[OSList] patterns in nature and open space

[Artur Silva]

Hi Chris, Michael, Thomas and all,

Yes, Thomas. HO mentioned that a lot. The first time I remember was included in the "OST - A User's NON Guide" (where Chris also participated btw) comparing the conditions that Kauffman stated for the emergence of life on earth by self-organization and the preconditions for the use of Open Space
(see page 7, availabe for download from http://www.michaelherman.com/cgi/wiki.cgi?OpenSpaceTechnology/UsersNonGuide).

Regards

Artur 


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 From: Thomas Herrmann <thomas at openspaceconsulting.com>
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Hi Chris and all
...what about the conditions for self organization. Don't remember which one of the HO books maybe several - but remember HO said they were similar to the conditions for self organizations in the rest of the nature :-). something like - an important matter, great diversity, high complexity, engagement/conflict of interests, Urgent/decision time yesterday.

I am on my way to a Julbord - X-mas dinner - with my wife - we are having a weekend "off" at a nice hotel at the sea - good to have you along :-)
Wishing U all the best
Thomas Herrmann

15 dec 2012 kl. 17:12 skrev Michael Herman <michael at michaelherman.com>:

hi chris, here are three:
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>i often suggest that open space is a process of cascading invitations... the host/leader/sponsor/convener puts out an invitation, the people come and get a little briefing.  then they post their own invitations, adding detail to the original, and creating so many breakout conversations, where they say a little bit about their topic and the conversations follow from that.  then i think of the notes taken and shared as the next level of detailing the prior invitations, and also new invitations to action.  some of the actions will be something like "get people together to work on..." giving rise to more invitations.  
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>harrison used to have a slightly different spin on this, with the original invite in the center and then lines arching out to next invitations, but also some splitting off and stopping (where things got done, and finished).  each new invitation sprung off more arching lines of action, some of them finishing and some blooming into new invitations again.  the only copy of this i have is something i drew a long time ago and can't open the file anymore.
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>the other that comes to mind is the large group-small group, harrison called it breathing, but i often call it pulsation.  think pulsation of cells, that allows cells to divide, for instance.
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>On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 9:02 AM, Amanda Bucklow <amanda at facilit8.com> wrote:
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>indeed she did in her first major book Leadership the New Science. It was first published in 1994 and has been updated but the principles remain the same and definitely coherent with Open Space.
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>>Amanda
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>>On 15 Dec 2012, at 14:55, Cheryl Honey wrote:
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>>I suspect Meg Wheatley and her colleagues would have something to say about this.  Doesn’t she use these aspects to make correlations with self-organizing, which is an underlying principle of OST.
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>>>Cheryl
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>>>From: oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Chris Weaver
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>>>Subject: [OSList] patterns in nature and open space
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>>>Hi OSList,
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>>>I am interested in ways that OST and other methodologies flow according to patterns that are present in living systems in nature (Some would use the term biomimicry).
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>>>Do any of you have some specific examples from biology, ecology, and the like of natural patterns and systems that are in some way similar to OST?
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>>>Thanks!
>>>Chris
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