[OSList] Designing an OS way

[Harrison Owen]

Doug -- You may be working too hard. If you start with the idea (I would say
fact) that the folks are already "in" open space, they are just not doing it
as well or intentionally as they might. After all, all systems are self
organizing -- it is the preexisting condition here on planet earth :-) Also,
you have a group of consenting adults (the so called "students.") who
probably have some idea of how they might like to spend time together in a
useful and supportive fashion. If it were me, I would convene a 1 day Open
Space for anybody who cared (presumably students and faculty) with the
theme, "Issues and opportunities for supporting each other as we build our
businesses." It might turn out, for example, that they would rather have a
weekend together once a quarter. Or something totally different.

At the very least you would avoid the awful oxymoron of "organizing a self
organizing system." As for "The Principles, etc" no need to organize a
thing. You would already "be there." And best of all you would be treating
the "students" like adult human beings which I would consider to be a real
plus. 

Harrison 

 

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Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 8:19 PM
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Subject: [OSList] Designing an OS way

Friends--

An opportunity has been dropped in my lap, and I need your help to
noodle it through, please:

A local college created a program for beginning entrepreneurs. They now
have a dozen graduates of this continuing education program, and they
are doing follow-on sessions: once a month, from 9 to 10 am, local
experts present and consult with them. For those who pay the fee for
this continuing portion, this session is mandatory.

Now they want to do something at these monthly meetings which will
encourage them to consult and conspire with one another on the
challenges they are facing as they start their businesses. This is
voluntary.

The sessions would run from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm. Many people may have to
get back to work by 1:00 so may leave early.

They had a 3-hour OS session half way through their program before they
graduated, so most of them have had some experience with OS.

My sense of what they need is to be sounding boards for each other, to
engage one another in deep and meaningful conversation, to have some
bonding or cohesiveness time.

I would like to design some way that uses OS principles that becomes
their way of being together. They would like me to help some of them
learn how to do OST, and that might be part of it.

How would you design an OS way of life for these women for their once a
month meeting?

Thanks!

			:- Doug.

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