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

Tue Jul 19 11:20:27 PDT 2016

Hi Harold,
You offered such a wonderful example of a 'given' that was not initially
expressed and then came in with it later---something that can reduce or
close a space when that happens. You opened space for inputs for the
purpose of helping the Mission of the OS Institute US. By our nature and
the freedom we experience in OST, those of us following the thread get
inspired to respond to the questions...so far Harrison, Chris and myself
have done so. Personally, I initially thought 'why questions?' and 'will
this inspire me?'. And then as I saw the questions coming in, I wanted to
jump in and answer as the very nature of some of the questions are
provocative and if left unanswered, could incorrectly convey an opinion or
conclusion. I was absolutely fascinated and I thought "Harold is so
brilliant in asking for questions....this is the most fun I have had on the
list in a long time, like having a whole buffet menu of topics to zero in
on and contribute my thoughts to". Now, I am quite curious if we will stay
within this new 'given' or just follow our inspiration.

Thank you for a fascinating experience,
Birgitt

On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 2:10 PM Chris Corrigan via OSList <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> Okay!
>
>
> (But sometimes where ever it happens is the right place…:-) )
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris
>
>
> On Jul 19, 2016, at 2:06 PM, Harold Shinsato <harold at shinsato.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Chris,
>
> Since the thread is about helping the OSI-US find "mission questions",
> rather than answering the questions, I would encourage and invite you to
> reflect on these questions in separate threads to make the reflections
> easier to see and connect with via the subject line.
>
> I look forward to your reflections!
>
>     Thanks!
>     Harold
>
>
>
> On 7/19/16 11:13 AM, Chris Corrigan wrote:
>
> I like your questions Paul. They’re interesting! Can I add some
> reflections on them?
>
> On Jul 19, 2016, at 7:06 AM, paul levy via OSList <
> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
> Harold
>
>  A few more questions ...
>
> Warm wishes
>
> Paul
>
>
> Why are we still calling OST a technology ?
>
>
> Still called a technology because it’s cheeky.  That’s my take anyway.
>
>
> Why is the LAW of two feel a law ?
>
>
> Law because, like the law of gravity it seems to be fundamentally
> inviolable. So it’s helpful to acknowledge it.  You could probably
> acknowledge the law of gravity too, if you wanted to remind people not to
> drop their stuff. But at least acknowledging the law of mobility helps
> people understand why folks wander off during sessions.
>
>
> If the "principles" are not prescriptions but descriptions why are they
> called principles ?
>
>
> Principles don’t have to be prescriptive to be principles.  These four
> principles seem to capture four things (or five) that work about open
> space.  They are provocative and interesting and disruptive to normal
> meeting procedures.  And I have done many Open Space meetings without
> talking about them at all.
>
> How can it possibly take 2 days to "teach"
> OST and why would anyone ever want to teach it anyway ?
>
>
> It doesn’t take two days to “teach" Open Space Technology.  But to spend
> two days with other practitioners who are learning, thinking about, and
> trading ideas on using OST seems to accelerate people’s practice and use of
> the process and the underlying view of the world that it encapsulates.
>
> Open Space Technology is not “teacheable” but it is learnable.  How’s that
> for a provocative proposition?
>
> Why do OST "elders" on the OS list keep advocating dogmatic views about
> OST? (Oh yes you do)
>
>
> Who are these “elders" of which you speak?
>
>
> What if one less thing to do was facilitation ?
>
>
> Yup.
>
>
> How could OSI begin a humble inquiry into new and valuable ways of opening
> space? And learn from them ?
>
>
> This is a really great question.  Juanita Brown has convened a
> conversation on “the central garden” of participatory methods that is just
> such a humble inquiry. So humble that it has been approached slowly and
> quietly, and I’m sure she would welcome many others joining.  She’s been at
> it for a while:  <http://www.theworldcafe.com/more-from-juanita-brown/>
> http://www.theworldcafe.com/more-from-juanita-brown/
>
> What questions do we need to ask that cannot be formed into latinised
> words and phrases ?
>
>
> This one:
>
>
> http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/7FF2/production/_90345723_mediaitem90345722.jpg
>
>
> Where is open space technology when the world needs to open space most -
> right now ?
>
>
> It is right here where it has always been.   And I think there is a lot of
> space being opened in the world right now, in all kinds of ways.
>
> Opening space is not a guarantee of peace and good times. When space opens
> so too does authentic human voice. People that have been silent claim
> sound. People that have been displaced look for a new home. People that
> have been backed into corners clamp down on control and fear.  Does the
> world need open space most now? Or has open space given us the world we
> live in now?
>
> We have no guarantee of safety in this world. And when space open for
> some, others who didn’t ever realize they were taking up so much, suddenly
> start getting quite worried.  It’s nice to imagine the tables being turned
> over, unless one of the tables is mine.
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> --
> Harold Shinsato
> harold at shinsato.com
> http://shinsato.com
> twitter: @hajush <http://twitter.com/hajush>
>
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