Stories that moved you, stories that could change the world

[Glory Ressler]

Hello all:
Thanks for the great story question Doug!

Florian's email made me think that the action (inherent in story, 
self-organization and OS and OST, I think) is in CHOOSING to see a story in 
a certain way.... especially in circumstances where another choice might be 
apparent or even more common. Or even stories that illustrate an 
interesting, surprising or curious turn of events.  For example, that moment 
when the tension in the Israelis and Palestinians story peaked and then 
abated... Or that example where the bank VP - in an extremely ethical, 
transparent and honest move -  decided to quit the day after he experienced 
OS. Even more so - making the open space for the range of stories to emerge 
and then trusting that self-organization works. Stories about that.

For me, it is in these storied places that I see the real flow of what I 
think we're on about here... For me, influencing the world is about 
consciously choosing what story/ies I choose to see, make space for, accept, 
integrate, etc...

I am also personally grappling with the following story problem:
Given the success, recently, of the story of the religious right and the 
politically conservative AND the abundance of cataclysmic, oppositional 
(good/evil) stories AND
what we know about open space, self-organization etc...
What is/are the compelling counter and transcendent story/ies?

Further, how does this apply or relate to organizational/community 
development work?
To evolution of social or group consciousness (collective intelligence)?

Jeepers - it seems I'm starting off 2006 inspired by all you of to think 
deep thoughts.... :-)

Glory

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Florian Fischer" <ff at begleitung-im-wandel.com>
Subject: Re: Stories that moved you, stories that could change the world


> Am 30.12.2005 21:23 Uhr schrieb "Douglas D. Germann, Sr." unter
> <76066.515 at compuserve.com>:
>
>> Hi--
>>
>> As we move toward the new year, my thoughts have turned reflective: What
>> are the OS stories that really moved you over the years, the ones that 
>> show
>> that it is possible to change the world?
>>
>> A few that come to mind for me are:
>>
>>  * 50 Israelis and Palestinians
>>  * Tova's Tent (I do hope she writes it up)
>>  * Practice of Peace in Alaska with students
>>
>>                             :-Doug. Germann
>>                             Seeking people making community change.
>
>
> dear doug,
>
> do you think, that it is possible to change the world ?
> I agree that these events are showing very clear change.
> but is´nt it more the change of our mind where we had been hasitating 
> about
> the possibilities of change ?
>
> believing in selforganization I would say, that it´s impossible to change
> the world because the world is changing itself in every moment all the 
> time
> all over the world. as facilitators in open space we are part of the
> selforganization as an ongoing process .
> I would say, that these wonderful events in open space are not specific as
> OS-stories but specific to be hopefull about the balance and the flow of
> life.
> I´m recognizing every day some events, sometimes very tiny ones, which 
> give
> hope and let me trust that´s all in open space, undependent wether it´s
> called open space or love or curiosity or listening or sometimes as well a
> verbal fight.
>
> I´m expieriencing the spirit of OS as the best background to apreciate 
> life
> and to love life and to stay (more or less) relaxed.
>
>
> love
> florian 

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