[OSList] Definitions...

[Jake Yeager]

"In the context of an OST event I have become more and more interested in
not being noticed
after the market place activities. The less I am noticed the more success I
feel."

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"A good wanderer leaves no trace." -- Tao-te-ching, Chapter 27
<https://www.taoistic.com/taoteching-laotzu/taoteching-27.htm>
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On Thu, Dec 5, 2019 at 2:45 PM Michael M Pannwitz via OSList <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> reading this from Mark Carmel in the note of Dec 5
>
> "What IS Open Space Technology if not to inspire participants into
> action to pursue their passion to accomplish their aims? Their purpose?
> To become successful in their life?"
>
> made me wonder about this statement and about the many other things OST
> is supposed to achieve, accomplish, etc.
>
> I suspect that all statements in this direction are manifestations of
> the assumptions we find to be pretty solid truths.
>
> The manifestation of my assumption around OST goes like this
> "OST is a tested and reliable approach to expand space for the unfolding
> of the power of selforganisation."
> Nothing more, nothing less. This also keeps it entirely open und
> unpredictable what happens when the force has a better go at it in
> comparison to the normal conditions under which is restricted.
> When we take a look at what happens in OST events we can see myriads of
> things, including folks taking action on stuff that they care for and
> are ready to fight for.
>
> In my thinking I believe  I as facilitator should not worry or bother
> myself with what can be achieved with OST. I simply know that there will
> be more space for the force. What happens is definitely  of interest to
> all the folks involved.
> And usually they know but dont take much notice of the fact, that they
> have been doing and achieving all this stuff under the influence of the
> force of selforganisation, all by themselves. They dont really think
> much of it because they apparently are pretty happy with what they are
> doing. And any attempts on my part (or other facilitators) to get them
> interested on what wonderful things they have been achieving (Community,
> Leadership of All, Selfmanagement, Vision building, Goal setting....they
> are rather bored with those exercises and want to spent their energies
> for getting on with what is at hand for them).
>
> Definitions of such things as "success" are endless. In the context of
> an OST event I have become more and more interested in not being noticed
> after the market place activities. The less I am noticed the more
> success I feel.
>
> Greetings from Berlin
> mmp
>
>
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>
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