[OSList] Beware of Bad Bosses... Take it From the Dilbert Cartoon

[Jeff Aitken]

So yes, my question wasn't fully formed until now:

I am fascinated that folks who are passionate about Open Space can be in
differing "poles" of the "polarity" in the USA, and also be able to show
how OS is a kind of guide to understanding their own view.

Which leads me to wonder if good old OS can help unlock insights into the
situation in a fruitful way.

Being USA centric in an international list has its issues, but any insight
from outside the USA is welcome and important, including a request to keep
it among us folk.

We may not want to "go there" here, and that would be fine, but i would
feel remiss not to mention it, as 2022 draws near. It will be a big year in
these parts.

Warmly,
Jeff

On Sun, Dec 12, 2021, 2:08 PM Jeff Aitken <r.jeff.aitken at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, it seems that the paradigm of authoritarian leadership is exactly
> what OST and other participatory methods are intended to remedy.
>
> The postwar work in social systems by folks like Kurt Levin and others
> were a response to the tragic origins of the second world war, along with
> the outdated mechanistic notions of human organization. OD work and later
> OT work like Open Space have this in their genealogy.
>
> I'm so curious how we may have differing perspectives on where such
> authoritarian impulses are present now, and what to do about them.
>
> Not to "go there" right here and now, but to invite an inquiry into the
> resources of this legacy of theory and practice as a guide for muddling
> into the near future.
>
> Maybe skilled hosting would be called for in such a case. (Not
> volunteering, as I am surely holding one of the "poles".)
>
> Warmly,
> Jeff
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 12, 2021, 12:28 PM Marc C. Trudeau via OSList <
> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
>> Mark, check out Daniel Mezick’s A-1 Meeting, as a way to give the bosses
>> a taste and help them test their own resolve. You could build the A-1
>> around the OST Principles and Law. Odds are, some of the bosses really are
>> Open.
>>
>> Peace,
>>
>> Marc
>>
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>> On Dec 12, 2021, at 11:48 AM, Mark Carmel via OSList <
>> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> Greetings!!
>>
>> Bosses that SAY they are Open are perhaps ALL talk...  THEREFORE, Beware
>> of Bad Bosses.  This is My New 1st Law of OST, unwritten and unspoken, of
>> course. In my humble (or not so humble) opinion, All believers in and
>> Facilitators of Open Space Technology must understand times have changed.
>> In the US, we now live in Retaliation Nation. Don't believe it, just look
>> at any and all the news. One smear campaign after another. Yet, the great
>> USA is the most open and envied society on earth, right? Before leading
>> your Open Spacers into the Tiger's Den, prior to the invitation stage and
>> setting up the theme, i suggest you first vet the true intent of the
>> bosses.  Look at their past behavior and figure out whether they are open
>> or if they repeat past behavior to pounce on open and honest people they
>> consider Snitches.  If a boss is dishonest and fake, do not consider
>> honoring them with the miracle of OST.  They don't deserve trust and will
>> crush criticism like a bug.
>>
>> Take it from today's Dilbert Cartoon:
>>
>> Dilbert holds an Open Meeting... Dilbert says...We won a guvmint contract
>> to build a CO2 capture machine. We are only brainstorming so remember,
>> there are no bad ideas... Alice says...we could capture CO2 with a net.
>> Aren't you going to write that down?  Dilbert says...No, I'm fairly
>> confident I'll remember that suggestion for the rest of my life... then
>> Wally says...we could attract the CO2 with some sort of food... then
>> Dilbert says...Forget it. You're all idiots. I'll just design the stupid
>> machine myself... As employees exit the meeting, Alice says...that was
>> fun.  Then Wally says...
>> I love brainstorming!
>>
>> Wishing Peace to the Peacemakers and TO ALL those you serve.
>>
>> Mark Carmel, OST Facilitator
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