questions on OS's form

[Peggy Holman]

Birgitt,

Good question!  You help me test my thinking.  I would not call something an
open space event without the circle, the law and the principles.
That said, taking responsibility for what you care about in the context of
the whole, is at the heart of what makes open space more than a meeting
methodology for me.  As a personal life practice, this is essence guides me.
As a collective practice, coming together periodically (that design element
of breath) in a circle, speaking the law and the principles, and creating a
marketplace seems to matter.

Peggy

P.S.  As I re-read my message, one thing that I didn't make clear is that I
would not have called either of the meetings I described open space events.
To me, it was a misuse of the name.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Birgitt Williams" <birgitt at MINDSPRING.COM>
To: <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: questions on OS's form


> Peggy,
> along that theme of one more thing not to do, am I understanding correctly
> that for you, so long as people "take responsibility for what they care
> about in the context of the whole" that is enough---no circle needed, no
> principles stated and so on. Or am I understanding your words correctly?
>
> Blessings to you,
> Birgitt
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]On Behalf Of Peggy
> Holman
> Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 4:42 PM
> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Subject: Re: questions on OS's form
>
>
> Raffi,
>
> A comment on the OS you attended with:
>
> >no walking in a circle (the two co-facilitators sat at the head of the
> room)
>
> and Harrison's response:
> >Walking the circle focuses and centers the group. If the group is already
> focused, and knows where it is, save the effort and sit down.
>
> I've attended 2 sessions called OS where there was no circle or stating of
> the principles and the law.
>
> One was a corporate setting with lots of tables.  They had some
> pre-determined topics "just in case".  No surprise: the only topics were
the
> pre-selected ones.  The work of focus and centering, which creates space
by
> defining its edges was not in their consicousness and therefore not done.
>
> The other setting was the Leadership Institute of Seattle.  This was a
group
> in which most people knew each other.  They had common values from working
> together over time.  In this setting, while people sat in little circles
of
> 3 at the opening, there was no issue with sessions getting posted.  I did
> notice that people did not use their two feet at all to travel between
> sessions.  So something was lost in the mix.
>
>
> So, what is the essence?  I continue to use that wonderful design lesson
> from Harrison:  what's one less thing to do and have the experience be
> whole?
>
> I've come to believe the essence of open space is taking responsiblity for
> what you care about in the context of the whole.  This to me is the law of
> two feet.  The principles flow from this way of being.  Circles help.
> Naming the law and the principles make them much more visible.
>
> Peggy
>
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