[OSList] Papers and writing about opening space
Chris Corrigan
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Mon Jul 9 09:45:16 PDT 2018
Micheal’s description below is helpful, and I will add that the form of complexity being researched by the Santa Fe institute is computational complexity, which is valuable but not completely the way that human systems operate.
This map does a really good job at articulating the various currents in complexity theory as they have unfolded over the last number of decades: http://scimaps.org/maps/map/map_of_complexity_sc_154/detail <http://scimaps.org/maps/map/map_of_complexity_sc_154/detail>
Lately I have been working a lot with the work of David Snowden (www.corgnitve-edge.com <http://www.corgnitve-edge.com/>) and Glenda Eoyang (https://www.hsdinstitute.org <https://www.hsdinstitute.org/>), the latter of whom has done a lot of work on containers too. Her book Adaptive Action is quite a good and accessible introduction to her work, describing the role of containers in complexity. The paper I published in teh Journal of Organizational Development expanded Dave’s theory of containers as well.
Chris
> On Jul 8, 2018, at 1:33 AM, Michael M Pannwitz via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
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> Dear Harrison,
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> I suspect that "academic" approaches of the established kind are very weak for really complex stuff such as for instance "selforganisation" which was discovered early in our experimental journey to be the essential ingredient in the Open Space Technology approach.
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> In other words, commonly used scientific exploration which is then visible in the "academic literature" has a hard time to get to the core. That might also result in the incoherent phenomenon of having many millions of people all over the world exposed to "OST" and thousands of facilitators working with this approach for decades with unusual results AND talking about their EXPERIENCES but not "analysing" or "researching" it with tools they know but are ineffective.
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> Of course, this will not discourage our quest for getting an understanding... working with it, though, and seeing productive outcomes appears to be sufficient for our praxis. I say that in the face of what I also believe "there is no better thing for good praxis than a good theory" (this is a short form of what Kurt Lewin had to say on this subject). So I love folks like Karl who are on the quest!
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> Looking at the German wikipedia for "self-organisation" I saw this note:
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> ---"They arise predominantly through processes of spontaneous self-organization and are usually inaccessible to a theory based on known mathematical functions."---
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> which is embedded in this longer piece that also refers to the work of the Santa Fe folks
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> ---"Theory of complex systems
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> The latest flow is the theory of complex systems. A complex system is a system whose properties can not be completely explained by the properties of the components of the system. Complex systems consist of a multitude of interconnected and interacting parts, entities, or agents.
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> Complex systems are widespread, indeed almost dominant, from the world of elementary particles right up to human society. [2] They arise predominantly through processes of spontaneous self-organization and are usually inaccessible to a theory based on known mathematical functions. Examples are the formation of atomic nuclei, the atoms, the transformation of substances from one state of aggregation into another, crystallization, chemical reactions, evolution, mental processes in the brain, the development of social systems, etc. In open nature, open systems are dominant In the inanimate nature, complex systems usually form spontaneously with the release of energy or in thermal equilibrium.
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> The theory of complex adaptive systems is based primarily on the work of the Santa Fe Institute. This new complexity theory, which describes emergence, adaptation and self-organization, is based on agents and computer simulations that include multi-agent systems (MAS), which have become an important tool in the exploration of social and complex systems."---
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> Wishing us all a grand weekend
> Greetings from Berlin where I will pick the first blackberries of this season in our garden, a marvel of selforganisation, those berries
> mmp
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> Am 07.07.2018 um 13:37 schrieb Harrison Owen via OSList:
>> Karl – there is very little in the academic literature for reasons I’ve always found interesting and odd… but predictable. However, the International Press has covered it extensively and if you will accept a rather biased source, I have a number of books on the subject. 5 remain in print and are published by Berrett-Koehler. There are also a number of others, now out of print, but available online at www.openspaceworld.com <http://www.openspaceworld.com> along with s number of occasional papers. You might find my first book, “Spirit: Transformation and Development in Organizations” interesting. It is not about Open Space per se but represents the basic framework out of which it grew. It is also the first time I used the words “open space.” Good luck – and I’d love to see where you go.
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>> *From:*OSList [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] *On Behalf Of *Royle, Karl via OSList
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>> *Subject:* [OSList] Papers and writing about opening space
>> Dear Colleagues,
>> I am in the process of writing a PHD by publication and have become interested in the conceptual basis of opening space/holding space and closing space. I am also interested in the concept of self structuring of open space (contentious I know) and pattern recognition as people participate in open space.
>> Does anyone know of any literature around these themes.. or equally, any thoughts?
>> Just a thought.
>> Many thanks in advance
>> Karl
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>> *From: *OSList <oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org> on behalf of Anna Caroline Türk via OSList <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
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>> Dear Thomas,
>> thank you for your dedication and creativity to explore open space. :) I am sure you have sooo many new stories to share about the essence and nature of open space!
>> I am really looking forward to experiencing your new level of thinking, being present and sharing new perspectives at our training Working with Open Space Technology <https://www.dorisgottlieb.com/ost-2018> in the Netherlands in September this year.
>> It’s always so much fun to “work” with Doris, you and our participants.
>> Doris and myself are also planning to come to Iceland to the WOSonOS and hope to meet many of our dear & crazy colleagues from around the world there! ;)
>> I recently facilitated an Open Space Technology meeting at a school with 300 young people who discussed how to get involved and support migrants coming to Germany.
>> Here <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXMuiGMm9Kc&t=17s> you can see a little Video about the Open Space - in German (no subtitles).
>> much Love all around!
>> Anna Caroline
>> On Jul 3, 2018, at 2:13 PM, Thomas Herrmann via OSList
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>> Dear friends in Open Space
>> I just returned home after almost 6 months “in open space”. My wife
>> and myself have been on a journey in 6 countries including NZ, Aus,
>> Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Indonesia. No musts just going with the
>> flow – being in open space. What a privilege and joy. And now I am
>> back in our house, renovating my office and enjoying summer
>> holiday😊. I have also booked my tickets to joinWOSonOS in Iceland
>> <https://events.artegis.com/event/WOSonOS_2018>in October. Otherwise
>> there is a lot of open space ahead which gives me the opportunity to
>> be and see what emerges. Exciting!
>> I also want to take the opportunity to ask you to spread the word,
>> if you know anyone interested to learn how to work with OST in a
>> sustainable way. I am happy to offer our three day training
>> September 12-14 in our favorite place in The Netherlands, 50 min
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>> great team where I am happy to “work” together with Doris Gottlieb
>> and Anna Caroline Türk.
>> More info! <https://www.dorisgottlieb.com/ost-2018>
>> Adding a picture from an open spacey Sweden
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>> So, see you in Amsterdam and/or Iceland…
>> Hugs
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