A Note to Phil from The Old Curmudgeon

[Harrison Owen]

Ester Wrote: Presumably, you mean that the techies and knowledge workers
would, as soon as possible, relinquish their expert stance and graduate to
the role of full participant contributing their own wisdom with that of
others - as equals in the process.

 

Sure - but what I was really thinking about is the circumstances in The
DesignShop (or similar arrangements) where the Techies and Knowledge Workers
are not part of the organization but rather hired hands from the outside.
And of course, if the organization doing the Open Space already has the
necessary expertise in-house - then they should probably be "full
participants" from the beginning.

 

Harrison

 

 

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Subject: Re: A Note to Phil from The Old Curmudgeon

 

Harrison:

 

You wrote:

What I am suggesting is that we pull
out all the electronic plugs, bells and whistles - but do that
transparently. It may be "nice" to have techies and knowledge workers
wandering about - but I would want to banish them to the back room and get
rid of them entirely as soon as possible. 

Presumably, you mean that the techies and knowledge workers would, as soon
as possible, relinquish their expert stance and graduate to the role of full
participant contributing their own wisdom with that of others - as equals in
the process.

Esther Ewing
The Change Alliance
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