[OSList] Asking for your wisdom - Leora Tushinski

Sat Mar 13 23:06:57 PST 2021

To all who received my call and were so generous to respond, and all others
on OSList– *Thank you very much!!*

Your words of wisdom were very important for my understanding, deep
understanding, of the "Open Space Technology".

 We held an open space gathering and I brought your words of wisdom to a
group I initiated! We went over some of your posts, talking about the
meanings and the practical ways to "really" open the space  - so who comes,
are the right people.

I am so happy to know you are there in space and that it is possible to ask
and know there are allies there when needed

Thank you again

I had send all your regards to Tova and she is sending hugs!

With gratitude

Leora Tushinski
*בברכה,*
*ליאורה *

*050-6207543*

‫בתאריך שבת, 6 במרץ 2021 ב-17:22 מאת ‪Romy Shovelton via OSList‬‏ <‪
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org‬‏>:‬

> Oh my goodness Peggy….. your deep and forever wisdom is crafted into the
> most perfect and precious of words….
>
> Thank you SO SO much
>
> Romy
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> On 6 Mar 2021, at 00:53, Peggy Holman via OSList <
> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Leora,
>
> I’ll add my two cents to the wisdom already shared. You asked:
>
> ...how to "hold" the tension between the "freedom" in the OS method,   and
> “purposefulness” needed in most of the processes .
>
> How can we expect to get to "bottom lines" (get the work done) when we
> depend only on the people who come, and what they decide…?
>
>   And more, how can we avoid   the "loose" rules   lead to "anarchy",
> especially in complex environment?
>
> Your questions are often asked by managers who are considering bringing
> Open Space to their organizations. They’re great questions.
>
> Such questions have an implicit assumption that managers define purpose
> and rules and everyone else follows, doing what they’re told. In my life
> experience, that assumption is rarely the case. It may be employees have a
> different purpose than their manager but we are all purpose-driven.
> Sometimes we’re conscious of our purpose, sometimes not.
>
> Another assumption in your questions is that Open Space, because it
> invites people to experience freedom, doesn’t have purpose. In fact, just
> the opposite is true. I find Open Space makes purpose exceedingly clear.
> That is one of its strengths. It is part of what makes OST so radical. It
> puts purpose out in the form of a question, an organizing theme and invites
> people into freely exploring purpose, often from perspectives managers
> never imagined. People are freed to get work done because the “loose” rules
> liberate them to more effectively navigate complex environments. I often
> find managers shocked by the passion and creativity of people. They are far
> more capable and committed than many managers assume.
>
> The essence of Open Space, with a nod to Anne Stadler, who first framed it
> this way, is to take responsibility for what you love. Because the purpose
> is stated clearly, people who choose to accept the invitation to attend
> know why they’re there. So they propose what they need to in order to
> accomplish the purpose.
>
> Now there are several assumptions in what I’m saying. First, that people
> are there by choice. Invitation, not mandatory attendance, ensures you have
> people who want to be there. Making an Open Space mandatory runs counter to
> the spirit of “whoever comes is the right people”. Participation comes via
> an invitation, not a mandate. A second assumption is that the sponsor(s)
> are authentic in their calling question — they have stated a real purpose
> for coming together. If not, they put the process at risk as that would be
> an act of betrayal.
>
> You see, Open Space enables a different form of organization. It is not
> based in hierarchy, which is terribly cumbersome in complex situations. OST
> forges self-organized networks, communities, relationships as people
> discover the others who care about the things they care about. In fact,
> part of the power of Open Space is that it re-knits the fabric of community
> as the needs of individuals and the needs of the whole are both served.
> People find they can look to each other for partnership and support in
> accomplishing purposes they care about.
>
> One other item I want to unpack: “if we depend only on the people who
> come”…I have come to believe that, in addition to developing a thoughtful,
> purposeful, meaningful calling question, one of the most important aspects
> of preparing for an Open Space is attending to who is invited. It is the
> job of the organizers to do the work to ensure they have invited people
> from the whole system. I interpret the principle about "whoever comes are
> the right people" not as a "leave it to chance" perspective but rather as a
> "be at peace” perspective that those who show up will figure it out.
>
> As a facilitator, I consider an important part of my job is to work with
> the sponsor/organizing team to understand who makes up the system so that
> the sponsor/organizing team invites them. Harrison describes the people to
> be invited as the "people who care". Since it isn’t always obvious, I take
> a cue from Marv Weisbord and Sandra Janoff and use a rubric from Future
> Search in how I think about who cares. I work with the organizers to
> identify the people who “ARE IN”: with Authority, Resources, Expertise,
> Information, and Need. And then I bring a diversity lens to it to help the
> sponsor/organizing team to determine, which, if any, of these demographic
> dimensions are important: age, race, gender, geography, socio-economics,
> political perspective, and religion. Doing the work of inviting people from
> the whole system lays the groundwork so that you can depend on the people
> who come.
>
> Open Space gives us practice in experiencing what networked-based
> organizing feels like. Newtonian science was mirrored in the organizational
> form that emerged during its day: hierarchy. As we come to understand the
> science of complexity, we’re beginning to recognize something that was
> always there: our most effective form for human organizing today is in
> networks. Open Space just helps us do it consciously.
>
> Enjoy your work with Tova!
>
> Peggy
>
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> On Mar 5, 2021, at 12:28 AM, Thomas Herrmann via OSList <
> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Leora and welcome to OS-list!
> Much wisdom has already been shared.
> I usually invite my clients to some good pre-work to have clarity on
> purpose, goals and to create clarity on the conditions/givens including
> clarifying support for the continuous process after the event. Then they
> have the task to create an irresistible invitation and spread it as widely
> as possible, to all who may be interested… then trust the principle:
> Whoever comes…
> It’s wise to involve different stakeholders in the pre-work too, so they
> are engaged and ambassadors to spreading the word.
> Good luck
> Thomas Herrmann, sending greetings from Sweden – please extend my warmest
> greetings to Tova too!
>
> *Från:* OSList <oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org> *För *leora
> tushinski via OSList
> *Skickat:* den 3 mars 2021 11:13
> *Till:* oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
> *Kopia:* leora tushinski <tushinleora at gmail.com>
> *Ämne:* [OSList] Asking for your wisdom - Leora Tushinski
>
>
> Hello everyone,
>
>
> This is my first time in the OSList and I am writing to ask for the wisdom
> I am sure is held in this group.
>
> My name is Leora and I'm a student of "Dialogic interventions in Large
> group" , held by Tova Averbuch and Rotem Ofer.
>
> As a manager I have a challenge (and maybe a fear): wondering how to
> "hold" the tension between the "freedom" in the OS method,   and
> “purposefulness” needed in most of the processes .
>
> How can we expect to get to "bottom lines" (get the work done) when we
> depend only on the people who come, and what they decide…?
>
>   And more, how can we avoid   the "loose" rules   lead to "anarchy",
> especially in complex environment?
>
> I will appreciate your time, attention and wisdom
>
> Thank you
>
> Leora
>
> Israel
>
>
> *050-6207543 (972)*
>
> *בברכה,*
> *ליאורה*
>
> *050-6207543*
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