[OSList] 30 year anniversary celebrations / #OpenSpaceTech / What is Open Space?
Martin Grimshaw via OSList
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Wed Jun 3 10:04:35 PDT 2015
Hi folks
Great response, many thanks and I love the ensuing conversation. The
quote below is brilliant Chris, and I love the elevator pitches Michael :)*
****
**Harrison, close your ears now* > For those of us using Twitter... one
thing that's been on my mind for a while, is encouraging the community
to converge more around the #OpenSpaceTech hashtag. For reasons that
should become obvious after a few moments perusal of them, the choice of
#OpenSpace, #OST or even #OS don't work very well. I and a few others
have been using #OpenSpaceTech a bit, which is less burdened by unwanted
interference, but not well used. #OpenSpace is used and makes sense, but
tweets often get lost in the noise.
Proposal: This community shifts toward #OpenSpaceTech as a Twitter
hashtag, to help us share and gather. Any thoughts or enthusiasm?
*Ok, back in the room techno-meh folks.*
I've been conversing with Jack Martin Leith
(@jack_m_leith)<https://twitter.com/jack_m_leith/status/606055548132433920>,
over on the Twitter thing. I'm told the *Open Space 30 year anniversary*
is approaching NEXT MONTH, and he's keen for the community to celebrate
it. In particular he was wondering the actual date of OT3 in 1985, and
suggesting:
"We could host #*OSchat*
<https://twitter.com/hashtag/OSchat?src=hash> here on Twitter. Check
out #*innochat* <https://twitter.com/hashtag/innochat?src=hash> for
mechanism. See
http://www.innochat.com/innochats/date/2015-05-28/unbundling-capabilities
- I could make a web page."
I suggested a blogging onlaught, ideally using #OpenSpaceTech, as
above, where appropriate.
I've never used innochat personally. Any reactions?
Cheers.
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On 03/06/15 17:46, Michael Herman via OSList wrote:
> the elevator speeches michael p mentioned, collected years ago, are
> here...
> http://openspaceworld.org/wp2/explore/open-space-elevator-speeches
>
> some new stuff, too, after a recent updating at openspaceworld.org
> <http://openspaceworld.org>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Michael Herman
> Michael Herman Associates
> http://MichaelHerman.com
> http://OpenSpaceWorld.org
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 11:37 AM, Chris Corrigan via OSList
> <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
> <mailto:oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote:
>
> My favourite way to talk about Open Space is this.
>
> Client: "I need a bunch of ideas/perspectives/leadership on this
> issue that we can't figure out."
>
> Me: "got it. I have a process where we can raise and document
> every conversation that we need to have/activate leadership/creat
> experiments/get to the heart of the matter. All we need is a space
> and a good invitation and I'll help the group quickly organize
> themselves."
>
> --
> CHRIS CORRIGAN
> Harvest Moon Consultants
> Facilitation, Open Space Technology and process design
>
> Check www.chriscorrigan.com <http://www.chriscorrigan.com> for
> upcoming workshops, blog posts and free resources.
>
>
>
> On Jun 3, 2015, at 3:37 AM, ingrid ebeling ebus via OSList
> <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
> <mailto:oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> Does this work for you?
>> “Open Space is an evocative dialogue process of an inspired
>> group, that co-creates knowledge and wise solutions in a
>> self-organised way.“
>>
>> Greetings from Hannover,
>> Ingrid
>>
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>>
>>
>>
>>> Am 03.06.2015 um 09:28 schrieb Michael M Pannwitz via OSList
>>> <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
>>> <mailto:oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>>:
>>>
>>> Dear Harrison,
>>> “Brief Essays” on “What is Open Space?” reminds me of the elevator
>>> speeches that we did a few years ago... seems they turned up
>>> every now and then again, which is great.
>>>
>>> Searching for Elevator Speeches in our OSLIST Archives (thanks
>>> Harold)
>>> turned up a bunch of strings (or tunnels as Douglas also calls
>>> them), it
>>> was Jeff Aitken in 2000 who suggested:
>>>
>>> "Twenty five words or so, to be uttered into the ear of a person
>>> who would just love Open Space if they only knew about it. They
>>> say to you: "What is Open Space?"
>>> You say to them:"
>>>
>>> Here is my take:
>>>
>>> "Open Space is the only process that focuses on expanding time
>>> and space for the force of selforganisation to do its
>>> thing. Although one can't predict specific outcomes, its always
>>> highly productive for whatever issue people want to attend
>>> to. Some of the inspiring side effects that are regularly noted
>>> are laughter, hard work which feels like play, surprising
>>> results and fascinating new questions."
>>>
>>> Obviously, this is more than 25 words. Therefore I chose that
>>> slow elevator Florian Fischer suggested, adding that you
>>> find more slow elevators in small buildings than in high
>>> buildings... or better yet, enter a "Paternoster", see here
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paternoster
>>>
>>> which is a neat "endless" elevator, a place where you can do
>>> your "elevator speech" in the pater noster style.
>>>
>>> Greetings from Berlin
>>> mmp
>>>
>>> On 02.06.2015 23:24, Harrison via OSList wrote:
>>>> Well done! I did notice, however a certain “culture specific
>>>> slant”
>>>> -- When it came to talking about the impact of the Law of Two Feet,
>>>> you mentioned that some people might just be off for a “cup of
>>>> tea.”
>>>> JOf course you did redeem yourself when describing the genesis
>>>> of OS
>>>> in the Coffee Break! However, I might fault you for no mention of
>>>> “Two Martinis.” One might think that the only thing essential for a
>>>> grand Open Space is multiple libations!
>>>>
>>>> Seriously – I loved what you have done. And it occasioned a
>>>> thought –
>>>> a notable experience in my increasingly senile condition. We have
>>>> always had a poetry contest (recently concluded). Perhaps now we
>>>> should add a “Brief Essay Contest” on the subject of... “What
>>>> is Open
>>>> Space?”
>>>>
>>>> It is certainly true that Open Space (OST) is the “same”
>>>> wherever it
>>>> happens on Planet Earth (Sit in a Circle, Create Bulletin Board,
>>>> Open a Market Place, Go to Work). That has been true since the 4^th
>>>> of July, 1985 when it all “began” in Monterey, California.
>>>> Since then
>>>> 300,000+ groups in 146 Countries have enjoyed the experience
>>>> (just a
>>>> rough estimate). But each one of the millions of people who sat in
>>>> all those Circles, had a unique, individual experience –
>>>> informed by
>>>> their place in the world, their culture, traditions, occupations...
>>>> etc.
>>>>
>>>> I have some friends who introduced OS to a group of Buddhist
>>>> Monks in
>>>> Tibet. There are some wonderful pictures which are just like
>>>> “always” – but the “signs on the wall” (4 Principles and The
>>>> Law) are
>>>> all in Tibetan. I have similar “pictures” (in my mind) of IBM
>>>> executives, Microsoft Engineers, Boeing folks, South Africans
>>>> (immediately post apartheid)... It is all the same. It is all
>>>> marvelously different.
>>>>
>>>> Would it not be wonderful to draw all that experience together in a
>>>> series of “Brief Essays” on “What is Open Space?” Bringing it “all”
>>>> together would boggle the mind. But just a sampling would be
>>>> delicious...
>>>>
>>>> Just a thought. And Thank you for your contribution!
>>>>
>>>> Harrison
>>>>
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>>>> *From:*OSList [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] *On
>>>> Behalf Of *Martin Grimshaw via OSList *Sent:* Tuesday, June 02,
>>>> 2015
>>>> 9:24 AM *To:* OSLIST *Subject:* [OSList] What is Open Space?
>>>>
>>>> Hi folks
>>>>
>>>> There's plenty of great material out there, and a few people have
>>>> tried to write articles answering the question: What Is Open Space?
>>>>
>>>> When trawling the internet though, it can be hard to find a
>>>> nice neat
>>>> answer, or one that fits the seeker's needs. So I decided to
>>>> write a
>>>> piece in the hope of helping to answer that question for those in
>>>> need, while adding my own flavour to the mix and generally
>>>> adding to
>>>> the resources out there. It is also really important when
>>>> communicating with clients to have something to refer to that tries
>>>> to sum it up, and points towards further resources.
>>>>
>>>> I might try to write another more succinct version sometime,
>>>> but for
>>>> now I hope you find this useful. Feedback very welcome, as well as
>>>> suggestions for extra links in the 'further reading' bit at the
>>>> end.
>>>> If you like it, please share or use it to your heart's content.
>>>>
>>>> *http://caterfly.co.uk/what-is-open-space-post/*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Warm regards
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Martin Grimshaw 07591 552420
>>>>
>>>> There's Better Ways Of Working <http://2bwow.org.uk> a Thriving
>>>> Planet <http://ThrivingPlanet.org.uk> project. Twitter
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