[OSList] OSList Digest, Vol 83, Issue 12

Tue Mar 20 06:37:39 PDT 2018

Marai,

This resonates a lot with me, though I wouldn’t use the word “safety”
(working with survivors of trauma I have learned that I do not get to
determine for others what is “safe”; instead, I use the word “support”).

I recognized this phenomenon  a few years ago when an attendee who had
timorously proposed a session, had unexpected support and multiple
epiphanies, came to me after to thank me for “all I had done.”

I was confused, because this particular Open Space I had done a better job
than usual of being “invisible” (as Lisa Heft encourages me to try to be).
I asked them what I had done, and they basically said I had held a space
where they felt they had *permission* to explore their topic - something
they’d never had before.

Once I recognized it, I have been able to focus and augment it. It really
is both wonderful that we can create a space where people feel supported in
their exploration...and sad that in our culture we don’t have that all the
time.

Thanks for your thoughts,

Gray Miller
Writer • Presenter • Open-Space Facilitator • Event Producer
gray at graymillercreative.com

*Enjoy my blog at http://LoveLifePractice.com <http://LoveLifePractice.com>*

On March 19, 2018 at 7:32:24 PM, oslist-request at lists.openspacetech.org (
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> 1. Open Space World Map (Michael M Pannwitz)
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> 3. OST and what makes team work successful (Marai Kiele)
> 4. Re: OST and what makes team work successful (Peggy Holman)
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> Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 11:03:49 +0100
> From: Michael M Pannwitz <mmpannwitz at gmail.com>
> To: OSLIST <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
> Subject: [OSList] Open Space World Map
> Message-ID: <abb71b14-e06b-383f-27ee-89b8e207079b at gmail.com>
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> Dear os-workers near and far,
>
> please have a look at the new version of the Open Space World Map
>
> http://www.openspaceworldmap.org/
>
>
> Created in 2001 the Map has been around for 17 years now, the latest
> version of it for almost 2 years.
>
> When you open it, you see a few countries in white. That means no
> resident os-workers there and none that have worked there from other
> countries... about two dozen, most of them on the African continent.
>
> The other 144 countries on the map have either resident workers or
> others among us that have been to those countries or both.
> If you move your cursor to any of those countries the name of the
> country appears. If there is a number in brackets behind the country
> name it means there are that number of resident os-workers there.
> Lets say you go to Australia, you see that there are 8 resident
> os-workers there. Clicking on Australia brings up a list of them... with
> their picture, contact details, webpresence...
>
> You can also see folks from other countries that have worked in
> Australia by clicking on the note at the bottom of the list (Open Space
> workers from other countries who have also worked in Australia (17)).
>
> Exploring the Map and some of the items in the Menu will give you an
> impression of the spread of our "approach" all over the planet with
> presently 454 of us showing themselves... in all their diversity
> manifest in their websites, among other things.
>
> In case you already are part of of the Map, take a look anyhow to see
> whether everything is up to date. The new version provides a
> selfmanageable Content Management System: you can edit to your hearts
> desire.
>
> Greetings from Berlin on a crisp and bright winter day... and in case
> you pass through Berlin or anytime you are travelling, get in touch with
> the local Stammtisch conveners... here is the worldwide list, also part
> of the Map (from Vienna to Hong Kong to Reykjavik to Holon to G?teborg
> to Kiev and more) ... in Berlin we often convene "extraordinary
> Stammtische" when os-workers from other parts pass through town, a good
> opportunity to meet some of the 50 resident os workers in Berlin listed
> in the map.
> You can see a list of them by entering "Berlin" in the Search field of
> the Menu and here is the link to the Stammtische
>
> http://www.openspaceworldmap.org/stammtische
>
>
> Have a great day wherever you are and if you are not part of the Map yet
> feel invited to include yourself to show more of us and our work to the
> world.
>
> mmp
>
>
>
>
> --
> Michael M Pannwitz
> Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany
> ++49 - 30-772 8000
> mmpannwitz at gmail.com
>
>
> Check out the Open Space World Map presently showing 453 resident Open
> Space Workers in 76 countries working in a total of 144 countries
> worldwide
> www.openspaceworldmap.org
>
> Here you find books and task cards on open space, most in German, some
> in English, some as ebooks, some multilingual
> https://www.westkreuz-verlag.de/de/Kommunikation
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 08:46:26 -0700
> From: weDialogue <amy at wedialogue.com>
> To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
> <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
> Cc: Michael M Pannwitz <mmpannwitz at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [OSList] Open Space World Map
> Message-ID: <E6E291FA-039A-4F3F-B502-9ECC876534D1 at wedialogue.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>
> This map is a treasure!
> And the coding behind it a gift to everyone! Can you imagine a map to all
> the participatory practitioners in the world?? :-)
>
> Is it available commercially in some form, Michael?
>
> Warmly,
>
> Amy
>
> ..o0o..
> Amy Lenzo
> weDialogue: Virtual Environment, Real Connection
>
> amy at weDialogue.com | www.wedialogue.com
>
> On Mar 19, 2018, at 3:03 AM, Michael M Pannwitz via OSList <
> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
> Dear os-workers near and far,
>
> please have a look at the new version of the Open Space World Map
>
> http://www.openspaceworldmap.org/
>
>
> Created in 2001 the Map has been around for 17 years now, the latest
> version of it for almost 2 years.
>
> When you open it, you see a few countries in white. That means no resident
> os-workers there and none that have worked there from other countries...
> about two dozen, most of them on the African continent.
>
> The other 144 countries on the map have either resident workers or others
> among us that have been to those countries or both.
> If you move your cursor to any of those countries the name of the country
> appears. If there is a number in brackets behind the country name it means
> there are that number of resident os-workers there.
> Lets say you go to Australia, you see that there are 8 resident os-workers
> there. Clicking on Australia brings up a list of them... with their
> picture, contact details, webpresence...
>
> You can also see folks from other countries that have worked in Australia
> by clicking on the note at the bottom of the list (Open Space workers from
> other countries who have also worked in Australia (17)).
>
> Exploring the Map and some of the items in the Menu will give you an
> impression of the spread of our "approach" all over the planet with
> presently 454 of us showing themselves... in all their diversity manifest
> in their websites, among other things.
>
> In case you already are part of of the Map, take a look anyhow to see
> whether everything is up to date. The new version provides a selfmanageable
> Content Management System: you can edit to your hearts desire.
>
> Greetings from Berlin on a crisp and bright winter day... and in case you
> pass through Berlin or anytime you are travelling, get in touch with the
> local Stammtisch conveners... here is the worldwide list, also part of the
> Map (from Vienna to Hong Kong to Reykjavik to Holon to G?teborg to Kiev and
> more) ... in Berlin we often convene "extraordinary Stammtische" when
> os-workers from other parts pass through town, a good opportunity to meet
> some of the 50 resident os workers in Berlin listed in the map.
> You can see a list of them by entering "Berlin" in the Search field of the
> Menu and here is the link to the Stammtische
>
> http://www.openspaceworldmap.org/stammtische
>
>
> Have a great day wherever you are and if you are not part of the Map yet
> feel invited to include yourself to show more of us and our work to the
> world.
>
> mmp
>
>
>
>
> --
> Michael M Pannwitz
> Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany
> ++49 - 30-772 8000
> mmpannwitz at gmail.com
>
>
> Check out the Open Space World Map presently showing 453 resident Open
> Space Workers in 76 countries working in a total of 144 countries worldwide
> www.openspaceworldmap.org
>
> Here you find books and task cards on open space, most in German, some in
> English, some as ebooks, some multilingual
> https://www.westkreuz-verlag.de/de/Kommunikation
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> Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 18:40:03 +0100
> From: Marai Kiele <genuine-contact at joyful-together.com>
> To: ost list international <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
> Subject: [OSList] OST and what makes team work successful
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> Dear colleagues,
>
> Do you know what the core is, of what has drawn you to OST?
>
> Last year I came across a word that describes both, a phenomena I have
> experienced and cherished in OST as well as something that has turned out
> to be a key ingredient to successful teams:
>
> Psychological Safety
>
> The term was coined by Amy Edmondson, Novartis Professor of Leadership and
> Management, Harvard Business School.
>
> It is referred to in a study by Google, which they undertook to understand
> what distinguishes their successful teams from those who do so-so.
> Anyone interested in the subject? more here by Google:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZlSq_Hf08M
>
> "Psychological Safety" means team members are safe to take risk and be
> vulnerable in front of others. They know it?s okay or even requested to
> speak up, disagree, admit mistakes, ask ?stupid? questions or share a crazy
> idea. All of this without the fear of loosing ?belonging? or lessen one's
> status within a group.
>
> In the study this has proven to be by far the most important ingredient
> for successful team work, even more important than dependability, meaning,
> impact?
>
> Years back, I found this beautifully described in other words by Tova
> Averbuch, in her TEDx talk ?Opening Space to Collective Wisdom? (hello
> Tova! :-) )
> She opens with the words ?To be or to belong??a tension that I know very
> well: Being fully myself or belonging to a group seemed often in conflict.
> Especially during my time in the corporate world as a product manager. Tova
> describes how in OST she has found both together: ?being AND belonging". As
> I have, too.
>
> Back to my opening question: Do you know what the core is, of what has
> drawn you to OST?
>
> I have realised that the phrase ?psychological safety? describes that.
> That which is at the core of what has drawn me to OST. Something I am
> dedicated to since years. For myself and in creating spaces for others.
>
> I am eager to explore this topic with others, both on this list as in real
> time conversations. I?ll post a session in tomorrows ?Tuesday Open Space
> Hotline?.
> Anyone else interested in this topic, please come to the OS Hotline OR
> write on this list OR reach out to me directly.
>
> From a sunny and cold evening in Bielefeld, Germany,
> Marai
>
> https://about.me/maraikiele <https://about.me/maraikiele>
>
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> Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 11:02:16 -0700
> From: Peggy Holman <peggy at peggyholman.com>
> To: Open Listserv <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
> Subject: Re: [OSList] OST and what makes team work successful
> Message-ID: <B29DC6D2-ADE8-45D9-8913-837361DC5637 at peggyholman.com>
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> What a lovely question Marai!
>
> I can tell you that I fell in love with OST the first time I experienced
> it -- in 1996 -- because I saw something that I didn?t know was possible:
>
> The needs of individuals and the needs of the whole could both be met.
>
>
> Before then, I thought either one or the other is sacrificed. I now know
> that this experience of ?differentiated wholeness" is an indicator of a
> transformation to an organization or community with a new story of who it
> is and who belongs. It makes room for more aspects of itself.
>
> OST creates the ground for individual expression, in which showing up
> authentically is valued (as opposed to a common, tragic, unspoken norm that
> we need to stay quiet in order to belong). In the process of being
> ourselves, people discover deeper connections to each other. And that
> causes a shift in the cultural story of who we are as a whole.
>
> In short, OST creates the space for the full voiced self, connection with
> others, and sense of being of a larger whole.
>
>
> Peggy
>
>
> ________________________________
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>
>
>
> On Mar 19, 2018, at 10:40 AM, Marai Kiele via OSList <
> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
> Do you know what the core is, of what has drawn you to OST?
>
> Last year I came across a word that describes both, a phenomena I have
> experienced and cherished in OST as well as something that has turned out
> to be a key ingredient to successful teams:
>
> Psychological Safety
>
> The term was coined by Amy Edmondson, Novartis Professor of Leadership and
> Management, Harvard Business School.
>
> It is referred to in a study by Google, which they undertook to understand
> what distinguishes their successful teams from those who do so-so.
> Anyone interested in the subject? more here by Google:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZlSq_Hf08M <
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZlSq_Hf08M>
>
> "Psychological Safety" means team members are safe to take risk and be
> vulnerable in front of others. They know it?s okay or even requested to
> speak up, disagree, admit mistakes, ask ?stupid? questions or share a crazy
> idea. All of this without the fear of loosing ?belonging? or lessen one's
> status within a group.
>
> In the study this has proven to be by far the most important ingredient
> for successful team work, even more important than dependability, meaning,
> impact?
>
> Years back, I found this beautifully described in other words by Tova
> Averbuch, in her TEDx talk ?Opening Space to Collective Wisdom? (hello
> Tova! :-) )
> She opens with the words ?To be or to belong??a tension that I know very
> well: Being fully myself or belonging to a group seemed often in conflict.
> Especially during my time in the corporate world as a product manager. Tova
> describes how in OST she has found both together: ?being AND belonging". As
> I have, too.
>
> Back to my opening question: Do you know what the core is, of what has
> drawn you to OST?
>
> I have realised that the phrase ?psychological safety? describes that.
> That which is at the core of what has drawn me to OST. Something I am
> dedicated to since years. For myself and in creating spaces for others.
>
> I am eager to explore this topic with others, both on this list as in real
> time conversations. I?ll post a session in tomorrows ?Tuesday Open Space
> Hotline?.
> Anyone else interested in this topic, please come to the OS Hotline OR
> write on this list OR reach out to me directly.
>
> From a sunny and cold evening in Bielefeld, Germany,
> Marai
>
> https://about.me/maraikiele <https://about.me/maraikiele>
>
>
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