Fw: An OSI Policy Question

Open Space Institute osi at TMN.COM
Thu Apr 3 19:05:07 PST 1997


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> From: CaveOat at aol.com
> To: osi at tmn.com
> Subject: Re: An OSI Policy Question
> Date: Friday, March 28, 1997 8:19 PM
>
> Kay Vogt here.
>
> This question came up years ago in the Focusing Institute, the
organization
> associated with Gene Gendlin's work.  He wrote a great article about it
in
> the Folio.  To the best of my memory it went something like this:
Leadership
> is available to anyone who wants to show up.  Its not a closed system.
>  However,  many people don't want to be involved in decisions of policy,
etc,
> they're mainly here to have discussions, to network, whatever.  What
happened
> in the Focusing Institute is that the same people tended to show up to
talk
> about policy issues, curriculum, etc.  Sometimes new people would enter
the
> discussion.   I suspect that if you put out a call, as you have, for
> comments,  that the people who care about this issue will show up.
>
>
> In a message dated 97-03-26 23:19:06 EST, you write:
>
> >Soooo... here's the story.  Several situations have arisen of late where
> >people who are making significant contribution to OS are asking, "can I
> >trade service for membership?"  One example is one of the people who
> >sponsors OST training.  Another is the person who is re-developing the
web
> >site.  So what do you think?  Should we trade service for membership?
If
> >so, who/how do we decide when it's enough service to merit membership?
> >
> >And the meta-question:  is this an appropriate topic for a group like
this
> >-- interested parties, some of whom who have become members, others not.
> >Is it a question for members only?  Or is it a question for an OSI
board?
> >
> >
>
>



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