Opening space 24X7 --Wave Riders Unite!
Suzanne Daigle
sdaigle4 at gmail.com
Tue Dec 22 19:27:15 PST 2009
Dear Doug, Thank you. I'm there in spirit...!
For now, quietly savoring my experiential discovery of Open Space in 2009
including a wonderful community with so many generous souls like Lisa, my
Taiwan mate, and many other wonderful friends this year who I've met in
person or feel I know already via this list.
Wishing us all, a 24X7 Open Space year in 2010 and beyond!
Suzanne
Dear Doug, Thank you. I'm there in spirit...!
For now, quietly savoring my experiential discovery of Open Space in 2009
including a wonderful community with so many generous souls like Lisa, my
Taiwan mate, and many other wonderful friends this year who I've met in
person or feel I know already via this list.
Wishing us all, a 24X7 Open Space year in 2010 and beyond!
Suzanne
On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 9:44 PM, doug <os at footprintsinthewind.com> wrote:
> Suzanne--
>
> And now you sound like Lisa Heft, with her "found poems." You certainly
> found a great one!
>
> Wanna join our poets laureate circle?
>
> :- Doug.
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, 2009-12-20 at 07:31 -0500, Suzanne Daigle wrote:
> > From Harrison's posting and the replies, I see pieces of a puzzle, so
> > like the picture in my mind which ebbs and flows between clarity and
> > confusion, theory and action, thinking and doing in this journey of my
> > life.
> >
> >
> > * Open Space 24 X 7...oh the dream of it!
> > * Invitation is where it all begins
> > * Letting go to let be
> > * One less thing to do
> > * May not be perfect
> > * Magic happens (perhaps because we suddenly realize this
> > important fact that none of us and nothing is perfect and this
> > more than anything releases us to be and do)
> > * Oh what fun
> > * The party has been going on for 25 years
> > * Reaching back to bring forward
> > * Helping people notice (others)...or experience what can be?
> > * From the core...the "coeur" i.e. the heart
> > * Invitation is where it all begins
> > * But does it really begin there or in the conversations we have
> > every day, opportunities to nourish and seize
> > * How can we exponentially grow what we do as a collective
> > because we all feel and know that the timing now feels
> > different somehow
> >
> > And then finally, is Open Space about speaking less (not pressing the
> > send button) and listening more...or speaking now because there is so
> > much work to do and we have this opportunity to nudge but never force
> > an awareness of consciousness that happens when we open space.
> >
> > So I decide again to press send with gratitude for others who do
> > too.
> > Suzanne
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Michael Herman
> > <michael at michaelherman.com> wrote:
> >
> > yes, exactly, about 'fails'. guess that should have been in
> > quotes. it's same as we always say about posting an issue and
> > nobody comes. it can't fail. there's always information in
> > it. and several choices about what could do next.
> >
> > reminds me too, that i've often described the process of open
> > space as a cascade of invitation. part of the power, i think,
> > is that a leader or leadership groups somehow launches the
> > "invitation" to a meeting, then he or she take the first three
> > minutes of the meeting to share what i always suggest to them
> > is "the story of how we got here."
> >
> > sometimes it's the short form of the history of the whole org,
> > other times it's a quip about how we all made it here in the
> > middle of this snow storm. then, the invitation is for each
> > person to do what the leader has already done... make an
> > invitation, name and issue, pick a place and a time, and then
> > kick off the conversation with three minutes (i always bow to
> > michael pannwitz for '8:00am to 8:03' sponsors introduction)
> > about why the issue they posted is important to them... how
> > they got to here, to caring about this issue.
> >
> > so the first bit in the cascading is that the leader invites,
> > and then invites everyone else to invite. great power, i
> > think, in asking folks to do what they themselves have already
> > done. (for this same reason, this is why i always hand-write
> > my posters, cuz i'm about to ask participants to scribble
> > their own issues, so i figure that mine should be scribbled
> > too.)
> >
> > next part of cascade is that particpants capture and process
> > their notes, which i often refer to as 'an invitation to
> > action, or at least an invitation to others who weren't part
> > of the conversation to get involved.' and many times some of
> > the actions will be 'have another meeting.' and so i point
> > out that the invitation to those next meetings don't need to
> > be hardly anything more than the scribbles that made the
> > breakout meetings possible.
> >
> > so the coherence and integrity that come from a leader
> > modeling what he/she is asking others to do, and then
> > supporting the relative ease of convening a breakout or
> > followup meeting, are two important dimensions of 'being
> > inviting' as a leader. implicit in these the first is some
> > stablility or confidence in the value of their own example,
> > their own presence, and a comfort with who they are and what
> > they can and can't do or control personally. and the wisdom
> > to support in the simplest ways possible, like tape, markers,
> > circle, for everyone else to pick up and do their own part.
> > self-organizing. this comfort, clarity, integrity,
> > confidence, i thikn, lets the caring come through, and
> > suddenly they are "being inviting", not just "doing it".
> >
> > practice implies doing it again and again until we can 'be'
> > it without the props of the doing. and over time controlling
> > leaders become inviting leaders. i was saying just the other
> > night at my neighborhood association, talking about
> > invitation, and pointing out that if we bring more and more
> > invitations to the fore, if this is how we do neighborhood,
> > then what we get over time is a more and more inviting
> > neighborhood.
> >
> > so this gets to my last point about invitation (at least for
> > the moment!) ...if we live in open space and open space is
> > inviting... then we must live in the midst of invitations, a
> > whole bunch of things just trying or waiting to happen. at
> > the neighborhood group, it's common to bemoan the lack of
> > volunteers to do things... but that's really a lack of
> > volunteers to do what a few board people think should be done.
> > meanwhile, people are convening all kinds of little things
> > that could benefit greatly by being supported with a community
> > bulletin board. on bowen island that bulletin board is what
> > chris corrigan calls "invititation corner", a vacant little
> > piece of land just off the ferry, where posters of all sorts
> > go up and invite gathering.
> >
> > and i always go back to your very first words to me, ever,
> > harrison... when i asked in the kickoff of my first open space
> > breakout session about how to, in a word, organize
> > people/work/organization... you said "i don't. i go in and
> > ask what's working and then ask how to grow more of that."
> > what's working is inherently inviting. "working" and
> > "inviting" are not separate. and i've always found this to be
> > true... when i look for what's working, that's where i always
> > find the bits of language, story, structure, action that are
> > the fodder for inviting more of what works.
> >
> > so the only failure possible might be a failure to notice
> > what's really working and why?
> >
> > m
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Michael Herman
> > Michael Herman Associates
> >
> > http://www.michaelherman.com
> > http://www.ronanparktrail.com
> > http://www.chicagoconservationcorps.org
> > http://www.openspaceworld.org
> >
> > 312-280-7838 (mobile)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 9:48 AM, Steve Cochran
> > <scochran305 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for opening this dialogue, Harrison.
> >
> > I'm wondering how any invitation can be regarded as
> > failing if we enbrace the 'whoever comes...'
> > principle?
> >
> > Best to All - Steve
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Harrison Owen
> > <hhowen at verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> > Good Stuff Michael and Denise -- And I wonder
> > about "failed" invitations. If failure means
> > that we didn't get precisely the folks we
> > wanted to come -- there could be a number of
> > reasons for that, not all of them bad. For
> > example it could be that the issue we were so
> > excited about really didn't have all that much
> > going for it. And all those folks who failed
> > to respond positively were just brighter than
> > we were. Our "failed" invitation simply saved
> > a lot of time and energy which might better be
> > applied to something else. And just suppose
> > all those folks did come out of some sense of
> > "should" or "ought" -- and the whole affair
> > turned out to be just as flat as they thought
> > it might. Now -- how happy are the folks? And
> > what do you think would be the likely response
> > the next time you offered an invite?
> >
> >
> >
> > Harrison
> >
> >
> >
> > Harrison Owen
> >
> > 7808 River Falls Dr.
> >
> > Potomac, MD 20854
> >
> > USA
> >
> > Phone 301-365-2093
> >
> > www.openspaceworld.com
> >
> > www.ho-image.com (Personal Website)
> >
> >
> >
> > From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.
> >
> > BOISESTATE.EDU <http://boisestate.edu/>] On
> Behalf Of Michael Herman
> >
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 12:09 AM
> > To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> > Subject: Re: Opening space 24X7 --Wave Riders
> > Unite!
> >
> >
> > oh this is fun.
> >
> >
> > for me, this business of inviting has long
> > been the center of the ongoing practice of
> > opening. what i noticed some time ago is that
> > "inviting" is something that we can *do* as a
> > business practice, somethign we can try and
> > repeat and refine. but it's also something
> > that we can, as individuals, *aspire* to *be*.
> > the practical inviting is essential for
> > performance. but the latter, the aspiring, is
> > where spirit shows up. if we are a space for
> > that.
> >
> > as for the accepting or not. being trained in
> > economics and finance, straight through a
> > rather serious mba program, i have always
> > understood invitation in terms of markets and
> > prices. any invitation is just like a bid or
> > offer in any market. the text of an
> > invitation is like a price. it's got to be
> > stated, announced. but it also might need to
> > be adjusted. i like what denise says about
> > getting to "core" because core is from french
> > coeur, heart. when an invitation fails, it's
> > usually because i've started from something
> > other than heart.
> >
> > the way i think of markets, despite the
> > financial training, i mostly think in terms of
> > farmers markets. the guy who brings tomatoes
> > or blueberries or whatever has poured some
> > chunk of his life energy into tending and
> > harvesting that crop. it's him. it's his
> > care. his responsibility in those baskets.
> > it's what he has to offer. so invitation is
> > the same. it just has to be offered. the
> > danger is not that an invitation might be
> > declined. the danger is in caring, in being
> > full of somethign, and not sharing it, letting
> > it go to waste.
> >
> > so the invitation to a meeting or simply into
> > relationship in a passing smile on the street,
> > is about being a space that doesn't know what
> > will happen next, but shows up anyway. alive.
> > ready. enough. and inquiring.
> >
> > anyway, these are some first thoughts that
> > didn't want to rot.
> >
> > m
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Michael Herman
> > Michael Herman Associates
> >
> > http://www.michaelherman.com
> > http://www.ronanparktrail.com
> > http://www.chicagoconservationcorps.org
> > http://www.openspaceworld.org
> >
> > 312-280-7838 (mobile)
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 9:59 PM, Denise Tennen
> > <denisetennen at comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > Harrison
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > For me, when an invitation I extend is
> > refused, I take another look at the invitation
> > (especially when I think the person and
> > project would be a good fit). In some ways it
> > feels like my whole life is about learning to
> > extend vibrant, inspiring invitations (this
> > often helps me get to the core of what I'm
> > trying to accomplish), as well as receiving
> > the response with acceptance and love.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I also notice that it is useful to reconnect
> > with my own sense of inspiration about the
> > project - that seems to make a difference in
> > the whole interaction around the invitation -
> > whether or not the invitation is accepted. My
> > being centered and inspired helps retain the
> > relationship regardless of the response. I am
> > always thankful for a clear no...
> >
> >
> >
> > On Dec 15, 2009, at 3:32 PM, Harrison Owen
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Denise --
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > So this is all great! And my question is how
> > can you do the same thing every day with every
> > project, organization start-up, whatever…
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I think you are hinting at the problem of
> > making a REAL invitation… Not the sort that we
> > all have received knowing full well that we
> > will be shot at dawn if the invitation is not
> > accepted. Or at the very least -- FIRED!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > So what would happen if all our invitations
> > were real? Which means they could be refused.
> > And then what?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Harrison
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Harrison Owen
> >
> >
> > 7808 River Falls Dr.
> >
> >
> > Potomac, MD 20854
> >
> >
> > USA
> >
> >
> > Phone 301-365-2093
> >
> >
> > www.openspaceworld.com
> >
> >
> > www.ho-image.com (Personal Website)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: OSLIST
> > [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On
> > Behalf Of Denise Tennen
> >
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 2:17 PM
> > To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> > Subject: Re: Opening space 24X7 --Wave Riders
> > Unite!
> >
> >
> >
> > Harrison
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks for these thought-provoking words.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > As far as invitiation - in my work as an
> > artist supporting large groups to come
> > together to create collaborative works of
> > "permanently" installed art for their (the
> > participants') communities - Invitation is the
> > only thing that works.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > My underlying belief is that engagement in
> > artistic endeavors is a useful piece in the
> > puzzle of creating a peaceful world. I've
> > found that eople creating art together
> > generally aren't engaged in fighting
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > here are the ingredients of invitation, for
> > me, that I believe contribute to good flow:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 1) getting the word out is critical,
> >
> >
> > 2) the "stickiness" (see Malcolm Gladwell and
> > more particularly, the brothers Heath in their
> > book Making It Stick) of the invitation and
> > project description heavily affects the
> > outcome in terms of participation and
> > engaged-ness of participants.
> >
> >
> > 3) having the setting ready before the
> > participants arrive so I'm not distracted by
> > DOING and can keep my attention on BEING
> > PRESENT with the participants
> >
> >
> > 4) having a structure in mind and at the same
> > time being willing to let it go at any moment
> >
> >
> > 5) keeping participation voluntary (a bit
> > tricky when I am operating in a classroom
> > setting where the children are basically in
> > the position of being "sitting ducks")
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > As far as the invitation, my on-the-ground
> > work is lots of word-of mouth, who knows who.
> > Increasingly via internet - helps spread the
> > word quickly, although in the end, nothing
> > beats the realm of the personal, one by one
> > invitation.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Different age groups respond to different
> > methods (snail mail/flyer vs internet etc)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > my beginning thoughts on this for now...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Denise
> >
> >
> > On Dec 15, 2009, at 7:26 AM, Harrison Owen
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Several days ago I sent a note to what I
> > thought was going to be a small group of
> > friends, inviting thinking about opening space
> > every day, what that might mean, and how to
> > accomplish all that in specifics. In effect, I
> > was taking off from my book "Wave Rider" which
> > is my best shot on the subject to date -- with
> > the expectation that there is much more "out
> > there" in terms of ideas and actions. Along
> > the way I did suggest that OST (as the meeting
> > approach) might be getting in the way of the
> > larger discussion. Even worse, I facetiously
> > (jokingly) invited everybody to join "The
> > Imperial Society of Wave Riders!" Well you can
> > imagine the uproar this caused. Here I am
> > suggesting that we eliminate OST and become
> > imperialists! Not a good day -- but I do think
> > the proposed discussion has merit. In fact
> > from where I sit it may just be the most
> > important discussion we could have.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Given the state of the world (no need for
> > detailed analysis) superior human performance
> > achieved in a peaceful fashion seems like a
> > very good idea. Or put another way how do we
> > find the intelligence and energy to deal with
> > the massive issues we face without killing
> > each other? I believe that the 25 year Open
> > Space experiment has clearly shown that
> > superior performance in a peaceful manner can
> > be achieved any time we open space. It may not
> > be perfect, but it works better than just
> > about anything else, and for sure it is a lot
> > less work. The reason for all this is that we
> > are not really doing anything. Rather, we are
> > inviting the system (business, family,
> > organization) to do what it can do all by
> > itself. Self organize. We are just helping
> > people to notice that -- and when they do
> > magic seems to happen. Peace and high
> > performance show up. If we are honest about
> > it, I think we might realize that OST is in
> > some real ways a fraud and a joke, at least it
> > becomes all that if we take credit for the
> > power and effect of the process, and the
> > special way that we might "do" it. Rather like
> > taking credit for the power and effect of
> > gravity -- which will continue no matter what
> > we do!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Anyhow, I believe the community that gathers
> > here online (and anybody else who cares to
> > join us) is uniquely positioned to engage in
> > this discussion not just at a theoretical
> > level but at a very solid practical level. We
> > have the shared experience of hundreds of
> > thousands of Open Spaces. And we have
> > something else -- the shared experience of
> > life in our community. As the world might see
> > it the "Open Space Community" is a pretty
> > strange thing. It has no boundaries, no formal
> > organization, leadership, or corporate status.
> > Membership is pretty much whoever shows up --
> > and the party has been going on for 25 years.
> > Odd but very effective. Indeed there are
> > multiple formal organizations in the world who
> > with might greater effort have accomplished
> > substantially less. Think about it! Multiple
> > Global and regional meetings. A world wide
> > reach. More training programs than you can
> > name. And absolutely nobody is in charge.
> > There has never been a Business Plan, and if a
> > budget exists it has never been found. Is it
> > all just a gossamer dream, a fanciful
> > delusion, or something much deeper and more
> > important? I vote for the latter. I think this
> > is a conversation that needs to happen, not to
> > the exclusion of all others, but this is where
> > my passion is.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Anyhow I invite you to share and think about
> > our common experience -- and let our
> > experience be our guide. As a starting point
> > we might just begin with invitation. What
> > would happen if all our projects began with
> > invitation as opposed to assignment?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Harrison
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > * *
> >
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> >
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> > Suzanne Daigle
> > NuFocus Strategic Group
> > 7159 Victoria Circle
> > University Park, FL 34201
> > FL 941-359-8877; CT 203-722-2009
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> > s.daigle at nufocusgroup.com
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