[OSList] A Question About Safety

Mona Saleh Abd El Salam m.saleh.abdelsalam at gmail.com
Thu Aug 23 03:52:23 PDT 2018


maybe you mean having individuals with some (common sense) that can be
listed in a (code of conduct) according to which they behave.

On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 12:34 PM David Osborne via OSList <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

>
> 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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