysville ,a journey I will always remember for the 
beautiful sights outside the car and the warm conversation inside the car.
Rob, I clearly remember too. Being from New Zealand we are very passionate 
about our wonderful bush, and to be shown the Australian bush by someone with 
as much passion filled my heart.
Thank you for reigniting such dear memories Viv it has been a long time since I 
saw you last in Torquay. when I was staying with Heather. I hope you are 
keeping well.
Kind regards
Anne

From: OSList  on behalf of Viv McWaters 
via OSList 
Sent: Wednesday, 3 June 2020 8:13 PM
To: osl...@openspacetech.org 
Cc: Viv McWaters 
Subject: [OSList] Sad news Hi all

Some of you may remember Rob Chaffe from the Australian OSonOS at Marysville, 
in the hills out of Melbourne. He took us walking through the bush to 
experience the native nocturnal wildlife.

Sadly, Rob died this morning, after a long battle with cancer. It was Rob who 
introduced me to Brian Bainbridge - and look where that led! I like to think of 
them together somewhere chewing the fat about all things open space and the 
state of the world.

Rob was a very generous person, passionate, and always had an opinion to share. 
He was a great friend and mentor to me. He’ll be missed.

Cheers

Viv

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Re: [OSList] The 2020 Online World Open Space on Open Space - Planning Discussion

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Lucas... there is a time and place for every person... and you, it seems have 
found both. Right idea, right technology, right time/space! Congratulations!! 
And with all respect to my good friend Mark, I think I will take a miss (Brit 
speak) on the facilitation bit. But the invitation is real simple: "COME! Every 
one is invited, no explanation needed. Just show up." Should do the trick. And 
anybody who doesn't understand will have the added benefit of enjoying the 
mystery. Of course the right people per usual will be there  Cardinal principle 
ever since: KISS. (Keep it simple Stupid) -- that works too!
Harrison


-Original Message-
From: Phelim McDermott via OSList 
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Cc: Phelim McDermott 
Sent: Sun, May 31, 2020 2:19 pm
Subject: Re: [OSList] The 2020 Online World Open Space on Open Space - Planning 
Discussion

I’d love to be able to support this Lucas. Will speak to Improbable colleagues. 
Love 
Phelim x




On 31 May 2020, at 17:58, Lucas Cioffi via OSList 
 wrote:
Hi All,
Four weeks ago we heard from our colleagues in Germany that unfortunately and 
understandably the 2020 in-person gathering cannot happen this year (their 
original message is at the bottom of this email).
Then Mark Carmel started a thread 12 days ago: "How about we have a global OST 
facilitated by HHO with invites to all on this list serve?"

I propose that we can all participate in the planning process for an online 
World Open Space on Open Space (WOSonOS) this year...
First we'll need a compelling invitation.  On this Google doc you will find 10 
empty spaces where anyone can write a rough draft of an invitation.  You can 
also add comments to other people’s invitations in the comment section for each 
invitation.  If you would prefer to not use Google docs, please feel free to 
reply to this email with your draft invitation.   
   - Action Item: So if you find yourself sitting down for coffee one morning 
with a clear mind and thinking about why it is important to bring OS 
facilitators from across the world together at this moment, please share those 
thoughts as an invitation on that page.
Second we'll need a place to host the event.  If we get 25 (or more) people to 
offer their Zoom accounts, then we can have 25 (or more) breakout spaces for 
free.  We can use a tool I've built (QiqoChat) to make it easy for people to 
jump between the Zoom meetings, but people can use Zoom directly if they 
prefer.   
   - Action Item: Please add your name to the Google doc (link is above) if you 
have a Zoom pro account and would like to share it for this online WOSonOS.  
When should we do it?  I propose that once we complete the invitation, we 
schedule it with three week's advance notice.
How much should it cost?  I propose that it should be free with a recommended 
donation of $X to organizations near where you live (for example the Open Space 
Institute if you live in the US).  This way we can use the event to build our 
network's capacity.
What do you think?  The thread is open...

Lucas CioffiLead Software Engineer, QiqoChat.comScarsdale, NY917-528-1831





On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 2:12 PM Jo Toepfer via OSList 
 wrote:

  
 
Dear OS Community worldwide! Whatever happens is the only thing that could 
have… We hereby inform you – with regret, let’s say it ones before we look 
forward – that we decided to stop the preparation of the WOSonOS 2020 planned 
to be held October 29 through 31, 2020.After a careful review of the current 
circumstances and the possible developments of the COVID-19 pandemia we came to 
the conclusion that we can not held the event as planned. At the moment it 
would be unrealistic to conduct the event in a face-to-face format in fall 2020 
here in Berlin. We as the sponsor and all those who want to participate and 
would have to book their trip in advance would be left with the cancellation 
costs.The alternative option to hold the WOSonOS as an online event instead is 
clearly not our choice. For us this would be a different meeting than the one 
we are entrusted with, and we have no passion to do it online.The ones who 
already registered, 43 participants from Iceland, France, Canada, Netherlands, 
UK, Belgium, Sweden, US, Italy, Spain, Malaysia, Switzerland and Germany, are 
already informed personally and their participation fees will be fully 
refunded.   
Next steps: We are currently checking the option to postpone the WOSonOS to 
2021. Therefore it would be helpful to know whether a designated team for 2021 
already exists? If so, please contact us and we will figure out where the next 
WOSonOS will take place. Our preparations are on a hold – and whenever the time 
is right we (and the venue manager) are ready to invite you to Berlin. It is 
still a wonderful place to get in touch in Open Space on Open Space and we 
appreciate the opportunity to host it whenever it starts.  Take good care and 
stay well, Dietmar, Jo, Julia, Juliane - WOSonOS sponsor team
 boscop and 

Re: [OSList] Meeting of the tribes: Our gifts for crisis and change

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Exchange... yes. And on that note I might suggest that "getting the whole 
system in the room" (Marv Weisbord's phrase) is certainly related to the idea 
of diversity -- but not quite the same thing a my meaning when I described 
"diversity" as one of the critical five preconditions for self organization. My 
understanding of diversity may be achieved when "all who care" are there (for 
the OS). "Caring" is the operative word. Putting it simply: "If you care, you 
got to be there." "Those who care might include: The whole system, less than 
the whole system, or more. I've had the experience (as I am sure you have as 
well, Michael) when total onlookers, just casual observers, suddenly discover 
that they have an interest, some input -- and actually care. Sometimes they 
just stand in the doorways, but on occasion they just moved right in and took 
over -- to the benefit of everybody. Why or how -- who knows??? But they cared! 
I've seen this happen often enough that I added another little reminder to 
myself and whomsoever..."Honor the Stranger." They always show up and their 
gifts can be extravagant. Strangers in out midst is by no means a bad thing.
Harrison


-Original Message-
From: Michael M Pannwitz via OSList 
To: Rolf Schneidereit via OSList 
Cc: Michael M Pannwitz 
Sent: Fri, Apr 3, 2020 3:24 am
Subject: Re: [OSList] Meeting of the tribes: Our gifts for crisis and change

Dear Rolf,

exchange is what OSLIST thrives on.

For me, it is (was) THE  worldwide place for reflecting and learning and 
unfolding about my working and living as an os facilitator... in 
addition to my regular interaction in local, regional and worldwide 
OSonOS, including the Stammtische in Berlin (inactive for the duration 
of physical contact restrictions with the hope that the WOSonOS in 
Berlin in October of this year will be possible and, of course, 
Stammtische again...).

Looking at the 5 or so prerequisites for the unfolding of 
selforganisation (the center of my craft), I have always looked 
specifically at "diversity" (or as some say "getting the whole system in 
the room") and advocated that our os-exchanges would profit from high 
diversity as far as participants are concerned. I always felt that 
"diversity" was one of the prerequisites that we have some influence in. 
For instance, who all we would invite to our events (including OSLIST).

Looking at that aspect, diversity can be expanded in the same way as we 
suggest to our clients. Usually, we ask some simple questions in the 
planning stage of an event, such as "who all needs to be at the event to 
increase the chance for fullfilling both our aspirations we have around 
the "burning business issue" and the chance for action on the stuff that 
we feel needs to be taken?".

Often, I have found that in answering this question some pretty relevant 
groups were not in focus, such as "the customer" which, in a school 
setting, might be the students, in a parish the folks that attend the 
worships, in a company that specialises on "customer tailored 
nutritional products" the consumers of those products... or, in an os 
for the future of an NGO the folks that provide the finances or the 
government agencies that are needed for cooperation or the competitors 
in the same or related fields.

Now, my and the efforts of others to increase "diversity" in "our" 
events have been only partially successful. Asking ourselves the 
"diversity" question certainly surface those that should be invited. For 
an Open Space Learning Exchange or other events we invite to for 
reflection and learning  etc. that might be:

--- our clients
--- children
--- scholars, scientists, researchers
--- facilitators of all kinds
--- caterers
--- facility managers
--- event managers in hotels etc. where os events take place
--- journalists (newspapers, scientific journals, radio, TV, internet...)
--- non-facilitators that are curious
--- former participants of os events
--- writers that have produced works around ost
---
---

If we had a planning meeting, this list would certainly be expanded.

In this spirit, we would help expand time and space for 
selforganisation... any time, corona, war, hurricanes, climate change, 
you name it... even in peace and other happy times.

Apart from expanding on this I presently am participating in efforts in 
my immediate familiy, our neighborhood, in Berlin and so on, to slow 
down the spread of Corona to find ways to live with it.

Personally, I am enjoying some of the side effects of the presently 
challenging situation: practically no contrails over Berlin with clear 
skies and many more stars than usual, the reduction of noise (hardly any 
cars), the enormous unfolding of actions in civil society... in the face 
of closed schools, limiting contact restrictions, a dearth of protective 
masks, shortage of toilet paper... what have you.

Greetings from Berlin and looking forward to analog hugs maybe 
definitely at the WOSonOS this fall
mmp





Am 

Re: [OSList] Law of Mobility, reimiagined

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Well done Chris... and for sure online Open Space will be coming into it's own! 
I had a small experience of that this morning when Ethelyn (my wife) and I 
chatted with Gerardo in Milan for the better part of an hour. Never have done 
that before (a benefit of Corona?) and it felt very warm and intimate. Zoom was 
the vehicle and I assume that the other platforms would do as well. Give it a 
try while we are all waiting for whatever... It is wonderful to have friends 
around to chat with!!!
Harrison


-Original Message-
From: Chris Corrigan via OSList 
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list 
Cc: Chris Corrigan 
Sent: Mon, Mar 16, 2020 3:07 pm
Subject: [OSList] Law of Mobility, reimiagined

Hi all.  Just published a piece looking at COVID-19 and complexity.  One of the 
heuristics I am using is a reimagination of the Law of Mobility:
“If you find yourself in a group of four or more people, go somewhere where you 
aren’t.”
Good luck friends.

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Re: [OSList] Harrison Owen's morning talks at Opening Space for Peace & High Performance 2020

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Thank you Harold. Beautifully done... not the "reflection" which wasn't your 
fault, but the editing. Thank you!!
ho


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From: Harold Shinsato via OSList 
To: OSLIST 
Cc: Harold Shinsato 
Sent: Sat, Mar 14, 2020 12:43 am
Subject: [OSList] Harrison Owen's morning talks at Opening Space for Peace & 
High Performance 2020

  Dear OSList,
 
 Harrison Owen graced at the Opening Space for Peace & High Performance event 
in NYC this past January at International House before MLK day with these talks.
 
 It's some of his best speaking, and an important challenge to think beyond 
what we've been thinking in spreading OST. Hope you take some time to hear his 
words.
 
 https://youtu.be/obLNCc9BnOg
 
     Regards,
     Harold
 
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Re: [OSList] Online Open Space in China

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Hulu ... How wonderful to hear from you (all)!!! I sent a message to Mrs Song, 
but I'm not sure it ever got through. I will try and join on Saturday, but I 
don't always have a great deal of luck. Take care of yourself.
Harrison


-Original Message-
From: Hulu Chen via OSList 
To: oslist 
Cc: Hulu Chen 
Sent: Wed, Mar 11, 2020 5:28 pm
Subject: [OSList] Online Open Space in China

Dear all,

I hope this message finds you all well. 

Just wanted to share that Ms Song’s organisation Shining Stone Community Action 
is organising an online Open Space this Saturday with the theme of ‘Organising 
Online Open Space -  Are You Ready’. 

They did a test with a few friends yesterday.  All loved it and are ready to 
use in their own work. 

COVID-19 has disturbed our life but it also motivated us to learn how to keep 
our work and life effective in the abnormal situation. 

Take extra care of yourself no matter where you’re!


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Re: [OSList] Job vacancy: Open Space Producer with Improbable (London, UK)

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

I'm a little old, but I'll apply. And please tell Phelim I said Hi!
Harrison


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Cc: Improbable Office 
Sent: Fri, Mar 6, 2020 12:50 pm
Subject: [OSList] Job vacancy: Open Space Producer with Improbable (London, UK)

Hi OSList,
Thought this might be of interest to some you - Improbable (improvisation-led 
theatre company based in London, UK) is recruiting a part-time Open Space 
Producer to join us from Spring 2020. Details below - more info, including 
application instructions can be found on our website: 
https://www.improbable.co.uk/jobs/. Deadline for applications is 11pm GMT, Sun 
29 March. Any questions, drop me Jeremy an email at off...@improbable.co.uk.
– Overview–

Improbable is recruiting an Open Space Producer to join us from Spring 2020. 
This is a central role within the company. Key responsibilities include:

- Shaping, planning and managing our Open Space events;
- Nurturing relationships with partners;
- Developing Improbable’s corporate Open Space for Hire offer;
- Looking after the nationwide community of arts folk who engage with our 
Devoted & Disgruntled programme.

– About Improbable –

Led by Phelim McDermott and Lee Simpson, Improbable is a theatre company that 
defies categorisation. We create work on every scale from remarkable 
productions in the great opera houses to tiny improvisation gigs in the tiniest 
venues; we are at the forefront of arts activism through Open Space, and create 
ground-breaking participation work; we help to hold the history of 
improvisation, and to shape and secure its future through the International 
Institute of Improvisation, the iii!.

At the heart of our work is the practice and philosophy of improvisation, and 
all our work draws on improvisatory processes such as Open Space and Worldwork. 
This is true even for the large-scale opera and music theatre pieces that form 
the bulk of Improbable’s upcoming programme. We are a company that follows our 
intuition.

Improbable was founded in 1996 as a limited liability partnership; became a 
charity in 2014; and is a National Portfolio Organisation of Arts Council 
England 2018-22.

– Purpose of the Open Space Producer Role –
The Open Space Producer is responsible for the shaping and delivery of 
Improbable’s Open Space events. There are two main strands to this work: 
Devoted & Disgruntled and Open Space for Hire.

1. Devoted & Disgruntled (D) is an ongoing conversation about theatre and the 
performing arts. Created in 2005, and facilitated using Open Space, Devoted & 
Disgruntled brings together artists, audiences, funders, front of house staff, 
puppeteers and production managers to work together on key questions in theatre 
and the performing arts. The D programme comprises one annual 2.5 day event 
and several smaller half-day events each year, and operates across the country. 
Its website – devotedanddisgruntled.com – holds an archive of past 
conversations, and a platform for ongoing discussion. D is the largest 
gathering of independent artists and arts practitioners in the UK.
2. Open Space for Hire is what we call Improbable’s facilitation of Open Space 
events for external organisations. Over the last few years, this has grown to 
become an increasingly significant part of the charity’s work and of our annual 
income, and has seen us facilitate events for arts, charitable, governmental 
and commercial organisations. Recent Open Space clients include Turner 
Contemporary, Southbank Centre, the Wellcome Trust, the Academy of Medical 
Sciences, John Lewis, Open University, the Guilty Feminist / Joyful Resistance 
and the European Parliament.

The Open Space Producer is responsible for both these areas of work. They will 
work with the Artistic Directors to shape the D programme and with the 
Executive Director to hone Improbable’s Open Space offer to external 
organisations; and will work with the full team and external facilitators on 
the delivery of D and Open Space events. 

– Key Details –

Salary: £30,000/year pro rata, equivalent to £18,000/year for three days per 
week
Hours: 24 hours/week. We anticipate that these hours will be worked over three 
full days, but are open to other set-ups. This role will require working 
evenings and weekends at Open Space events, for which Improbable operates a 
Time Off in Lieu system.
• Place of work: The Open Space Producer will be based at Improbable’s London 
office.

– How to Apply –

For more information about the role (including person specification and full 
job description) and instructions on how to apply, please see our website: 
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Re: [OSList] What's going on with the OST entry on Wikipedia lately?

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Go for it Koos! For myself, I am out of the game. When Wikipedia first happened 
I was invited to do something on OST. Which I did. From then on we/I got well 
intentioned notes to “use impartial 3rd party sources. Two problems: The only 
source I had is me (hardly impartial) AND nobody in the Academic community has 
seen fit to write a serious peer reviewed article about OST. Weird, but 
understandable – a whole mess of tenured positions could be at stake! Just 
imagine what would happen to the Organization Design Depts. If Open Space 
actually worked, and worse yet… was actually chronicled and certified as 
“working” – whatever that might mean. Academic heads would definitely roll! And 
with good reason. One of the last times I worked with a large (American) 
corporation on a “sticky issue” the assembled group did in two days what they 
had previously failed to do in two years. The chief of that operation called me 
on the Monday to tell me that “He hated me.” He had two reasons: 1) He now had 
to return to all the boring corporate meetings – knowing full well that an 
alternative does exist. 2) He also had to admit that two years of intense 
(expensive) effort had produced failure – which had been rectified in two days 
– with virtually no effort on his part. Great addition to the CV! And I’m 
supposed to write-up this kind of stuff? Crazy I am … but masochistic NO-Way. 
Good luck. And no this was not AT Bigger and richer!

 

ho

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Koos 
de Heer via OSList
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 9:19 AM
To: 'World wide Open Space Technology email list'
Cc: Koos de Heer
Subject: Re: [OSList] What's going on with the OST entry on Wikipedia lately?

 

Dear friends,

 

Why wait until WOSonOS? Editing Wikipedia pages is not difficult. I am a 
Wikipedia editor myself, it is not hard to learn.  Wikipedia is like Open 
Space. Anyone with a good mind and a good heart can do it.

 

I am willing to have a go at correcting the mistakes. Anyone of you who will be 
reading my improvements and who wants to suggest further edits, is welcome to 
email me and I will process it as soon as I have time.

 

This week is quite busy for me already, it may have to wait until the weekend 
before I get around to making the first edits. If you are OK with this plan, I 
will do it within a week and I will let you know when I have worked on it.

 

Wishing you all a great day

 

Koos de Heer

 

 

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Verzonden: woensdag 19 februari 2020 14:01
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CC: Thomas Herrmann 
Onderwerp: Re: [OSList] What's going on with the OST entry on Wikipedia lately?

 

Sounds like a great idea to me Bhavesh, as long as she/he understands the 
context, then whoever comes and what & where ever it happens…

Looking forward to meeting many of you!

 

Thomas Herrmann

Open Space Consulting AB

Pensévägen 4, 434 46 Kungsbacka, Sweden

Telefon: +46 (0)709 98 97 81

Email: tho...@openspaceconsulting.com

Homepage:   www.openspaceconsulting.com 

Profile on LinkedIn:  
 
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Company page on Facebook:   
www.facebook.com/OpenSpaceConsulting 

 

Open Space Consulting frigör livskraft i människor, organisationer och samhälle.

We release lifepower in people, organizations and society.

 

Medskapande är hör för att stanna – dags att vässa er förmåga?

Co-creation is here to stay – time to sharpen your skills?

 

Trainings/workshops 2020

March 12 Online erfa-utbyte om Open Space-metoden (gratis!)

March 25 5toFold Decision making (online). Genuine Contact Speciality workshops

April 2-3 Cross Cultural Conflict Resolution – Netherlands

June 7-11 Från vanespår till integration – den glömda kreativiteten. Öland, 
Sweden
  (From old habits to integration – the hidden creativity)

Sept 1-3 Working with Open Space Technology - Netherlands

Sept 4-5 Genuine Contact Mentoring circle, Amsterdam Netherlands

Oct 25-27 Working with Whole Person Process Facilitation – Berlin, Germany

 

Trainings/workshops 2021

Febr 2-5 Genuine Contact Organization – Netherlands

Apr 12-16 Genuine Contact Train the Trainer - Netherlands

 

More info & registration:   
www.openspaceconsulting.com (Aktiviteter)

Or get in touch via email   
tho...@openspaceconsulting.com 

 



 

 

 

 

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Kopia: Bhavesh Patel ; Michael M Pannwitz 

Ämne: Re: [OSList] What's going on with the OST entry on Wikipedia lately?

 

And here is a random idea.

 

Berlin has the second biggest Wikipedia organisation in the world, over 

Re: [OSList] How do you "hold space?"

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Long, long ago I described Holding Space as being “totally present and 
absolutely invisible.” A paradox for sure, but that is my experience. With a 
little practice and intention you can be totally immersed in the group and be 
miles away. Don’t ask me how that happens…I don’t have a clue – or at least any 
sort of useful clue for the situation. But it does happen and I have 35 years 
of experience… which proves little except possibly that I am nuttier than the 
next guy. On a slightly more serious note some bright soul computed that 95% of 
all communication is non-verbal. How she/he arrived at that figure, I don’t 
know, but it works for me. It seems to me that (often) 100% of facilitation is 
verbal. I think there might be a conflict somewhere? Could it not be the case 
that in our attempt to facilitate communication we in fact get in the way? 

 

I assume that your AVP doesn’t have any children? If she did would know all 
about “eyes in back of the head” Every woman’s got them, and I am sure that my 
Mother had at least 4 pairsJ Men seem to be a little bit impaired in the 
department, but they can learn (or un-learn as the case may be.)

 

ho

 

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Yeager via OSList
Sent: Saturday, February 8, 2020 1:45 PM
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
Cc: Jake Yeager
Subject: [OSList] How do you "hold space?"

 

Many questions these days. Thank you for entertaining them. :)

 

This past week, I facilitated an eight-hour Open Space split across two 
half-days. The attendees were an Organizational Development team, of which I am 
a member. My AVP sponsored the event, because we had recently merged with 
another group, and there was lack of clarity. So, our theme was: "Who are we, 
and how do we collaborate to drive success?" Also, my AVP--who is a leader in 
Learning & Development--wanted to experience Open Space in order to understand 
it better as it is new to my firm.

 

Since I am a fledgling facilitator, I chose not to participate in the breakout 
sessions, even though I am part of the group. I wanted to make sure that I 
provided the best experience for everyone, and participating would have 
dampened my focus. I shared this with my manager, after she inquired after the 
first day why I had not participated.

 

Long story short, after the event, my manager had major concerns how I 
facilitated the event. I had gone for long walks while the group was working, 
and she felt that was very risky. I told her that the facilitator's role is to 
remain "invisible" to allow the group to build its capacity for 
self-management. She said that our firm's culture is very hierarchical and that 
"baby steps" are needed. She suggested even intervening in a group if it gets 
"stuck." I believe I mentioned that intervening is not part of Open Space 
facilitation. 

 

So my question is: how do you "hold space?" I found Chris's description on his 
website: "an Open Space Technology facilitator is neither seen nor heard, but 
his or her presence is 'felt.'" I guess by going for long walks and not being 
in the room, my presence was not "felt." One of my colleagues provided feedback 
that by not being there, it didn't seem like I cared. This is definitely not 
the case. I went on long walks as an act of love, not negligence. 

 

Anyway, would love your thoughts.

 

Thanks,

Jake




 

When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once again, and you 
will be free of problems.

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[OSList] Origins of Open Space

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Chris Corrigan and his good friend Rowan have been engaged in an "Origins"
project asking the perpetrators how we got there. They cornered me on Open
Space and I confess I really enjoyed it. Thought you might as well. Go to
https://vimeo.com/386776216 

 

Harrison

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Re: [OSList] Zoom Communications as an OST Tool? Motley Fool stock advisor is pushing Zoom as a collaborative video tool investment...FYI

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Funny thing. Been using Zoom for years and presently The conference in NYC is 
Zooming along.
hol


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Cc: Mark Carmel 
Sent: Sat, Jan 18, 2020 1:18 pm
Subject: [OSList] Zoom Communications as an OST Tool? Motley Fool stock advisor 
is pushing Zoom as a collaborative video tool investment...FYI

Hello Way Word Travelers...
Has anyone used Zoom Communications for Open Space Technology?  When I received 
this hot investment tip from Motley Fool I thought of all you Disciples of THE 
Harrison Owen Discipline... all of you wonderful people who are the worlds 
leading  Peace Makers for Progress ... Now, WE are part of what Motley Fool is 
calling the WORKPLACE PRODUCTIVITY INDUSTRY right? Because this is supposed 
to be the hottest new video tool for remote conferencing... I wanted to share 
this with you for your information only...  I have not invested in Zoom, yet, 
not sure if I will...but I do hope someone has tried it and has some 
feedback...  
Cheers to 2020!!  And may God CONTINUE to bless Harrison Owen, his vision, his 
family and his Disciples...
Here is the Motley Fool's take:
Why we think you should buy shares in Zoom Video Communications today
   
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[OSList] Thoughts for Tomorrow...

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

I tried this as a response. the cybergremlins intervened, so here goes
another!

 

ho

 

Sagit . I confess that my response to your note was equally, or perhaps
mostly. a response to the present moment. This is not the first time that
Planet Earth in general and/or your particular part of the world has hovered
on the edge of serious chaos. Each of us may hold whatever opinion(s) we
wish, and I certainly have mine - but several facts are indisputable: Nobody
really understands what's going on, even less do we understand where it
might be headed, and most of all -- nobody has the exit plan. Under these
circumstances, and while we hold our breath, a little conversation with our
fellows might be in order. But how?

 

There are some 8 billion of us on the planet, divided at least 8 billion
ways . not all of them happy. Having a useful conversation under the
circumstances seems rather impossible. Doubtless there have been processes,
procedures and structures developed for human beings to pursue their issues
by less than violent means. But all of them seem rather inadequate right
now. We do not have sufficient facilitators, interveners, therapists,
parliamentarians, process re-engineers, conflict resolvers, etc. for the
job, and even if we did have the number, the necessary time for positioning
and preparation doesn't exist.  

 

Are we out of options? Maybe --- or then again there may be an option we've
had all along and never quite took seriously.

 

Some people call it Open Space, which could make it sound like a novel
procedure or process to be applied immediately and globally. In my
experience those words sound nice, maybe even comforting, but do not
describe reality. Open Space is nothing new, strange or different - it is
precisely what we have been doing for the past million years, or however
long it is that Homo sapiens has been doing whatever it does. From the very
beginning we sat in a circle, posted our wishes and dreams (sometime on the
wall of a cave), opened a market place to trade and share our ideas.  and
then we went to work. Sometimes these circles formed on a more or less
regular basis (weekly market sort of thing) but the really critical and
important ones happened when they happened . but always when there was an
issue that grabbed peoples' attention, that was so complex that nobody could
figure it, involved so many different sorts of folks that nobody could count
their kind, stirred great passion and usually conflict, and had to be dealt
with NOW. 

 

Over time there was a move to institutionalize this primal circle and give
it a name like Senate or Parliament. And it didn't take long for some to
think they were in charge. Often this worked rather well and it seemed like
the established order was maintained. Every so often, however, A BIG one
would come along and suddenly we were back to basics. Even in the 21st
century that can happen. 

 

So how do you have a meaningful conversation with 8 billion people? We have
the means, and it comes with our genes. I suppose the issue of the moment is
to get out of the way, and let it happen. Doing that may well open the door
to a whole new understanding of who and what we are, where we are going and
how to get there. We even have an electronic assist that our precursors
could never have dreamed of. To all of this I can add my own personal
experience - that never in 30+ years, often in extreme conflict situations
have I seen any sort of physical violence and ALWAYS witnessed the previous
combatants in respectful relations with each other. sometimes surprisingly
so. They shed common tears, danced together, laughed and even hugged each
other. They did it all by themselves with no prompting and no assists.
Wonderful!

 

But what about now? How to get the ball rolling, so to speak? Truthfully, I
really don't know. I can also imagine that it will happen, if only because
it has happened before. If anybody out there is searching for a mission,
something useful to do with their life and talent . opening this door might
well be a good place to start. Or there are other possibilities I would
really rather not think about.

 

Harrison

 

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Re: [OSList] Quite a few questions about Sponsors, empathy and a safe open space for all it’s participants

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

This may be  a cop out on the questions… but one of the most amazing things in 
the 30+ years I have been privileged to explore Open Space is that common 
people, dealing with a common issue … while sitting in a circle, creating a 
bulletin board and opening a market place – and then going to work … always 
seem to get something useful done. And NEVER (in my experience) has blood been 
shed. It can get terribly exciting, and I suspect the facilitator is the most 
nervous. I have also heard of innumerable suggestion for good things to do 
before, during, and after … but none … to the best of my knowledge have made 
any difference. This does not mean that people can’t and don’t kill each other, 
and of course we seem to be on the edge of doing that (killing) more 
extensively at the moment BUT I have never seen that take place in Open Space. 
It doesn’t even take place when the participants are sworn and professional 
killers of each other. Now there’s a mystery.

 

Harrison 

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of  
 ? via OSList
Sent: Sunday, January 5, 2020 5:50 AM
To: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
Cc: שגית רוסו יצחקי
Subject: [OSList] Quite a few questions about Sponsors, empathy and a safe open 
space for all it’s participants

 

Hi everyone, 

I’m Sagit,  another one of Tova’s students :)

I'm interested in learning more about three different topics so thank you so 
much for sharing your experience and opinions in one or all! 

 

Sponsors - how vital are they for opening a space? 

For example, in the case of an association that is dealing with a significant 
conflict. Since there is no external body that runs the association, the 
question arises as to whether open space can be held without sponsors? Can a 
community have an open space without a sponsor? 

 

Some questions about empathy and open space -

The first one will be - Is empathy important for a successful open space?

And if empathy is important - 

How can empathic space be created and maintained for all its partners and 
voices that want to be heard? 

What techniques and tools do you use to bring empathy to the open space and how 
do you invite other participants to hold empathy together? 

Do you have any signs or metrics for measuring the levels of empathy in an open 
space?

 Did you come across occasions where it was difficult or impossible to create 
an empathic space?

 

Creating an open space that allows all participants a safe and comfortable 
space for expressing themselves  - 

In Open Space participants are invited to stand up and offer their topics for 
conversation in the marktplace . I’m wondering whether people who are not 
accustomed to make their voices heard or such who are at some disadvantage 
(social, age, gender, origin etc.) Feel safe and comfortable initiating 
conversations in such a space? 

What are the ways you know for making the space truly safe and inviting for all 
its participants? 

How much does advance preparation contribute to their participation and what 
should it include, in your opinion?

Thanks again for sharing,

Best wishes,

Sagit

 

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Re: [OSList] Quotes about Politics...

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Wonderful! And politics is still the only business in town. As the Greek will 
show you… “polis” (poli-tics) Town/city. May not be pretty, but it is what we 
are … for better and for worse. And I’ll take Homo sapiens over felix or canis…

 

ho

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Mark 
Carmel via OSList
Sent: Friday, December 6, 2019 8:05 PM
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
Cc: Mark Carmel
Subject: [OSList] Quotes about Politics...

 


The problem with political jokes is they get elected.   ~Henry Cate, VII~

 

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.  ~Aesop~

 

If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us in these State of the Union 
speeches, there wouldn't be any inducement to go to heaven.   ~Will Rogers~

 

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where 
there is no river. ~Nikita Khrushchev~

 

When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning 
to believe it. ~Clarence Darrow~

 

Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your 
opponents will do it for you. ~Author unknown~

 

Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go 
out and buy some more tunnel. ~John Quinton~

 

Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds 
from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other.  ~Oscar Ameringer~

 

I offer my opponents a bargain: if they will stop telling lies about us, I will 
stop telling the truth about them.  ~Adlai Stevenson, campaign speech, 1952~

 

A politician is a fellow who will lay down YOUR life for his country.  ~ Tex 
Guinan~

 

I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left 
to the politicians.  ~Charles de Gaulle~

 

Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to 
change the locks. ~Doug Larson~

 

There ought to be one day -- just one -- when there is open season on 
Congressmen. ~Will Rogers~

 

If you want a real friend that you can trust in Washington, get a dog. -  Harry 
Truman -

 

Peace to my fellow Peace Makers,

MC

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

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

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Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2019 19:42:33 -0500
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Subject: Re: [OSList] Happy birthday Harrison
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Happy Birthday, Harrison! All the best...
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?The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people. But it 
does desperately need more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and 
lovers of every kind. It needs people who live well in their places. It needs 
people of moral courage willing to join the fight to make the world more 
habitable and humane. And these qualities have little to do with success as we 
have defined it.? - David Orr

Please do not print this unless it is essential. If you do, please recycle it 
when finished.

> On Dec 3, 2019, at 10:42 AM, Brendan McKeague via OSList 
>  wrote:
> 
> Hope you?ve had a great day of celebration Harrison - remembering your 
> arrival on the planet (in a ?clay shape?) at just the right time - funny 
> that
> 
> Best wishes from the tribe down-under
> 
> Brendan 
> 
> 
> On 3 Dec 2019, at 10:27 pm, JL Walker via OSList 
> mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>> 
> wrote:
> 
>> A big, big hug for you HO. Happy birthday my friend.
>>  
>> Juan Luis
>>  
>> De: OSList > <mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org>> En nombre de Harrison Owen 
>> via OSList
>> Enviado el: martes, 3 de diciembre de 2019 14:23
>> Para: 'World wide Open Space Technology email list' 
>> mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>>
>> CC: Harrison Owen mailto:hhowe...@gmail.com>>
>> Asunto: Re: [OSList] Happy birthday Harrison
>>  
>> Made it through another year. Was thinking of moving to Mars? shorter yeara! 
>> Thanks everybody!!
>>  
>> ho
>>  
>> From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org 
>> <mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org>] On Behalf Of Peggy Holman 
>> via OSList
>> Sent: Monday, December 2, 2019 12:40 PM
>> To: Open Space Listserv
>> Cc: Peggy Holman
>> Subject: [OSList] Happy birthday Harrison
>>  
>> Morning all,
>>  
>> It?s that time of year. For most of us, it?s holiday season.
>>  
>> A special day for Open Space Technology is today: Harrison Owen?s birthday. 
>>  
>> Harrison: wishing you a great day and a special year. As disruption of the 
>> status quo becomes louder and more prevalent, your gift to the world becomes 
>> ever more relevant.
>>  
>> Thanks for being you.
>>  
>> Love,
>> Peggy
>>  
>>  
>>  
>> 
>> 
>> Peggy Holman
>> Co-founder
>> Journalism That Matters
>> 15347 SE 49th Place
>> Bellevue, WA  98006
>> 206-948-0432
>> www.journalismthatmatters.org <http://www.journalismthatmatters.org/>
>> www.peggyholman.com <http://www.peggyholman.com/>
>> Twitter: @peggyholman
>> JTM Twitter: @JTMStream
>> 
>> Enjoy the award winning Engaging Emergence: Turning?Upheaval into 
>> Opportunity <http://www.engagingemergence.com/>
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Re: [OSList] Happy birthday Harrison

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Made it through another year. Was thinking of moving to Mars… shorter yeara! 
Thanks everybody!!

 

ho

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Peggy 
Holman via OSList
Sent: Monday, December 2, 2019 12:40 PM
To: Open Space Listserv
Cc: Peggy Holman
Subject: [OSList] Happy birthday Harrison

 

Morning all,

 

It’s that time of year. For most of us, it’s holiday season.

 

A special day for Open Space Technology is today: Harrison Owen’s birthday. 

 

Harrison: wishing you a great day and a special year. As disruption of the 
status quo becomes louder and more prevalent, your gift to the world becomes 
ever more relevant.

 

Thanks for being you.

 

Love,

Peggy

 

 

 



Peggy Holman
Co-founder
Journalism That Matters
15347 SE 49th Place
Bellevue, WA  98006
206-948-0432
www.journalismthatmatters.org
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Enjoy the award winning Engaging Emergence: Turning 
  Upheaval into Opportunity









 

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Re: [OSList] where to rent decent sized boards/pinboards in Syney

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Don’t have a clue… But here in the USA I would not rent – just go to your 
Lumber Yard (however you call it???) and ask for 4X8 Composition Board (that’s 
feet not meters). Basically it is pressed saw-dust and usually pretty cheap. At 
the end, you could put it on the wall and have a new bulletin board, give it 
away, or make a fire. Great Marshmallow Roast!   That’s called “Yankee 
Ingenuity.” I’m sure Aussies are just as creative!

 

ho

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of 
Carmela Ariza via OSList
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 7:49 PM
To: World Wide Open Space Technology Email List; kurin.sam...@gmail.com
Cc: Carmela Ariza
Subject: [OSList] where to rent decent sized boards/pinboards in Syney

 

Dear OST Community in Sydney





good day!







I will be in Sydney to facilitate a workshop.







My client is having problems finding boards.







We needs the boards since we will have a lot of visualisation in participatory 
formats/methods.







Kindly advise where they could rent boards in Sydney.







Kind regards







Carms



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Re: [OSList] Open Space and World Happiness Fest 2020

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

OK Guys! You got it!

 

ho

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Barry 
Owen via OSList
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 4:26 PM
To: Suzanne Daigle; Luis Gallardo; oslist
Cc: Barry Owen
Subject: [OSList] Open Space and World Happiness Fest 2020

 

 

A Special Invitation to our Community

 

There are times in life when opportunities pop up that feel so right, 
important, and connected with what we are doing and who we are. Here is an 
unique opportunity to partner, co-create, and grow this unique experience of 
Open Space that has touched and inspired so many of us. 

 

Suzanne Daigle, I, and many who were at WOSonOS 2019 are so very excited about 
the prospects we see for collaboration with the  
 World Happiness Fest, happening 
from March 16th to the 22nd, 2020.  

 

Luis Gallardo, president and founder of World Happiness bē 
  Creation, joined us at WOSonOS 2019.  >From 
his recent experiences with OST as a participant and then later as a 
facilitator, Luis immediately recognized the unique power and potential of 
directly engaging people in Open Space on the topic of Happiness. 

 

The goal at bē and the World Happiness Fest is to bridge thinking with feeling 
and action. Their aim is to bring together individuals committed to creating a 
happier and more positive world; and to increase consciousness and broaden 
perspectives. Happiness is an ultimate human goal, and a birthright recognized 
unanimously by all member states at the United Nations.

 

Here’s what Luis said in the personal invitation letter that he sent to WOSonOS 
attendees:

 

“Today more than ever we need new frameworks to understand human development, 
peace and happiness. Open Space is ideal for this. Actually it is our hope that 
the principles, values, and spirit of Open Space will become an integral part 
of the Happiness Fest in tangible and intangible ways. Our commitment is to 
meaningfully engage as many individuals and groups as we can to create 
awareness and help people experience the benefits of choosing happiness in 
their lives.”

 

As Luis got to know members in our Open Space community, we also got to know 
him and the work that their global team have been doing around Happiness over 
the past three years. In 2019, the Happiness Agora (means gathering) attracted 
close to 50,000 beings across the globe, virtually and in person, in 30 cities 
around the world. The numbers are staggering, and the quality of the events, 
speakers, science and research behind it, even more so. This year’s event will 
be exponentially bigger. 

 

So our joint invitation to the Open Space community (and anyone who cares to 
join) is as follows: 

 

1. LEARN - Check these websites to learn more about last year’s  
 World Happiness Agora and the  
 2020 World Happiness Fest. Lots 
of wonderful interviews and great information on plans for this year. 

2. EXPLORE - Explore further by joining us on a Zoom call (s) that we will 
be hosting with Luis sometime in the next few weeks. More info soon. 

3. ENGAGE 

·Consider becoming an Agora host (virtual or in person) or partnering 
with an Agora city host to facilitate an Open Space.

· 
 
Become a virtual participant by registering here 

 

Finally, as we head into 2020, we cannot help but feel the pull and urgency of 
opening more and more space. Certainly the Happiness Fest deeply connects with 
Peace and High Performance which have been the central themes of our annual 
gathering at International House in New York City for more than two decades. We 
take this opportunity to extend a warm invitation to join us there from Friday 
January 15th to Sunday the 17th, 2020. Registration information available very 
soon!  

 

Barry Owen

barryowen...@gmail.com

 

Suzanne Daigle

s.dai...@nufocusgroup.com

 

 

 

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Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 103, Issue 7

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Thank Goodness! It is all yours, has been ever since. Take it, love it, use it… 
Open Space is FREE!

 

Harrison

 

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Carmel via OSList
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2019 1:40 PM
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Subject: Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 103, Issue 7

 

here we go with someone who wants to take OST unto their own brand...we need 
brand protection...LOL

 

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Unsure how many in this group are aware of the Open Leadership Network. Posting 
only to connect the communities. Cheers!

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Re: [OSList] WOSonOS Privacy Guidelines

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Who knows what the "guidelines" are ... but I can tell you what we've always 
done since the start. Starting point... Open Space Technology is free -- with 
one requirement -- that you share freely whatever we have learned. This has 
happened wherever -- face-to-face, sharing conferences in Europe and elsewhere, 
WOSONOS -- and always on OSLIST. It is all meant to be shared.

Harrison

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From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Marc 
C. Trudeau via OSList
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2019 1:28 PM
To: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
Cc: Marc C. Trudeau
Subject: [OSList] WOSonOS Privacy Guidelines

Dear OSList community,

Will you give me some guidance on conventions on sharing Proceedings from 
WOSonOS outside this group. Is it appropriate to, for example, blog the 
beautiful found poem of our final check-out in Sunday’s closing circle? Is it 
appropriate to share Proceedings pages among folks who have an interest in OST 
facilitation or an interest in a particular domain that we discussed supporting 
through Open Space?

Thanks in advance! Blessings!

Marc
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Re: [OSList] A proposal for many worlwide OST events on "Climate Change and the Future of Earth"

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Sorry to say I missed your previous post. And for myself, I am still breathing! 
As for Greta, I guess I really don’t see how the alleged “manufacturers” are 
going to pull it off … and even if everything reported in the article is gospel 
truth, I think it may well have backfired. If nothing else, Greta (and 
whomsoever) have really placed our current environmental disaster in a the 
center of global conversation. It may well be too little, too late, but nobody 
ever said the human experiment had to go on forever.

 

Harrison

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of 
Eleder_BuM via OSList
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 8:31 AM
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
Cc: Eleder_BuM
Subject: Re: [OSList] A proposal for many worlwide OST events on "Climate 
Change and the Future of Earth"

 

Hi Harrison, how arre you doing?

As you were mentioning "that marvelous lady from Sweden" referring, I suppose 
Greta Thunberg,

may I invite you to read this long and well documented writing that explains 
a big manufacturing around her 
<http://www.theartofannihilation.com/the-manufacturing-of-greta-thunberg-for-consent-the-political-economy-of-the-non-profit-industrial-complex/>
  and all this story, intended to get private profit 
along with damaging still more the planet and most of humanity.

I sent it some weeks ago to the list responding to this thread, 
nobody said nothing about it, and I was daring it didn´t even get you all.

Any view on it?

Big hug from Bilbao, and enjoy Wosonos, I´ll have all of you in my mind,

Eleder

 

Hau idatzi du Harrison Owen via OSList (oslist@lists.openspacetech.org) 
erabiltzaileak (2019 urr. 1, ar. (21:29)):

I love how this is moving along and Artur THANKS! Face to Face Open Space is 
great for this sort of thing – but made even more powerful with social media of 
whichever platform – before, during, and after. It would be really fun is all 
the good folks offering to open some space could connect with that marvelous 
young lady from Sweden and the people who have responded to her call 
(provocation?). The energy and passions would match and complement – and their 
skills with the social media could take all this globally virtually 
instantaneously. 

 

Just an old man thinking…

 

Harrison

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Artur 
Silva via OSList
Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2019 1:58 AM
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list; Tricia Chirumbole
Cc: Artur Silva; Colaboremos; Veronique Santos; Artur Ferreira Da Silva
Subject: Re: [OSList] A proposal for many worlwide OST events on "Climate 
Change and the Future of Earth"

 

Thank you, Tricia.

 

Do you think that we could have one point of one of your calls this week or the 
next one (which I would prefer) dedicated to this topic?

 

After being a long period without those calls, I am affraid that I will need 
some offline help before. Would you be so kind to help me before that?

 

Best regards

 

Artur

 

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On Tuesday, October 1, 2019, 12:46:37 AM GMT+1, Tricia Chirumbole 
 wrote: 

 

 

I would be in for organizing one in Pittsburgh, PA! Great inspiration !!

Sent from my iPhone


On Sep 30, 2019, at 3:23 PM, Colaboremos via OSList 
 wrote:

Yeee  

 

Let’s do it !!!

 

I’ll start to organise the mouvement in my own perimeter. 

 

Thank you Artur for this great idea !!

 

 

Arturo Uscátegui Restrepo
Lean Agile Coach / Teams, Individuals, Business Directors, @Scale / Facilitator 
/ Trainer

www.colaboremos.com <http://www.colaboremos.com/> 
Building Organizational Cultures of New Generation. 


+33 (0)6 52 14 29 09
Skype: auscateguir
Twitter: @ArturoUscategui
Linked in : fr.linkedin.com/in/arturouscategui/

 

Le 29 sept. 2019 à 20:06, Artur Silva  a écrit :

 

Dear friends,

 

I reckon many remember that Harrison and many friends have been doing for years 
a set of OST events under the theme "Open Space for Peace and High Performance".

 

You also know that the current UN Secretary-General, the Portuguese António 
Guterres (who happens to have been my companion in high school and at the 
University), recently convened a UN climate summit.

 

You, my friends, do not ignore too the dramatic situation of the climate and 
the Earth, nor that our children and grand children may not have a planet to 
live in, as, at least for the moment, there is no other planet with the 
necessary conditions for life...

 

Today, in a private mail exchange, it occurred to me to challenge you, based on 
what HO once did: to do, all over the world where there are facilitators, 
public OST sessions on climate change and what needs to be done to alleviate 
the problems.

 

Each of us will know better, in every concrete situation, who to invite and 
what concrete goals to make explicit (or not).

Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 102, Issue 15

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Great! Must be local (Washington DC) interference (smile) Actually tried myself 
and went right through. Cloud Cleared… for the moment.

 

ho

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Chris 
Corrigan via OSList
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2019 3:30 PM
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
Cc: Chris Corrigan
Subject: Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 102, Issue 15

 

I just tried it. .com goes to your website. 

.org goes to the worldwide site

 

Looks good to me

_

CHRIS CORRIGAN

www.chriscorrigan.com





On Oct 17, 2019, at 12:21 PM, Harrison Owen via OSList 
 wrote:



Just curious… tried to reach openspaceworld.com and .org. neither site put in 
an appearance. Does anybody have an answer?

 

ho

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of 
Michael Herman via OSList
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2019 4:12 AM
To: Michael M Pannwitz
Cc: Michael Herman; anne stadler via OSList
Subject: Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 102, Issue 15

 

greetings from boise, michael!  i stopped hosting files at openspaceworld.org 
many years ago, long before videos came along.  everything in the os community 
is hosted on a passion bounded by responsibility basis.  as hosting options 
have proliferated, got simple and free people have manage their stuff for 
themselves.  they take better care of it that way than i ever could.  that 
vision was born from your list of links invited at osonos7 in chicago, when osw 
was only 6 months old.  someday, i thought, osw would be nothing but a list of 
links.  i still have some of the earliest osonos notes and a few other things, 
but mostly osw is portal vs archive.  


 

m


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Michael Herman
Michael Herman Associates

312-280-7838 (mobile)

 

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

 

 

 

On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 12:51 AM Michael M Pannwitz  
wrote:

Dear Michael Herman,

is there a space for videos on our
> https://openspaceworld.org/wp2/

??

Have a grand day in Boise or wherever you are
mmp

Am 16.10.2019 um 23:40 schrieb anne stadler via OSList:
> Video
> 
> Please upload to Vimeo Phelim. Then anyone can see it.
> Is there an OST Channel on which to load it—on Vimeo or somewhere, Harold?
> Thanks!
> 
> On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 2:19 PM  <mailto:oslist-requ...@lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote:
> 
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 22:44:29 +0200
> From: Koos de Heer mailto:k...@auryn.nl>>
> To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
>   <mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>>
> Subject: Re: [OSList] Video?
> Message-ID:  <mailto:e1iktfc-000dsn...@02.se.mail-scanner.eu>>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> 
> Generally, it is considered good internet practice to not send large
> files to a mailing list, but a link.I am also very curious, so I
> hope the uploading works.Met vriendelijke groet,Koos de Heer
>  Oorspronkelijk bericht Van: Jeff Aitken via OSList
>  <mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>> Datum: 15-10-19  21:46 
> (GMT+01:00) Aan: World wide Open Space Technology email list
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> mailto:r.jeff.ait...@gmail.com>>
> Onderwerp: Re: [OSList] Video? Hey Phelim. No expert here, but a
> link seems wise. Can't wait to see it!JeffYelamu (San Francisco)On
> Tue, Oct 15, 2019, 10:29 AM Phelim McDermott via OSList
>  <mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote:If I send a video in
> an email to the OSList will people be able to see it? Or do I need
> to upload it to something like Vimeo and send a link?
&g

Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 102, Issue 15

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Just curious… tried to reach openspaceworld.com and .org. neither site put in 
an appearance. Does anybody have an answer?

 

ho

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of 
Michael Herman via OSList
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2019 4:12 AM
To: Michael M Pannwitz
Cc: Michael Herman; anne stadler via OSList
Subject: Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 102, Issue 15

 

greetings from boise, michael!  i stopped hosting files at openspaceworld.org 
many years ago, long before videos came along.  everything in the os community 
is hosted on a passion bounded by responsibility basis.  as hosting options 
have proliferated, got simple and free people have manage their stuff for 
themselves.  they take better care of it that way than i ever could.  that 
vision was born from your list of links invited at osonos7 in chicago, when osw 
was only 6 months old.  someday, i thought, osw would be nothing but a list of 
links.  i still have some of the earliest osonos notes and a few other things, 
but mostly osw is portal vs archive.  


 

m


--

Michael Herman
Michael Herman Associates

312-280-7838 (mobile)

 

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

 

 

 

On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 12:51 AM Michael M Pannwitz  
wrote:

Dear Michael Herman,

is there a space for videos on our
> https://openspaceworld.org/wp2/

??

Have a grand day in Boise or wherever you are
mmp

Am 16.10.2019 um 23:40 schrieb anne stadler via OSList:
> Video
> 
> Please upload to Vimeo Phelim. Then anyone can see it.
> Is there an OST Channel on which to load it—on Vimeo or somewhere, Harold?
> Thanks!
> 
> On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 2:19 PM  > wrote:
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> 3. OS Training - Formation Forum Ouvert Montreal Oct 21-23
>(Diane Gibeault)
> 
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> Generally, it is considered good internet practice to not send large
> files to a mailing list, but a link.I am also very curious, so I
> hope the uploading works.Met vriendelijke groet,Koos de Heer
>  Oorspronkelijk bericht Van: Jeff Aitken via OSList
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> Onderwerp: Re: [OSList] Video? Hey Phelim. No expert here, but a
> link seems wise. Can't wait to see it!JeffYelamu (San Francisco)On
> Tue, Oct 15, 2019, 10:29 AM Phelim McDermott via OSList
>  > wrote:If I send a video in
> an email to the OSList will people be able to see it? Or do I need
> to upload it to something like Vimeo and send a link?
> 
> Asking for a friend?
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Re: [OSList] Invitation formulation

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

You will have to tailor to fit ... but the essence of the invitation I did 
several years ago with an all university Open Space was: "Making our University 
a place of real learning: Issues and opportunities" We had 600+ for two days 
ranging from maintenance staff to the President. Pretty deep and one of my 
observations was that no group that I could see (and there were too many to 
check them all) had just one sort of participant -- all Profs, all students... 
whatever. It was always a mixture which made the conversations very rich and 
deep. Just imagine the senior plumber seriously engaging senior faculty! Fun.

ho

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Royle, Karl via OSList
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2019 4:15 AM
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Subject: Re: [OSList] Invitation formulation

Hi

I have managed to persuade our rather large University faculty to have a 
learning conversation using OS. This will replace a peer review exercise. So 
OST will be the first stage in setting an agenda for teams to identify and work 
on issues in teaching and learning that they think are of consequence  or need 
for change. 

One issue for example might be the difference in achievement rates of BAME 
students as opposed to the rates in the student population as a whole. 

I wondered if colleagues might have done something similar or if you have any 
examples of invitations. I realise there might be threads on this topic so 
apologise in advance for not finding them/saving them.

Best wishes

Karl

On 17/10/2019, 07:52, "OSList on behalf of Michael M Pannwitz via OSList" 
 wrote:

Dear Michael Herman,

is there a space for videos on our
> 
https://url6.mailanyone.net/v1/?m=1iKzde-0005uZ-4b=57e1b682=Vp46tCHmzj1zQFpiVw4IXCsAUTztvN9DwuuNAVPXBHtYorNuc04rrOq0mWPd5pMXmGwFSPhIToAAh1H4hwuPkSuN5VKnmOaebHZHoHokYdbbk94nIeccBs1H895InBKcfJCyLMYYcqSySs-Tc88dNgx-7FaF2wh94_iwRvQq-1wtjadEUNvDKxyxOaLCDmTpvtkwO-spmPpQeucy3831QgMBgfPu-S7zyevStqtgiBw

??

Have a grand day in Boise or wherever you are
mmp

Am 16.10.2019 um 23:40 schrieb anne stadler via OSList:
> Video
> 
> Please upload to Vimeo Phelim. Then anyone can see it.
> Is there an OST Channel on which to load it—on Vimeo or somewhere, Harold?
> Thanks!
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 22:44:29 +0200
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> link seems wise. Can't wait to see it!JeffYelamu 

Re: [OSList] A proposal for many worlwide OST events on "Climate Change and the Future of Earth"

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Christian... Congratulations! And of course you told all the participants that 
not only can bridges be built but they, the participants, can open space 
themselves, anytime anywhere. It isn't rocket science!

Harrison

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Subject: Re: [OSList] A proposal for many worlwide OST events on "Climate 
Change and the Future of Earth"

Dear Artur, dear all,

last weekend Karolina Iwa and I facilitated two open spaces during the Climate 
Camp of Extinction Rebellion right at the German Bundestag and the 
Kanzler*innenamt in Berlin.

The theme was: How to develop and realize a green (new deal for) Europe and the 
globe?

Please find attached a few pix.

And as always: We need more open space! The participants said that this way of 
working builds bridges between all the different actors in the climate scene 
and to the outside world.

Best

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Am 12.10.19 um 15:49 schrieb Jamie Colston via OSList:
> Hi Artur,
>
> Shall I share this on the Art of Hosting global chat as I know there 
> will be some people on that list who would be up for this to?
> When is the next is hotline with this on the agenda?
> Thanks and look forward to meeting you online
>
> Jamie
>
>
> On Sat, 12 Oct 2019 at 14:47, Tony Budak via OSList 
>  > wrote:
>
> Dear Friends,
>
> Yes, shall we Open Space adapting to the climate tragedy;
> https://deepadaptation.ning.com/
>
> Thanks for co-creating our tomorrows,
> Tony Budak
>
> On 9/29/2019 2:06 PM, Artur Silva via OSList wrote:
>> Dear friends,
>>
>> I reckon many remember that Harrison and many friends have been
>> doing for years a set of OST events under the theme "Open Space
>> for Peace and High Performance".
>>
>> You also know that the current UN Secretary-General, the
>> Portuguese António Guterres (who happens to have been my
>> companion in high school and at the University), recently
>> convened a UN climate summit.
>>
>> You, my friends, do not ignore too the dramatic situation of the
>> climate and the Earth, nor that our children and grand children
>> may not have a planet to live in, as, at least for the moment,
>> there is no other planet with the necessary conditions for life...
>>
>> Today, in a private mail exchange, it occurred to me to challenge
>> you, based on what HO once did: to do, all over the world where
>> there are facilitators, public OST sessions on climate change and
>> what needs to be done to alleviate the problems.
>>
>> Each of us will know better, in every concrete situation, who to
>> invite and what concrete goals to make explicit (or not).
>>
>> What do you think of my suggestion?
>>
>> Stay safe
>>
>> Artur
>>
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Re: [OSList] Brisbane Synod Open Space

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Well done! More and More!

 

Harrison

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of 
Michael Wood via OSList
Sent: Thursday, October 3, 2019 10:00 PM
To: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
Cc: Michael Wood
Subject: [OSList] Brisbane Synod Open Space

 

I posted a few weeks ago about the use of Open Space at an Anglican Church 
gathering (Synod) in Brisbane, Australia, involving 400 people. The following 
links provide some positive public feedback from those who attended.

 

 

News article from Brisbane Synod:  
 
https://anglicanfocus.org.au/2019/09/12/open-space-revitalises-synod/

 

Video clips from Brisbane Synod:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt_tKjTrjf0 

 

 

If the OSLIST mucks up the youtube link, go to youtube and do a search on Synod 
2019 Open Space insights

 

Michael Wood

Perth, Western Australia

 

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Re: [OSList] A proposal for many worlwide OST events on "Climate Change and the Future of Earth"

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

I love how this is moving along and Artur THANKS! Face to Face Open Space is 
great for this sort of thing – but made even more powerful with social media of 
whichever platform – before, during, and after. It would be really fun is all 
the good folks offering to open some space could connect with that marvelous 
young lady from Sweden and the people who have responded to her call 
(provocation?). The energy and passions would match and complement – and their 
skills with the social media could take all this globally virtually 
instantaneously. 

 

Just an old man thinking…

 

Harrison

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Artur 
Silva via OSList
Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2019 1:58 AM
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list; Tricia Chirumbole
Cc: Artur Silva; Colaboremos; Veronique Santos; Artur Ferreira Da Silva
Subject: Re: [OSList] A proposal for many worlwide OST events on "Climate 
Change and the Future of Earth"

 

Thank you, Tricia.

 

Do you think that we could have one point of one of your calls this week or the 
next one (which I would prefer) dedicated to this topic?

 

After being a long period without those calls, I am affraid that I will need 
some offline help before. Would you be so kind to help me before that?

 

Best regards

 

Artur

 

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On Tuesday, October 1, 2019, 12:46:37 AM GMT+1, Tricia Chirumbole 
 wrote: 

 

 

I would be in for organizing one in Pittsburgh, PA! Great inspiration !!

Sent from my iPhone


On Sep 30, 2019, at 3:23 PM, Colaboremos via OSList 
 wrote:

Yeee  

 

Let’s do it !!!

 

I’ll start to organise the mouvement in my own perimeter. 

 

Thank you Artur for this great idea !!

 

 

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/ Trainer

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Le 29 sept. 2019 à 20:06, Artur Silva  a écrit :

 

Dear friends,

 

I reckon many remember that Harrison and many friends have been doing for years 
a set of OST events under the theme "Open Space for Peace and High Performance".

 

You also know that the current UN Secretary-General, the Portuguese António 
Guterres (who happens to have been my companion in high school and at the 
University), recently convened a UN climate summit.

 

You, my friends, do not ignore too the dramatic situation of the climate and 
the Earth, nor that our children and grand children may not have a planet to 
live in, as, at least for the moment, there is no other planet with the 
necessary conditions for life...

 

Today, in a private mail exchange, it occurred to me to challenge you, based on 
what HO once did: to do, all over the world where there are facilitators, 
public OST sessions on climate change and what needs to be done to alleviate 
the problems.

 

Each of us will know better, in every concrete situation, who to invite and 
what concrete goals to make explicit (or not).

 

What do you think of my suggestion?

 

Stay safe

 

Artur

 

 

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Re: [OSList] Loyd Kepferle or Karen Main contact info?

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Both are old friends. I have sort of lost track of Karen, but Loyd is retired 
and lives on Lummi Island in Washington. His phone number is (360) 758-7321. 
Tell him I said Hi.


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Cc: Jake Yeager 
Sent: Sun, Sep 29, 2019 8:20 am
Subject: [OSList] Loyd Kepferle or Karen Main contact info?

Hi all,
In case you didn't know, it turns out that, in the year 2000, the University of 
Kentucky's Center for Rural Health won the Outstanding Rural Health Program 
Award from the National Rural Health Association. In 1995, the Center for Rural 
Health's director, Loyd Kepferle, along with Karen Main, published an article 
in Tales from Open Space about the Center's use of organizational Open Space. I 
wonder if the Center's use of Open Space contributed to the Center ultimately 
receiving the award.
Does anyone know Loyd or Karen or have their contact info? I'd love to speak 
with them about their experience and get lessons learned. I'd also love to 
share these with the OST community.
Thanks!
All the best,Jake

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Re: [OSList] Brief OST Case Studies - Feel Free to Add

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

For anybody who cares, “Tales From Open Space” is freely available in PDF at 
www.openspaceworld.com in the section called “books.”

 

Harrison

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Jake 
Yeager via OSList
Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2019 12:41 PM
To: Marai Kiele; World wide Open Space Technology email list
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Subject: Re: [OSList] Brief OST Case Studies - Feel Free to Add

 

Hey Marai,

 

I've updated the file with citations 

 .

 

Please let me know if you have questions.

 

Thanks!

All the best,

Jake




 

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will be free of problems.

 - Robert Adams  

 

 

On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 5:42 PM Marai Kiele 
 wrote:

Hi Jake,

 

Cool, I appreciate your compilation and the sharing here!

 

You wrote that you compiled them "from Open Space World, the User's Guide, and 
Tales from Open Space". 

Would it be possible for you to add the source to each study?

 

That would help when we or others share this stories.

Thank you.

 

And, wow, I have great joy getting to witness some of your journey with OST and 
your intentions for your organisation!

 

Cheering you on,

Marai

 

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Am 21.09.2019 um 01:17 schrieb Jake Yeager via OSList 
:

 

Hi everyone,

 

I've compiled OST case studies in a brief format 

  that I find useful for contracting. Others might too.

 

I compiled them from Open Space World, the User's Guide, and Tales from Open 
Space. 

 

Feel free to add.

 

Much love,

Jake




 

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Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 101, Issue 5

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Turns out wheel chairs can be an advantage… People get out of the way, and if 
your good on two wheels, you can go like hell. I have a nephew who has never 
walked because nothing works below his waist. But that has never slowed him 
down. He makes films and has some marvelous shots from Kabul – racing down  the 
street. Yes … that’s Afghanistan. Folks who are differently abled have spent a 
lifetime developing alternative competences. Don’t worry about them. Just treat 
them like everybody else and they will do fine. Or not – but their difficulty 
will have little to do with being in a wheel chair.

 

Harrison 

 

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Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2019 9:19 AM
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Subject: Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 101, Issue 5

 

Might be running something next month for a number of people who will be in 
wheelchairs... so playing with...

 

The Law Of Mobility - If you find yourself in a situation which you are not 
contributing to or learning from, then you can always choose to go to another 
place more useful for you...

 

 

 

On Fri, 13 Sep 2019 at 18:18, anne stadler via OSList 
 wrote:

Oops. Left out a word in my earlier statement. This is what I really mean: 

Stand up for, and move to wherever you can act on what you love & care about. 
If you find you’re not contributing there, use your two feet to move on.

 

 

 

On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 11:00 PM anne stadler  wrote:

Law of Two feet:

Stand up and move to wherever you can act on what you love & care about.  If 
you find you’re not contributing there, use your two feet to move on.

 

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Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 20:28:10 + (UTC)
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Subject: Re: [OSList] about Law of Two Feet
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Turns out Feet beat Brains almost every time. Thinking about something is 
definitely worth while. BUT. Moving the feet is a sure sign of action. Anything 
else is "just thinking about it." I always go with the feet! Seuss was a great 
pundit! And even he understood that nothing has really happened until you take 
a step in a new direction.
ho


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feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any 

Re: [OSList] about Law of Two Feet

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Turns out Feet beat Brains almost every time. Thinking about something is 
definitely worth while. BUT. Moving the feet is a sure sign of action. Anything 
else is "just thinking about it." I always go with the feet! Seuss was a great 
pundit! And even he understood that nothing has really happened until you take 
a step in a new direction.
ho


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Space law of two feet, here’s a quote:  “You have brains in your head. You have 
feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” ― Dr. 
Seuss, Oh, the Places You'll Go!        Regards, Robin 
Robin D. H. Muretisch, CPF, MBA, CPA IAF Certified™ Professional Facilitator 
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Re: [OSList] Large Open Space with Anglican Church Australia

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Congratulations! And I hate to tell you, The United Church of Canada beat
you by a bit. Participants: 500, days: two, Date: mid 90's  And actually the
Presbyterian Church USA beat that by several years with the same number of
participants - but best of all was the Proceedings. 320 odd pages, printed
and delivered before departure. 500 copies came in a fork lift! Have fun!

 

Harrison

 

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Sent: Monday, August 26, 2019 3:14 AM
To: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
Cc: Michael Wood
Subject: [OSList] Large Open Space with Anglican Church Australia

 

A few weeks ago Brendan McKeague and Michael Wood co-facilitated what might
be the largest ever Open Space in Australia (certainly with a church group)
when the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane took the step of hosting most of the
first day of Synod (the annual large gathering of representatives of
Anglican parishes, schools and other organisations) for 6 hours in Open
Space. 450 people attended around a very spacious question, 'what is God
calling us to be and do at this time'.  Three sessions of 1.5 hours each led
to the posting of 56 conversation topics and 14 action plans. One of the
interesting pieces of feedback at the end of Synod is that the remainder of
Synod (which is conducted in a traditional Westminster Parliament format)
'felt' more calm and respectful that in previous years - no surprises there.
Although it's early days the whole thing felt to me like an opening up of
new possibility about the way we meet in the church and I personally hope it
might be part of a cultural shift starting to happen. Time will tell.

Michael Wood. Perth, Western Australia.

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[OSList] WOSONOS

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

WOSONOS is coming to Washington, as doubtless you know. It is sort of a
"return to the beginning." The site of the original, Day's Inn at Dulles,
has gone upscale and thus prohibitively expensive, but Suzanne Daigle found
what she thinks is a great place and I'm sure it is. Sounds like folks are
coming from all over and it should be GREAT as usual. I expect to be there,
but for the first night only, to join in what I understand to be a little
story telling. That will probably be the extent of my presence. There does
come a time in life when the available energy is not equal to the
opportunities - And WOSONOS is a wonderful, super high energy opportunity.
At least it always has been, and unless the magical wonder of self
organization has somehow been shut off (along with gravity and the Sun)
history will repeat. And there will be an Owen. I understand that Barry, my
son, has been asked to Open Space. You will love him. I do. And NO, this is
not the continuation of a Dynasty. It remains true that anybody can do it
given a good head and good heart. Have at it Friends, and I may be able to
Zoom in on occasion.

 

Harrison

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Re: [OSList] Okay...Forget Certification then...How about Co-Creating a NEW OST ASSOCIATION? Such as...THE International Association for Peace and Human Understanding...?

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Paul – Wonderful to hear from you! And… several years ago I was in Beijing with 
peers, colleagues and friends who collectively had doubtless done many more 
OSTs than I – all in a most challenging environment. They asked me to say 
something and I replied that actually I thought it had all been said some 3000 
years ago by a marvelous person, Lao Tzu. And I think you would be interested 
in a wonderful book done by an old friend, Chris Corrigan called the “Tao of 
Holding Space.” Chris shows up here (OSLIST) more than occasionally – Chris 
where are you? I think he put it up (PDF) online??? You will enjoy.

 

Harrison 

 

From: Paul Nunesdea [mailto:p.nunes...@architectingcollaboration.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 2:11 PM
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
Cc: Harrison Owen
Subject: Re: [OSList] Okay...Forget Certification then...How about Co-Creating 
a NEW OST ASSOCIATION? Such as...THE International Association for Peace and 
Human Understanding...?

 

Greetings HO, I have been away from this list except when something 
extraordinarily contentious happens here, and I got attracted by the 
certification subject. 

 

Yes, just to say I am among those that used OST by reading your book + an 
extremely helpful and long coaching call from Lisa Heft - the Open Space 
Community's Mary Magdalene. 

 

Since then the power of self-organization never ceased to amaze me, and to be 
honest my most precious ally when big challenges are faced. 

 

I have written books about group facilitation in my mother languages, I argue 
OST is the ultimate group facilitation methodology, inspired by seminal work of 
very dear IAF colleagues (and your disciples?) here in Europe, Gerardo de 
Luzemberg and Jean-Philippe Poupard. 

 

And your answer below, reinforces my faith on this absolute mystery of 
self-organization that have been helping me so much. 

 

Tanks for the unsuspected Dee Hock's book recommendation, I will read it next. 

 

I apologize Listers if this other unsuspected reference below has already been 
discussed here before, but I recently re-discovered Lao Tzu book Tao Te Ching 
(the book of the way) and cannot think about the resemblances with your 
discoveries HO. 

 

If you like listening instead of reading, this is an amazing free resource on 
Youtube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2UYch2JnO4 

 

I suspect Lao Tzu's interpretation of what the master will do about OST's 
certification is just about what you have written below, beloved father. 

 

Best wishes


Paul Nunesdea | Paulo Nunes de Abreu 

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https://www.architectingcollaboration.com/

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On Tue, 20 Aug 2019 at 23:15, Harrison Owen via OSList 
 wrote:

Barry -- your notion about "scale" -- numbers of people -- is pretty close to 
the accepted wisdom. Summed up in the old refrain, Some day we got to get 
organized! Especially when we get bigger. Certainly makes sense, keeps a lot of 
MBA programs in business, but simply doesn't accord with my experience. First 
in terms of my usual standard reference... Open Spaces. The curious, but I 
think instructive thing, is that every Open Space that I have facilitated or 
been a part of -- regardless of size (5- 2108) has been unnervingly the same. 
10-15 minutes for opening, 20 min for issue announcement, 30 minutes for market 
place arrangements (combinations, reschedules, cup of coffee) 1 hour to start 
of first session -- and from there on it all happened by itself. This has even 
been true in several situation where a very hard working planning committee 
worked out every detail in accord with the best meeting management protocols. 
Looked great on paper, immediately fell apart, and just as quickly self 
organized, despite their best efforts. Weird! 

 

Then there is the observed behavior and accomplishments of what we might 
vaguely call, "The Open Space Community." If you put aside all question of how 
we got there, the accomplishments I believe are rather impressive. Indeed there 
are very few HR consulting groups that could come anywhere close. Just take the 
numbers: 35 years in business, minimum 500,000 "interventions," millions of 
participants, thousands of facilitators, massive coverage by the international 
press, and a multitude of imitators -- which is always a complement in a weird 
way. Not bad if I do say so myself. AND it might be pointed out that all of 
this took place without a shred of formal organization, no institutional 
funding, no defined leadership structure, zero effort at standardization or 
certification. Why would anybody want to change that ... even if you could?

 

And then in the REAL WORLD... That would be Corporations, Governments, NGOs -- 
I can give you any number of examples where such organizations

Re: [OSList] Okay...Forget Certification then...How about Co-Creating a NEW OST ASSOCIATION? Such as...THE International Association for Peace and Human Understanding...?

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Barry -- your notion about "scale" -- numbers of people -- is pretty close to 
the accepted wisdom. Summed up in the old refrain, Some day we got to get 
organized! Especially when we get bigger. Certainly makes sense, keeps a lot of 
MBA programs in business, but simply doesn't accord with my experience. First 
in terms of my usual standard reference... Open Spaces. The curious, but I 
think instructive thing, is that every Open Space that I have facilitated or 
been a part of -- regardless of size (5- 2108) has been unnervingly the same. 
10-15 minutes for opening, 20 min for issue announcement, 30 minutes for market 
place arrangements (combinations, reschedules, cup of coffee) 1 hour to start 
of first session -- and from there on it all happened by itself. This has even 
been true in several situation where a very hard working planning committee 
worked out every detail in accord with the best meeting management protocols. 
Looked great on paper, immediately fell apart, and just as quickly self 
organized, despite their best efforts. Weird!
Then there is the observed behavior and accomplishments of what we might 
vaguely call, "The Open Space Community." If you put aside all question of how 
we got there, the accomplishments I believe are rather impressive. Indeed there 
are very few HR consulting groups that could come anywhere close. Just take the 
numbers: 35 years in business, minimum 500,000 "interventions," millions of 
participants, thousands of facilitators, massive coverage by the international 
press, and a multitude of imitators -- which is always a complement in a weird 
way. Not bad if I do say so myself. AND it might be pointed out that all of 
this took place without a shred of formal organization, no institutional 
funding, no defined leadership structure, zero effort at standardization or 
certification. Why would anybody want to change that ... even if you could?
And then in the REAL WORLD... That would be Corporations, Governments, NGOs -- 
I can give you any number of examples where such organizations spent millions 
of $$$ to get organized, failed, -- and then opened some space to accomplish in 
several days where they had failed miserably for years. I "did" a few of those 
personally, but in most cases (if I was directly involved) I advised that they 
save a lot of money, buy the book, and do it. And of course there were any 
number of situations where sensitive participants of one OST simply went out 
and "did" it again without benefit of book, training, certification. Marvelous!
And if you want "testimony" from a different, and presumably unbiased source, 
check out Dee Hock, "Chaordic Organizations."
Harrison (and -- of course -- also your father.)





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From: Barry Owen via OSList 
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Cc: Barry Owen ; Michael M Pannwitz 

Sent: Tue, Aug 20, 2019 11:10 am
Subject: Re: [OSList] Okay...Forget Certification then...How about Co-Creating 
a NEW OST ASSOCIATION? Such as...THE International Association for Peace and 
Human Understanding...?

I've been mulling this over for months now. Have come to what I think is a 
conclusion that blaming the mayhem on "Organisations" is akin to "shooting the 
messenger" . . . making it a martyr.After all, any time there's more than one 
person present, it's essentially the birth of an "organisation".I think the 
real problem is that of scale.It seems to me that, as the number "Members" 
increases in any "gathering", the perceived "need" for organisation becomes 
more prevalent.As that dynamic evolves, the people seem to "forget" what 
"brung'm here" . . . That is . . . those things that have never changed
BreathCircleBulletin BoardMarketplaceExpect to be (be prepared to be) surprised
fall by the wayside as more and more "social constructs" emerge thereby 
converting Open Space to Command and control.Oh yeah . . . and "keeping up with 
the Joneses"
My opinion is that the "mandate" of "just open more space anywhere and 
everywhere" is an open invitation for all of us (humanity) to remember to: 
BreatheName the Theme (Important, Complex, Diversity of People/Opinions, 
potential for conflict, need for resolution NOW)Invite whoever caresGather in a 
circleCreate the Bulletin BoardOpen the marketplaceGet to work!
and the best news is that everyone already knows how to do this . . . we've 
just gotta remind them.
So . . . I think more organisations will "get" this as we open more space every 
day. 
They're not broken or corrupt! 
Bless their hearts . . . They're simply forgetful, and all we've gotta do is 
remind them.
or something . . . 
b

On Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 5:03 AM Michael M Pannwitz via OSList 
 wrote:

Dear all,

my assumption regarding "organisation" is that they are the work of the 
devil.
They are omnipresent. There is practically nothing that can do without 
an "organisation". Government, churches, mafia, health care, schools, 
prisons, military, restaurants, 

Re: [OSList] Why CERTIFICATION makes sense considering this conversation on Mission, Vision Strategy Plans, etc.

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

If I didn’t say it, I could have. Holding Space involves being “totally present 
and absolutely invisible” – to quote myself from “the book.” Meditation can get 
you there, or at least it always has for me. Is this right and true? Who knows, 
but it seems to work.

 

ho

 

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Halford via OSList
Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2019 5:09 AM
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
Cc: Alan Halford
Subject: Re: [OSList] Why CERTIFICATION makes sense considering this 
conversation on Mission, Vision Strategy Plans, etc.

 

I have a vague and distant memory of seeing/hearing HO saying or being quoted “ 
The only training you need for OST is  to meditate”

Not sure whether I imagined  it, but it was a decisive reason for me to delve 
into the world of OST

AND it’s still

“Issue the invitation, sit in a circle, create an agenda and get to work”

WHOO HOO

Alan

Alan Halford & Associates

Open Space Technology Aficionados
Mediation and Conflict Transformation

Facilitators

www.alanhalford.com.au

www.conflictcompany.com.au 
0421 475 252
skype: alanhalford

 

 

 

 

On 17 Aug 2019, at 4:59 pm, R Chaffe via OSList 
 wrote:

 

So does teaching!  

Regards

Rob


On 17 Aug 2019, at 4:47 pm, paul levy via OSList 
 wrote:

I'd never certify OST. Only takes one minute to explain, or one second to 
discover.

 

Best wishes,

 

Paul Levy

 

Paul Levy
Writer, facilitator, conversifier and collusion breaker

 

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Re: [OSList] Why CERTIFICATION makes sense considering this conversation on Mission, Vision Strategy Plans, etc.

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

he participants themselves.

 

Michael

 




 
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312-280-7838 (mobile)

 

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On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 11:38 AM Chris Corrigan via OSList 
 wrote:

Inspired by Harrison’s reflections here, I’ll offer one final thought on this 
thread, and then I’m out.  This is a well known story that is often used to 
apply to gossip, but I believe can be applied to the folly of trying to capture 
and encase what Harrison and and few thousand other people have let loose on 
the world:

 

https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/812861/jewish/A-Pillow-Full-of-Feathers.htm

 

Enjoy.  I love a good parable.  

 

Chris





On Aug 14, 2019, at 10:24 AM, Harrison Owen via OSList 
 wrote:

 

Actually, I beg to differ. As one who has been in the Open Space game as long 
as anyone, I suppose – the whole possibility of certification (or whatever, by 
which ever name) is a) oxymoronic, b) technically dubious (I can’t imagine how 
you would actually do it), and strategically a bad play. Teaching/certifying 
Open Space is rather like certifying breathing … a natural activity which comes 
with our existence. It is true that some people learn to do it (breathing) 
better … Olympic Athletes for example … but it really is a natural act. Opening 
space is a natural act. Some do it better than others … but it is what we do. 
Creating a Certification program for enabling that boggles my mind. Right up 
there with creating a “certification program” for being “human.”  B) 
Technically dubious… Every situation is so contextually defined that any 
criteria for performance (certification) would be so limited as to be not 
useful. Translated that would mean something like – would Open Space 
Certification guarantee that the individual would work with equal effectiveness 
with Afghanis and North American White Supremacists? I doubt that, and more 
than that… it all seems to happen very naturally all by itself, has for a 
number of years … (with absolutely NO Program, OST is now a worldwide 
phenomenon). C) Strategically a bad play… Fact is, OST is the control oriented, 
certification aficionada, managers -- worst nightmare.  If it actually did what 
30+ years of global experience seems to demonstrate that it does… Much if not 
all of what currently is the “lode star” of managerial competence, “CONTROL” … 
Never happened. But we can’t let that secret out. Blow our cover! However, if 
you quietly open space wherever, whenever, however, about what ever… as often 
as you can – Magic does seem to happen. And the truth is ( my truth) is that 
anybody can do it. 

 

ho

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of David 
Osborne via OSList
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2019 12:33 PM
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
Cc: David Osborne; Mark Carmel
Subject: Re: [OSList] Why CERTIFICATION makes sense considering this 
conversation on Mission, Vision Strategy Plans, etc.

 

Great thoughtful post Mark. Thanks for stimulating my thinking, reflection and 
imagination. 

 

David

Sent from my iPhone


On Aug 14, 2019, at 11:39 AM, Mark Carmel via OSList < 
<mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

Fascinating conversation. This is exactly why we need a certification-like 
program and an organizational structure for the future if we want to train 
people in the finer points of sustaining open space interventions over time as 
Chris has done. There is a lot more to it than just throwing out an invitation 
and opening up the market place. It is interesting to me that from the most 
seasoned open space masters the idea was instantly shot down, saying...we 
discussed that already... Now that is not what an open space facilitator 
normally does right? Shoot down other people's ideas. The world has evolved 
into one that respects credentials. Interestingly the ones who spoke the 
strongest against certification have already given themselves nice fancy 
titles. Which is wonderful.  Because credentials really do matter. Right now 
open space facilitators must give themself their own title and otherwise have 
no backing whatsoever to lend credibility to their self given titles. When you 
talk about overcoming the resistance of executives and with the retaliation 
nation nature of things now (look at Hong Kong) it makes sense to put some 
structure to the educational credentialing of OSTsters from apprentice  to 
Master to mentor.  In terms of VISION and MISSION and VALUES and STRATEGY, why 
is it that we facilitators want to apply that same organizational structure for 
ALL other organizations but resist doing the same for OUR work, to create OUR 
organization... What IS our vision...to hope the world magically organizes 
around OST... or to make it happen through a viable 1,000 year vision.  In his 
great book, Leadership Is,  Harrison is spot on to defi

Re: [OSList] Why CERTIFICATION makes sense considering this conversation on Mission, Vision Strategy Plans, etc.

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Actually, I beg to differ. As one who has been in the Open Space game as long 
as anyone, I suppose – the whole possibility of certification (or whatever, by 
which ever name) is a) oxymoronic, b) technically dubious (I can’t imagine how 
you would actually do it), and strategically a bad play. Teaching/certifying 
Open Space is rather like certifying breathing … a natural activity which comes 
with our existence. It is true that some people learn to do it (breathing) 
better … Olympic Athletes for example … but it really is a natural act. Opening 
space is a natural act. Some do it better than others … but it is what we do. 
Creating a Certification program for enabling that boggles my mind. Right up 
there with creating a “certification program” for being “human.”  B) 
Technically dubious… Every situation is so contextually defined that any 
criteria for performance (certification) would be so limited as to be not 
useful. Translated that would mean something like – would Open Space 
Certification guarantee that the individual would work with equal effectiveness 
with Afghanis and North American White Supremacists? I doubt that, and more 
than that… it all seems to happen very naturally all by itself, has for a 
number of years … (with absolutely NO Program, OST is now a worldwide 
phenomenon). C) Strategically a bad play… Fact is, OST is the control oriented, 
certification aficionada, managers -- worst nightmare.  If it actually did what 
30+ years of global experience seems to demonstrate that it does… Much if not 
all of what currently is the “lode star” of managerial competence, “CONTROL” … 
Never happened. But we can’t let that secret out. Blow our cover! However, if 
you quietly open space wherever, whenever, however, about what ever… as often 
as you can – Magic does seem to happen. And the truth is ( my truth) is that 
anybody can do it. 

 

ho

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of David 
Osborne via OSList
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2019 12:33 PM
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Cc: David Osborne; Mark Carmel
Subject: Re: [OSList] Why CERTIFICATION makes sense considering this 
conversation on Mission, Vision Strategy Plans, etc.

 

Great thoughtful post Mark. Thanks for stimulating my thinking, reflection and 
imagination. 

 

David

Sent from my iPhone


On Aug 14, 2019, at 11:39 AM, Mark Carmel via OSList 
 wrote:

Fascinating conversation. This is exactly why we need a certification-like 
program and an organizational structure for the future if we want to train 
people in the finer points of sustaining open space interventions over time as 
Chris has done. There is a lot more to it than just throwing out an invitation 
and opening up the market place. It is interesting to me that from the most 
seasoned open space masters the idea was instantly shot down, saying...we 
discussed that already... Now that is not what an open space facilitator 
normally does right? Shoot down other people's ideas. The world has evolved 
into one that respects credentials. Interestingly the ones who spoke the 
strongest against certification have already given themselves nice fancy 
titles. Which is wonderful.  Because credentials really do matter. Right now 
open space facilitators must give themself their own title and otherwise have 
no backing whatsoever to lend credibility to their self given titles. When you 
talk about overcoming the resistance of executives and with the retaliation 
nation nature of things now (look at Hong Kong) it makes sense to put some 
structure to the educational credentialing of OSTsters from apprentice  to 
Master to mentor.  In terms of VISION and MISSION and VALUES and STRATEGY, why 
is it that we facilitators want to apply that same organizational structure for 
ALL other organizations but resist doing the same for OUR work, to create OUR 
organization... What IS our vision...to hope the world magically organizes 
around OST... or to make it happen through a viable 1,000 year vision.  In his 
great book, Leadership Is,  Harrison is spot on to define OST as the ONE way 
for leaders to be a caretaker of the Spirit.  We must not be naive to believe 
that leaders will not crush the Spirit once it emerges in Open Space. This 
requires highly advanced training to be able to navigate the process over 
decades of implementation.  ALL great decisions require great leadership. If 
OST ever gets an organization, I hope this idea will be considered by its 
leaders or of course someone else will do it or it will not be done. In some 
ways, or all ways, Harrison has created a new religion of Spirit and I hope 
that an organizational structure WILL be created kinda like that other dude who 
started out with 12 disciples. 

Peace,

Mark Carmel

 

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Re: [OSList] Why CERTIFICATION makes sense considering this conversation on Mission, Vision Strategy Plans, etc.

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

YES!

 

ho

 

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Corrigan via OSList
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2019 12:06 PM
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
Cc: Chris Corrigan; Mark Carmel
Subject: Re: [OSList] Why CERTIFICATION makes sense considering this 
conversation on Mission, Vision Strategy Plans, etc.

 

You do realize that Jesus never certified practitioners of Christianity, right? 
And that subsequent attempts to do so basically created a toxic blending of 
Church and Empire that contributed to mass amounts of suffering through 
incredibly toxic and psychopathic uses of power and control for most of the 
last 1700 years?

 

And I say that as a Christian who works with churches.  

 

Mark, just open space.  That’s what the world wants more of. It does not want 
or need more  people running around saying they are certified to open space.  
It truly doesn’t care. Your credentials mean nothing if you aren’t actually 
opening space.  And if you are opening space, no one will care what your 
credentials are.  The best OST meetings I’ve ever been a part of were 
facilitated by people who had never done them before.  They cared about the 
participants, they took care to follow the instructions, they took nothing for 
granted, and they learned a lot about themselves and others.  Some of these 
people were 14 years old. 

 

Coincidently, some of these people are also the best Christians I have ever 
met, too, for the same reasons. 

 

Just do the work and share your learning and get better at it. That’s how I 
learned, that’s how I support others and that’s my invitation to you. Resist 
the devilish temptation to build an empire.

 

Chris

 

 

 

 





On Aug 14, 2019, at 8:39 AM, Mark Carmel via OSList 
 wrote:

 

Fascinating conversation. This is exactly why we need a certification-like 
program and an organizational structure for the future if we want to train 
people in the finer points of sustaining open space interventions over time as 
Chris has done. There is a lot more to it than just throwing out an invitation 
and opening up the market place. It is interesting to me that from the most 
seasoned open space masters the idea was instantly shot down, saying...we 
discussed that already... Now that is not what an open space facilitator 
normally does right? Shoot down other people's ideas. The world has evolved 
into one that respects credentials. Interestingly the ones who spoke the 
strongest against certification have already given themselves nice fancy 
titles. Which is wonderful.  Because credentials really do matter. Right now 
open space facilitators must give themself their own title and otherwise have 
no backing whatsoever to lend credibility to their self given titles. When you 
talk about overcoming the resistance of executives and with the retaliation 
nation nature of things now (look at Hong Kong) it makes sense to put some 
structure to the educational credentialing of OSTsters from apprentice  to 
Master to mentor.  In terms of VISION and MISSION and VALUES and STRATEGY, why 
is it that we facilitators want to apply that same organizational structure for 
ALL other organizations but resist doing the same for OUR work, to create OUR 
organization... What IS our vision...to hope the world magically organizes 
around OST... or to make it happen through a viable 1,000 year vision.  In his 
great book, Leadership Is,  Harrison is spot on to define OST as the ONE way 
for leaders to be a caretaker of the Spirit.  We must not be naive to believe 
that leaders will not crush the Spirit once it emerges in Open Space. This 
requires highly advanced training to be able to navigate the process over 
decades of implementation.  ALL great decisions require great leadership. If 
OST ever gets an organization, I hope this idea will be considered by its 
leaders or of course someone else will do it or it will not be done. In some 
ways, or all ways, Harrison has created a new religion of Spirit and I hope 
that an organizational structure WILL be created kinda like that other dude who 
started out with 12 disciples. 

Peace,

Mark Carmel

 

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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning? (Chris Kloth)
   2. Re: OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning? (Harrison Owen)
   3. Re: OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning? (Peggy Holman)
   4. Re: 

Re: [OSList] Determining Duration of Open Space Event?

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Duration: One day for simple stuff. Two Days for complex situation with the 
possibility of decision making/action group formation. If the people involved 
say that is too much time, that it is pretty clear that:  A) The issue isn’t 
that important. B) Nobody really cares. This actually a really good test for 
the first essential pre-condition for a productive Open Space – A really 
critical issue that has folks’ Attention. In short, they care.

 

ho 

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Jake 
Yeager via OSList
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2019 8:07 AM
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list; Michael M Pannwitz
Cc: Jake Yeager
Subject: [OSList] Determining Duration of Open Space Event?

 

Hey Michael, 

 

Back in mid-July you provided a really helpful description of your contracting 
process for Open Space (reproduced below). I am using this to make my 
contracting process more robust, so thank you!

 

One question I have for you: in your contracting process when is there a 
determination of the duration of the Open Space? And how does that come about?

 

If others have thoughts on this subject, please join in!

 

Thanks!

 

All the best,

Jake

 



Dear Mark,

had a good laughing attack, reading your message.

The approach I have developed to improve on the role and task of the 
"leader" goes like this:

1. Contact:
I get a call from someone, not necessarily the "leader", sometimes a 
person from the OD department of the organization requesting an OST 
event. This professional person, as anyone else, can really have a 
number of assumptions about the organization she or he works for. After 
listening for a very short while (since I dont want to get confused) I 
suggest my standard procedure, a contact meeting with those that decide 
on this event.

2. Contact meeting face-to-face, never online or similar stuff:
Usually three or four or five people (I suggested to the first caller 
that it should be a bit of a diverse small group) gather for this 
contact meeting which lasts exactly 1 hour and maybe 15 minutes. For 
this meeting I dont charge anything regardless of the outcome. The 
potential client simply pays the costs (if I have to fly to Paris and 
spend a night there which happened in the early stage of the 300 leaders 
with Muslims, Jews and Christians engaged in World Peace in Sevilla (HO 
facilitated, I helped).)
In this meeting I suggest the present folks have an exchange on what the 
gathering is planned for (usually there is a pretty divergent response 
but the central issue becomes clearer).
After that I tell them about the 5 or 6 prerequites for an OST event and 
have them exchange on those.
At the end I also ask them how aware they are about the role of leaders 
after an OST event in face of the fact that participants start to lead 
themselves. Oh, yes, they exclaim, thats what we would love. Hmmm. I 
also add that nobody from the organization should make any promises in 
regard to the potential actions that people will engage in after the 
event. Them then also leading will know what kind of support they need 
and how to get it.
Before leaveing I tell them to sleep over all this and give me a ring.
If they call me and if I have a hunch that it will all work out, the 
third step is the :

3. Planning Meeting (preparatory meeting):
A group of 8 to 35 people (thats the range I have experienced in my 
career of working with OST) that the "leaders" selected, mirroring 
approximately the expected participants, meet for exactly 3.5 hours to
- exchange their expectations re the outcome (Thinking of the first 
working day after the event, what has changed?)
- develope the overall theme (in four steps: everyone for himself 
followed by random small groups to come to one theme, followed by a 
quick round of weighing the various themes, a round of three or four 
that want to come to a final suggestion (in fishbowl with the rest of 
the group watching, one empty chair for folks watching to come in and 
make a suggestion and immeditately leaving the chair again) and fourth 
an exchange of all to see whether the theme is it
- a brainstorming on who all needs to be invited to the event to 
actually work successfully on action that would carry the expectations 
forward under the chosen overall theme... usually a long list pops up 
which is reduced by a quick check on whether concrete people are behind 
the suggestions. For instance if someone says "The press" it will not 
count unless someone comes up with a particular organ or best a 
particular person...). The list is then checked on once more by 
identifying who is essential. If it turns out that someone mentioned as 
"essential" will definitely not come (for whatever reason) I suggest 
that then expectations have to be reduced or the overall Theme changed. 
That can lead to more clarifications and strenghens the common ground.
- produce a list of stuff that needs to be 

Re: [OSList] OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Beautiful! Thank you Chris!!

ho

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Chris Kloth via OSList
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2019 5:26 PM
To: jacob.yea...@gmail.com
Cc: Chris Kloth; World wide Open Space Technology email list
Subject: Re: [OSList] OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?

Jake, I hope to get back to you by this weekend. I am in the middle of  
a project with Prosecutor Impact (see Adam Foss' Ted Talk) that is  
pretty consuming. I know I have the file somewhere.

That said, Michael's comment about what's on the wall triggered a  
powerful memory. When I got to my site the night before we were to  
start a very resistant top executive made it clear to me that he  
thought this approach a ridiculous waste of time. He also made it  
clear that he was sure labor issues over wages and other workplace  
issues would probably come up and that there was no way these could be  
addressed in such a setting.

I thanked him for sharing his concerns and observed that labor issues  
would probably come up if it mattered to those in the room and  
requested that he trust me that it would be okay. I also asked him to  
listen to the workers talk and resist taking charge of the subject.

No surprise that the topic came up at both sites in the first round  
and was attended by almost everyone at my site. He scowled at me big  
time. I will admit I was nervous.

The 90 minute session went roughly like this: 30 of frustration, 30  
minutes of "We are all in this together and still have the best jobs n  
the valley" and 30 minutes of developing strategies. By the end of the  
second round the company president faxed from the other site that  
their ideas were all valuable and could be implemented!

The rest of the day was amazingly full of energy, excitement, and optimism.

-- 
Shalom,

Chris Kloth
ChangeWorks of the Heartland
254 South Merkle Road
Bexley, OH 43209-1801
ph 614-239-1336
fax 614-237-2347
www.got2change.com

Think globally. Act locally.


Quoting Jake Yeager :

> Hey Chris,
>
> Thanks so much for your response! It's very helpful to hear your
> experience, and it's awesome how the partnership you mentioned is still
> active!
>
> If you don't mind, I have a few follow-up questions for you:
>
>- What were the themes for the OSs with Carbarundum and the non-profit
>partnership? It seems the groups covered a lot of ground!
>- I am an internal consultant, and our organization has multiple sites.
>I love that you facilitated an OS across sites! What do you recommend
for
>executing an OS when there are multiple sites?
>
> Thank you so much Chris!
>
> Also, if anyone else on the list wants to share recommendations for
> executing OS cross-site, please do!
>
> All the best,
> Jake
> 
>
> When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once again, and
> you will be free of problems.
>  - Robert Adams 
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 10:46 PM Chris Kloth 
> wrote:
>
>> Ralph Copleman, Barbara Bunker, and I used OST with a division of
>> Carbarundum that had just been sold. It included virtually 100% of the
>> employees of the new organization in two geographic locations
>> simultaneously... one in the eastern US and one in the midwest. We had
>> ti use dial-up computer access and fax machines to communicate what
>> was going on at each location each round! By the end of the process
>> there was a new mission, vision, values and basic organization
>> structure.
>>
>> I used OST as part of the process of forming a collaborative
>> partnership among 4 nonprofit organizations providing early childhood
>> care and education to very different types of children, resulting in a
>> mission, vision, and values, as well as articulating a plan for the
>> first two years of their partnership. That partnership is now almost
>> 25 years old. It's members have internalized the principles of OST.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Shalom,
>>
>> Chris Kloth
>> ChangeWorks of the Heartland
>> 254 South Merkle Road
>> Bexley, OH 43209-1801
>> ph 614-239-1336
>> fax 614-237-2347
>> www.got2change.com
>>
>> Think globally. Act locally.
>>
>>
>> Quoting Jake Yeager via OSList :
>>
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > Has anyone ever used OST 1) to develop a mission and/or vision
statement
>> or
>> > 2) to conduct strategic planning? If so, how did it go? Any
>> recommendations?
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > Much love as always,
>> > Jake
>> >
>> > P.S. Hope to see you at WOSonOS so I can thank you in person! :)
>> > 
>> >
>> > When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once again,
and
>> > you will be free of problems.
>> >  - Robert Adams 
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> 
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>>
>>
>




This 

Re: [OSList] OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

My theme: “Where have we been, where are we now, where are we going?: Issues 
and opportunities” Multi site gatherings are much easier now given Zoom and all 
the rest. A little “Control Room” group to coordinate and update postings, 
reports, etc helps. Any good techie should have the goods. If the time-zone 
spread is small total realtime operation is simple. With a large spread, you do 
have to be a little creative. What seems to happen in those cases is that all 
sites go on a shared global time. A residential setting is most helpful.

 

ho

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Jake 
Yeager via OSList
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2019 10:26 AM
To: Chris Kloth
Cc: Jake Yeager; World wide Open Space Technology email list
Subject: Re: [OSList] OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?

 

Hey Chris,

 

Thanks so much for your response! It's very helpful to hear your experience, 
and it's awesome how the partnership you mentioned is still active! 

 

If you don't mind, I have a few follow-up questions for you:

*   What were the themes for the OSs with Carbarundum and the non-profit 
partnership? It seems the groups covered a lot of ground!
*   I am an internal consultant, and our organization has multiple sites. I 
love that you facilitated an OS across sites! What do you recommend for 
executing an OS when there are multiple sites?

Thank you so much Chris!

 

Also, if anyone else on the list wants to share recommendations for executing 
OS cross-site, please do!

 

All the best,

Jake



 

When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once again, and you 
will be free of problems.

 - Robert Adams  

 

 

On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 10:46 PM Chris Kloth  wrote:

Ralph Copleman, Barbara Bunker, and I used OST with a division of  
Carbarundum that had just been sold. It included virtually 100% of the  
employees of the new organization in two geographic locations  
simultaneously... one in the eastern US and one in the midwest. We had  
ti use dial-up computer access and fax machines to communicate what  
was going on at each location each round! By the end of the process  
there was a new mission, vision, values and basic organization  
structure.

I used OST as part of the process of forming a collaborative  
partnership among 4 nonprofit organizations providing early childhood  
care and education to very different types of children, resulting in a  
mission, vision, and values, as well as articulating a plan for the  
first two years of their partnership. That partnership is now almost  
25 years old. It's members have internalized the principles of OST.


-- 
Shalom,

Chris Kloth
ChangeWorks of the Heartland
254 South Merkle Road
Bexley, OH 43209-1801
ph 614-239-1336
fax 614-237-2347
www.got2change.com

Think globally. Act locally.


Quoting Jake Yeager via OSList :

> Hi all,
>
> Has anyone ever used OST 1) to develop a mission and/or vision statement or
> 2) to conduct strategic planning? If so, how did it go? Any recommendations?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Much love as always,
> Jake
>
> P.S. Hope to see you at WOSonOS so I can thank you in person! :)
> 
>
> When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once again, and
> you will be free of problems.
>  - Robert Adams 
>




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Re: [OSList] OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Sure. Did the five year research plan for the maker of Viagra. They went out of 
business (bought out) but we did the whole thing in 2 days. Went as usual—well. 
250 scientists. No problems

 

ho

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Jake 
Yeager via OSList
Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 8:05 PM
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
Cc: Jake Yeager
Subject: [OSList] OST for Mission/Vision and Strategic Planning?

 

Hi all,

 

Has anyone ever used OST 1) to develop a mission and/or vision statement or 2) 
to conduct strategic planning? If so, how did it go? Any recommendations?

 

Thanks!

 

Much love as always,

Jake

 

P.S. Hope to see you at WOSonOS so I can thank you in person! :)



 

When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once again, and you 
will be free of problems.

 - Robert Adams  

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Re: [OSList] sacred space

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

The “reflections” I have used came in large part from the work of Angie Arrien 
particularly The Fourfold Way. It is all in the User’s Guide (all editions). 
And I’m told there will shortly be  a French translation of the 3rd edition … 
in case you to practice/use you French.

 

ho

 

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Thomas Perret via OSList
Sent: Saturday, August 3, 2019 2:39 PM
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
Cc: Thomas Perret
Subject: Re: [OSList] sacred space

 

Just beautiful. 

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On 3 Aug 2019, at 3.26, Birgitt Williams via OSList 
 wrote:

Dear friends and colleagues,

Over the years, I have given considerable thought and reflection to the concept 
of open space, including what Open Space Technology is, what it does. I have 
considered why it is a life nurturing strategy to use Open Space Technology as 
often as possible, everywhere in the world, and as often as possible within an 
organization.

 

1992, my first exposure to Open Space Technology by Harrison Owen. I had 
already experienced circle work in other forms, the power of the circle. Now I 
had a different treasure to experience, a different format of using circle 
work. During the Open Space Technology training, Harrison didn't mention the 
reflective questions he asked at the end of an OST meeting. I am not sure that 
they are in 'The User's Guide'. They might be. They are definitely in our 
Genuine Contact program workbook about Working with Open Space Technology 
because I found them to be so powerful, offering an exceptional moment for 
insights to pop to the surface.

 

I sat in rapt attention at the end of the closing circle as Harrison asked 
"during this time together, what did you experience about leadership? about 
vision? about community? about management?". The answers were overwhelming, 
positive, insightful, and glorious. The people expressed visceral, not only 
intellectual responses that leadership popped up everywhere, that a shared 
vision was felt, that community felt surprisingly present, and that within the 
structure, self management flowed. For me in that set of moments of the 
reflection, I had an insight that affected the rest of my life, my career, and 
was the catalytic moment of the development of the Genuine Contact program. 

 

I related what happened in that moment to what Marianne Williamson wrote, also 
published in that same year A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of 
a Course in Miracles. You probably know the quotation I am referring to as 
Nelson Mandela used it in a powerful speech. Here are Marianne's words "“Our 
deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are 
powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens 
us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? 
Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small 
does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that 
other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as 
children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. 
It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light 
shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are 
liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”.





I realized that Open Space Technology provided a window into what is. It 
provided a window into the light of the people gathered, their power beyond 
measure, their brilliance, beauty, talent, the beautiful spirit in each and 
every person gathered and the beauty of the spirit of the collective, the 
genius of the collective. The reflection questions helped me to understand the 
power of this window that is Open Space Technology into what is, into what 
already exists, into what every part of my being knew was sacred.

 

Just as I believe we are all enlightened, simply needing to pause, breathe, 
mediate to develop our awareness of the sacred of our being, I find OST the 
best tool to assist a group of people develop awareness that they are much more 
than they believe themselves to be, capable of much more from the sacred, from 
the field of all possibilities. OST assists us in developing our capacity to 
view the field of what is, and what can be further creating in the ever 
expanding field. OST assists us in developing our capacity, with curiosity, 
wonder, joy, love to work with the field, and to add our creations to the 
expansion of the field, a field always present, always expanding, and 
accessible by all of us individually, as groups, as collectives. I do not think 
of this field as 'open space'. I think of it as sacred space. It is free, it is 
available, it invites us if we choose to have eyes to see it and ears to hear 
it.

 

I appreciate Harrison Owen capturing the elements of a useful window, 

Re: [OSList] The Triumph of Truth Over Error...Chime in if that's OKAY with YOU? What do you say we raise some SERIOUS money OFFICIALLY training and certifying ALL the GOOD SPIRITS among us mortals to

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

I must say that every  time I hear talk about “certification” I do have to 
smile. My immediate association is with locked facilities and men in white 
coats. Years ago it became very clear to me that any sort of 
Certification/accreditation didn’t make much sense. OST is free. Always has 
been. I particularly loved Chris’s story about Open Space in the prison. Truly, 
anybody can do it, and I hope they do. It  is just like breathing… and equally 
essential for life, I think.

 

ho

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of 
Amanda Bucklow via OSList
Sent: Friday, August 2, 2019 9:51 AM
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
Cc: Amanda Bucklow
Subject: Re: [OSList] The Triumph of Truth Over Error...Chime in if that's OKAY 
with YOU? What do you say we raise some SERIOUS money OFFICIALLY training and 
certifying ALL the GOOD SPIRITS among us mortals to become CERTIFIED OPEN SPACE 
TECHNOLOGISTS???

 

Dear Marai

 

I make the distinction between Certified (in the US sense) and Accredited as 
follows:

 

Certified would be 

1. State sponsored with legal status as in a certified accountant. In the UK in 
order to produce statutory accounts for the Inland Revenue you need to be 
‘certified’ by a recognised body. The most common is Chartered Accountant which 
is the status conferred by the Privy Council and 

2. there is a system of regulation which deals with disciplinary action the 
outcome of which is legal binding. This means your ‘licence’ to practice, and 
therefore you ability to earn your living, may be revoked or restricted in some 
way.

 

Accredited would be

1. Trained by an organisation holding themselves out as qualified to train but 
not independently verified as competent to do so

2. A much shorter training, possibly non-standard and subject to the 
perceptions of the market as to quality, and

3. either no regulation or very light-touch regulation by a membership body, 
for example.

 

The first invites the public to have confidence in the ‘certification’ and to 
rely on it. The second requires the consumer to make a judgment supported by 
more thorough research or recommendation.

 

I do hope that is not too much information :-)

 

kind regards

Amanda





On 2 Aug 2019, at 12:36, Marai Kiele via OSList 
 wrote:

 

Dear Amanda, 

 

Could you help me understand what for you the difference is between a 
certification (in the US sense) and an accreditation?

 

I know there is a cultural difference (years ago I learned from a British 
colleague that in the UK „certified“ means ‘certified insane’ as you are 
saying). 

 

So you use the word „accredited“. I believe in the US they use „certified“ for 
that very situation. True?

(by the way here is a non-native English speaker from Germany asking).

 

And I like your quote with your three distinctions.

 

Marai

 

Join the next Global Oasis for Emerging Leaders on August 26! 

 

 





Am 02.08.2019 um 12:25 schrieb Facilit8 via OSList 
:

 

Dear Mark

 

For me there is only one case for certification and that is ‘certified insane’. 
The rest is an illusion of certainty which is the very antithesis of Open Space 
at least as I experience it.

 

I appreciate your enthusiasm for the business opportunity and for 
practitioners. I have found that the OSList and the wonderful discussions, 
which are both challenging and respectful, to be the very best professional 
development and better than any ‘regulation’ I have experienced in any 
profession bar none. Wise folks here share and repeat the simplicity of what we 
do in service of others.

As I say to my student mediators: “your training means you understand the goals 
and theory and your accreditation means I think you are a safe pair of hands. 
Now, you turn up, pay attention and ‘be’ a mediator. There is no certificate 
for that.”

 

Greetings and warm wishes from a lovely sunny Hove (south coast England)

 

Amanda

 

Amanda Bucklow

Independent Commercial Mediator

Https://amandabucklow.co.uk  

07976 924995


On 1 Aug 2019, at 20:35, Mark Carmel via OSList 
 wrote:

Dear World Wide Open Space Technologists,

 

ALL we have to do ONLY requires a collective DECISION.  

 

Here is the question:  Are you IN or out?

 

Mark Carmel

Wannabe Certified OST

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Re: [OSList] Understanding Open Space - training talks on CD

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Marai – You can put pictures on it… make it delicious. But the truth of the 
matter is that it is/was all free… open for everybody. Selling audio book is 
one thing… But creating a vibrant open space in which people realize their own 
power and potential it the only game in town. I think.

 

 

hol

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Marai 
Kiele via OSList
Sent: Thursday, August 1, 2019 4:09 PM
To: ost list international
Cc: Marai Kiele
Subject: Re: [OSList] Understanding Open Space - training talks on CD

 

 

Harold, I am pleased that you wrote, "They are some of Harrison’s best work in 
my opinion“ !

I appreciate this work a lot and envision making the recordings accessible to 
OST students.

 

Picking up on Bhavesh’s suggestion and taking it forward in a slightly 
different direction:

 

I’d actually love to see them published as an audiobook. 

 

What speaks for an Audiobook:

- Audiobooks have become a major market. Today I heard that 40 % of the books 
sold nowadays are audiobooks.

  I personally have almost totally given up on paper books and will choose an 
audio book over a print copy anytime.

 

- I would like for students to be able to navigate through the content.  

  I prefer having distinguished chapters, not just one big mesh as it comes out 
in a podcast.

  When I started with OST, I listened back to specific parts right before a 
facilitation (kudos to Gerard Muller, who shared this idea and the CDs with me).

 

- I would also like for money to be collected from making the material 
available.

  a) to support the work of the OSI and acknowledge Harrison

  b) to demonstrate that this is really valuable stuff, not just some freebie 
that one can listen to without putting much energy into it

 

Is anybody out there who has knowledge about or experience with creating & 
selling audiobooks?

 

Marai

 





Am 01.08.2019 um 08:07 schrieb Bhavesh Patel via OSList 
:

 

Unless there is a need to continue making money for them, maybe they can simply 
be uploaded as 5 podcasts, with the option to contribute however much you would 
like to? Then the world can benefit even more!

 

On Thu, 1 Aug 2019 at 08:50, Harold Shinsato via OSList 
 wrote:

Marai,

 

The CDs were printed and sold through the OSI-US bookstore partner years ago, 
but that operation was made obsolete by Amazon and electronic books, and they 
closed it and shipped us the remaining inventory. There are none of the CDs 
left.

 

We have planned to make them available online for some time. They are some of 
Harrison’s best work in my opinion, and we do hope to make them available 
again. But we can’t promise a timeline.

 

Harold

 

On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 2:40 PM Marai Kiele via OSList 
 wrote:

Hello everybody,

I am wondering if and where this is still available:

Understanding Open Space - training talks on CD 
Hear the thinking behind Open Space from its creator, Harrison Owen. This 
recording was made during the July, 1999 Open Space Technology Facilitation 
Workshop in Seattle, Washington. These stories, which Harrison tells when 
introducing Open Space to new facilitators, take OS out of the realm of better 
meetings and into a different way of being. 
5 CD set

I have the CDs for myself, yet as I am training others in OST I want to be able 
to point them to this resource.

I found them on the OSIUS page 
https://osius.org/content/open-space-books-videos-and-more only without a link.

When I google for them, I have nothing helpful coming up.

Can anybody help?

Thank you!
Marai

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Re: [OSList] Understanding Open Space - training talks on CD

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

As the perpetrator of those long ago conversations… I completely authorize any 
form of reproduction – with attribution.. or even without. So if you have a 
copy, make a copy, and pass it on. Or make multiple copies! And Harold, bits 
are cheap. Send it out. Let anybody who cares to… enjoy it. 

 

Greetings from the Great State of Maine. Current Temperature at 7 pm – 70 
degrees Fahrenheit. Terrible life, and I am truly sorry for all those wonderful 
people around the planet who are suffering (heat stroke) for our collective 
idiocy. Probability is that it will get worse. But we could open some  space 
for a breath of fresh air and a new vision. That would be dangerous, of course.

 

ho

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of 
Harold Shinsato via OSList
Sent: Thursday, August 1, 2019 1:50 AM
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
Cc: Harold Shinsato
Subject: Re: [OSList] Understanding Open Space - training talks on CD

 

Marai,

 

The CDs were printed and sold through the OSI-US bookstore partner years ago, 
but that operation was made obsolete by Amazon and electronic books, and they 
closed it and shipped us the remaining inventory. There are none of the CDs 
left.

 

We have planned to make them available online for some time. They are some of 
Harrison’s best work in my opinion, and we do hope to make them available 
again. But we can’t promise a timeline.

 

Harold

 

On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 2:40 PM Marai Kiele via OSList 
 wrote:

Hello everybody,

I am wondering if and where this is still available:

Understanding Open Space - training talks on CD 
Hear the thinking behind Open Space from its creator, Harrison Owen. This 
recording was made during the July, 1999 Open Space Technology Facilitation 
Workshop in Seattle, Washington. These stories, which Harrison tells when 
introducing Open Space to new facilitators, take OS out of the realm of better 
meetings and into a different way of being. 
5 CD set

I have the CDs for myself, yet as I am training others in OST I want to be able 
to point them to this resource.

I found them on the OSIUS page 
https://osius.org/content/open-space-books-videos-and-more only without a link.

When I google for them, I have nothing helpful coming up.

Can anybody help?

Thank you!
Marai

https://about.me/maraikiele
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Re: [OSList] WOSonOS 2005 Nova Scotia - do you remember

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

The questions of when, how many and where have persisted over the years. 
Frankly I can't remember either. Even the first one is foggy in terms of year 
-- but I know where... Day's Inn at Dulles Airport. Suggestion is that you use 
the search function on OSLIST. Somewhere "back there" I am sure you will find 
the collective ruminations. 
Harrison


-Original Message-
From: Marai Kiele via OSList 
To: ost list international 
Cc: Marai Kiele 
Sent: Sun, Jul 14, 2019 7:07 am
Subject: [OSList] WOSonOS 2005 Nova Scotia - do you remember

Hey folks,

I am writing a short story about my experience at WOSonOS 2005 in Nova Scotia. 
This will likely be published as a contribution to a short stories book.

It was my first and life-changing experience with collective sense making (the 
way the location for the next WOSonOS was chosen, or rather: how it became 
obvious to the group).

I have the session reports from back then, but what I am missing are numbers 
like:

    - How many participants were we?
    - From approximately how many countries?

And then the questions that probably have been asked many times before.
Yet I still couldn’t find the „right“ answer:

    - Since when does WOSonOS exist?
    - In which locations / or in how many locations has it taken place up to 
this year?

Thanks a lot in advance!
Marai

https://about.me/maraikiele

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Re: [OSList] OST meeting for ca. 500 people

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Soo… A biggie! How about 2108? Logistical expert is Michael Pannwitz & Co in 
Berlin. All German Psychiatrists in two Circus Tents. Wonderful!

 

ho

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of 
Wojciech Zawisz via OSList
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 9:14 AM
To: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
Cc: Wojciech Zawisz
Subject: [OSList] OST meeting for ca. 500 people

 

Hi.

I would like to ask about your experience regarding the venue requirements for 
OST event for ca. 500 people.
How much space (m2) is minimum?

What else are important areas organisers should take under consideration, so 
event would be safe and valuable for all participants?

I would appreciate your thoughts.

Thank you,

 

Wojtek

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Re: [OSList] Orgs that Failed to Implement Self-Organization?

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Jake, I  think you may be asking the question from perhaps the wrong way 
around. My experience is that everything is self organizing. Including all 
organizations. Respected, and left to its own devices, Self organization does a 
marvelous job. Some wins, some loses, but basically things have worked quite 
well since the Big Bang. That would be 13.7 billion years. The fact that we are 
here to complain about how bad things are -- is, I think, a testimony to that 
success. So all organizations are inherently self organizing. Problems, 
however, do arise when one attempts to organize a self organizing organization 
(system). That is not only an oxymoron – but stupid. But that seems to be 
largely what we have done. Of course it does provide the beneficial result of 
creating and paying that group of people called “managers” whose job it is to 
organize things – along with professors and consultants, who supposedly tell 
them how to do it. So my bottom line would be that all organizations are self 
organizing from the start. Then, sadly, things begin to go downhill.

 

Could I prove all this? Probably not – in part because I am not quite clear 
about how that (proof) might be done, but mostly because I am not sure it would 
be worth the effort. And there is a useful alternative, I think: that wonderful 
34 year natural experiment we have all been a part of. Every time we invite the 
space to be opened in a non or poorly functioning organization we really aren’t 
doing anything except offering the people/participants the opportunity to 
remember what they already know, and be what they already are. Self organizing. 
Amazingly it seems to work just about every time in spite of the fact that it 
violates every single practice and principle of Modern Management. At least I 
can’t think of any that escape. Might be something here?

 

Of course all this could just be another one of my stories – and you know about 
storytellers! On the other hand, you might enjoy a fuller version which you 
will find in my last book: WaveRider: Leadership for High Performance in a Self 
Organizing world. Berrett-Koehler published and Amazon ( amongst others) will 
deliver. Or you can forget all that and just open some space… and allow you own 
experience to shape your conclusions. Have fun!

 

Harrison

 

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Jake 
Yeager via OSList
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2019 7:32 PM
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
Cc: Jake Yeager
Subject: [OSList] Orgs that Failed to Implement Self-Organization?

 

Hey everyone,

 

Does anyone know of organizations that attempted to implement self-organization 
but failed? If so, do you know some of the factors that contributed to the 
failure? We hear about the successes, like Semco and AES, but rarely about the 
failures. I'd like to understand better what the pitfalls are and also what the 
success rate is.

 

Thanks!

 

All the best,

Jake




 

When the mind is quiet, the sun of your heart will shine once again, and you 
will be free of problems.

 - Robert Adams  

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Re: [OSList] Harrison - generous as ever

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Elwin...As always it is wonderful to hear from you - all! Maine is what it is. 
Gorgeous! Dock is in, Ethelyn, Curtis on the way (north). What more could you 
ask for? And all children arriving sooner or later -- spouse of one is carrying 
my 7th grandchild! Oh Wow.
ho


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From: Elwin and Joan via OSList 
To: 'World wide Open Space Technology email list' 

Cc: Elwin and Joan 
Sent: Wed, Jun 19, 2019 4:59 pm
Subject: Re: [OSList] Harrison - generous as ever

 ho,
As one who acquired the "green" Users Guide from the last box in your basement, 
and several times witnessed your Down East waterfront confrontations with geese 
and for years have witnessed your love for Curtis who serves as your feline 
spiritual advisor, I say "there are no words to capture the love that surrounds 
you!"
peaceeg  
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 Romy… Wonderful to hear your voice. Or whatever. Am in Maine. Remembering when 
you were here too. I did a little Goose Diversion. Saw shock in your eyes. 
Shoot a Goose? Yep. But not mortally.  ho    From: OSList 
[mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Romy Shovelton via 
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Subject: [OSList] Harrison - generous as ever  Harrison,  Your response to Mark 
is wonderfully typically YOU - generous as ever…. and…. I know that you mean 
every word - it’s a principle or 5 ! Thank you  Romy    Romy Shovelton

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Re: [OSList] Harrison - generous as ever

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Romy… Wonderful to hear your voice. Or whatever. Am in Maine. Remembering when 
you were here too. I did a little Goose Diversion. Saw shock in your eyes. 
Shoot a Goose? Yep. But not mortally.

 

ho  

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Romy 
Shovelton via OSList
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 2:49 AM
To: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
Cc: Romy Shovelton
Subject: [OSList] Harrison - generous as ever

 

Harrison,

 

Your response to Mark is wonderfully typically YOU - generous as ever…. and…. I 
know that you mean every word - it’s a principle or 5 ! Thank you

 

Romy

 

 

Romy Shovelton

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Re: [OSList] Happy Father's Day to the Patriarch of Open Space Technology

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Thank you Mark. But I am not sure it is a patriarchal thing. Truth of the 
matter is that the recognition (it always existed  J) and use of Open Space is, 
has been, and will be totally androgynous. The Mothers, Fathers, Well Wishers, 
Co-Creators, are multitudinous.  Those of you who still may have a copy of the 
“original” green “Users Guide” (back in the very dark ages), will discover the 
dedication page with a lengthy list (1000?) of colleagues who were all 
co-creators. The list just happened to be the result of printing out my address 
book of that time. Talk about lazy! And the truth of the matter is – We All Did 
It! Which of course means that we are all responsible for passing the gift 
along. There is something close to 8 billion folks who just don’t know how free 
and creative they might be. We can help. We MUST help.

 

Harrison

 

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Sent: Monday, June 17, 2019 10:38 AM
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Cc: Mark Carmel
Subject: [OSList] Happy Father's Day to the Patriarch of Open Space Technology

 

Harrison Owen thank YOU, God Bless YOU, and Long may YOU Live as our 
Fore-Father!  

 

Cheers To YOU Harrison for showing the World the way to facilitate Peace, 
Understanding, in the True SPIRIT of civilization in an uncivil world.

 

Mark Carmel 

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Re: [OSList] Message for Eric re Hawaii

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Romy…You have always been MAD… Delightfully so. But your geography is a tad 
off. I understand that anything West of the UK is “out there”. But there is a 
difference between Haiti and Hawaii – Maybe 6000km?

 

ho

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Romy 
Shovelton via OSList
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2019 10:39 AM
To: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
Cc: Romy Shovelton
Subject: Re: [OSList] Message for Eric re Hawaii

 

Sorry everyone…  I’m going happily mad here… John Engle is in Haiti… not Hawaii 
!!





On 13 Jun 2019, at 15:37, Romy Shovelton  wrote:

 

Eric, 

 

Open Space has been used for many decades in Hawaii - directly with the 
community and in running the amazing organisation that has been running the 
most extraordinary education and other community support. John Engle is the 
absolutely amazing human who has made all this happen.

 

So sorry to John… I’ve forgotten the name of his organisation in Hawaii. There 
are so many people who will know - including Harrison. I can ask others if 
needed.

 

Romy

Tyddyn Retreat Mid Wales Venue & Holiday Cottages

+ Wikima Ltd

Wales, UK

 

 

 



Aloha all,

I’m looking for references to a similar situation (more below) where OS was the 
contributing factor of success, in particular to communicate to government and 
community leaders here why OS will get the results they need.

 

The context is the community engagement piece of recovery efforts from the 2018 
volcano eruption in Hawaii. I’m consulting with the County Recovery Manager, 
who has been convening other types of gatherings much of this year. Now that 
disaster relief funding is closer to being on the ground, the County wants to 
convene a larger, multi-sector event, to encourage development of 
community-based recovery actions. The County is also planning to have a 
Disaster Recovery Fund setup, which would field a competitive process for 
proposed projects, some of which may have convened in the larger event and 
decided there to collaborate on a proposal.

 

As with other parts of the recovery effort, this event would be under public 
scrutiny. It may be the largest event they’ve held, and County leadership is 
worried of perceptions and actual results coming from the event. In other 
words, there may be tendencies to have more control over the design/outcome of 
the day, in which case OS wouldn’t be the chosen organizing framework, but 
something else they’re more at ease with or accustomed to. I do believe, 
however, those community-based recovery actions are what they want most.

 

Do you have links or references to similar public sector gatherings using OS, 
under scrutiny, and producing anticipated results satisfactory to government 
and community, that I might share with County leadership?

 

Mahalo!

~Eric

 

Eric M. Kapono, CPF

Advancement Services

for Native Nonprofits

Hilo, Hawaii

808.969.3991

  www.advancementservices.org

  IAF Certified™ Professional 
Facilitator

 

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Re: [OSList] With gratitude

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Never meant that to happen, but then again I've neve meant most things I've 
done to happen. But OS does sort of insidiously slide into your life.
ho


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From: Jamie Colston via OSList 
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Cc: Jamie Colston 
Sent: Thu, Jun 13, 2019 2:10 am
Subject: [OSList] With gratitude

Dear Harrison,
I was at an Art of Hosting gathering in Greece this last 9 days and took part 
in a couple of OPen Spaces as part of the programme. Both of which allowed the 
beautiful diversity of needs to be met. Reading the thread about who owns what 
and how it is translated by other people, I notice that OST isn’t just a method 
or something to learn technically. It’s an internal posture which can be 
deepened through personal and professional practise. Thanks you for the gift of 
Open Space and the community that speaks into this space online which we all 
benefit from.With love
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Re: [OSList] open message to Nick Martin

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

"Why then was there a need for this 'copyright' with Creative Commons, Open 
Source that affirms definition and ownership as well as also giving it 
away..with due credit of course?"
Who knows? Who cares? I don't.
ho


-Original Message-
From: Birgitt Williams via OSList 
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list 
Cc: Birgitt Williams 
Sent: Wed, Jun 12, 2019 6:37 pm
Subject: Re: [OSList] open message to Nick Martin

Thank you Harrison, I have understood that even though a copyright is in place 
for the book, that since you are the copyright holder you then had the freedom 
to 'give OST away'. A gift that I among countless many appreciate.
Why then was there a need for this 'copyright' with Creative Commons, Open 
Source that affirms definition and ownership as well as also giving it 
away..with due credit of course?
As for breathing, I personally am giving it my best go.
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On Wed, Jun 12, 2019 at 6:07 PM Harrison Owen via OSList 
 wrote:

Birgitt, I guess I am about as confused  as you are. Open Space (OST) is and 
has been free ever since. True, the book(s) were copyrighted, but that was just 
a matter of custom, so far as I was concerned. When Berrett-Koehler took over 
my books, being a commercial operation they covered their investments with 
copyright. As they should. The book WAS copyrighted. Open Space was not, could 
never be, and was as always FREE. Birthright of every creature on the planet. 
It's who we are, how we are, what we do ... rather like breathing. Can't 
patent, can't copy write, Of course you could just STOP (breathing).
Harrison





-Original Message-
From: Birgitt Williams via OSList 
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list 
Cc: Birgitt Williams 
Sent: Wed, Jun 12, 2019 4:57 pm
Subject: Re: [OSList] open message to Nick Martin

Hi all,I would appreciate some clarification please.
1.I remember taking/sponsoring OST training with Harrison as the trainer, seven 
times, in those early days of helping OST get better understood to those 
interested in better understanding it. I see on this list frequently comments 
about Harrison not doing training in OST and yet my lived experience was 
different...and I am much better off in oh so many ways for having had the 
benefit of that time with Harrison and the training. Have we recreated the 
story line to say that Harrison did not do training and why? the training was 
life changing and we learned OST, not some variation of OS.
2. The books written by Harrison, both the original versions and the books 
thereafter published by Berrett-Kohler are all copyrighted. Of particular 
interest to me is that Open Space Technology:the User's Guide, is copyrighted. 
It is a wonderful handbook of how to go through the form of facilitating an OST 
meeting. Via this copyrighted book, Harrison made it possible to read the book 
and go ahead and follow what is said and have OST meetings. Does this not mean 
that via the copyrighting of the book, that the process of OST is copyrighted?
3. Assuming that the copyrighting took place via copyrighting the User's Guide, 
what is it that is currently placed within Open Source etc? Is it only the 
definition of OST that is on the US OS Institute website and if so, what is the 
implication? I have read the footnote on that reference "©2016 Harrison Owen 
and the Open Space Institute U.S. Offered for license under the Attribution 
Share-Alike licenseof Creative Commons, accessible at 
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode and also described 
insummary form at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. By utilizing 
this Open Source OS

Re: [OSList] open message to Nick Martin

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

ack to the link 
to the open-source OST Reference Definition and license per the terms of that 
license:  
http://osius.org/ost-reference-definition






You may wonder where I stand on open source licensing. Or, maybe not. Probably 
not!
But, just for the record, here is where I stand on open-source licensing for 
social technologies like OST:



Protocols for interactions, frameworks for organizing teams, and meeting 
designs are inherently social technologies.  Social technologies have the 
potential to advance the progress and functioning of teams, communities and the 
wider society at large. Social technology can improve organizations, 
communities and even civilization itself. 
For social technologies to rapidly advance human progress, they must be 
published in a way that allows for their free derivation, innovation and 
combination. The open source licensing of social technology allows this, and 
thereby encourages genuine and lasting human progress.Social technologies such 
as interaction protocols, organizing frameworks, and meeting designs carry with 
them the great potential to improve human conditions.

Human progress is impeded when promising social technologies are closed to 
derivation and commercialization into new, innovative and useful forms, 
combinations and designs.

Innovation and human progress is encouraged when social technologies are 
published in an open way, under a true open source license.

The publication of promising social technology under open-to-innovate licensing 
arrangements represents a very large opportunity to rapidly accelerate human 
progress.






In light of the foregoing, I plan to immediately incorporate a reference to 
open-source OST into my own designs, to get aligned 100% with this.

I have developed some social technology that builds upon and in fact derives 
from Open Space Technology. Here they are: 
1. http://www.Prime-OS.com: PRIME/OS, an Engagement Model.  Prime/OS is 
published open-source.
2. http://www.OpenSpaceAgility.com: OPENSPACE AGILITY is also open-source 
because it based on and refers to open-source Prime/OS. OpenSpace Agility is 
published open-source per the terms of the Prime-OS license.


What I plan to do in light of this OST Reference Definition is the following: 
1. Update the Prime/OS Reference Definition so that it derives from the OST 
Reference Definition on the proper way. I also plan to add the link from OSI-US 
to the definition of Prime/OS, and make it clear that Prime/OS is using OST and 
is based upon it. And that Prime/OS ***derives from** OST.



REFERENCE  LINKS:
Here are some reference links for those who want to dig deeper on this subject 
of open licensing: 
Freedom Defined: https://freedomdefined.org/Licenses/CC-BY-SA
Link to the CC-BY-SA license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Link to Prime/OS Reference Definition (I plan to update this document soon): 
https://openspaceagility.com/prime/download-prime/

So, there you go, I am happy that OST is published under an open source 
license, and I hope anyone and everyone with some kind of derivation of Open 
Space Technology refers back to this license and publishes their derivations 
open and free.

This is a big deal !

I hope you find all of this interesting. 

Have a nice day!
-Daniel 

Daniel Mezick
Phone: 203 915 7248
Bio & Contact Info: http://www.DanielMezick.com
Latest Book: http://www.InvitingLeadership.com
Business Agility Leadership event May 14-15 Boston: The Open Leadership 
Symposium



On Jun 9, 2019, at 5:51 PM, Harrison Owen via OSList 
 wrote:
Well said! Harrison From: OSList 
[mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Barry Owen via 
OSList
Sent: Sunday, June 9, 2019 7:41 AM
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
Cc: Barry Owen
Subject: Re: [OSList] open message to Nick Martin Harold - What you wrote is 
great. Thank you! Bhavish, I could copy and paste your comments @ Massacre of 
Open Space and send them to a group that does an annual event here in 
Nashville. This event began with me doing an Open Space event. I invited 
REALTORS to come together to talk about issues and opportunities we were facing 
as a direct result of the Economic Downward Spiral in 2008 which was 
devastating for many.  Because this topic also affected all of the "Service 
Support" people  we rely on during transactions (Lenders, Title Companies, 
Contractors, Inspectors, & etc), I invited them to come as sponsors. 24 of 
these sponsors paid $150 each for a table to display information about their 
business. This money paid all of the overhead, so the event was free for the 
REALTORS.  I arranged these tables in a concentric circle around the Main 
Circle and invited the sponsors to attend as participants. This was an Open 
Space meeting about a very important issue with people from every conceivable 
Real Estate related business - 300 REALTORS attended, and the event was a huge 
success. The following year, I was

Re: [OSList] open message to Nick Martin

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

I think God will be happy! Always good to give credit where credit is due.

 

ho

 

From: Daniel Mezick [mailto:d...@newtechusa.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 4:33 AM
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
Cc: Harrison Owen
Subject: Re: [OSList] open message to Nick Martin

 

Greetings to All, 

 

I am very happy that Open Space Technology is now published under a truly 
open-source license. What this means in practical terms is that anyone can 
derive from OST and even commercialize that derivation, so long as two very 
important conditions are met: 

 

1. The derived work is **also** published and made freely available, free to 
the world, under that same CC-BY-SA (truly open-source) license, and

 

2. The person creating the new work provides very clear and distinct 
attribution back to the source, in this case clearly referring-back to the link 
to the open-source OST Reference Definition and license per the terms of that 
license:  


 <http://osius.org/ost-reference-definition> 
http://osius.org/ost-reference-definition

 

 

 

 

 

 

You may wonder where I stand on open source licensing. Or, maybe not. Probably 
not!

 

But, just for the record, here is where I stand on open-source licensing for 
social technologies like OST:

 

 

 





Protocols for interactions, frameworks for organizing teams, and meeting 
designs are inherently social technologies.  Social technologies have the 
potential to advance the progress and functioning of teams, communities and the 
wider society at large. Social technology can improve organizations, 
communities and even civilization itself. 

 

For social technologies to rapidly advance human progress, they must be 
published in a way that allows for their free derivation, innovation and 
combination. The open source licensing of social technology allows this, and 
thereby encourages genuine and lasting human progress.

Social technologies such as interaction protocols, organizing frameworks, and 
meeting designs carry with them the great potential to improve human conditions.

Human progress is impeded when promising social technologies are closed to 
derivation and commercialization into new, innovative and useful forms, 
combinations and designs.

Innovation and human progress is encouraged when social technologies are 
published in an open way, under a true open source license.

The publication of promising social technology under open-to-innovate licensing 
arrangements represents a very large opportunity to rapidly accelerate human 
progress.





 

 

 

 

 

 

In light of the foregoing, I plan to immediately incorporate a reference to 
open-source OST into my own designs, to get aligned 100% with this.

 

 

I have developed some social technology that builds upon and in fact derives 
from Open Space Technology. Here they are: 

 

1. http://www.Prime-OS.com: PRIME/OS, an Engagement Model.  Prime/OS is 
published open-source.

 

2. http://www.OpenSpaceAgility.com: OPENSPACE AGILITY is also open-source 
because it based on and refers to open-source Prime/OS. OpenSpace Agility is 
published open-source per the terms of the Prime-OS license.

 

 

 

What I plan to do in light of this OST Reference Definition is the following: 

 

1. Update the Prime/OS Reference Definition so that it derives from the OST 
Reference Definition on the proper way. I also plan to add the link from OSI-US 
to the definition of Prime/OS, and make it clear that Prime/OS is using OST and 
is based upon it. And that Prime/OS ***derives from** OST.

 

 

 

 

REFERENCE  LINKS:

 

Here are some reference links for those who want to dig deeper on this subject 
of open licensing: 

 

Freedom Defined: 

https://freedomdefined.org/Licenses/CC-BY-SA

 

Link to the CC-BY-SA license: 

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

 

Link to Prime/OS Reference Definition (I plan to update this document soon): 

https://openspaceagility.com/prime/download-prime/

 

 

So, there you go, I am happy that OST is published under an open source 
license, and I hope anyone and everyone with some kind of derivation of Open 
Space Technology refers back to this license and publishes their derivations 
open and free.

 

 

This is a big deal !

 

 

I hope you find all of this interesting. 

 

 

Have a nice day!

 

-Daniel 

 

Daniel Mezick
Phone: 203 915 7248
Bio & Contact Info: http://www.DanielMezick.com
Latest Book: http://www.InvitingLeadership.com

 

Business Agility Leadership event May 14-15 Boston: 

The Open Leadership Symposium <https://openleadershipnetwork.com> 










On Jun 9, 2019, at 5:51 PM, Harrison Owen via OSList 
 wrote:

 

Well said!

 

Harrison

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Barry 
Owen via OSList
Sent: Sunday, June 9, 2019 7:41 AM
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
Cc: Barry Owen
Subject: Re: [OSList] open message to Nick Martin

 

Harold - What yo

Re: [OSList] open message to Nick Martin

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Well said!

 

Harrison

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Barry 
Owen via OSList
Sent: Sunday, June 9, 2019 7:41 AM
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
Cc: Barry Owen
Subject: Re: [OSList] open message to Nick Martin

 

Harold - What you wrote is great. Thank you!

 

Bhavish, I could copy and paste your comments @ Massacre of Open Space and send 
them to a group that does an annual event here in Nashville.

 

This event began with me doing an Open Space event. I invited REALTORS to come 
together to talk about issues and opportunities we were facing as a direct 
result of the Economic Downward Spiral in 2008 which was devastating for many.  
Because this topic also affected all of the "Service Support" people  we rely 
on during transactions (Lenders, Title Companies, Contractors, Inspectors, & 
etc), I invited them to come as sponsors. 24 of these sponsors paid $150 each 
for a table to display information about their business. This money paid all of 
the overhead, so the event was free for the REALTORS.  I arranged these tables 
in a concentric circle around the Main Circle and invited the sponsors to 
attend as participants. This was an Open Space meeting about a very important 
issue with people from every conceivable Real Estate related business - 300 
REALTORS attended, and the event was a huge success.

 

The following year, I was queueing up a "2nd Annual" event when I was 
approached by a group of people who had the backing of the REALTOR Association. 
Based on the success of the event I facilitated, they decided to do it using 
BarCamp - NashvilleREBarcamp and scheduled their event to conflict with mine. 
They asked me join forces with them rather than having 2 different events. With 
reservation, I agreed, and the event was also a huge success (Although not Open 
Space) - 500 Participants - More "Traditional" arrangement for sponsors who 
paid more money to sponsor breakout spaces and were not, under any 
circumstances, allowed to do any promotion beyond their name on the breakout 
space.

 

Over the past 10 years, that event has grown and morphed into what you describe 
. . . and even worse. The 10th Annual was a couple months ago - Over 700 
REALTORS registered . . . There were @ 30 "Experts" who flew in from all over 
the country to "teach" sessions. There were @ 35 sessions (I did one about 
"Operating a Brokerage in Open Space"). All of the sessions were scheduled 
before the doors opened. I was disappointed because I thought it could have 
been way better in Open Space Technology, but . . . 

 

I decided it was better than nothing :-) As I went through the day, I noticed 
that, even though OST wasn't the process for the meeting . . . Open Space 
happened for many of the participants.

 

My general observation is that Open Space happens at some level every time any 
group gathers . . . Having the meeting using OST simply increases the impact 
for more of the participants. So . . . 

 

Harrison Owen's mantra of "Just Open more Space" is happening every day as each 
of us is out there engaging important and complex issues and opportunities . . 
. even when it doesn't look like OST.

 

 

On Fri, Jun 7, 2019 at 3:58 PM Harold Shinsato via OSList 
 wrote:

Very interesting conversation and attempts to describe OST!

I'm reading Nassim Nicholas Taleb's book, Anti-Fragile. It seems to me Open 
Space is antifragile.

The idea of antifragility goes beyond resilience. Life in general is 
antifragile. It doesn't just bounce back from set-backs. It actually gets 
stronger as it overcomes challenges and stress.

Antifragility seems relevant in this conversation as it seems the more people 
try to document or describe Open Space, even with rather challenging 
inaccuracies, the stronger it gets. I like Liberating Structures. The 
'min-specs' for OST seem accurate in the book and the website, even if it 
leaves out how much more powerful it gets in the "long form" (or at least more 
than 90 minutes). And it leaves out the need to get strong authorization from 
leaders. I love that it says it's not open space without the law of two feet. 
But the Liberating Structures 'min-specs' don't emphasize the importance of not 
generating topics ahead of time. I've unfortunately encountered rather large 
events claiming to be 'open space' where the participants either generated the 
topics in advance, or worse, didn't even get to generate the topics.

The "Open Space" with-a-twist as described on 
https://workshopbank.com/open-space-technology shows a nice picture and I hope 
it introduces more folks to Open Space Technology. For me at least, doing the 
agenda creation before the OST is an unconference trick, but it hugely 
diminishes the potential power of OST.

For what it is worth - Harrison Owen may not have claimed any ownership rights 
of Open Space, but what he did do is ask us to share back what we learn as we 
practice Open Space. That should 

Re: [OSList] number of breakout groups

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

And then there was the time when Michael Pannwitz and I had 2108 participants… 
And I think we ended up with 175 Groups. We grossly under-estimated (75) – but 
fortunately you can add groups as  many as you need. The People are always 
right, and they will claim the space they need. Facilitators are only guessing 
– and then just get out of the way J

 

Harrison

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Lori 
Palano via OSList
Sent: Wednesday, June 5, 2019 9:51 AM
To: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
Cc: Lori Palano
Subject: [OSList] number of breakout groups

 

Hello all

 

A number of years ago I seem to remember a resource shared on this list that 
calculated an average number of breakout groups that tended to show up 
according to the total number of participants based on the cumulated experience 
of this community. Does this ring a bell with anyone? I think it was an excel 
sheet. I'd like to find it again, but so far my searching hasn't lead to 
anything.

 

Here's hoping!

 

Lori

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Re: [OSList] Companies using OST regularly

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

You specified companies... but there are other organizations. For example 2
Chinese Provinces (States)I can't remember which ones, but could find out.
Mandate OST as the community organizing approach. I think that is the wrong
way to go, but apparently they found it works. And then there was the time I
was in Beijing and two guys came up to me... never saw them before. One from
Milan and the other from Brasilia. Seems they had been brought to town by
Mercedes/China for a two day session with all executives. Apparently it was
a big deal, at least the Mayor of Beijing thought so -- he was there the
whole time, and by the end the Premier came. Strange things happen in odd
places.

Harrison 

-Original Message-
From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of
Francois Knuchel via OSList
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2019 2:29 PM
To: 'World wide Open Space Technology email list'
Cc: f...@open2flow.co.uk
Subject: Re: [OSList] Companies using OST regularly

Thank you everyone who replied.  
I was hoping to gather larger organisations who are using OST as (one of)
their modus operandi on a regular basis.  Based on the replies received so
far plus a few other sources, I have created a shared spreadsheet – please
feel free to add to it and share:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GF2McFwplckrdTIXiTlrULYAJe0OI2r3E1XK
NVsNpmg/edit?usp=sharing 
Thank you.
François

-Original Message-
From: OSList  On Behalf Of Michael M
Pannwitz via OSList
Sent: 03 May 2019 13:40
To: Francois Knuchel via OSList 
Cc: Michael M Pannwitz 
Subject: Re: [OSList] Companies using OST regularly

Dear Francois,

individuals have lists but I do not know of lists beyond that.

For a brief but detailed report on working with OST over a ten-year period
(2001-2011) see this ebook (it contains the report in German, English,
Polski, Francais, Espanol and Chinese)
> https://www.westkreuz-verlag.de/de/Practicing-Open-Space-Our-First-Ten
> -Years-E-Book

As far as I know they continued after 2011 (when I sort of retired) and are
still using it.

In case you have "Meine open space Praxis" you will find it there in German
as Chapter V, paper back
> https://www.westkreuz-verlag.de/de/Meine-open-space-Praxis

There is a data base that list about 832 events from all over the world 
by about 60 facilitators
> https://openspaceworldscape.org/

If you go to
>
https://openspaceworldscape.org/events?tag==Michael+M+Pannwitz=Sear
ch

you can see about 200 events that I deposited there.

And you will discover that some organisations used OST a number of times 
in consecutive years (Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, a political foundation). 
Here is the direct link to 10 events  from 2007 to 2012)
>
https://openspaceworldscape.org/events?tag==Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung+Berli
n=Search


or in a series over 6 years (once every two years for Strategic 
Planning) in that case the German equivalent to NACOA (National 
Association for Children of Alcoholics) (2008,2010,2012... with another 
one planned for 2019 or 2020)
> https://openspaceworldscape.org/events?tag==NACOA=Search

The events that I facilitated are all the classic, non copyrighted 
crittors straight from the book.

Greetings from Berlin
mmp

PS: For those of you who want to have a look at Francois Knuchel with a 
very impressive picture of him, look here
> https://www.openspaceworldmap.org/worker/francois-knuchel
He is one of the 40 os-workers in the UK part of the worldmap.


Am 03.05.2019 um 12:42 schrieb Francois Knuchel via OSList:
> Hi all.  Do we have a record somewhere of businesses and organisations 
> who are using OST internally on a regular basis?  By regular I mean 
> either a) as their basic mode of operation (e.g. where all major 
> pan-organisational decisions are made in OST), or b) for specific 
> purposes, e.g. innovation hackathon, stakeholder dialogues, change 
> management, where OST is the default approach, rather than being a one- 
> or two-off event.  In both cases regularly over several years.
> 
> There are plenty of examples where OST has been applied but on a one-off 
> basis, i.e. where OST is the exception rather than the rule.  I’m 
> looking for those organisations where OST (or similar, i.e. a 
> contextualised form of OST) is the default mode.  Is there such a 
> record, has someone compiled such a list, do we know of such an archive? 
> (Do they even exist?)
> 
> If not, then I’ll be happy to initiate one, but I don’t want to reinvent 
> the wheel (one thing less to do), so if something already exists I’d 
> appreciate hearing about it.  Please let us know.  Many thanks.
> 
> *François Knuchel*
> 
> M:  07729371915
> 
> https://www.linkedin.com/in/fknuchel/
> 
> https://twitter.com/f12uk
> 
> 
> 
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> 
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> 
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Re: [OSList] Sample Opening Script for Open Space w/o Time Slots?

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Hate to say it…It’s in the Book!

 

Harrison

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Jake 
Yeager via OSList
Sent: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 7:15 PM
To: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
Cc: Jake Yeager
Subject: [OSList] Sample Opening Script for Open Space w/o Time Slots?

 

Hi everyone,

 

Does anyone have a sample opening script for an Open Space without time slots?

 

Thanks!

All the best,
Jake



 

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Re: [OSList] Who Opens the Space?

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Yes. And it could be space is already open (yours, mine, ours). We just have to 
be reminded. Maybe that’s what the facilitator “does?”

 

Harrison

 

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Birgitt Williams via OSList
Sent: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 11:11 AM
To: genuine-cont...@googlegroups.com; OS list
Cc: Birgitt Williams
Subject: [OSList] Who Opens the Space?

 

Dear friends and colleagues,

 "Who Opens the Space"

 

I believe that I open the space for myself. I show up. I make a conscious 
choice about how much space I choose to open for myself, for myself as a whole 
person to participate. Sometimes the space feels safer to me than other times. 
Regardless, it is my choice for me of how much space I open for myself in every 
situation, how much I choose to participate within that self created open 
space, and for how long I choose to keep the space for myself open.

 

I appreciate the effort and love of the facilitator of the Open Space 
Technology meeting. The role is important, assuming it is carried out with care 
and love and clarity, to make visible that a bigger space is open and ready for 
participation. This is a valuable role. Yet, it is still me, that opens the 
space for myself...no one can do this for me.

 

I appreciate the role of the sponsor is opening the space within the 
organization for a conscious opening of space for a particular theme to be 
explored. Sometimes the sponsor chooses to open a big space, sometimes it is a 
smaller space...Both are fine so long as there is honesty about the amount of 
space being opened. Yet, it is still me that opens the space for myself to 
consciously choose my participation.

 

Now, I am wondering about the importance of providing the people who attend the 
OST meeting with the concept that the amount of space that they are opening for 
themselves is their responsibility. Your thoughts?

 

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Re: [OSList] Thank You

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Always fun!

 

ho

 

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Yeager via OSList
Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2019 9:32 AM
To: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
Cc: Jake Yeager
Subject: [OSList] Thank You

 

Hi everyone,

 

I facilitated my first Open Space yesterday. It was a one-day event with 20 
engineers from my organization. The participants really enjoyed it and found it 
useful.

 

Thank you to everyone on the OS List for answering my questions. Also, thank 
you to Harrison for writing the User's Guide, which was indispensable. You 
helped ensure that my first OS was successful!

 

Thanks again and to many more Open Spaces!

 

Much love,

Jake




 

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Re: [OSList] Ten Weeks in Open Space

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

.

 This deeper learning was the result of offering an opportunity for students 
>to reach into their own personal history, and to make connections between that 
history and the learning process. They could connect their own development with 
what they were reading, discussing, and thinking about.

 The context of Open Space provided an atmosphere in which feeling and 
intellect could combine rather than split off. In a remarkably short period of 
time, we became a learning community.

 At the same time, my own passion for teaching was re-awakened. That is, open 
space provided me with the same supportive environment as it did the students. 
I too could begin making connections between my own lived experience and what I 
was learning as a result of my passionate involvement in the learning 
enterprise that engaged all of us. The boundary separating student and teacher 
became more and more permeable. The same passionate interest in learning 
transferred naturally into a heightened desire to share what was learned. It's 
as if we were all being enriched in our very beings. and when that richness 
reached a stage of overflowing, teaching followed naturally as we shared with 
one another out of our own being.

 To me, such sharing is the essence of true teaching and it's then that being 
speaks to being or, as the Psalmist puts it, "deep calls unto deep."

 FROM THE INTRODUCTION TO OUR CLASS DOCUMENT, WRITTEN BY TWO OF THE STUDENTS:

 The course was to be about learning and development, so what did we learn and 
how do we learn? We learn by exploring. We learn by listening. We learn through 
our families, our culture and our experiences. We learn by taking risks and 
stretching our minds. It is a lifelong process and a spiritual process. What we 
discover as we go along is that much of what we think we need to know, we 
actually have inside ourselves already. The trick is to accept ourselves and to 
look inside ourselves to find the teacher within.

***

 Sara Halprin, Ph.D and Herb Long, Th.D are certified Process Work therapists, 
with diplomas from the Process Work Center of Portland. They bring, in addition 
to their backgrounds in education and counseling, the wide-spectrum skills of 
process work facilitation, which have deepened their experience with Open 
Space. They live and work in Portland, Oregon. Sara is also the author of "LOOK 
AT MY UGLY FACE!": Myths and Musings on Beauty and Other Perilous Obsessions 
with Women's Appearance (Penguin, 1996).

 

 

 



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On Apr 16, 2019, at 11:28 AM, Royle, Karl via OSList 
 wrote:

 

Dear Harrison

 

Sounds great. We have used open space at our university and I use it on my 
module but have never used it for a sequence of sessions. I think perhaps it 
may work better in this format for adult education although I could see it 
working for all sorts of other topics now I thing about it. I was recently 
reading a book by Valoufakis the Greek ex minister and economist. He 
distinguishes between goods and commodities. As most universities are busy 
commodifying education when they are met with a ‘good’ such as OST it is hard 
for them to measure, quantify and grasp its significance. They might see it as 
some sort of subversion… which is all good.

 

Best 

 

Karl

 

From: OSList < <mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org> 
oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org> on behalf of Harrison Owen via OSList < 
<mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org>
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Date: Tuesday, 16 April 2019 at 16:40
To: 'World wide Open Space Technology email list' < 
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Cc: Harrison Owen < <mailto:hhowe...@gmail.com> hhowe...@gmail.com>
Subject: [OSList] Ten Weeks in Open Space

 

   For some odd reasons, I  committed to “teaching” a course which 
met once a week for 10 weeks. I think my hosts assumed I would do the standard 
“Lecture/Discussion,”  but I had a different plan. Do it all in Open Space. It 
has become an interesting experiment. 

   I have been involved in multiple, multi-day events, but the days 
were always contiguous. What would happen, I wondered, if you did 10 Open 
Spaces, each an hour and a half, and separated by a week? I had little question 
that something useful (rich learning, community, etc) might occur in the first 
session – but would it continue, build, attenuate? The q

[OSList] Ten Weeks in Open Space

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

   For some odd reasons, I  committed to “teaching” a course
which met once a week for 10 weeks. I think my hosts assumed I would do the
standard “Lecture/Discussion,”  but I had a different plan. Do it all in
Open Space. It has become an interesting experiment. 

   I have been involved in multiple, multi-day events, but the
days were always contiguous. What would happen, I wondered, if you did 10
Open Spaces, each an hour and a half, and separated by a week? I had little
question that something useful (rich learning, community, etc) might occur
in the first session – but would it continue, build, attenuate? The question
is neither idle or purely academic, and could point in the direction of
enhancing extended, formal learning environments. 

   My host was a university and my experience to date has been
that no matter how fiercely universities pursue “advanced learning
environments/approaches,” they are terrified of Open Space.  Those may not
be the words the academics of my acquaintance would be comfortable with –
but those words do seem to fairly describe the behavior. Open Space is
occasionally allowed as an “experiment” – with the full and certain
knowledge that it could not possibly “work.” I have also witnessed massive
and sustained efforts devoted to the eradication of Open Space in those rare
instances when it seemed to have taken root.

   Why these attitudes exist, I do not know (but I do have some
suspicions) – however the opportunity to test the academic environment was
irresistible. Certainly the statistical significance of my experiment is
negligible. There is an effective N of 1… all the way around. One class, one
university, one time. The participants are all senior citizens, and the
course content perhaps bizarre: Death, Dying and Life.

   We are now three quarters of the way through. Prudence would
dictate waiting for the end and a follow up with post-tests. However the
trends are pretty clear and academic purity was never my strong point.
Besides if the definitive word is not written others (that could be you!)
might do a replication, and that would be wonderful! For the record, I did
everything “by the book” – including post-its, masking tape, Issues of
concern stuck to the wall. In the first session we posted issues to be
addressed over the next 10 weeks, with the clear understanding that
additions and changes could be made at any point along the way.

   The first session happened just like usual – no surprise. We
took about half an hour to create the agenda leaving one hour for the first
groups, of which there were four. Reports were generated over the next week,
emailed back to me – and then combined and resent.

   One week later everybody returned (16) and the next round of
groups occurred (I forget how many) without prodding or assistance. In fact
I left to get some coffee. When an hour had expired, all returned for a
brief Closing Circle, actually sort of square, as it seems that circles are
a step too far for the university J I thought we might be getting somewhere
when one of the participants said the whole thing was really odd. “We were
talking about Death and Grief… and people were laughing.”

   This past week I received an email from the university
official saying that she wished to “visit the class, possibly for 15
minutes.” I responded that she was certainly welcome, but that I was unsure
what, if anything, she might see or hear. The room we had been assigned was
rather small and definitely noisy with multiple groups conversing. It took
the participants virtually no time at all to discover a number of small
“conversation nooks,” furnished and private, located all over the building.
Of course, during class hours everybody else was in class – except for our
participants. They were everywhere and kept moving. I suggested that the
official might do better to come for the whole time (1 ½ hours) so she would
at least know where to start. I also told her that she would be treated just
like all participants – no special handling or introduction.  I knew she
would make her way and the people would take care of her – as they did for
everybody else.

   When the session was over, everybody came back to the “home
room.” We never did have a “sit down” closing circle because the place was
just buzzing and people had busses to catch. Our official visitor had this
bemused smile and was now totally enveloped by the group. I never did
formally meet her, actually I’m not even sure exactly what she looks like.
But I did receive an email from her when I got home saying that something
quite strange must be happening. Apparently all of the other classes in her
program area were losing participants, sometimes by half. She was so
impressed that our full compliment arrived promptly at the appointed hour,
and everybody was there at the end. I confess I smiled too, always believing
the 

Re: [OSList] One thing less to do and other neat ideas from the field of experience and practice

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

And Chris… you might add that some people are never happy. They are, 
professionally, sad sacks. Apparently they enjoy the status intensely, and for 
sure Open Space won’t change them. At least I never hold out much hope, nor 
indeed waste much worry time. Another thing to let go of J

 

ho

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Chris 
Corrigan via OSList
Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2019 8:09 AM
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
Cc: Chris Corrigan; Michael M Pannwitz
Subject: Re: [OSList] One thing less to do and other neat ideas from the field 
of experience and practice

 

Harold. 

 

Over many hundreds of open spaces I’ve hosted, this is not a problem I have 
ever encountered. That’s not to say it hasn’t happened. Almost everything you 
can imagine happening in an open space has happened in the ones I have done!

 

But that isn’t what I choose to give my attention too. Introverts and 
extroverts are very good at managing in the world without my help: they have 
been doing it their whole lives. It isn’t my place to say whether they should 
or should not do a certain thing or be a certain way. 

 

I find that people are generally able to work it all out. Not everyone leaves 
happy, but not everyone leaves sad either. 

 

The more I find small things to manage in then open space, the more small thing 
compete for my attention. And the more I split my attention the worse I become 
at holding the space, which is the unique role I am there to do. 

 

Harrison said once “don’t trust the process, trust the people.”  I do. I trust 
them deeply. 

 

Chris. 

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On Apr 13, 2019, at 8:20 PM, Harold Shinsato via OSList 
 wrote:

Dear Michael,

 

This inquiry inspires me to write something. Thank you Michael!

 

I cheer on your reminder that sharing our learning is a Law. Harrison Owen did 
not license, patent, or copyright Open Space Technology. But it was gifted with 
the requirement we sharing our learning. Maybe no Government can enforce this 
Law. Yet perhaps it's reality is even more REAL than most laws that governments 
can enforce.

 

As for breaks, this has been something that has bothered me. Many groups that I 
have helped or participated with strenuously wanted formal breaks between the 
breakouts. I'd prefer to trust people to take care of themselves. And yet maybe 
when a group that self-organizes their own Open Space event force in not only 
end times, but also break times, I've seen it can help people give themselves 
some space.

 

But I'm curious how you and others help people give respect to those who 
schedule sessions. Very often I find that extroverts and assertive people just 
hold onto their space and the more introverted and reserved wait patiently for 
the space to vacate. I like to ask people to respect the groups that follow to 
find another space. And so very frequently, groups (especially larger ones), 
will not find another space even though "it's not over", at least from what I 
could see.

 

Very eager to hear your thoughts, and those of others, on their experience of 
End-Times, No-End-Times, Formal Breaks between sessions, etc. etc.

 

Thanks!

Harold

 

On Sat, Apr 13, 2019 at 12:54 AM Michael M Pannwitz via OSList 
 wrote:

Dear Gray and Juliane and everyone out there,

lonely souls!
Right, this is one reason to have OSLIST. It works.

Remembering and honoring that "breaks" were the beginning of open space 
technology I looked out for ways to have the entire os event in the 
spirit and the structure of a break... and it is not over and probably 
will never be.
Here are some of my details:

--- the event starts with a "break". Its there in the schedule: 8:30 Break

--- there are only beginning times for breakout sessions, no slots (and 
in the introduction I address this aspect in context of one of the Facts 
of Life "When its over, its over... When its not over, its not over")

--- instead of time slots for meals or coffee breaks, there is a 
permanent buffet, from 8:30am, in the first "break", until after the 
closing circle. The permanent buffet has always fresh fruit, vegetable 
sticks, dips, nuts, coffee, tea, water, juice and someone who looks 
after it. During what we usually would call "lunchtime" (lets say from 
11:30 to 14:30) the permanent buffet is expanded with something like a 
hot soup, salad, bread or even fancier stuff and in the afternoon 14.30 
to 16:00 there is another expansion with light cakes cut into small pieces

--- the beginning times for the breakout sessions are fixed and there is 
a longer break between those breakout sessions in the middle of the day 
(I have not experimented without beginning times and am interested to 
hear more details, stories with this approach)

Ok, come out of your lonely place and spread your learning (which, as 
you might have heard, is a Law)

Greetings from Berlin
mmp

>>
> 
> Yes, this! For my open spaces 

Re: [OSList] One thing less to do and other neat ideas from the field of experience and practice

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Great Folks! 5 Principles always apply: Whoever comes, Whatever happens, 
Whenever it starts... Just the way life works. OS is just a reminder that life 
can work. And of course... When it is over it is over. Or something. (Thank you 
Brian -- and if you can't remember Brian, there are more than a few stories to 
tell).

ho

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From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of 
Michael M Pannwitz via OSList
Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2019 2:54 AM
To: Gray Miller via OSList; Röll, Juliane Martina
Cc: Michael M Pannwitz
Subject: [OSList] One thing less to do and other neat ideas from the field of 
experience and practice

Dear Gray and Juliane and everyone out there,

lonely souls!
Right, this is one reason to have OSLIST. It works.

Remembering and honoring that "breaks" were the beginning of open space 
technology I looked out for ways to have the entire os event in the 
spirit and the structure of a break... and it is not over and probably 
will never be.
Here are some of my details:

--- the event starts with a "break". Its there in the schedule: 8:30 Break

--- there are only beginning times for breakout sessions, no slots (and 
in the introduction I address this aspect in context of one of the Facts 
of Life "When its over, its over... When its not over, its not over")

--- instead of time slots for meals or coffee breaks, there is a 
permanent buffet, from 8:30am, in the first "break", until after the 
closing circle. The permanent buffet has always fresh fruit, vegetable 
sticks, dips, nuts, coffee, tea, water, juice and someone who looks 
after it. During what we usually would call "lunchtime" (lets say from 
11:30 to 14:30) the permanent buffet is expanded with something like a 
hot soup, salad, bread or even fancier stuff and in the afternoon 14.30 
to 16:00 there is another expansion with light cakes cut into small pieces

--- the beginning times for the breakout sessions are fixed and there is 
a longer break between those breakout sessions in the middle of the day 
(I have not experimented without beginning times and am interested to 
hear more details, stories with this approach)

Ok, come out of your lonely place and spread your learning (which, as 
you might have heard, is a Law)

Greetings from Berlin
mmp

>>
> 
> Yes, this! For my open spaces since 2007 (at least in one particular 
> flavor) we never break up the day - not even for lunch (“At a certain 
> time, Lunch will magically appear! If you are hungry then, feel free to 
> partake. If not, feel free to keep doing what you’re doing.”) My 
> experience has been that I often have to reassure certain people that it 
> will be alright - the lack of pre-determined slots makes them nervous. 
> By the end of the day, they are almost always happy with it - and 
> meanwhile we have sessions (which is what I call them) ranging from 5 
> minutes to four and half hours, however much it truly needs.
> 
> Juliane, thank you for being the first OS practitioner I’ve ever known 
> who also practices this way. I feel less lonely.
> 
> :-)
> 
> Gray
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Re: [OSList] OST as a way to go in addressing climate change and other perils

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Good luck!

 

ho

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Marai 
Kiele via OSList
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 10:16 AM
To: ost list international
Cc: Marai Kiele
Subject: Re: [OSList] OST as a way to go in addressing climate change and other 
perils

 

I am just catching up on 2 months of OST list emails, therefor this is short 
notice (for today or/and next Wednesday).

 

We are hosting OST calls pre- and post the conferences "Climate Change and 
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http://imagineconvergence.com/

 

Everyone interested in this topic AND in ways to integrate and ground the 
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Am 19.02.2019 um 00:36 schrieb Alan Stewart via OSList 
:

 

 G’day Fellow Spaceniks and other Kindred Spirits 

The items below may be of interest to you.

They are about the looming perils of climate change and associated ways to 
consider and act on them, recently come to my attention. 

I have followed such matters keenly since I attended a presentation by James 
Hansen 

  while living in Hong Kong a decade ago. 

 

My question: Could bringing Open Space Technology (OST 
 ) approaches be a vital means to address 
constructively the issues we face as global humanity in the now Anthropocene 
with its perils and opportunities? 

 

See: 

Opinion | Time to Panic - The New York Times 

 

 

Using Open Space to address climate change matters

https://jembendell.wordpress.com/2019/02/08/deep-adaptation-retreat-uk-2019/

 

We need to have a paradigm shift in how we view society and life.

https://americanminion.blog/2018/12/16/we-need-a-paradigm-shift/  

Also:   Fourth National Climate 
Change Assessment

 

(To add:  Here is a report, entitled  
 Vision, Values and Vibes which 
illustrates my credentials as a Spacenik!) 

 

 

Tall orders indeed! Yet are there any means at hand other than OST 
  with its underpinning premises and highly 
practical approaches to addressing complex issues - now needed urgently to 
create a viable living for succeeding generations of we humans and other 
inhabitants of our tiny, fragile planet home?

With young people, particularly school children, crying out for necessary 
action: 

 

https://www.euronews.com/2019/02/07/this-is-the-climate-generation-thousands-of-students-join-netherlands-protest

Next such events are happening all around Australia on March 15, 2019. 

 

 

To conclude:

While I feel a need and associated responsibility – given the particular 
experiencing I have had over nigh on eight decades of being an earthly denizen 
(including participating in seven 'World Open Space on Open Space' gatherings, 
beginning in 1998) - to bring these perspectives to your notice … 

It is, in my mind, for you younger Spaceniks to make what you will of them. 
Given that what I have drawn attention to here is likely only another way of 
expressing what you 

Re: [OSList] Success stories of Open Space events with large groups

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

How about 2108 Participants? Of course they were all German Psychiatrists. A
little nutty.

 

ho

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of
Luke, Alexandra via OSList
Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 7:20 AM
To: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
Cc: Luke, Alexandra
Subject: [OSList] Success stories of Open Space events with large groups

 

Dear OSList Members,

 

we are holding an internal Sales conference this year and are looking at
using one of the days for an "open space" event for our global Sales team
(approx. 1000 people). Initially we're looking for reference quotes, success
stories and case studies from other corporations who have had results from
similar events.

We'd happy if you would share your corporate stories with us if you have had
a similar event of this size? 

 

Thanks for your help. 

 

Best wishes,
Alex

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Re: [OSList] Scaling up OL & ST + certification workshop

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Anthi… For 30+ years Open Space have been free for the using. There has never 
been any sort of certification or fee. It (OS) is FREE. I don’t know what it is 
you are offering, but if it is Certification In Open Space… that is really odd. 
Nobody has done that. I couldn’t do that. Never have. And Won’t.

 

Harrison

 

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Cc: ANTHI THEIOPOULOU
Subject: Re: [OSList] Scaling up OL & ST + certification workshop

 

Dear Colleagues, 

 

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Visit also our page about the Professional Certification in Organizational 
Learning and Systems Thinking that we offer on 24th June in London. Take 
advantage of the early bird discount and your SoL membership discount as well 
as of our limited time offer of no VAT:  
 
https://www.olset.co.uk/products/olset-consultants-certification/

 

Let me know if you need any help using our tools or any further information.

 

Warm greetings and best wishes,

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Re: [OSList] seeking a good workshop venue in Paris for June 2019

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Andrea – nice to see you, albeit infrequently. There are lots of good folks in 
Paris, and plenty of great spaces. One question might be – how much do you want 
to pay? 

 

ho

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of 
Andrea Jane Shaw via OSList
Sent: Monday, April 1, 2019 11:52 PM
To: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
Cc: Andrea Jane Shaw
Subject: [OSList] seeking a good workshop venue in Paris for June 2019

 

Dear OpenSpacers: I have long been a lurker on this list and I’ve generally 
used the resources of the Open Space World website if I have needed to ask 
specific questions. Unfortunately, the website does not appear to be working so 
I must trouble everyone with this very specific question.

 

I will be facilitating a workshop in Paris in June (not an Open Space, I hasten 
to add) and would be very grateful for advice about good venues - there will be 
about 35 participants and I would like enough room for one circle (9m the 
narrowest side of the room). I’m looking for natural light, decent food and in 
the same part of Paris as the OECD, if that is possible. 

 

Any advice? Thanks heaps in advance.

 

Kind regards, Andrea

“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can 
hear her breathing”  

Arundhati Roy


Andrea Shaw

Mobile: +61 419 503 972

Skype: andreajshaw

and...@shawidea.com.au

 

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Re: [OSList] WOSonOS 2019 - Save the Date - Oct 25-27

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Sounds great! Hope to be there.

Harrison

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Michael M Pannwitz via OSList
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2019 1:47 AM
To: Open Space Institute U.S. via OSList
Cc: Michael M Pannwitz
Subject: Re: [OSList] WOSonOS 2019 - Save the Date - Oct 25-27

Yes, grand, thanks, see you there...
mmp

Am 24.03.2019 um 05:47 schrieb Open Space Institute U.S. via OSList:
> Save the Date! October 25-27, Friday through Sunday
> 
> For the World Open Space on Open Space 2019
> 
> In Cherry Hill Park, 980 Cherry Hill Road, College Park, Maryland
> (30-45 minutes from Washington, DC and both airports.)
> 
> Thursday Evening Gathering and Story Telling
> 
> More details (and invitations) to come...
> 
> Your Truly,
>  From the Board of the Open Space Institute, U.S.
> 
> Karen J. Davis, Suzanne Daigle, Barry Owen, Harold Shinsato,
> Kevin O'Brien, Mark Sheffield, Myriane Ouellette
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Re: [OSList] Fwd: OpenSpaceWorld.ORG "OST Training information required in london"

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

I don’t know the Phelim is offering any… but he surely could  Others as well.

 

ho

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of 
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Sent: Friday, February 22, 2019 1:26 AM
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
Cc: Thomas Herrmann
Subject: Re: [OSList] Fwd: OpenSpaceWorld.ORG "OST Training information 
required in london"

 

In case there is more interested people. We have a hot offer to learn to work 
with OST upcoming, in September!

 

So this is what I wrote Bianca

I am part of a team offering public Open Space Technology training on regular 
basis in the Netherlands, Sweden and Germany with participants from many, 
mainly European, countries. Our next planned offer is in early September.
See link: 
https://www.dorisgottlieb.com/workshops/2017/9/6/learning-to-work-with-open-space-technology





We also offer in-house trainings whenever there is an interest. 





Please get in touch if you have any more questions.
Best regards
Thomas

 

Skickat från min iPhone


22 feb. 2019 kl. 05:40 skrev Michael Herman via OSList 
:

Who's doing training in or around London these days?  This person is not on the 
list here.  Please reply directly with London info, if you can...

 

 

-- Forwarded message -
From: Bianca 
Date: Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 6:08 AM
Subject: "OST Training information required in london"
To: 



From: Bianca 
Subject: OST Training information required in london

Message Body:
Dear Team

I am looking to develop my skills in becoming an open space trainer - Can you 
help me with a list of training programmes that might be available in and 
around London

Best wishes,
Bianca

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Re: [OSList] Fwd: The Practice of Peace (2nd Edition) Book

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Big Secret! You copy is available free at www.openspaceworld.com/books PDF 
file. Of course you do have to print.

 

ho

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of 
Michael Herman via OSList
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2019 5:00 PM
To: OSLIST
Cc: Michael Herman
Subject: [OSList] Fwd: The Practice of Peace (2nd Edition) Book

 

The request copied below came in today.  Do we have any more copies of the 
Practice of Peace book?  If anyone is still curating a pile of these, could you 
be in touch with Martin?  Thanks, Michael


 
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Michael Herman
Michael Herman Associates

312-280-7838 (mobile)

 

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

 

 

-- Forwarded message -
From: Martin 
Date: Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 3:04 PM
Subject: The Practice of Peace (2nd Edition) Book - 
https://openspaceworld.com/intro%20to%20pop.htm
To: 

 

Hello,

 

I'm looking to purchase a copy of Harrison Owen's book: The Practice of Peace 
(2nd Edition) Book

 

I've got this contact information from this page:

https://openspaceworld.com/intro%20to%20pop.htm

 

Please let me know if or when a copy of this book would be available.

 

Thank you,

 

Martin

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Re: [OSList] Morning reflections from Harrison Owen

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Harold... Many thanks. I was wondering where all that stuff was.
ho


-Original Message-
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Cc: Harold Shinsato 
Sent: Sat, Jan 26, 2019 10:39 pm
Subject: [OSList] Morning reflections from Harrison Owen

We had a wonderful time in New York this month at International House at 
Opening Space for Peace and High Performance. We enjoyed two wonderful talks, 
one on Saturday morning and the other on Sunday morning, January 19 and 20. We 
hope you'll enjoy them!
https://youtu.be/M_6dPhwJqbI - Saturdayhttps://youtu.be/TXs0DXKfZyw - Sunday

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Re: [OSList] Report From The Field

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

For reasons known only to the CyberGods I somehow missed Mark’s offering. But I 
didn’t miss what followed… Mark’s language is (0n occasion) off putting. But 
having known him for a long time, his heart is definitely in the right place 
(even if it isn’t YOUR place). J 

 

When I first meet Mark (25 years ago?) he had the exalted title of 
Superintendant of Roads (I think) in a Colorado County -- Pueblo. I don’t know 
what that totally involved – but one thing was the snow plowing operations on 
some of the nastiest parts of the American Rockies. Serious business with 
marginal room for error lest you go over the edge. Each Fall, the plow 
operators would be gathered for a “education” session on “better plowing.” 
Experts would hold forth, and the drivers, presumably, got smarter. Then came 
Mark. He turned the gathering over to the real experts (the drivers) – and it 
was all in Open Space. Came up with a catchy title: Roads Scholars! Then it 
seemed that the Governor of Colorado needed to work with all “his” County 
Execs. Mark was called upon for the job. He ended up as a County Executive … 
which is a political job equal to President in many (smaller) countries. 
Frankly, I have always stood in awe of Mark – opening space in the middle of a 
political morass. He’s good – but definitely odd. I’m pleased to call him my 
friend.

 

ho 

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Marai 
Kiele via OSList
Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 4:32 PM
To: ost list international
Cc: Marai Kiele; Mark Carmel
Subject: Re: [OSList] Report From The Field

 

Dear Mark,

 

I appreciate your flow of energy and appreciation, both for OST and Harrison! 

I am fascinated, hearing about the „at that time“ largest educational 
transformation group and I honour you as someone who has walked the trails of 
OST before me.

 

At the same time, I notice my resentment in regard to this part of your 
sharing: 

 

  "beware of the evil spirits that seek the status quo at all costs“ 
and "fortify oneself against the forces that WILL seek to undermine change".

 

I actually don’t live within a paradigm of something like „evil spirits“, and I 
find myself quite „resistant" to changing that world-view. I also don’t believe 
in setting myself up „against“ anything, but instead I believe in focusing on 
what is wanted. For me, this would include honouring those with a different 
perspective on what I desire (which might be change or transformation in regard 
to a specific subject).

 

I have heard the term, „the client is resistant“ both in therapy and consulting 
contexts, and I notice great discomfort within me towards this kind of label. 

 

Not mostly, but also from my personal experience of someone giving me that 
„batch of honour". Someone who didn’t understand my perspective and how I was 
actually serving a group with my intervention. It has now happened to me 
several times that someone said to me (sometimes years later): „NOW I get you! 
I thought you were just annoying/resistant, but you were right / actually ahead 
of us with your perspective“.

 

And.. there are times when I am not at all ahead, but truly resistant to 
change. For example because of different priorities. 

 

I will never forget the disbelief of the person at the iPhone help desk of my 
mobile phone provider: 

 

I called to ask how to activate my new iPhone 6. Which had been sitting in my 
desk for OVER A YEAR unused, after I had received the new model. He couldn’t 
believe that I hadn’t activated it right away. I imagine he might have shared 
that story during his coffee break with colleagues and all of them shaking 
their heads or laughing about that strange client.

I just hadn't wanted to let go of my iPhone 3s (until I really had to because I 
couldn’t get software updates anymore). Back then, I so preferred its design. I 
mostly used it to make calls, not for the internet, and it fit so nicely into 
my hand and the back pocket of my jeans… Clearly a criteria that many tech 
savvy people will not find as important at I did!

 

So the „moral“ of my story: What might be the things that other people value 
which we don’t understand, when we judge them as „resistant“?

 

I very much appreciate how that perspective is embodied in this short video, 
narrated by Charles Eisenstein: 

 

What is it like to be you?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uStmnodUpOo

 

Also, isn’t OST based on invitation? And if there is something like „resistance 
to following an invitation“, is it a true invitation in the first place?

 

(Kudos to Dan Mezick and Mark Sheffield and their book on Inviting 
Leadership) 

 

With respect,

Marai

 

 





Am 08.01.2019 um 02:41 schrieb Mark Carmel via OSList 
:

 

Greetings Fellow OST Practitioners!

 

It is an honor to join you once again.  I met the great Harrison Owen in the 
early 1990's and began immediately facilitating Open Space.  I hope 

Re: [OSList] Invitation questions for alumni network

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

I might think of something like: "Unfinished Business -- Issues and 
opportunities? Question is simple. Where are you going from here? If you 
already know, don't bother to come. If you don't have a clue, you might find 
some friends for the Journey." Or something.

ho

-Original Message-
From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of 
Thomas Perret via OSList
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2018 4:24 PM
To: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
Cc: Thomas Perret
Subject: [OSList] Invitation questions for alumni network

Hello all,

I’m hosting an open space for a network of scholarship alumni, with very 
interesting people from the diverse fields of entrepreneurship, farming, 
musical arts and science.

Considering the potential of this network (of more than 200 people of ages ~ 
22-60) I’m intrigued with what may come out of it with peer initiative. I’m now 
in front of crafting an invitation and am pondering what question/s could 
inspire first-timers to attend. We had an open space for the first time last 
year too and pretty much everyone who attended liked it. Still, most of the 
folks are yet to experience os. 

Will you tell me what comes up for you?

Gratefully,
Thomas

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Re: [OSList] Unsuscribe

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Unfortunately you have to resign yourself. Go to Main page and follow 
instruction.

 

ho

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of 
pilartorresj via OSList
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2018 5:37 AM
To: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
Cc: pilartorresj
Subject: [OSList] Unsuscribe

 

Hallow, please don't send me more mails, I'll visit the page when I need 
specific information.

Thanks, sinceresly, Pilar Torres

 

 

 

Enviado desde mi smartphone Samsung Galaxy.

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[OSList] Chinese OS material

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Chris – Hulu sends the following. Hope it is helpful.

 

ho

 

From: Hulu [mailto:ch.h...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, December 6, 2018 7:42 AM
To: Harrison Owen
Subject: Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 92, Issue 5

 

Dear Harrison, 

 

Nice to hear from you and happy belated birthday!  

 

(I heard from Chris in August. Kinda sensed the oddness but didn't realise he's 
a Brit..)

  

As far as I know, there's no website exclusively for Open Space in mainland 
China. But here's a list of links about Open Space I could find online. 

 

Mainland China

- SSCA's Wechat account (Chinese social media channel): 
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/12BQu9OZ4m5lSlLhPYy6qg  

- SSCA's Open Space Training manual: 
http://www.participation.cn/uploads/soft/1307/1-130F2134341.pdf

- A Wechat post: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/WTZbLSmV-oDW_9OoCDp6AA 

- A blog post: 
http://www.orz4u.com/2017/08/07/ost/#%E5%85%B7%E4%BD%93%E6%96%B9%E6%B3%95

 

Taiwan

- Open Space blog: http://openspacetaiwan.blogspot.com/ 

 

It was so nice to e-meet you in Iceland! Hope to see you and Ethelyne again 
soon! Would be nice to be back in DC or visit Maine (I've heard so many good 
words about it from those ladies!)

 

Best,

Hulu

 

 

On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 9:12 PM Harrison Owen  wrote:

Hulu... Chris (who is a little odd, but he is a Brit) was wondering about 
websites about Open Space in Chinese. Could you help? And it was wonderful to 
see your face. Hopefully someday we'll see you "in the flesh." You are always 
welcome -- here or in Maine. 

 

ho



-Original Message-----
From: Harrison Owen via OSList 
To: 'christopher macrae' ; 'World wide Open Space 
Technology email list' 
Cc: Harrison Owen 
Sent: Wed, Dec 5, 2018 2:27 pm
Subject: Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 92, Issue 5

Chris – there are actually two translations of The User’s Guide in Chinese 
(Mainland and Taiwan) and I am sure a number of websites, all of which are in 
Chinese. I notice you copied Mrs. Song. She should be helpful. As for 
Wikipedia, we’ve tried for years and nothing seems to stick. When it 
(Wikipedia) first appeared, I was invited to contribute… and I did. But the 
comment was made that I was hardly without self interest. So others made the 
attempt – Michael Herman for one, I think. I can think of all sorts of reason 
why they do as badly as they do – but none lend themselves to any sort of fix 
that I can imagine. So I just forget about it. As I said before – No bother. ho

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of 
christopher macrae via OSList
Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2018 11:49 AM
To: Chris Corrigan; World wide Open Space Technology email list
Cc: christopher macrae; 宋汝琳Song; Kaarel Vaidla
Subject: Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 92, Issue 5

 

dear chris and friends - the current wikipedia starts open space like this

 

 

Open Space Technology (OST) is a method for organizing and running a meeting or 
multi-day conference, where participants have been invited in order to focus on 
a specific, important task or purpose. OST is a participant-driven process 
whose agenda is created by people attending. At the end of each OST meeting, a 
document is created summarizing the work of the group. The OST method is based 
upon work, beginning in the 1980s, by Owen Harrison. It was one of the top ten  
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization_development> organization 
development tools cited between 2004 and 2013. 
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Space_Technology#cite_note-OD-1> Open Space 
Technology

 

what imo is wrong- on a quick read that millennials do

the last sentence makes it sound as if open space is past  -"it was: ...

 

today pretty much every western city with youth in it has hubs that think they 
do hackathons and open spaces but they have diluted (and have sponsors vested 
interests)-

 

the average hub practice has lost what i feel makes open space system 
transforming -often the resident hosts don't even know how much has been lost

 

I dont have the talents to be a great open space facilitator but ever since 
first meeting harrison i have felt that the only way to save schools from the 
livelihood destruction nightmare they have become in the west is to free 
pre-adolescents with experience of real open space -once a child has co-created 
in open space they can take that with them - the empowerment that they can 
co-create, be community builders etc

 

I suppose whats on wikipedia is a lost game- what i would like is the ultimate 
bookmark to carry on trying to get schools to free kids to host open space

 

for reasons that may be peculiar to me my test of a perfect bookmark is can i 
get chinese friends to understand it - fortunately harrison's open space method 
is very well respected in china- ironically what we now need is the chinese to 
translate open space practice (catalogue living examples they scale across a 
fifth of the world's people) back

Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 92, Issue 5

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Chris – there are actually two translations of The User’s Guide in Chinese 
(Mainland and Taiwan) and I am sure a number of websites, all of which are in 
Chinese. I notice you copied Mrs. Song. She should be helpful. As for 
Wikipedia, we’ve tried for years and nothing seems to stick. When it 
(Wikipedia) first appeared, I was invited to contribute… and I did. But the 
comment was made that I was hardly without self interest. So others made the 
attempt – Michael Herman for one, I think. I can think of all sorts of reason 
why they do as badly as they do – but none lend themselves to any sort of fix 
that I can imagine. So I just forget about it. As I said before – No bother. ho

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of 
christopher macrae via OSList
Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2018 11:49 AM
To: Chris Corrigan; World wide Open Space Technology email list
Cc: christopher macrae; 宋汝琳Song; Kaarel Vaidla
Subject: Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 92, Issue 5

 

dear chris and friends - the current wikipedia starts open space like this

 

 

Open Space Technology (OST) is a method for organizing and running a meeting or 
multi-day conference, where participants have been invited in order to focus on 
a specific, important task or purpose. OST is a participant-driven process 
whose agenda is created by people attending. At the end of each OST meeting, a 
document is created summarizing the work of the group. The OST method is based 
upon work, beginning in the 1980s, by Owen Harrison. It was one of the top ten  
 organization 
development tools cited between 2004 and 2013. 
 Open Space 
Technology

 

what imo is wrong- on a quick read that millennials do

the last sentence makes it sound as if open space is past  -"it was: ...

 

today pretty much every western city with youth in it has hubs that think they 
do hackathons and open spaces but they have diluted (and have sponsors vested 
interests)-

 

the average hub practice has lost what i feel makes open space system 
transforming -often the resident hosts don't even know how much has been lost

 

I dont have the talents to be a great open space facilitator but ever since 
first meeting harrison i have felt that the only way to save schools from the 
livelihood destruction nightmare they have become in the west is to free 
pre-adolescents with experience of real open space -once a child has co-created 
in open space they can take that with them - the empowerment that they can 
co-create, be community builders etc

 

I suppose whats on wikipedia is a lost game- what i would like is the ultimate 
bookmark to carry on trying to get schools to free kids to host open space

 

for reasons that may be peculiar to me my test of a perfect bookmark is can i 
get chinese friends to understand it - fortunately harrison's open space method 
is very well respected in china- ironically what we now need is the chinese to 
translate open space practice (catalogue living examples they scale across a 
fifth of the world's people) back into english ! -sorry just my naughty cents 
worth from a washington dc that is pretty scarily closed in 99% of policy 
meetings as well as schooling 

 

chris.mac...@yahoo.co.uk www.valuetrue.com   
www.womenuni.com   

 

  _  

From: Chris Corrigan 
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list 
 
Cc: Kaarel Vaidla ; Bhavesh Patel ; 
chris.mac...@yahoo.co.uk
Sent: Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 11:17
Subject: Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 92, Issue 5

 

I’m not clear on exactly what is wrong with the Wikipedia article. It seems 
fine to me, such as it is. But I realize I’m not seeing what others are seeing. 

 

Part of editing well is to identify specifics that need to be changed and 
pointing to good sources that support the change. 

 

Are there particular thing s that stand out for you?

 

Chris. 

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www.chriscorrigan.com  

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Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 92, Issue 5

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Wiki is wookie..Always has been. They never could figure out OS, how it 
happens, who's involved. No Bothers.
ho 


-Original Message-
From: Patrick Schley via OSList 
To: christopher macrae ; World wide Open Space 
Technology email list 
Cc: Patrick Schley 
Sent: Tue, Dec 4, 2018 11:00 am
Subject: Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 92, Issue 5

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{} #yiv5257001391 The Wikipedia article used to be much more helpful (including 
details on the 5 OS principles, Law of Two Feet/Mobility, etc). At some point 
in the last 6 months someone edited it to its current state. I also see that 
it’s now been flagged as being written like an “advertisement,” which is funny 
to me give the open source nature of OST.    -p.       
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      From: OSList On Behalf Of 
christopher macrae via OSList
Sent: Sunday, December 2, 2018 6:02 PM
To: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
Cc: christopher macrae 
Subject: Re: [OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 92, Issue 5    i am totally 
underwhelmed by wikipedia's info on open space - can anyone help  improve this 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Space_Technology  or suggest other ways we 
can action happy birthday harrison -       warning the following is 
intentionally not for those who believe political parties can solve urgent 
issues american youth need most,--apologies i understand ;positivism is a 
hallmark of ost facilitation but i am just a reporter of what concerns me: 
while mailing does anyone know the people at Home - RootsCamp - every 2 years 
they run a 2000+ person open space which happens to have been running in 
baltimore this weekend - a city where friends and  i have several deep pro bono 
connections linked to the communities where thurgoodmarshall was born and 
worked - if anyone is passing through     -baltimore failed to get amazon hq2 
but cristal city VA's piece of washington DC succeeded- if anyone has ideas on 
how to stage in washington dc region an open space that attracts all tech 
people who could app real community stuff always like to discuss that 
chris.mac...@yahoo.co.uk  -in other words is there a way to change dc from 
trump's least sustainable capital in the world to something americans 
particularly women could celebrate linking into? 
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[OSList] Thank you my friends!

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Birthday greeting much appreciated!

 

ho

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[OSList] Fwd: TR: Nouvelle Ressource "Open Space" Guide en arabe

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Thought this would be interesting.
ho


-Original Message-
From: Stephanie Willman Bordat 
To: hhowen 
Sent: Tue, Nov 13, 2018 10:02 am
Subject: TR: Nouvelle Ressource "Open Space" Guide en arabe

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Dear Mr. Owen,
 
I am writing to letyou know that we have justproduced an Arabic language 
practical guide on how to host an “Open Space”convening!  We based it on the 
research on other Open Space guides inEnglish and French we read, includingyour 
User’s Guide (all duly cited!) andour own recent experiences participating in 
and hosting an Open Space inMorocco.
 
So our PracticalGuide in Arabic is out, and we are sharing it with NGOs and 
activists acrossthe region.  We hope this will be helpful for the local groups 
across theMENA region.  Please feel free to distribute and share with anyone 
youthink might find it useful for their work (PDF link in message below).
 
Thank you very muchfor the work and the inspiration,
 
Stephanie
 
Stephanie Willman Bordat
 
Founding Partner شريكة مؤسسة
 
MRA/Mobilising for Rights Associates
 
3, rue Oued Zem - Rabat, Morocco
 
T: +(212) 537.70.99.96/98  F: + (212) 537.70.99.97
 
E-mail:  ste...@mrawomen.ma Skype: stephaniewillmanbordat
 
Website: www.mrawomen.ma FB: www.facebook.com/mrawomen  
 
Location: https://goo.gl/maps/UaUfvzTmuUH2
 
  
 
De : MRA[mailto:m...@mrawomen.ma] 
Envoyé : mardi 13 novembre 2018 15:13
À : MRA
Objet : Nouvelle Ressource "Open Space" Guide en arabe
 
  
 
Nouvelles ressources pratiques «Open Space» pour les ONG etles activistes! MRA 
Mobilising for Rights Associates est ravi de partager notreguide en arabe 
récemment publié sur comment animer une réunion «OpenSpace».   Si vous 
souhaitez organiser de meilleures rencontres baséessur la passion et la 
responsabilité, traiter des problèmes complexes en peu detemps, permettre aux 
participants de s'auto-organiser et obtenir des résultatsconcrets et 
inspirants, découvrez-le!  Disponible en PDFau lien ci-dessous.
 
http://mrawomen.ma/wp-content/uploads/doc/Open%20Space%20Guide%20Pratique%20en%20arabe.pdf
 
دليل عملي جديد "المجال المفتوح" لفائدةالمنظمات غير الحكومية والنشطاء! يسر فريق 
منظمة مرا مشاركة دليلها باللغة العربيةالصادر حديثًا حول كيفية تنظيم و تنشيط 
لقاء "الفضاء المفتوح".إذا كنتترغب في تنظيم اجتماعات أفضل نابعة من شغف بقضية ما 
و حس المسؤولية بضرورة إحداثتغيير، إن كنت ترغب في تناول مواضيع شائكة و معقدة و 
في وقت قصير ، وأن تسمحللمشاركين بتنظيم أنفسهم والحصول على نتائج ملموسة وملهمة ، 
ندعوك أن تكتشف كيف منخلال الكتيب المتوفر على الرابط أدناه
 
http://mrawomen.ma/wp-content/uploads/doc/Open%20Space%20Guide%20Pratique%20en%20arabe.pdf
 
 
New « Open Space » 

Re: [OSList] Marking a New National/Regional Educational Policy -examples of Open Space meeting being set up?

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

Simple answer: The right people will be anybody who cares. And you can really 
only tell that they care when they come. Law of Two Feet. 

 

So get the word out everywhere. Parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, janitors, 
cooks, grounds keepers, taxi drivers, bus operators, ship captains, crew, 
police, fire people… If they care – They will come. And for sure they will be 
the right people. Works every time.

 

Harrison

 

From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of 
Ingibjorg Gisladottir via OSList
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 1:20 PM
To: oslist@lists.openspacetech.org
Cc: Ingibjorg Gisladottir
Subject: [OSList] Marking a New National/Regional Educational Policy -examples 
of Open Space meeting being set up?

 

Dear OS community

 

Can anyone lead me to examples of where OS has been used in the making of 
Educational Policy of a nation/state/community?

 

I think it is important to invite children, teenagers, highschool/university 
students and young people who are recently out of school to the conversations. 
. ..but who else should be there?  

 

Your insights on this and experience is appreciated if you have the possibility 
to share it with me.  

 

All the best

 

Ingibjorg (Inga)

 

ingibjorg.gisladot...@gmail.com

Reykjavik, Iceland

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Re: [OSList] Fwd: Open Space faciliation in Dec 3-5th in Beirut, Lebanon

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

MY face i a little red. I thought of you when the lady from Beirut asked me ... 
but I thought to suggest somebody closed (Claudia who is in Egypt). But I 
haven't heard what's happening, so who knows. And how are you? Degree 
progressing? Still worth it? See you?
Harrison 


-Original Message-
From: Carol Daniel Kasbari via OSList 
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list 
Cc: Carol Daniel Kasbari 
Sent: Wed, Oct 24, 2018 1:06 am
Subject: Re: [OSList] Fwd: Open Space faciliation in Dec 3-5th in Beirut, 
Lebanon

Hello Franklin,
My name is Carol Daniel Kasbari, and I'm an Arab Open Space facilitator since 
2002. I'm based nowadays in Washington DC, please feel free to communicate 
directly with me on this email.
Best wishes,Carol

Carol Daniel Kasbari

PhD Candidate – The School For Conflict Analysis and Resolution- GMU

Conflict Transformation specialist, trainer, and writer

TEDX Talk:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWiZMXEK_E8

https://activity.scar.gmu.edu/people/carol-kasbari

https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroldaniel



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On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 12:23 AM Franklin Quijano via OSList 
 wrote:

Hello All,
Franklin Quijano here. May I share with you an invitation from Lebanon for an 
Arabic speaking OST facilitator.
Looking forward for a supportive response.
Blessings.
Franklin

Sent from my iPhone
Begin forwarded message:


From: Gimaidee Ann 
Date: 23 October 2018 at 2:17:06 PM GMT+8
To: froehl...@forumzfd.de
Cc: Franklin Quijano 
Subject: Re: Open Space faciliation in Dec 3-5th in Beirut, Lebanon




Dear Catrin,

Hi! Thanks for sharing and giving me a glimpse of how the ForumZFD event on the 
3rd-5th of December would look like. I haveto say that I am not a licensed 
expert of OST (Open Space Technology) and I andmy local organization, Pailig 
Development Foundation, Inc. were just blessed tohave been trained by Atty. 
Franklin M. Quijano, one of the OST licensed expertsin the country. After our 
training, we have practically used OST in our strategicplanning, community 
dialogues, and consultations on the Bangsamoro Basic Law on2014 where the 
consolidated results where hand-in to the BTC Chair then MohaqerIqbal. As to 
experience in the Middle East, I only got the chance for 2 hours layover at 
Doha International Airport J and that would mean, I can’t fluently speakany 
Arabic word except for a few common words such as shukran, “habibi” and 
theIslamic praise “Allahu Akbar”.

On your 3 days event, it’s a great idea to bring togetheryour colleagues 
especially local partners and other organizations working oncommunity 
empowerment and mobilization with the purpose of learning from oneanother’s 
experiences. I got the chance to experience the same purpose at theProfessional 
Exchange on Peace Pedagogy held recently at Zinzendorfhaus,Neudientendorf, 
Germany early October this year. 

Since you are considering OST as your process, are youalready familiar with its 
purpose and principles? In my experience, all thethings that you envision to 
happen in the event can be covered with the OSTprocess as long as the Theme of 
the event is clearly defined, and asking theright/appropriate questions based 
on your theme. I would suggest that,everybody should be oriented first with the 
OST before using it. For example,on the first day in the morning you have the 
welcome address by(host/organizers) and rationale of the event) followed by a 
creativeintroduction of participants (can also include the expectation check), 
settingof house rules, then a brief orientation on the OST purpose and 
principles. Onceeverybody is on the same page on OST, the facilitator can apply 
the processwith the event’s theme and well-crafted questions.  The most crucial 
part here is the formulationof the theme and questions which would also stemmed 
from the goal andobjectives of the event like  the  coming together, learning 
from another’scontext /challenges /issues/motivations.

I am willing to share with you what I learned and experienceon the OST the best 
I can, and Atty. Franklin can do more whom I cc’d in thisemail and could 
probably refer you to his international contacts of OSTlicensed practitioners 
who could speak Arabic.

 

Have a great week ahead!

 

Sincerely, 
Mai
Gimaidee Ann "Mai" C. Moya
Acting Managing Director Pailig Development Foundation, Inc.0076 b/c Tino 
Badelles St., Palao, Iligan City | 9200 Philippines(+63) 917 716 9933 | (+63) 
919 466 5846 | (+63) 223 8841gimai...@gmail.com | gcadot...@yahoo.com
"God cannot give us a happiness and  peace apart from Himself because it is not 
there. There is no such thing." - C.S. Lewis 



On Mon, Oct 22, 2018 at 8:57 PM Catrin Fröehlich  wrote:

  
Dear Gimaidee, 
 
 
I am referring to the email you received from Jayshree. I am Miriam's colleague 
and the person who is organising the conference in December. 
 
 
 
The plan is to bring different organisations that work on community 
  organising/mobilising together. forumZFD (a 

[OSList] Hello Iceland!

[Harrison Owen via OSList]

How wonderful to hear of the assembled group! I am only sorry that I can't
be with you. But truth to tell my long haul ravel days are over. I have been
many wonderful places with extraordinary people, but all good things do have
to come to an end. So I send you my very best. to say nothing of love and
kisses!!

 

Harrison

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