[OSList] 30 Years ... and Counting!

[David Osborne via OSList]

Wonderful note......

Thanks for your constant inspiration, challenge and guidance Harrison.

David

On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 1:46 PM, Harrison via OSList <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> Come this 4th of July it will be 30 years since something called Open
> Space Technology happened. At the time, we (that would be me, for sure)
> didn’t have a clue what it was or where it was headed. Since then it seems
> like a lot of good stuff has come down. Of course we need to remember the
> learnings from the ‘60’s – “Never trust anyone over 30.” Well... we just
> got there! Everybody should be well advised that what happens next is
> TOTALLY their responsibility... Or something.
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> What happens next is definitely your responsibility. Having entered into
> my 80th year, I am well past the age of discretion. But I do have a few
> thoughts that may, or may not, be germane.
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> I don’t think this is the end of something. I do believe it is the
> beginning. And... There will always be a time when “the first timers” (as
> participants or facilitators) gets the WOW Experience (Thank you Tom
> Peters). Kind of like the first ride on your bicycle. Millions of people
> have done it before you. But your First Ride is always unique (for you).
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> There will always be times when bits and pieces of our common experience
> in Open Space are held out as “singularities” – something strange and
> unique. The latest version is called, “Liberating Structures (Thank you
> Henri!).” Wonderful Idea, I think, but just a very small part of the whole.
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> And for all those wonderful people who are attempting to wed Open Space to
> Agile (Dan et al you know who I am talking about) – I say Three Cheers! And
> I also hope that the day will come when it is recognized that truly Agile
> organization are fully, consciously, intentionally – self organizing. At
> that point, you don’t have to wed anything to anything. Just be what you
> already are. Which is another way of saying that SCRUM (along with all the
> other “techniques”) sound nice, but are yet one more example of “working
> too hard.”
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> And What Next? Truly, I am out of crystal balls. But I rather think the
> beginning will begin when we call “Full Stop” on any attempt to organize
> anything. And in that momentary space (Open Space?) just notice what is
> organizing all by itself. Amazing! And we didn’t do a thing. Which leads
> naturally to the next question... How do we take advantage of the winds of
> our existence to bring our ships to harbors of fullness and greatness?
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> And then we may take a lesson from Sailors and the Sea. Sailors do not
> create the wind or the Sea. Although many have tried. All have failed. But
> they have learned to ride the winds and the seas to their advantage. We
> have the same opportunity.
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> On this 30th Birthday, and as I approach my 80th – Good Luck and Carry On!
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> Harrison
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