[OSList] How the invitation and question should be?

Wed Jun 27 12:10:07 PDT 2012

Of course, JLW, one can save oneself and others a lot of aggrevation, 
displeasure, white anger, wasted time and energy... by being a stickler 
on this. HO translated these five conditions into our "field" of work, 
they originally come from natural scientists who were wondering how life 
originated... they are also the preconditions for the unfolding of 
self-organisation.

1)There is a real business issue, the more real and the more needed, the 
better
2)There is a high degree of complexity, the more complex the better not 
only because if befuddles everyone but also because it requires the 
whole system to get a hold on it
3)There is a lot of diversity in terms of people and points of view (in 
the case at hand, neither the victims nor the beneficiaries of those in 
the painting are present, yet)... the more diverse, the better
4)Conflicting and passionate people and issues
5)A decision time of yesterday, the more urgency, the better

If any of these conditions are not in place or not fully in place, 
things will not unfold to its full extent, selforganisation will not 
unfold to its optimum... whenever problems, difficulties etc. turn up in 
an os event or in the action planning they have their root in those 5 
conditions not being in place sufficiently.

Now, this stuff is on page 16 of the Users Guide, Third Edition.
And I would not hire a facilitator who could not, ripped out of a deep 
sleep at 2 am , recite these before drinking a cup of coffee.

Its also good to transpose these conditions into ones own tongue 
(mother-tongue) to get the full meaning, here is my attempt in German:
1)Handelt es sich um eine komplexe Fragestellung?
2)Ist die Zusammensetzung der Teilnehmenden mannigfalting?
3)Ist die Fragestellung konfliktträchtig?
4)Ist es dringend?
5)Handelt es sich um eine offene Frage.

This stuff is in "Meine open space Praxis", page 22-23.

Greetings from Berlin just a few days away from the next Stammtisch 
where these and other earth-shattering issues such as why the Germans 
did not win the European Soccer Championship will be passionately 
discussed... if there is none in your neighborhood, convene one or join 
us in Berlin... for all Stammtische around the world have a look here 
(its part of the OS World Map)
> http://www.openspaceworldmap.org/stammtisch.htm

mmp

On 27.06.2012 14:24, JL Walker wrote:
> And only for a matter of my weak memory can you please only list this five
> pre-conditions my dear Michael?
> JLW
>
> -----Mensaje original-----
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> [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] En nombre de Michael M
> Pannwitz
> Enviado el: miércoles, 27 de junio de 2012 4:43
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> Asunto: Re: [OSList] How the invitation and question should be?
>
> I would ask that powerful sponsor to invite me to a contact meeting with a
> small group that would represent the whole system he is inviting (an
> actress, a statesman, an artist, a criminal, someone dead for a long time,
> someone recently died, a scientist...) to see whether the 5 preconditions
> for an open space are in place.
>
> Once that were clear and they still want me as facilitator, I would ask the
> sponsor to convene a planning meeting to come to an agreement on such
> important matters as the "theme" (I certainly would not propose one as I
> never do) and to draft an invitation (which I certainly would not offer to
> draft myself as I never do).
>
> About my fee? 0,0001% of the damage or good the participants were
> responsible for in their lives.
>
> cheers
> mmp
>
> On 26.06.2012 21:51, JL Walker wrote:
>> And since I have been taking flight with my participation in this
>> list, let me now invite everyone to participate in the following
>> playful exercise (which I think could be interesting).
>>
>> First of all please go to the following page:
>> http://cliptank.com/ab/PeoplePainting2.htm
>>
>> (Take note that you can place the cursor on each person for knowing
>> who is, and that if you want you can make click on it for being
>> redirected to its biography in Wikipedia).
>>
>> Imagine now that you are contacted by a magical and powerful sponsor
>> that can makes all these people to be alive again and that ask it to
>> you to facilitate an open space with all them.
>>
>> First, you would accept to do it?
>>
>> Second, how do you think the invitation and the theme (or question)
>> for this incredible event should be?
>>
>> I'm eager to hear your responses.
>>
>> Juan Luis
>>
>> www.cdic.cl <http://www.cdic.cl>
>>
>>
>>
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