[OSList] A Question About Safety

[David Osborne]

Quoting from Harrison in *The Practice of Peace.*

Stuart Kaufman's original work which focused on biological systems aka the
emergence of life on earth describes five pre-conditions for open space,
one of which is "*A safe, nutrient-rich environment."   *Harrison goes on
to describe the equivalent for Human systems as *"some kind of safety and
support in the overall environment."*

I interpret safety as a psychologically safe space where individuals can
act and speak ( take risks, share diverse views etc.

Can it be too safe to support self-organization?

David


*David R. Osborne*
Organization and Leadership Development

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On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 2:13 AM, Bhavesh Patel <bhavmail at gmail.com> wrote:

> Curious to know what you mean by 'safety'?
>
> On 21 August 2018 at 07:49, David Osborne via OSList <
> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
>> Greetings all,
>>
>> I have questions about safety related to self-organization I would love
>> others thoughts on.
>>
>> Is it possible for an environment can be too safe to support
>> self-organization? Can safety be at such a high level that it inhibits or
>> slows down the self-organizing process?
>>
>> I'm very interested to hear others perspectives.
>>
>> Best to all,
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>> *David R. Osborne*
>> Organization and Leadership Development
>>
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