OST vs OD

[Michael Herman]

martin, you remind me of this separation between observer and observed.  makes
me think most of OD is *about* organization, but harrison's line about open
space being a better way to be *in* organization... sometimes i extend this and
say better way to be together *as* organization.  talking new science isn't the
same as being *in* it or *as* it...

in the training and practice workshops we're doing around the world now, the
focus is on practicing open space *as* organization...and i envision a time
when we create practice groups not just in communities but in companies, so
managers end up holding space for each other as co-practitioners... no need for
outside OD people in OS cases... just a peer to come witness and hold space for
what is happening.   i think that managers and others who are doing the
operations of the org learning to hold space for each other is one equivalent
to having hold organizations 'wake up.'

m



Martin Leith wrote:

> My explanation is that a lot of people understand the systems and/or
> complexity view of the world cognitively, but their habits are firmly locked
> in the 'world is a machine' view, which is all about being an engineer,
> solving problems, keeping the machine running, having a fancy toolbox,
> looking like a good engineer. OS isn't fancy enough and doesn't fit into the
> toolbox.
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