[OSList] Summer research project idea: 'self organisation'

Mon Dec 1 08:30:39 PST 2014

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> On Nov 28, 2014, at 8:11 PM, John Baxter via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the steer Patricia, I will look into self advocacy.
> 
> I hope I can produce something by the end of summer that would be very useful for challenges like yours with org management!  (And mean me not writing this all out by hand)
> 
> Some of the loose ends I have collected so far that might be relevant (though they might also be rabbit holes)...
> 
> Some of the general concepts:
> - 'agile' management... in fact there is agile or lean everything these days... and Kaizen <http://www.amazon.com/Creating-Kaizen-Culture-Organization-Breakthrough/dp/0071826858/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385383786&sr=8-1&keywords=jon+miller+kaizen>, and other concepts from software and manufacturing
> - 'adaptive' leadership, management and everything else
> - generative organisation <http://authenticorganizations.com/harquail/2013/12/11/whats-a-generative-organization/#comment-56686> (and thriveability)
> 
> More specific models:
> - Holocracy governance model (TEDx video of main concept <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR-8AOccyj4&feature=youtube_gdata_player>, solid review in context of governance practices <http://enterprise20blog.com/2014/01/09/holacracy-logical-step-evolution-organization/>)
> - Swarmwise <http://falkvinge.net/2013/02/14/swarmwise-the-tactical-manual-to-changing-the-world-chapter-one/>, tactical manual for operating a Pirate Party (as per Sweden)
> - Collective Impact <http://go.delicious.com/?id=63408X1518852&xs=1&url=http://vibrantcanada.ca/content/making-collective-impact-work&sref=https://delicious.com/jsbaxter/search/collective> (it's not specifically for organisations, but yes it is a model for governance-without-control, this has lots of good articles <http://collectiveimpactaustralia.com/>)
> 
> And relevant for 'how to be a manager'
> - Harrison's Wave Rider (obviously)
> - Peter Block's Stewardship
> 
> Interested to hear what references and ideas you find most useful Patricia.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> 
> John Baxter
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> On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 2:31 AM, Patricia Haines <levelgreen2010 at gmail.com <mailto:levelgreen2010 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> I like this idea. There's an important movement among and for adults with developmental disabilities called "self advocacy". This is self-organizing on individual, group and organizational levels.
> 
> I'm also interested in how OS and self-organization can play out in non-profit management. I'm reorganizing the Level Green Board, want to operate on OS principles. Any thoughts along such lines?
> 
> Patricia Gooding (aka Haines)
> 
> Level Green Institute: fostering just & sustainable community through education and the arts, in the democratic spirit of the Grundtvigian Folk School
> 
> On Nov 26, 2014, at 8:25 PM, John Baxter via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org <mailto:oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote:
> 
>> Hello facilitators of self organisation
>> 
>> Let's take a moment to consider self organisation, as 'field' or 'practice'.
>> 
>> I am scoping a summer project at the moment (in the southern hemisphere!).
>> 
>> I have been reading and learning all I can about self org.  There is less than I expected at the heart of self org practice, but much more than I realised in intersecting fields (e.g. in governance, democracy, community organising, management, change, systems...).  There are also unanswered Qs about what 'self org' is (indeed, if it is anything at all).
>> 
>> It might be worthwhile formalising this, through a focused research project, and sharing the results in a report or the like.
>> 
>> Possible focus questions that come to mind for me are
>> - what does someone need to know to say "I do self organisation"?
>> - what would someone need to know to be an 'expert' in self org?
>> 
>> Would appreciate your perspective, as a practitioner-facilitator-fellow wave rider:
>> 
>> What (if anything) do you think deserves to be done?
>> Who should be involved in doing it?
>> 
>> Thank you for contributing to the quest!
>> 
>> John Baxter
>> Cocreation Consultant & CoCreate Adelaide Facilitator
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