describing self organisation

Toke Paludan Møller toke at interchange.dk
Tue Nov 17 23:52:13 PST 2009


It makes me want to go hang out
Ón that lawn and Be in that space
Of timeless co exploring Life
And its Way
When i was young that is what imagined University to Be
And i stiil do

Tks for reawakening that Dream
Toke


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Den 18/11/2009 kl. 03.07 skrev Spark <spark at openspace.kr>:

> Such a gracious description of self organization gently stripping  
> off all
> the jargons of our day. Thank you and have a nice self organizing  
> thankful
> day!
>
> Thankfully,
>
> S
>
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> Do you wrestle sometimes with how to 'describe' self organisation?
>
> I work in the university and I was walking past one of the main lawn  
> areas
> where students eat their lunch - it's called the "Oak Lawn'. I was  
> suddenly
> struck by the way people were sitting - about 30 groups - none with  
> less
> than 3 people and none with more than 10. Average around 7 people -  
> all
> sitting in circles. Presumably talking about things they care about  
> with
> people they want to talk with.
>
> The same week a photograph of this scene appeared in the campus news  
> paper
> with a reflection by the Guild President (that's the Student Union),  
> who was
> reflecting on some of the features of the campus that he liked the  
> most. He
> identified his favourite spot as the Oak Lawn and this is part of  
> what he
> wrote:
>
> "But for a student I don't think that there is anywhere more  
> memorable or
> important to us that the Oak Lawn. Situated in the centre of the  
> campus and
> bounded by the Law School, Social Science and Guild Village, Oak  
> Lawn is the
> heart and soul of campus [note the language in this very 'secular
> university']. There is nothing better than a lazy day lying around  
> with
> friends under the massive oaks, listening to music, discussing all  
> those
> important questions of life, or even just having a little snooze".
>
> Next time I need to describe self organisation to someone, I am just  
> going
> to pull out this photograph!
>
> Michael Wood
>
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