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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Masud wrote: <FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>"</FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>For instance, I believe the
principle "Whoever comes are the right people"<BR>has an assumption built in -
simply considering the choice of words, which<BR>are not neutral. (This has been
raised before, and my purpose in bringing<BR>it up is not to hammer home the
point. This "self-realing" example popped<BR>into my head again at this
time)"</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Actually, I
don't think it is as much of an "assumption" as a blinding flash of the obvious.
Those who came are the only ones there! And the reason they are there is
that they cared enough to come. That does not make all those who didn't come
bad, immoral, or terrible -- but the fact of the matter is that they didn't care
enough to come. Now maybe the next time they would feel differently -- care
more. Make the necessary arrangements, or sacrifices! But for this
particular Open Space -- those who care came. And CARING is the sole criteria
for entry. That alone makes them the "right people." No Caring -- no
come...</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>And why would this be true? Well, I think
Open Space is all about passion and responsibility. And if you don't CARE -- no
passion, and little hope of accepting responsibility. Who on earth would
tak</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>e responsibility for something they don't care
about?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Harrison</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Harrison Owen<BR>7808 River Falls Dr.<BR>Potomac, MD
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<A title=masheikh@COGECO.CA href="mailto:masheikh@COGECO.CA">Masud Sheikh</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 24, 2005 2:50 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: leverage points</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Pat Black wrote:<BR>>I would say that the unstated
assumptions of the OS network are the same<BR>as any other network that
includes living beings and in this case humans<BR>and they are:<BR>>That
humans are self revealing in all their actions and
communications.<BR>>pat<BR><BR>Thank you Pat, but is that all?<BR>The point
you make relates to individuals within the OS Network. How about<BR>the OS
Network itself?<BR>For instance, with my long-time employer IBM - with which I
worked through<BR>its best and worst phases - an unsaid assumption seemed to
be "We have got<BR>it right so often; as has happened before, we will win in
the end".<BR><BR>An assumption that Therese stated about our list was "Each
person believes<BR>we can have a better world." Now that is something that
(almost) everyone<BR>in the world would believe - the large majority of whom
would not be on<BR>this list, or other similar lists. How the "better world"
comes into being<BR>is where differences come in.<BR><BR>For instance, I
believe the principle "Whoever comes are the right people"<BR>has an
assumption built in - simply considering the choice of words, which<BR>are not
neutral. (This has been raised before, and my purpose in bringing<BR>it up is
not to hammer home the point. This "self-realing" example popped<BR>into my
head again at this time)<BR><BR>So? I am still
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