[OSList] OST: T for Technology

Chris Corrigan via OSList oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
Tue May 5 12:25:54 PDT 2015


It’s a great story full of Indian strategy, face saving moments, hinterland New York Times bureaux, and the wisdom never to counter free publicity…

Over to you Harrison!

Chris


> On May 5, 2015, at 2:18 PM, Daniel Mezick via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
> 
> Some folks do not consider open space to be a 'technology', hence the reference to 'dumb'...
> 
> I am clueless: What is the origin story of the term "Open Space Technology?"
> 
> Does Japanese journalism play a role in this story? I heard maybe ...
> 
> On 5/5/15 3:16 AM, John Baxter wrote:
>> Daniel
>> I must have missed the memo where it was decided that 'Technology' was dumb : )
>> 
>> I personally use 'social technology', but the language we use to define objects in the social/cultural/information world is very nebulous... I guess because our conceptualisation is unclear.
>> 
>> Interesting article
>> 
>> Cheers
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>> On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 11:08 PM, Daniel Mezick via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org <mailto:oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>> wrote:
>> Greetings All, 
>> 
>> We say "Open Space Technology". 
>> 
>> 
>> So: Is Open Space "culture technology?" If so, maybe that "T" for technology is not so misplaced, after all...
>> 
>> ...maybe not so much of a joke, after all ?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Culture Tech
>> 
>> 
>> If we look at the so-called "liberating structures" such as World Cafe, Fishbowl, OST, we can see these are generally grouped together under this "liberating structures" banner.
>> 
>> Many of them are designs for gatherings (aka "meetings" in some locales...)
>> 
>> I think the "liberating structures" such as World Cafe, Fishbowl, OST are actually, and in fact: "culture technology."
>> 
>> To this culture-tech list, we may safely add: Scrum. Sociocracy. Core Protocols.
>> 
>> And culture technology wants to be free.
>> 
>> And so I've written a little essay on that, you can see it here:
>> 
>> Culture Technology Wants To Be Free
>> https://medium.com/@DanielMezick/culture-technology-wants-to-be-free-c2e180a844a5 <https://medium.com/@DanielMezick/culture-technology-wants-to-be-free-c2e180a844a5>
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> So maybe the T in OST is not so dumb, after all?
>> 
>> Daniel 
>> 
>> 
>> Related Links:
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>> Scrum Guide
>> http://www.scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html <http://www.scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html>
>> 
>> Sociocratic Norms
>> http://wayofthecircle.org/pattern-language/ <http://wayofthecircle.org/pattern-language/>
>> 
>> Core Protocols
>> http://liveingreatness.com/ <http://liveingreatness.com/>
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> PS. The Core Protocols folks, Michele & Jim McCarthy, call their stuff "software for your head." My current belief is that all culture-technologies (like OST for example?) are in fact 'software for your head."
>> 
>> PSS. (Sidebar question: My understanding is that a Japanese journalist coined this "OST" term and it stuck. What is the origin story of this term? Where can it be found on the web?)
>> 
>> 
>> 
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