SV: Riding the Waves

[Michael Herman]

Hi Ilja,

thanks for the view from the scrum world where you are.  i facilitated this
scrum alliance gathering that harrison will do this year, i think it was two
years ago now, and i've never heard more chatter in the hallways about open
space, before or since.  and not really chattering about the open space we
were doing.  no, it was stuff like "we start a project, have an open space,
do this... do that... have an open space on this or that..."  it was very
much just part of the conversation and how the work was getting done.

m


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On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 7:18 AM, Thomas Herrmann <
thomas at openspaceconsulting.com> wrote:

> Hi HO and other friends in Open Space
> To me "coming to a circle" means having space to breath.
> To me coming to a circle means that everyone is given the chance to
> participate on equal terms...which means everyone is valued.
> To me coming to a circle means respect.
> To me coming to a circle means there is a clear intention...
> To me coming to a circle means being open to outcome and cheerishing
> surprises.
> To me coming to a circle means coming home.
> ...and now I'll go skiing...
> Cheers
> Thomas Herrmann
>
>
>
> -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> Från: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] För Harrison Owen
> Skickat: den 11 januari 2010 13:57
> Till: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Ämne: Re: Riding the Waves
>
> Since I am not sure that anybody else has gotten my message I include it
> below. Maybe things will straighten out today? Anyhow -- Ilja thanks for
> your "note from the trenches" -- Scrumming no less! Seems like there will
> be
> a meeting of Scrummers in Orlando and they have asked me to open all that
> space. Let you know what happens.
>
> ho
>
> If it all begins with Invitation -- What's next? If our experience in Open
> Space is any guide, the next step would be come to a circle.  All well and
> good if you doing an event, but what would it mean to "come to a circle"
> out
> on a construction site, in the office, down on the farm, out on a battle
> field? All those places in our self organizing world where the surf is
> really up…
>
>
> Harrison Owen
> 7808 River Falls Dr.
> Potomac, MD 20854
> USA
> Phone 301-365-2093
> www.openspaceworld.com
> www.ho-image.com (Personal Website)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Ilja
> Preuß
> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 7:21 AM
> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Subject: Re: Riding the Waves
>
> Hi Harrison,
>
> for what it's worth, I got your two previous messages, too.
>
> Anyway, regarding your question: I am working in a small software
> company (~30 employees), and though we are far from being an "open
> space company", we already have several rituals that involve "coming
> to a circle". There is the daily standup of our team in the morning,
> where we organize our day. There is the daily "Scrum of Scrums", where
> representatives from every team meat to keep each other informed.
> There is a weekly get-to-gether for the whole company, where everyone
> is invited to present news, ask questions or invite to events. And a
> weekly meeting for our technical people to invite to and report back
> from technical discussions. All of these, interestingly, happen with
> everyone standing in (more or less) a circle.
>
> And then there are team retrospectives, where the preferred seating
> arrangement also is a (semi-) circle.
>
> Just a small report from the trenches... :)
>
> Regards, Ilja
>
> 2010/1/9 Harrison Owen <hhowen at verizon.net>:
> > For some reason or another, my stuff just doesn't get through. Is there a
> > message here??? Oh well, couldn't happen to a better person. So I'll try
> one
> > more time - -
> >
> >
> >
> > If it all begins with Invitation -- What's next? If our experience in
> Open
> > Space is any guide, the next step would be come to a circle.  All well
> and
> > good if you doing an event, but what would it mean to "come to a circle"
> out
> > on a construction site, in the office, down on the farm, out on a battle
> > field? All those places in our self organizing world where the surf is
> > really up…
> >
> >
> >
> > Harrison
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Harrison Owen
> >
> > 7808 River Falls Dr.
> >
> > Potomac, MD 20854
> >
> > USA
> >
> > Phone 301-365-2093
> >
> > www.openspaceworld.com
> >
> > www.ho-image.com (Personal Website)
> >
> >
> >
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