SV: Michael Pannwitz's comment about OSonOS 2008 in Berlin
Diane Brandon
diane at keysregion.org
Mon Jan 22 22:00:07 PST 2007
There will be a second annual "Education for Sustainable Development"
weekend in Eliot Maine, 9/21-23, and 9/21 is UN International Day of
Peace.
Last year we had an afternoon of OS; the plans aren't yet made for
this year.
Diane
On Jan 22, 2007, at 7:20 PM, Chris Corrigan wrote:
> Friends:
>
> If I have understood Harrison correctly over all the years he has
> been talking about Open Space, he has always had an aspiration that
> the process become so ubiquitous that it disappear into a fabric of
> "business as usual" while at the same time changing business as
> usual, much as brainstorming has since its discovery in the 1950s
> as a simple but powerful technique for unlocking creativity in groups.
>
> It has seemed to me that over the past ten years the movement of
> Open Space has been dispersing far and wide. It used to be that
> there were only a handful of trainings for example and I knew all
> of the trainers. Now Open Space training is offered everywhere by
> people who none of us in the "core community" of practitioners have
> ever heard of. OST is being used in all kinds of settings and what
> we are learning about leadership, organization and management is
> being deeply internalized into practice and life.
>
> It seems that the movement of who we are and what we know has been
> scattered to the winds and that is a beautiful thing. It is
> something that could never have happened if Harrison had retained
> control over the process, or if everything was centralized into one
> set of licenses for training and use. OST is used every day in
> hundreds of different contexts and its spirit permeates many
> organizations, communities and personal practices.
>
> And so. the evolution of this conversation seems timely. As much
> as I also have enjoyed the OSonOS events (and I co-hosted one of
> them) I can see the wisdom and delight in what Michael Herman has
> proposed. A worldwide Open Space week, self-organized, possibly
> interconnected or possibly not in which many gatherings on many
> scales could take place is a brilliant and accurate reflection of
> our community of practice. Better than having 200 people gathering
> one place, having 200 gatherings of 50 people in many places would
> be a monumental testament to the ubiquitous nature of this
> incredibly fluid process. As far as I know, none of the
> organizational change practitioner's communities has anything like
> this.
>
> To me it is the difference between watching the moon eclipse the
> sun, and watching a full moon rise. Both incredibly beautiful
> events, but different. But the solar eclipse is only visible to a
> very tiny slice of the world, and when one occurs, those of us who
> are outside of that range can only follow along on the web or TV
> and envy those who got to be there.
>
> But sharing the experience of watching a full moon rise is totally
> different. Lovers separated by many miles often do this, feeling
> connected in the moment with their partner, sharing a common
> experience of beauty. We appreciate the event together and we
> appreciate the fact that we are doing it together, no matter where
> we are.
>
> And so, what if we chose the week of the harvest moon for our week
> of gatherings? In the northern hemisphere, the harvest moon is the
> full moon closest to the autumnal equinox, usually occurring in
> late September or early October. The harvest moon marks the time
> of year when the harvest of the year's bounty begins. The days and
> night are roughly equal in length and the tides are reasonably
> equal as well. It is a time of equanimity and rededication to the
> communal effort of harvesting what we have sown.
>
> This year the harvest moon is September 26th. What if all over the
> world, during the week of September 24, we gathered in large to
> small groups for a day or two or more and held open space on open
> spaces, to harvest what we have sown, learn from one another and
> contribute to a worldwide learning inquiry about the edge of our
> practice, and the incredible evolving story of Open Space?
>
> If others feel like this is a good idea, I will start the ball
> rolling by committing to having one here on Bowen Island, near
> Vancouver, Canada that week, let us say September 25-26-27. It
> will be in a rustic setting, and it will be cheap and accessible.
> Anyone who wants to gather with me from near and far is invited.
> We will enjoy each other in two days of Open Space and on the
> evening of September 26, we will go down to the beach looking east
> across the mouth of Howe Sound to the North American mainland and
> watch the harvest moon rise, knowing that as we are doing so, many
> of our friends and colleagues will have seen that same moon emerge
> over their gatherings in Siberia, Zimbabwe, Belgium, the United
> States, Colombia and Haiti? And then we will post our proceedings
> on our worldwide web site and relish in the conversations shared
> with others across our world.
>
> What say you, friends?
>
> Chris
>
>
>
>
> On 1/21/07, Christine Whitney Sanchez <milagro27 at cox.net > wrote:
> As Larry, Doug, Eva and others have said, I like the hugging/
> dancing kind of OSonOS. And I am also intrigued with the idea of a
> whole bunch of OSonOS's self-organizing at the same time as the
> international one, incorporating Gabriella's fabulous OpenSpace-
> Online.
>
> I favor the practice of hosting the international OSonOS on
> different continents every year. What I most want is a way to
> connect with all of you, face-to-face, heart-to-heart that offers
> the greatest possibility for diversity of languages, cultures,
> world views and hugging styles.
>
> Namasté,
>
> Christine
>
> CWS - Collaborative Wisdom & Strategy
> Christine Whitney Sanchez
> 2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue
> Phoenix, AZ 85048
> 480.759.0262
> www.christinewhitneysanchez.com
>
> From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Michael Herman
> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 9:18 PM
> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Subject: Re: SV: Michael Pannwitz's comment about OSonOS 2008 in
> Berlin
>
> what if the decision-making process was simply about picking a
> single week of the year in which osonos would be perhaps
> permanently fixed?
>
> then, within that timeframe, anyone could convene an osonos
> anywhere in the world. all of the locations would have an opening,
> a bulletin board, and a marketplace. all of the issues and notes
> would be posted online in the same place. and all of the topics
> from everywhere posted on the wall in each place.
>
> when 100+ people gather for two days, nobody can go to every group
> or meet all the people, but it's still informative to read the
> whole of the wall. so everybody could meet wherever was best for
> them. some would travel far and cross-pollinate. some would
> travel near and perhaps get involved in more local actions.
>
> the whole of it together would be *the* international osonos,
> simultanteously global and local. if you want a european hug, go
> to a gathering in europe. if you're strapped for cash or time, go
> local, host somethign small where you are, or just visit online.
> what a great thing that anyone globally could convene an osonos
> gathering and be able for just a few days share issues and notes
> printed out from all over the world on their own little local
> wall. might not get a german or australian or canadian or whatever
> sort of hug is exotic to you, but maybe get a good local hug after
> a good discussion of an issue raised 1/2 way around the world!
>
> then, regional and local gatherings would be everything else,
> through out the world and throughout the year.
>
> mh
>
>
>
> On 1/20/07, Eva P Svensson <eva at epshumaninvest.se> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> Even though I haven't been on all OSonOS's I have come to love and
> cherish them very much! It is soooo important – at least for me –
> to see the people I "talk to" here on the list – the energy in face
> to face meeting and talking can never occur in an online meeting. I
> know that for myself it was much easier to "speak out" on this list
> after have seen some of you in my first OSonOS in Denmark a few
> years ago, and after that I was kind of home – wanting to go to
> them all – and so I have – except from Moscow. Planning to go to
> Kiev though.
>
> And I agree with Larry – hugging my computer is both dull and
> uncomfortable J
>
> I really love the initial idea of moving from continent to
> continent – in that way there is almost always an OSonOS nearby if
> not every year so at least every second or third.
>
> So my two öre's thought is that we keep that rhythm. And that we
> have THE OSonOS once a year. There will always be regional, local,
> national OSonOS's and that's fine – could be a great compliment or
> input to the big one – I know that's how we think about our
> Scandinavian OSonOS that will be in Sweden this year.
>
>
> All the best from a stormy west coast of Sweden
>
> :o)
>
> Eva
>
>
>
> Bästa hälsningar
>
>
> Eva P Svensson
>
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>
> Från: OSLIST [mailto: OSLIST@ LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] För Joelle
> Lyons Everett
> Skickat: den 20 januari 2007 01:59
> Till: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Ämne: Re: Michael Pannwitz's comment about OSonOS 2008 in Berlin
>
>
>
> In a message dated 1/19/07 2:21:24 PM, larry at spiritedorg.com writes:
>
>
>
>
> The face to face connections and support are not things I can get
> from a
> virtual event. Hugging my computer monitor is just not the same.
> So, I
> support a focus on a World Wide event where the chance of worldwide
> participation is high. So I can connect to both old and new friends.
> Maybe that is no longer possible in our virtual and tension filled
> world, but I still want it.
>
>
> I'm with Larry on this! I like having a worldwide event, and like
> moving it to various parts of the world. My travel budget is
> slimmer than it used to be, and overseas travel is more difficult
> now that I have some severe diet restrictions. But a worldwide
> OSONOS is always going to be a top priority.
>
> Maybe we need something like what Gabriela suggested, a voting
> process that lets those of us who are unable to be physically
> present participate in choosing the next location. I'm delighted
> that the Ukraine has such a thriving OS community, and that they
> enthusiastically invited us there. But for myself, I am
> disappointed to have the annual gathering two years in a row in
> locations which present some big challenges for me. I'd like to
> see us return the the idea we proposed when we first moved OSONOS
> away from North America--to move from continent to continent, to
> include local participants from many regions and to make the travel
> easier for a different group each time.
>
> Regional OSONOS and internet connections are great, but a face to
> face, worldwide OSONOS is something very special. I want to be a
> part of that as often as I can.
>
> Joelle Everett
> Shelton, Washington, USA
>
>
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