[OSList] Is Open Space a meeting?

Thu Nov 20 13:03:39 PST 2014

I would say that open space is a themed meeting super-framework. Where
people have meetings (with there chosen sub-framework) on topics in
connection to our themed and use our common super-framework to organize the
meetings and there outcomes.

In openness,
Kári the group coach

On 20 November 2014 20:59, Rosa Zubizarreta via OSList <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> slippery ground there, Daniel, talking about what OS "is"! :-)
>
> however, on a very practical level, I will speak from my own experience,
> about what OS can *do*:
>
> to me, it offers a space where people can figure out *what *they
> really want to meet about, and then meet with others who also care about
> the same thing.
>
> So in that sense, it creates a space for *many* "meetings" to happen --
> the kind of "meeting", that people *want* to show up for!
>
>
>
> *Rosa Zubizarreta*
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> On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 8:35 AM, via OSList <
> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
>> I like your description of Open Space being a "way"....
>>
>> It can be a way in terms of a path, or a way in terms of a means, or a
>> way in terms of a mindset.
>>
>> Hence, "the way that can be described is not the universal way, and the
>> name that can be named is not the universal name." (Lao Tzu)
>>
>> Sorry, I seem to have made it even more unclear....
>>
>> Chuni Li
>>
>>  ------------------------------
>>  *From:* John Baxter via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
>> *To:* Harold Shinsato <harold at shinsato.com>; World wide Open Space
>> Technology email list <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
>> *Sent:* Thursday, November 20, 2014 12:22 AM
>> *Subject:* Re: [OSList] Is Open Space a meeting?
>>
>> 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?
>>
>>
>> Daniel
>>
>>
>>
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