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

[Daniel Mezick via OSList]

What's authority got to do with Open Space ? Apparently nothing at all, 
at least on the surface...

Wait. Once we peek under the surface, what do we actually find?

This completely heretical essay attempts to answer at least part of that 
question.

The context is the use of Open Space in a large business enterprise, 
convened with intent to explore the potential for making a very big, 
very complex enterprise-wide change.

{Please note, the word "authority" might trigger feelings of: 
/soul-sucking bureaucracy/, unfair and _/illegitimate leadership 
hierarchy/_, and the like. Some "triggered" readers may want to opt-out 
of continuing at this time...)

Authority Distribution in Open Space:
http://newtechusa.net/agile/authority-distribution-in-open-space/
Open Space is a most interesting format for "gathering,", also known as 
"meeting."

What exactly is going on in Open Space?




-- 
Daniel Mezick
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