[OSList] A Question About Safety

[Mona Saleh Abd El Salam]

Harrison,
maybe you also indicate having everyone appreciated for what they do, as
well as having everyone responsible for what they do?

On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 2:54 PM Harrison Owen via OSList <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> Mona… In all the years that I have facilitated/participated in Open Space
> I have never seen any physical violence. Tense situations for sure, but the
> group always handled it and, most importantly, learned from it. I think I
> understand what you mean with a “code of conduct” but I’ve never seen the
> need for it and more to the point such a code could shift responsibility
> for humane behavior from the individual to the Code. My hope is always to
> “ultimize” (no such word, I know) each person’s responsibility for
> themselves and their fellows. That it always (in my experience) seem to
> work may prove something?
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> ho
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> *From:* OSList [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Mona Saleh Abd El Salam via OSList
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 23, 2018 6:52 AM
> *To:* oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
> *Cc:* Mona Saleh Abd El Salam
> *Subject:* Re: [OSList] A Question About Safety
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> maybe you mean having individuals with some (common sense) that can be
> listed in a (code of conduct) according to which they behave.
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> On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 12:34 PM David Osborne via OSList <
> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
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> Quoting from Harrison in *The Practice of Peace.*
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> 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."*
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> I interpret safety as a psychologically safe space where individuals can
> act and speak ( take risks, share diverse views etc.
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> Can it be too safe to support self-organization?
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> David
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> On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 2:13 AM, Bhavesh Patel <bhavmail at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Curious to know what you mean by 'safety'?
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> On 21 August 2018 at 07:49, David Osborne via OSList <
> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
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> Greetings all,
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> I have questions about safety related to self-organization I would love
> others thoughts on.
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> 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?
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> I'm very interested to hear others perspectives.
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> Best to all,
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> David
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> *David R. Osborne*
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