Participant Driven Open Space Principles and Laws

[Peggy Holman]

<snip> from Artur:

But can we obtain the some results if we suppress all or some of the "principles"?

Have any one tried that? What do you think?

Actually, at this talk Harrison did this morning, it seemed he wasn't going to mention the principles and the law to this group of people new to OS.  I must admit my first thought was he was experimenting with doing one less thing.  As has been said in several ways already (but I'll add my version), for me, the gift of OS is making the principles and law explicit.  Yes, they're part of the natural order of being human, but it seems when they're consciously brought forth, people behave differently.  And they take them home with them, never to be the same again...


On another note, over the last year or so, I've come to see the two principles -- When it starts...and When it's over...  as one principle about time.  It has to do with our relationship to the clock.  It is a reminder that clocks are recent constructs; they're a mere convenience that have a role.  They just don't need to hog center stage in how we make decisions.  In truth, time does go fast sometimes, slow sometimes, and even stands still.  So this is a principle to invite people to pay attention to their own natural rhythm, noticing what has passion for them and to follow that path.  After all, that's when spirit emerges.

I haven't figured out a sleek way to state this as one principle, so I still mention them both but talk about them as a result of this different relationship to time.  any ideas?

Peggy



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