[OSList] Certification?

[Harrison Owen]

Certification (whatever that might mean) seems to be a perennial topic. I
suppose that is understandable, but for myself it is a horrible idea. My
reasons are several. First of all it is too much work. The thought of
developing the criteria, programs, and even worse, "protecting the brand" is
totally exhausting. We'd have to have certifiers to certify the certifiers
and so on ad infinitum. Second reason - Open Space seems to be taking care
of itself. When folks come on with "A little Open Space," "Sort of Open
Space," "Modified Open Space," ... the participants (increasingly)
understand that they aren't getting the genuine article-and say so. I recall
one instance where a large gentleman stood up in the middle of the "program"
and loudly proclaimed, "This sure ain't Open Space! I'm out of here." And he
walked. I guess you could call that "Market Certification." Best of all  ---
it works all by itself. One more thing not to do!!

 

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