Hunger

[Michael Wood]

It's a great idea and a couple of thoughts:

1. A theme looking for a sponsor. It's a bit like our "Climate Space"
idea. It won't get much traction unless it's sponsored by people who
recognise the issue and then perceive that OS is the ideal process. So
who are the organisations which are already passionate about ending war
and world hunger and have we/you had a face to face conversation with
them about Open Space?

2. That sponsor may then need to rework the exact wording of theme to
something that resonates for them.

3. On the wording of the theme, I think there's a psychological
principle at work in most people about achievability. So for example, if
someone had strung a tight rope between the twin towers in New York(like
that brilliant Frenchman did....look out for the recently released
documentary film "Man on wire") and then invited me to walk across it, I
would have declined. How is a topic worded that sounds and feels
achievable enough for me to want to turn up and make a contribution?


Michael Wood
Perth, Western Australia

-----Original Message-----
From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Ralph
Copleman
Sent: Wednesday, 22 October 2008 9:48 PM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Hunger

Hunger is a tragedy anywhere, anytime.

That said...

In my experience, trying to organize a group of process consultants to
deal with a specific issue has not worked.  It seems to matter little
how deeply our hearts are stirred, we never get it going.  Conference
calls and meetings get put together, and assignments get accepted, but  
things have always broken down on definitions, roles, deadlines. etc.   
We do not follow through.

OS can be a HUGE and important contribution to any social change
movement.  Can we use it to address the challenge of hunger.  OF COURSE
we can.  It's a natural.  It's obvious.  We all know this.  But  
that's not the question.  Will we get something done around this?   
That's really the question.

My answer to Michael's question?  Yes, it's a silly idea.

Now, please, somebody.  Make me eat these words.

Ralph Copleman

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