[OSList] Is Open Space a meeting?

[John Baxter via OSList]

I can tell you if a meeting is Open Space (though there are plenty of grey
examples), but not if Open Space is a meeting.

In my personal lingo, Open Space is a way of being together, not a whole
package that describes an event.

You can hold meetings in Open Space, you can hold gatherings in Open Space,
you can hold conferences in Open Space...  you can do any of these things
in any other way... and you can have Open Space in any myriad forms of
'gathering' too.

My response feels unclear, though it was perfectly clear before I wrote it,
I promise...  Hopefully it comes out okay at your end.

Cheers


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On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 8:28 AM, Harold Shinsato via OSList <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

>  Hi Daniel,
>
> I think we can count Open Space as a "meeting" by both definitions 1. and
> 2. in your dictionary listing. But it doesn't fit well to me in the poetic
> sense. I prefer conference or gathering. Or even better, it is something
> that stands alone and apart, as its own sort of thing. So instead of saying
> "we're going to the open space meeting", we just say "we're going to the
> open space."
>
> In general, my sense of a "meeting" is something where we all meet in the
> same place at the same time and talk about the same things, *mostly* one at
> a time.
>
>     Harold
>
>
> On 11/18/14 5:29 AM, Daniel Mezick via OSList wrote:
>
> I have a simple question: Is Open Space a meeting?
>
> For purposes of discussion, let's use this definition of /meeting/:
>
> meet·ing
> ˈmēdiNG/
> noun
> noun: meeting; plural noun: meetings
>
>     1.
>     *an assembly of people, especially the members of a society or commit*
> *t**ee**, for discussion or entertainment.*
> *    "the early-dismissal policy will be discussed at our next meeting"*
> *    synonyms: gathering, assembly, conference, congregation, convention,
> summit, forum, convocation, conclave, council, rally, caucus; More*
> *    power lunch, power breakfast;*
> *    informal get-together*
> *    "he stood up to address the meeting"*
> *        a gathering of people, especially Quakers, for worship.*
> *    2.*
> *    a coming together of two or more people, by chance or arrangement.*
> *    "he intrigued her on their first meeting"*
> *    synonyms: consultation, audience, interview More*
>
>
>
> Is Open Space a meeting?
>
>
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