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At 11:12 AM 3/14/2002 -0800, Don wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>There is a group I'm working with
that is in the beginning stages of designing an organizational structure
that will support a networked community governance model for our local
children and families commission. Dee Hock's book: Birth of the Chaordic
Age has been a reference point and the subject of several learning
conversations held to surface different perspectives on how organizations
run. It is clear that the design conversations for this chaordic model do
better in Open Space. If you take the concepts in Harrison's recent
book The Power of Spirit and lay them down side by side with
concepts in Dee's book - you can almost see how Open Space could
eliminate about 3 years of planning that is suggested by the Chaordic
Commons. At least that is what we are attempting to do - and I will
let you know what happens.</blockquote><br>
It has always struck me as passing strange that for all of Dee Hock's
passion for self-organization, when it comes to applying the notion -- it
is very much back to business as usual. From where I sit the idea of
designing a self organization is contradictory at least, and
probably a waste of time. At least that is the lesson i would draw from
Open space and related adventures. The most and best I think we can do is
to notice the foot prints of the self-organizing system, and then try and
be supportive. Requires a lot less work, to say nothing of stress,
strain, and guilt. For after all the organization never quite ends up
going where we want it to. Surprise!<br><br>
Harrison <br><br>
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<div align="center">Harrison Owen<br>
7808 River Falls Drive<br>
Potomac, MD 20854 USA<br>
phone 301-365-2093<br>
Open Space Training
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Personal website <a href="http://www.mindspring.com/~owenhh" eudora="autourl">www.mindspring.com/~owenhh</a><br><br>
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