[OSList] The primary task of the OSLIST group

[Kári Gunnarsson via OSList]

As I have been told, the Os-list was prompted by Peggy Holman
http://peggyholman.com/ and set up in 1996 by Murli Nagasundaram as a
discussion list for the conscious self-organizing system and the Open Space
Institute.

Original there where two themes for the list-server

"How do I keep this going?"

and

"How do I bring this into my organization?"

There is also some connection to organizational learning; creating
communities for learning and action; inspired, high performing learning
organization; leadership and management; to stay aware of what has heart
and meaning; changing the world; it also has connection to Anne Stadler
Spirited Work.

Here is Anne Stadler Open space Primer ...
http://www.donellameadows.org/wp-content/userfiles/Open-Space-Primer.pdf





On 1 November 2014 13:03, Alan Stewart via OSList <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> G’day Dan and All
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> In your response of 21 Oct 2014 to my post *Re: [OSList] Respect in
> Self-Organizing Systems *you muse:
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> “I often wonder what the primary task of the OSLIST group is.”
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> Having been a group member for about 20 years and having attended five
> WOSonOS
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> I have a ‘take’ on this matter.
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> This derives in part from a statement of Pablo Picasso that:
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> “Our meaning in life is identifying our gift,
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> Our purpose in life is giving it away.”
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> I tend to paraphrase this as ‘… our gifts … is giving them away.’
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> One of the gifts I note in relation to ‘the primary task of the OSLIST
> group’ is that of knowing of the principles and practices of OST by the
> group members and our giving them away,  professionally and personally.
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> In my case the 'beginning' gift arrived, in 1994, totally unexpectedly, in
> the post in the form of Harrison's original book, about which knew nothing.
> I had occasion to experiment with the process, as a speaker scheduled to
> present a few days later had withdrawn. Which I did, after reading the book
> swiftly - and on observing the response was forever hooked!
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> As my ‘take’ is quite long and somewhat personal I would not wish to foist
> it on the LIST. And so I invite anyone who may be interested in this to
> contact me. Whoever does ... <smile>
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> Incidentally, yesterday I facilitated a one day conversation for the Australian
> Churches Refugee Taskforce
> <http://www.australianchurchesrefugeetaskforce.com.au/>. This has been
> established by a group of the biggest church denominations in Australia to
> care for the wellbeing of asylum seekers and refugees. This event was held
> in Adelaide at their second annual get together and was to converse about
> their priorities in the coming year. Several participants had previous
> experience of the value of OST for such a purpose, which is why it was
> chosen. The concluding consensus – in my understanding - was through it
> this time they had accomplished what they wished.
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> Looking forward
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> Go well
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> Alan
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> *Alan Stewart, PhD*
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