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<br>Harrison Owen wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>I think your caution is a very valid one, and a key
word is "allows" or I might prefer <i>invites</i>. The invitation to an
expanded Now (consciousness) is issued each time space is opened.</blockquote>
<p>just wanting to put in another plug for this notion and story of 'inviting,'
as i think it captures so much of the difference between open space and
the rest of organization and org development... the voluntary self
selection, the call to become what you want to see in the world, passion
bounded by responsibility, the open circle and marketplace, cycle of
self-organization (inviting to gather, inviting to breakouts, inviting
to proceed(ings), inviting to gather again where needed, inviting to breakouts,
inviting to proceed...)
<p>achieving in org is required, inspiration and aspiration are often wished
for but flattened if we try to put them on the 'to do' list. 'inviting'
is something we can do as an everyday business practice... issuing invites
to open spaces large and small, short and long... and inviting is also
something we can aspire to be as individuals and organizations...
<p>like the 'open' in open space, it's also a word that is known to all
and fairly uncorruptable, meaning if the leader says he/she wants to invite
but doesn't embody 'inviting' everybody knows. as harrison has said,
if people call something 'open space' when it's really not, those participants
are sure to notice the difference.
<p>more often than not frame the whole open space story as practice in
invitation. we often talk about 'opening and holding space' as the
doing of the facilitator, but i find people understand 'inviting' a bit
quicker, and understand how they could actually do it. it's just
a bit less mystical, i think.
<p>i've posted a whole collection of materials in something that i describe
loosely as 'a book'. it's called evolution at work: an invitation
to open space. it's all about open space as invitation in organization...
and the emergence of the inviting organization. fully browsable and
downloadable, free for taking and sharing. <a href="http://evolution.michaelherman.com">http://evolution.michaelherman.com</a>
<p>michael
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<p>p.s. here is the table of contents from 'evolution at work'....
<br>
<p>Many Gifts, One Story<b></b>
<p><b>Opening Invitation</b>
<br>...in organization
<p>
<br><b>Inviting Evolution</b>
<p>Four Quartets, an ending(?) from T.S.Eliot
<br>An Open Life, from a Michael Toms interview with Joseph Campbell
<br>Critical Path, a letter and more, from R. Buckminster (Bucky) Fuller
<br>A Brief History of Everything, from Ken Wilber
<br>Breathtaking Transformation, a personal opening
<p>
<br><b>Evolving Organization</b>
<p>A Brief History of Evolution at Work
<br>The Inviting Organization Emerges
<br>Strategic Conversation, a case story by Uwe Weissflog
<br>Intentional Evolution in Organization
<p>
<br><b>Organizing in Open Space</b>
<p>Open Space Technology: The Executive Summary
<br>Emerging Order in Open Space, the state of the art by Harrison Owen
<br>Working in Open Space: A Guided Tour
<br>Youth Action: Organizing in Open Space
<br>So what do you want to become? ...and where to begin
<br>Embodying Open Space: It's Already Now (yawn, yawn)
<p>
<br><b>Opening Invitation</b>
<br>...as organization
<br>
<p> Appendices for Practitioners
<p>A.Talking About Opening Space in Organization (Handouts)
<br>B. Inviting Real Organizations into Open Space (Samples & Templates)
<br>C. Facilitating Open Space Meetings and Events (Toolbox)
<br>D. Books That Changed My Mind (A Reading List)
<br>E. More Resources Online (Annotated Links)
<p>About the Author/Editor
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<p>--
<p>Michael Herman
<br>300 West North Avenue #1105
<br>Chicago IL 60610
<br>312-280-7838 voice
<br>312-280-7837 fax
<p><a href="http://www.michaelherman.com">http://www.michaelherman.com</a>
<br>a personal/professional portal to
<br>consulting, open space, evolution,
<br>invitation resources, michael's
<br>open notebook, and the rest of
<br>GlobalChicago...
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