Open Space & Spiral Dynamics & Seeds

[Larry Peterson]

Now that I am playing with a variety of social networks, lists, Linkiden
groups, twitters and all, I find the OS list one of the things I use to keep
in touch -- it is interesting what it all takes now to stay connected.  The
connections are great and I want time for other stuff too.

Christine, I think you did a great job and the SD lens on Open Space and
self-organization is important to me.  So is the Integral perspective and
some of those we played with at SLOW in Seattle.  I had a great time there
with Christy, Brian, Jeff, Harrison, Doug, Tennison, Suzanne, Peggy and Anne
holding our space -- among others.  I developed my thinking some and Wave
Rider is still a great book.  

Harrison and I are planning another such gathering in Toronto area in
mid-November (not your most exciting month weatherwise but no snow likely).
Anybody else want to play in the planning of that?

Larry


Larry Peterson & Associates in Transformation
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
larry at spiritedorg.com   416.653.4829 http://www.spiritedorg.com



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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Christine
Whitney Sanchez
Sent: May-14-09 2:58 PM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Re: [OSLIST] Open Space & Spiral Dynamics

John & Rory,

I'm hoping that Larry Peterson and Doug O'Loughlin might chime in, as they
are strongly grounded in both OST and SD.  At the WOSonOS in Halifax several
years ago, Larry convened a session on SD & OST.

Rory, to your point about the convening question, my own experience is that
within every group, even relatively homeostatic groups, we find a range of
memes showing up in both individual perspectives and the collective
perspective.  That said, since Spiral Dynamics is one of the lenses I carry
around with me, I can't help but be fascinated with how the memes weave into
each other in an Open Space event.  I love watching how diversity shows up
and enriches the conversations.

John, what is also of interest to me is when the sponsors seem to be ready
to unleash self-organization and once the genie is out of the bottle, want
to try to stuff it back in.  In those cases, I watch for where the
self-organization seeds have taken root, even if the formal system seems to
be ignoring them.

Thanks for the great discussion.

Warm wishes from toasty Phoenix,

Christine


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