[OSList] OST - Open Systems Thinking

[Birgitt Williams]

Thanks Peggy. Did they also refer to it as OST?

Blessings,

Birgitt

 

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[mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Peggy Holman
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 6:26 PM
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Birgitt,

 

The term open systems theory was used by Ludwig von Bertalanffy in the
1950's.

 

Emery and Trist started using the term in the 1960's.

 

Peggy

 

 

On Dec 12, 2011, at 8:46 AM, Birgitt Williams wrote:





Looking deeper into the website, Artur, it is not at all clear who these
people with OST (Open Systems Thinking) are. What they have at one point in
their documents, however, is an article by Emery about Open Systems Thinking
with reference that it is OST. I find this odd because Emery, also a highly
regarded thought leader in organizational development, is well aware of OST
as Open Space Technology.

 

Ah well. As Harrison says, OST is not trademarked. However, all of his books
including Open Space Technology are copyrighted (also a legal designation).
And despite the copyrighting, it is not worth defending as OST is out there
sufficiently in the world as Open Space Technology already.

 

One reason that I am such a stickler about using 'Open Space Technology'
rather than the shortened form 'Open Space' is that there is even more
confusion about 'Open Space' as applied to this meeting method since Open
Space as a term was used long before OST came along.especially in
architecture and landscape architecture. I think that the more we all are
careful about mentioning 'Open Space Technology', the more that there is a
common recognition of a fabulous meeting facilitation method.

 

Birgitt

 

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[mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Harrison Owen
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Never heard of them. Thank God I never patented or trademarked OST.  Just
imagine all the trouble I would be in defending the indefensible - or
something. Much more fun just to give it all away. And you certainly meet
incredibly interesting people J

 

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[mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Artur Silva
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Hi:

 

Have any of you ever heard about this?

 

OST -  <http://www.thelightonthehill.com/> OPEN SYSTEMS THINKING:

 <http://www.thelightonthehill.com/> http://www.thelightonthehill.com/

 

Interesting...

 

Regards

 

Artur

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