[OSList] Occupy report

Michael M Pannwitz mmpanne at boscop.org
Tue May 8 14:49:29 PDT 2012


Dear Chris,
I ask the sponsor (my client) to put together a planning group that 
represents as best as possible the system that is expected to come to 
the os event. This is the group I assist in doing the work involved in 
planning the os event. In all my experience I never had the sponsor pick 
cynics although I think it would be grand to have someone like that in 
the planning group along with the whole array of "...ics".
Have a great time in whatever right place you happen to be in just now
Greetings from Berlin
mmp

On 08.05.2012 02:28, Chris Corrigan wrote:
> I deal with people anxious to disrupt the process by pointing out that
> that appears to be what they are doing.  And then we talk about that.
>
> I am happy to have skeptics on a planning group, but not cynics.  The
> reason is that while both are high on doubt, only the skeptioc is high
> on hope.  Cynics who are high on doubt and low on hope can suck a lot of
> energy out of a process.  So early on it is worth pointing out that
> "problem seeking" is not a behaviour that is going to get us where we
> need to go in terms of planning.
>
> The best plan is to talk about that and talk about what it would take to
> have people work from a place of possibility, while still keeping their
> eyes on real constraints.  AS I get older and more experienced I let
> people know pretty clearly that, while cynics are certainly welcome at
> the event, I won't work with cynics on a core team.  Bring on skepticism
> and doubt, just be sure to use that to make our effort MORE possible and
> not less so.
>
> That's my two cents.
>
> Chris
>
> On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 3:32 PM, Raffi Aftandelian <raffi_1970 at yahoo.com
> <mailto:raffi_1970 at yahoo.com>> wrote:
>
>     Harrison, Michele-jan, salam!
>
>     Harrison, thanks for your thoughts. Especially helpful to hear the
>     reminder that the process is doing me!
>
>     Michele-
>
>     I didn't quite understand the question
>     "Is it possible that research into perhaps a new law could
>     highlight, an approach to your feeling of planned disruption?"
>
>     Can you explain?
>
>     You can learn more about the Genuine Contact(tm) Program here:
>     http://genuinecontact.net
>
>     Hope this helps!
>
>     appreciatively,
>     Raffi
>
>
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>     *From:* "frankelmichele at gmail.com <mailto:frankelmichele at gmail.com>"
>     <frankelmichele at gmail.com <mailto:frankelmichele at gmail.com>>
>     *To:* Raffi Aftandelian <raffi_1970 at yahoo.com
>     <mailto:raffi_1970 at yahoo.com>>; World wide Open Space Technology
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>     *Subject:* Re: [OSList] Occupy report
>
>     Hi Raffi
>
>     Is it possible that research into perhaps a new law could highlight,
>     an approach to your feeling of planned disruption?
>
>     I appreciate this is a hot potato and I am a great academic failure,
>     personally.
>
>     But the topic interests me, still WOSNOS is coming, to London and
>     maybe I will understand more then?
>
>     Genuine contact I think I have experienced it! But is there
>     somewhere I could read more?
>
>     Michele
>     ------------------
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: Raffi Aftandelian <raffi_1970 at yahoo.com
>     <mailto:raffi_1970 at yahoo.com>>
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>     <mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.orgDate>: Mon, 7 May 2012
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