just wondering

Harrison Owen hhowen at verizon.net
Wed Oct 1 07:59:14 PDT 2008


Marti - I think that is just the beginning of "responsibility." In the first
moments it is, as you, say - name your passion and show up. But over time
the stakes increase if the passion is sustained. Ultimate passions require
ultimate responsibility. I am not sure that is a matter of philosophy. For
me it is much more a matter of observation. Over the years, that is just the
way it has appeared to me. And it is a far cry from the rather limpid
laissez faire. I guess I just do not find the comparisons to various
political ideologies all that helpful, and for sure in my own experience,
OST never grew out of any political ideology. It just happened, and to a
large extent, its occurrence was an embarrassment. No right thinking person,
schooled in the ways things are supposed to be, would ever believe it. And
most don't. Which is at once both a problem and an opportunity. I think.

 

Harrison 

 

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Subject: just wondering

 

I am wondering .

 

The philosophy of Open Space seems to promote a genuinely free market for
ideas.  The underlying belief, as I understand it, is that allowing each
person to follow his/her passion is the best way to discover the best ideas
and solutions.  It's efficient, just like a market.  This sure sounds like
the 'invisible hand' and laissez-faire capitalism to me.

 

I have even sold Open Space to some corporate execs by pointing out that
since they value the free market so dearly outside their company, they might
want to try a free market for ideas inside their company. 

 

So I have often wondered if people on this list believe as passionately in
the free market for the economy as they do in Open Space.   In the current
economic crisis, as the world clamors for greater regulation - i.e. more
rules and limits on the freedom of markets - I am wondering if any of you
have any thoughts or insights to share.

 

I imagine Harrison will remind me that Open Space runs on freedom and
responsibility. yet the responsibility asked of participants in Open Space
is pretty minimal - naming their passion and showing up for their sessions
and respecting others' freedom to do the same.   It's well short of
socialism.

 

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