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

[Harold Shinsato via OSList]

Thanks Harrison!

Great wisdom... if you could invite people into living questions you 
might encourage us to enjoy - what might those be?

Inferring from your response - I'll guess at a few living questions...

?How can I/we do as little as possible?
?How can I/we be fully present, but basically invisible?
?How can I/we have fun opening space - whenever, wherever, however, with 
whomever, about whatever as often as I/we can?

Anything else?

     Thanks!
     Harold

On 7/18/16 3:41 PM, Harrison Owen wrote:
>
> Harold – I love your intensity and focus! And -- I have a few 
> suggestions for your “practical questions” (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?)
>
> Do as little as possible.
>
> Never work harder than you have to.
>
> Be present, but basically invisible.
>
> Remember the 5 Principles
>
> Practice The Law of Two Feet
>
> Have fun.
>
> That ought to do it. At least it always worked for me. J
>
> Harrison
>
> PS – and if you need something more specific – Just open space 
> whenever, wherever, however, with whomever, about whatever, as often 
> as you can.
>
> *From:*OSList [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] *On 
> Behalf Of *Harold Shinsato via OSList
> *Sent:* Monday, July 18, 2016 5:11 PM
> *To:* OSLIST
> *Subject:* [OSList] Renewing the Mission of the Open Space Institute U.S.
>
> 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.
>
> -- 
> Harold Shinsato
> harold at shinsato.com <mailto:harold at shinsato.com>
> http://shinsato.com
> twitter: @hajush <http://twitter.com/hajush>
>

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