[OSList] Renewing the Mission of the Open Space Institute U.S.

[Birgitt Williams via OSList]

> Harold...wondering what the purpose of creating questions is. Also, from
> the beginning there are basic givens because OSI US chose to register as a
> registered non profit organization with a charter. Might you be willing to
> share the givens so that people like me can feel into what you are actually
> opening up the space for?
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> Birgitt
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> On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 5:22 PM Michael Herman via OSList <
> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
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>> and...
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>> who is the/our community?  ...or communities?  ...or what kind of
>> communities are these communities?
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>>
>> --
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>> Michael Herman
>> Michael Herman Associates
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>> http://OpenSpaceWorld.org
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>> On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 4:10 PM, Harold Shinsato via OSList <
>> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
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>>> Dear People of Open Space:
>>>
>>> The Open Space Institute of the U.S. has been "holding space for open
>>> space" since at least 1997. It's origins lie in the summer of 1996, 20
>>> years ago. In the beginnings, there were many serious conversations in the
>>> community as to the role and mission of such an institute, and that role
>>> has certainly evolved over the years. The board has determined it is time
>>> for us to revisit our mission and role, and especially to invite and trust
>>> the rest of the community refresh and renew our purpose.
>>>
>>> Rather than have a mission statement, we hope instead to have a mission
>>> question. Or series of questions. What are the most valuable and alive
>>> questions for our community right now, and for the foreseeable future?
>>>
>>> To start the "question storming", here are some questions that have been
>>> reportedly asked deeply within our community in the early days:
>>>
>>> What is Open Space Technology?
>>> What is Open Space?
>>> What is Space?
>>>
>>> And here are some practical questions that would help guide the OSI-US's
>>> operations:
>>>
>>> How can the OSI-US best support our community?
>>> How can we best work together with the community to co-create a broad
>>> and diverse circle of people holding space for open space?
>>>
>>>     Thanks!
>>>     Harold Shinsato
>>>     on behalf of the Board of the Open Space Institute, U.S.
>>>
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>>> Harold Shinsato
>>> harold at shinsato.com
>>> http://shinsato.com
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