[OSList] Dead Moose Society...just in case you don't know about it!
doug
ost at footprintsinthewind.com
Thu Jun 28 19:18:54 PDT 2018
Birgitt--
Wonderful, wonderful!
Let's do put some life into the old dead moose!
:- Doug. Germann
On 06/28/2018 05:03 PM, Birgitt Williams via OSList wrote:
> Dear friends and colleagues who work with Open Space Technology,
> Ever so long ago (1997) and not so far away (Ontario, Canada) a few of
> us came up with a new society that we named The Dead Moose Society. I
> came across the invitation again just now doing some research....and
> want to share the invitation with you...just in case it has interest to
> your heart and sense of humor, and just in case you haven't yet come
> across this opportunity.
>
> in genuine contact,
> Birgitt Williams
>
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> Dead Moose Society
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> *You are invited to join The Dead Moose Society*
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>
> Beware all of you in the world of Open Space. Another
> entity has formed and we are extending an invitation to all of you to
> participate. At an Opening the Space event in February 1997 in Ontario,
> Canada, we discussed the importance of living our *truth*, with good
> heads, good hearts, and extending care and compassion out into the
> world. We then talked about the hazards associated with living this
> way. What happens when collusion (co-illusion) is named? What happens
> when a truth that everyone knows about but no one ever talks about
> (except for parking lot gossip) is named? What happens when Space is
> Opened and truth surfaces?
>
>
>
> At first glance, the answer would seem that the air gets
> cleared and life goes on better that before. Our collective experience
> has told us that this is not so. It is more common that the truth
> teller comes to harm, is targeted for harm somehow. Or Open Space
> itself is called into question, with people being so angry about the
> *truth* having come out, that they end up being angry at the Open Space
> process that they say “it didn’t work, look at what resulted.”
>
>
>
> So . . . we identified that all of this was like having
> a dead moose under the table. Everyone knows it’s there, it smells,
> maybe has gathered flies, is sickening, but no one wants to say the
> obvious. And we decided that Open Space is to be honored for putting
> “*the dead moose on the table*” so that it can be identified and
> appropriately dealt with.
>
>
>
> And thus we formed the Dead Moose Society as an adjunct
> to the Open Space Institutes and all good Open Space work everywhere.
> The purpose of the Dead Moose Society is to get the Dead Moose on the
> table wherever we can, and to support each other in efforts to do so.
> The principles that will govern our Society are:
>
>
>
> Harrison Owen’s four principles for Open Space:
>
> 1. Whoever comes is the right people
>
> 2. Whenever it starts is the right time
>
> 3. Whatever happens is the only thing that could have
>
> 4. When it’s over, it’s over
>
>
>
> As well as Angeles Arrien’s four laws of Spirit:
>
> 1. Show up and be present
>
> 2. Tell the truth
>
> 3. Follow what has heart and meaning
>
> 4. Let it go
>
> * *
>
> *The Invitation*
>
> Please form your own Dead Moose Society when needed (NOW
> isn’t such a bad time) with whomever you can interest in this very
> important work. They must be people who are willing to take risks, have
> courage, have vision, and enjoy community. And be committed to living
> by the principles as above that encourage us to be about our own truth also.
>
>
>
> *Location*
>
> The first meeting of this first group took place in a
> pub in Unionville, Ontario on April 16^th , 1997. That sets a possible
> tone for where other Society meetings should be located - a good pub.
>
>
>
> *Fees*
>
> We would like to say there are none, but for those of
> you who try to live your truth, and who have tried to name truth in an
> organization, you know the price can be very high - nothing less than
> your soul sometimes.
>
>
>
> *Agenda*
>
> Whatever happens, playfulness is certainly essential.
> We all need to come forward with the abundance mentality of giving and
> sharing. For us, some of the agenda items of our first meeting included:
>
>
>
> v Where did the dead moose come from anyway?
>
> v The loudest burp
>
> v When moose(s) extend their mating call, do we try to mate with them?
>
> v What is the plural of moose?
>
> v How do you spell carcass?
>
>
>
> We brought fun items along - a moose caller, a moose
> puppet, a moose statue - the list goes on and on. We formally signed a
> register and pretended like “Robert’s Rules of Order.” To sign the
> register, we each took on a moose name. So much hilarity happened that
> poor Robert’s Rules fell to the wayside, and we actually got a lot done.
>
>
>
> As you might guess, with the help of humor, the real
> Dead Moose stories came out - very painful, very serious. We support
> one another to carry on with bringing truth into the workplace. And
> because we are able to laugh, amidst the tears, we are able to hold on
> to the space that Open Space and truth need, to bring healing into the
> organization.
>
>
>
> *Stay in touch*
>
>
>
> If you have a Dead Moose story to share or if you start
> your own “chapter” of the Dead Moose Society, please let us know. Just
> for the record.
>
>
>
> Contact Birgitt Williams at
> birgitt at dalarinternational.com <mailto:birgitt at dalarinternational.com>
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