Pondering Open Space and Spiral Dynamics

[kenoli Oleari]

Meg and Harrison -- As far as I'm concerned, there's not much more to
say than what you have each expressed so succinctly and to the point
in these two paragraphs.  It is a dynamic which raises awe in so many
who experience it, and, speaking for myself, remains the driving
passion behind my life and work.

-Kenoli

>>
>>And this, I feel, is because (and I'm only building off Harrison here) is
>>because OST operates at that self-organizing, creative edge of chaos place,
>>where transformational growth can occur. This growth can occur when a
>>critical mass of individuals shift there own awareness, and this is often
>>made easier in a group context. And the centre of consciousness moves to the
>>only place it can - next level on the spiral.
>>
>  It is precisely at this point that I think the power of
>self-organization becomes absolutely critical -- for self-organizing
>systems have chaos, complexity and conflict for lunch and cry for
>more. That is what they do on an everyday basis. And to the extent
>that Open Space is the conscious application of the Powers of self-
>organization (which I think it is) OS can be (is) a very central
>tool for the resolution of these conflicts -- or put in positive
>terms -- making Peace.



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Kenoli Oleari, Horizons of Change, http://www.horizonsofchange.com
1801 Fairview Street, Berkeley, CA  94703   Voice Phone: 510-601-8217,
Fax: 510-595-8369, Email: kenoli at igc.org (or click on: mailto://kenoli@igc.org)

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