OS and AI

[Peggy Holman]

> For those of you who use both processes - when would you use AI and
> when would you use OST?

There is a simplicity to Open Space that makes it my choice whenever a
client is ready to go there.  Ironically,
this is in part because of an observation from David Cooperrider:  "...human
systems are largely heliotropic in character, meaning that they exhibit an
observable and largely automatic tendency to evolve in the direction of
positive anticipatory images of the future.  What I will argue is that just
as plants of many varieties exhibit a tendency to grow in the direction of
sunlight (symbolized by the Greek god Helios), there is an analogous process
going on in all human systems." (Cooperider, Positive Image, Positive
Action, 1990)

To me that means that given enough time in healthy conditions (and OS
creates healthy conditions), people begin to focus on life giving forces.
They do this without all the OD-like complications of AI's 4-D cycle.

Having said that, I LOVE the transformative effect I've observed AI can have
when people experience an AI interview.  So when the time is short or a
client isn't ready to start with OS, I introduce AI.

I sit very much with the question about AI that Harrison applied when
experimenting with OS: what is one less thing to do and have the experience
be whole?  For me, the 4-D methodology puts the facilitator too much in
charge.  I want to see the philosophy and practice of AI flourish but
without all the fuss.  When the appropriate situation arises, I would like
to try doing an appreciative
interview and then move directly into opening space.

Peggy



----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon Quarrington" <sharonq at pdesigns.com>
To: <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 7:19 PM
Subject: OS and AI


> I am new to AI and am trying to learn more.  I am curious about the
> relationship between AI and OST.
>
> For those of you who use both processes - when would you use AI and
> when would you use OST?
>
> Would you start and OST with an AI session or spend one day in AI and
> then one or more in OS?
>
> Sharon
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