[OSList] Books!

Sat Aug 29 10:56:10 PDT 2015

Ditto to the books everyone has mentioned including the extensive list that
Daniel just gave.

I bought all of Harrison's books over the years and love the nuanced
repetition of them. Like good friends I can pick them up and let myself go
deep or dance at the surface.

The interesting thing about Open Space is that it has also opened up a love
of learning and being that is boundless and diverse. A being in life that
makes me want to learn and discover in so many arenas and most especially
organizational transformation, self-management and self-organizing at work.

When it comes to Organizational Self-Management, I would vouch for:

Beyond Empowerment: the Age of the Self-Managed Organization
<http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Empowerment-The-Self-Managed-Organization/dp/0615470149>
by Doug Kirkpatrick

Reinventing Organizations
<http://www.amazon.com/Reinventing-Organizations-Frederic-Laloux/dp/2960133501/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440869958&sr=8-1&keywords=reinventing+organizations>
by Frederic Laloux

The Living Company
<http://www.amazon.com/Living-Company-Arie-Geus/dp/1578518202/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440870007&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Living+Company>
by Arie De Geus

Stewardship: Choosing Service over Self-Interest
<http://www.amazon.com/Stewardship-Choosing-Service-Over-Self-Interest/dp/160994822X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440870130&sr=8-1&keywords=stewardship+peter+block>
by Peter Block

It is through Open Space that I discovered:

Global Mindchange
<http://www.amazon.com/Global-Mind-Change-Promise-Century/dp/1576750299/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440870248&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=Global+Mindchange>
by Willis Harman

And also became a life student of Joseph Campbell (mythology, ritual, etc).
Below a wonderful introduction to the man

The Wisdom of Joseph Campbell
<http://www.amazon.com/The-Wisdom-of-Joseph-Campbell/dp/B0009RQP94/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1440870315&sr=8-4&keywords=Joseph+Campbell+in+audio>
(interviews with Joseph Campbell and Michael Toms)

Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth with Bill Moyers
<http://www.amazon.com/Joseph-Campbell-Power-Myth-Moyers/dp/B000PF0FKA/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1440870315&sr=8-11&keywords=Joseph+Campbell+in+audio>

And finally this to be savored slowly, helping me learn to let go:

Do Nothing and Do Everything
<http://www.amazon.com/Joseph-Campbell-Power-Myth-Moyers/dp/B000PF0FKA/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1440870315&sr=8-11&keywords=Joseph+Campbell+in+audio>
written
and illustrated by QiQuang Zhao

Suzanne (Thank you Harold for opening this special space)

Suzanne Daigle
Open Space Facilitator
NuFocus Strategic Group

FL 941-359-8877
Cell: 203-722-2009
www.nufocusgroup.com
s.daigle at nufocusgroup.com
Twitter @Daiglesuz

On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 11:57 AM, Daniel Mezick via OSList <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> I think and feel that the SPIRIT book needs to be at the top of the
> book-list: circa 1985 right? The current home is....
> http://www.openspaceworld.com/Spirit.pdf
> "...I must warn you, this is a very difficult book." - from the Foreword
>
>
>
> It seems like the PDF-books on OST are a category. Here are a few of the
> links I know of, for convenience (Harold.)
>
> I hereby apologize for missing anyone who currently offers an HTML or PDF
> book about OST online: here are a few (very interesting!) titles freely
> available I know of now, in HTML and PDF formats:
>
>
>
> SPIRIT: DEVELOPMENT and TRANSFORMATION IN ORGANIZATIONS. Author: Harrison
> Owen.
> http://www.openspaceworld.com/Spirit.pdf
>
> THE TAO OF HOLDING SPACE. Author: Chris Corrigan
> http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot/the-tao-of-holding-space/
>
> A BRIEF USERS GUIDE TO OPEN SPACE. Author: Harrison Owen
> http://www.openspaceworld.com/users_guide.htm
>
> (paper that reads like a book...)
> TOOLS FOR OPENING SPACE: A COLLECTION OF OPEN SPACE TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES.
> Author: Peggy Holman
> http://peggyholman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/ToolsForOpeningSpace.pdf
>
> (short article)
> ENGAGING EMERGENCE: Turning upheaval into opportunity. Author: Peggy Holman
>
> http://peggyholman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/211001pkSystems-Thinkerarticle.pdf
>
> (full text of book on the web)
> ENGAGING EMERGENCE: Turning upheaval into opportunity. Author: Peggy Holman
> http://peggyholman.com/papers/engaging-emergence/
>
> Thanks to Harold for pulling this book list together.
>
>
>
> Regards,
> Daniel
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 8/25/15 6:38 PM, Harold Shinsato via OSList wrote:
>
> Hello Open Space Community!
>
> Will you help me with some learning resource recommendations for those
> either new to, or already practicing Open Space? This is to help update
> some of the book resources we have right now on various Open Space websites.
>
>
> 1) What books/videos/etc. do you know of that reference or teach about
> Open Space heavily.
>
> 2) What books/videos/etc. that don't reference Open Space directly - but
> never-the-less - have been valuable assets in your Open Space Practice.
>
> 3) Optional - a sentence or so about each recommendation?
>
> 4) Are you willing to have your words in item 3 listed on an Open Space
> website - either anonymously, or with your name and a like to a personal
> website?
>
>
> This seems like a useful conversation to have on a regular basis - and I'm
> looking forward to learning about books, CD's, etc. that would be good to
> have on my reading list. It's also likely your recommendations will go on
> the Open Space Institute's U.S. website. In the future - hopefully we can
> turn this into an easy wiki-like system anyone can add to - so it can be a
> living breathing resource. But for now, we can kick it off with a manual
> update.
>
>     Thanks!
>     Harold
>
> --
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