[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:
>
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>
> > 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!
> >
> >
> >
> > Harrison
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