Open Space Rap
Judi Richardson
judir at accesswave.ca
Thu Jun 26 18:26:54 PDT 2003
Hi Tim -- this is great -- thanks for sharing! I gave a workshop on Open
Space Technology on Wednesday night of the Shambhala Institute. Gave one
last year too and was astounded at the number of people who attended a two
hour workshop and went back and started using it in their organizations.
This year, we had Harrison's books in the bookstore so those who wanted more
after my workshop could buy the User's Guide! Can't wait to hear how many
are using it this year!
All the best,
Judi Richardson
-----Original Message-----
From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]On Behalf Of BJ Peters
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 1:29 PM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Re: Open Space Rap
Wow! Tim-- This is wonderfully creative and fun. Thanks for sharing.
BJ Peters
Tim Merry - Engage! wrote:
Dear OS Listers
Recently at Shamabhala Institute in Canada, Nova Scotia, I wrote a rap
to introduce open space.
Toke Moller and Marianne Knuth invited me into their module on convening
conversations and the art of hosting to offer it to thier group. It was well
recieved and has given me the inspiration to offer it here! Below is a copy
of the rap ... have pics of the shambhala reading if you're interested ...
I would love any feedback, additions, changes, break beats to put under
it, recording contracts ...
Enjoy ...
Tim (tim at engage.nu)
The Open Space Rap
Welcome to Open Space,
This is the place
Of a new fashion,
You get to organise
Around your passion!
The task:
To ask
‘what really matters to me?’
Then take responsibility
Guided by our core question
Which I am about to mention
READ CORE QUESTION
Let’s get this started
‘cause this train has already departed
Here’s the first mind bender:
We ain’t got no agenda!
Yet ...
But I’ll bet
in 30 minutes or less
No stress
That wall will be full
And choice will be the tension
In a packed programme guided by our intention:
CORE QUESTION AGAIN (?)
How to do it?
How to fly?
Let me try and
Clarify:
If you got a workshop
to offer to the question
Head to the centre,
Grab a pen and write the intention
Or topic and your name,
To give it some fame
Announce it to us all,
Then take a time a time and place
And stick it to the wall.
So simple
No trouble atall.
But here’s another mind blaster:
You do not have to be
A master
Expert
Or Mentor.
This here is a curious centre.
If you know nothing
and want to know more,
Don’t hold or stop
Host a workshop!
It’s a sure
cure
To learn more.
Which brings me to the principles and one law:
‘Whoever comes are the right people’
to have around.
They are the ones with the passion
For the ground
You are hoping to cover
Everyone else is searching in the other
Workshops
Serving our core intention.
We working together
In sperate places,
It’s a great invention!
So, what happens if no-one comes?
All alone.
When was the last time
You got to stop and reflect
On your own?
Especialy on something that
Gets you out of your seat
Makes your heart beat.
This time is for your passion
To bring
Unqiue learning
To us all.
Honour the call.
‘Whatever happens is the only thing that could have’
So let go of expectation
Of what this should be,
Set it free.
Trust the open space form
It holds the storm.
‘When it starts is the right is the right time’
It’s no crime
To chat or have a cup of tea
Be free and see
When you begin
Don’t force it to be happpenin’.
‘When it’s over it’s over’
Don’t hang on
Move on
To where you belong.
To fill the time gap
It’s a trap
So get up and get movin’
To find a space where
You be contributin’.
You see
this ain’t now normal meetin’
Cause we be ‘law of two feetin’’
Use your feet
Don’t just sit
SPLIT
To move to where you
Learn of share.
So be aware
You can be like the
Humble
Bumble bee,
Tripping from place to place
And cross pollinate,
Connecting info
Helping collective wisdom grow.
One other character
Who arrives with a flutter
Is the butter – fly.
Who hangs out, looking good
As a butterfly should.
A place of still
To stop and reflect
Have the conversation you least expect,
A wonderful insect!
Some final words on
Workshop hosting.
It ain’t all coasting!
If you pin it up on the wall
You responsible for that call.
The workshop gotta happen,
Even if you don’t go
You responsible for opening the show.
Second thing,
There’s only two
(PHEW!)
Please record what is cooking
‘cause we all looking
to see
in gallery.
Have no fear it is pretty clear,
There a template set up
for the usin’,
Now we’re cruisin
Into the final moments before
Opening the wall
And the market stall.
Just to say again
Grab a paper and pen
Write your workshop
Announce it to us all
Then stick it to the wall
With a time and place,
Take your time
this ain’t no race.
With no more ado,
I Open Space ...
----- Original Message -----
From: Harrison Owen
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: Is it possible to live OS?
At 12:49 PM 6/24/2003 +1200, Mike Copeland wrote:
I'm finding open space has hit me right between the eyes in the last
four months. I'm taking initiative wherever I want to lately and am not
waiting for permission; wherever that was meant to come from anyway! I'm
actually doing what I want to do. Is that OK? I mean I thought I was meant
to do eveything I didn't want to do!
The big thing is I'm not intervening anymore. Getting out of the way
is so freeing. I feel all my life I've been trained to get IN the way!
Although I do miss out on that exhausted feeling.
I know this may sound like I'm a babbling convert here, but quite
honestly if this is living open space long may it continue.
Sounds like you have it right -- to me. But then what else could I say
given my reply to Raffi Aftandelian (above) ? If it is true that life is all
about self-organization, as is Open Space, when you remember what you
already are, it feels great. Certainly much better than pretending to be
something you are not???? Of course, it doesn't always feel great. Sometimes
the great hooded monsters of Chaos, Confusion, and Conflict rear their ugly
heads, and things can get downright unpleasant, made even more so if we take
it as a personal insult because they are not following our plan.
Harrison
Harrison Owen
7808 River Falls Drive
Potomac, MD 20854 USA
phone 301-365-2093
Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com
Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org
Personal website http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm
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