[OSList] Why I Actually Like Calling it "The Law of Two Feet"

[fischer florian]

Phelim, great. I like this precisiation of the so called »law of two  
feet«
There is a dynamic between or round the two feet. The move forward  
needs the move away from.
The move away from includes the move towards. Actually the move away  
sometimes seems hard or rude,
because the field which is left is known while the field which will  
open with the next closest step is unknown.
Then it helps only: be prepared to be surprised. Or in my words: be  
surprised to be prepared.
My two cents.
Florian

Am 21.10.2011 um 23:19 schrieb Phelim:

>
> In open space technology there is only one law. It’s know as “The  
> Law of Two Feet” Some people don’t like calling it this and it is  
> objected to on the grounds of diversity/disability issues. So it  
> gets re-christened “The law of mobility”. However, I think it’s a  
> very useful metaphor and as such think all should have access to it.  
> However that’s not what I want to talk about today.
>
> Sometimes people concentrate on “The law of two feet.” as being  
> about leaving somewhere: it might be a session, a person who is  
> dominating a conversation, a topic that goes off somewhere you are  
> no longer interested in, all these are things one might want to move  
> away from.
>
> However it’s good to remember it’s a law of TWO feet. Let’s say the  
> first foot or step is away from. Then the second step in terms of  
> our metaphor could be what we are moving towards. If the emphasis is  
> just on the first step the potential energy or even an awareness of  
> the second step can get overwhelmed. Veiled in issues of possibility  
> or social politeness.
>
> So remember both aspects of the Law: “away from” but also “towards”.  
> Where have you already taken yourself or your mind? Where inside  
> yourself have you already taken your next step somewhere else?
>
> This is a useful thing to remember not least because it might  
> support you over the threshold of your imagined impoliteness or  
> arrogance when you find yourself worrying about the fact that you  
> are leaving somewhere and being rude.
>
> Maybe if you focus on where you are going to or where your presence  
> has gone.. Then you could realise it might be rude to have already  
> left a less than present self amongst the group. Or perhaps it’s  
> even arrogant to assume people will even notice that you left.
>
> So whether you are attending to “The Law of Two Feet” or “The Law of  
> Mobility: Focus on the TWO feet of the dynamic and as Hal and Sidra  
> Stone say “Sweat the choice”.
>
>
> Love Phelim
>
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