[OSList] Reflections and an Invitation

doug ost at footprintsinthewind.com
Tue Aug 30 19:59:56 PDT 2011


Wow, Chris, this is really strong and it bears reading a few more times
for all its nuances.

Could you say a little more about what instances led you to this way of
thinking, and also where you see it leading?

Thanks, Chris!

			:- Doug.

On Tue, 2011-08-30 at 08:41 -0700, Chris Corrigan wrote:
> Thanks Harrison for these reflections from the Maine coast.  I have
> given up on the power of the convened conference to make the changes
> that are needed in the world.  Copenhagen was the final straw in that
> line of thought.  Big meetings aren't going to change things.  Instead
> billions of small and connected conversations, self-organizing their
> own insights and futures, hanging together and learning how to deal
> with the new reality and then sharing their stories with others.  This
> is the power of the web and the social architectures that surround us
> now: we are all potential authors of our future and present states.
>  None of us are innocent bystanders anymore, and thus we all have a
> stake in creating the solutions that are needed for the myriad acute
> problems thrown at us from the present moment.
> 
> 
> OST is a gift in this sense, but beyond that, it gives us a sense of
> how it feels to work in that unfamiliar, strange and ultimately
> empowering way.  OST points the way to a skillful and hair-raising way
> to address the emerging future.  
> 
> 
> In working with clients these days I make sure that they aren't in
> love with the idea that their big Open Space is going to change the
> world.  It's not.  But it might activate enough leadership that a
> community or organization ends up finding a way out of whatever pickle
> they are in.  Come to this gathering...you are invited to start
> something, and who knows where it will go...
> 
> 
> Much love to you my friend, and my friends.
> 
> 
> Chris
> 
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> CHRIS CORRIGAN
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> On 2011-08-28, at 8:09 AM, Harrison Owen <hhowen at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> > While waiting for Irene – she has now come and largely gone – but
> > the waiting went on for a week or so. And in that time I started to
> > write a note to myself. That note took on a life of its own and led
> > me to some places I have been pondering, but never quite reached. I
> > shared it with a few friends and they seemed to enjoy. So I make
> > bold to offer it to you my friends on OSLIST. I guess that is
> > appropriate, for the note has a lot to do with Open Space, our
> > collective learning, and where we might go from here. Actually it is
> > an invitation… and if curious go to:
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > http://openspaceworld.com/August%20Morning.pdf
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Enjoy!
> > 
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