[OSList] What's Open Space got to do with Group Relations?

[Daniel Mezick via OSList]

What's Open Space got to do with Group Relations?

Wait. What is Group Relations?

It's this, and this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENHO1yUtCRo
http://www.tavinstitute.org/what-we-offer/group-relations/

So: What's Open Space got to do with Group Relations?

Probably nothing, right?

Wait. Let's inspect some of the facts:

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Open Space events?

	

Group Relations events?

100% Experiential Learning

	

Yes

	

Yes

Very lightly structured

	

Yes

	

Yes

Potentially triggering

	

Yes

	

Yes

About leadership and authority

	

Yes

	

Yes

An exercise in self-organization

	

Yes

	

Yes

Self-selecting groups

	

Yes

	

Yes

Strictly opt-in participation

	

Yes

	

Yes

Possessing a “spectator sport” dimension..watching others watching, etc

	

Yes

	

Yes

Insanely efficient as a learning device

	

Yes

	

Yes



Who else has attended a Group Relations conference?

It is a fact that Group Relations theory and practice deeply informs the 
structure of Prime/OS, which in turn is the basis of OSA:
http://www.Prime-OS.com

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