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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, Mark - what can I say? What a
gift!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I feel as though I've seen the shining treasure of
a jewel that's reflected in your life, practice and
heart!! </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>I hope I'm not too forward in
saying that I'd love to roam about a bit in your head, heart and life.... Of
course, I mean that in the most non-threatening, non-stalking, metaphorical sort
of way ;-) </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you very much.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Although I haven't nearly the pace, length or
breadth of your intentional OS experiences, I still feel the resonances in my
own personal and professional development.... and am heartened by your sharing
(What was your 1st clue? lol)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Like you, over time I have been drawn to
the level of collective consciousness.... </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>I
sometimes say 'evolution' rather than transformation because I'm personally a
bit neurotic and fearful about falling into an old pattern of trying to
'change' things (which somehow I associate with the word transformation)
and I simply like the suggestion of a natural process that the word
'evolution' evokes. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I also use the term 'conscious evolution'
alot - applied individually and collectively - which is what I believe
OS naturally activates. And, as I perceive patterns and systems,
I believe is profoundly related to the essence of life / spirit
/ energy / intelligence / divinity. A fundamental element or law, or
something... </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But perhaps it's more correct to describe what
I mean as the 'conscious evolution of consciousness'... the next turn in
our collective wheel, perhaps? Don't even get me started on the
connection to story! :-) So n</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>ow I'm just
rambling when all I really wanted to ask was,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>Would you be willing to speak a bit more
about #8 below (<FONT face=Verdana>Radiant Networking — Practices of Peace —
Integral Wellness</FONT>) and also its connection to #7 (<FONT
face=Verdana>Living in OS as an integral wellness practice for the
transformation of consciousness — Self | Other | The
Whole</FONT>)?</EM></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I thank you for what you've already
given,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Glory</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
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<A title=mark_r_jones@att.net href="mailto:mark_r_jones@att.net">Mark R. Jones
(AT&T)</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 28, 2006 2:22
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: innovative
organizations</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">Hi Glory.<BR><BR>The beauty of the work back then was
that I was fully-embedded in organizations in senior management roles.
As part of a commitment Anne Stadler and I had made to exploring what it
meant to “live our lives in Open Space”, I had decided to experiment with
leading and managing my organizations “in Open Space”. <BR><BR>This
meant that along with doing on average bi-weekly OS events for various
organizations — for-profit and non-profits — I conducted my leadership teams,
program and project teams, and Lean Kaizens (12 per week on average across my
“span of control”), staffs, and work groups in Open Space. I carefully
and subtly trained my staff and organizations to function in Open
Space.<BR><BR>Some cool observations from the experiments:<BR> *
With teams conversant in trying to “Live in Open Space”, I found that I
and they could convene <BR> profound and
productive “spaces” as short as fifteen minutes, and as long as several
months<BR> — yes, in corporate
settings<BR> * In 1997 I blended “Living in Open Space” with
principles from Buddhist living to build
a<BR> team (and set of organizations) that
could eliminate a “$3million” a day production problem.
<BR> It took about six weeks for
folks to really get it — and when they did, they not only solved
the<BR> production problem but innovated a
set of processes and tools that are still in use today<BR> *
In 2000, I tried the blended approach in the bowels of the US
Government. About three<BR> to four
months into the experiment, a Government manager exclaimed that “we” had
been<BR> doing that “Open Space stuff”.
I had never used the term “Open Space” in that setting.
<BR> Apparently folks got curious about
what they were experiencing in the daily life of
the<BR> organization and started to
research what it might be. And discovered that in fact we had
<BR> been conducting our work in Open
Space. This came as quite a surprise to some of the
“OD”<BR> folks who had “made up their
minds” about things like OST and AI — without ever
(knowingly)<BR> participating in
them.<BR> * Working with the CEO (who was my boss) from my
previous company, my job was to
infuse<BR> and embody a “”Living in Open
Space” practice into our work force, and particularly
our<BR> executive decision-making processes
(think “off-sites”). I watched as this contributed
<BR> to our financial success as an
organization, and allowed me the financial option to
“retire”<BR> from the “rat race” and
explore living my life in Open Space in the service of the
transformation<BR> of consciousness.
Which is what I do nowadays !<BR><BR>In the seventies I spent five years
living in an intentional community (7x24 residential community). We did
not “Live in Open Space” -- yet the experience profoundly positively shaped my
life. I had an extended family that had experimented with convening
itself ala OS-like Law and Principles for a number of years. Anne
Stadler suggested that the next experiment should be an intentional community
based on “Living in Open Space”. So she founded the “Spirited Work
Community” in 1999. With that, our focus (Anne and I) changed from
predominantly organization-oriented OS to community-oriented OS. And I
drastically reduced the pace and my involvement in OST events. This
experiment led us to India in 2001, and later again in 2004 with an expanded
configuration that included Peggy Holman. The 2001 trip brought about
the establishment of the Radiant Networking” experiment — which continues to
this day, and shapes the work and participation of Anne, Peggy, and myself
(individually and collectively).<BR><BR>In the nineties, the “pace” was
exciting and profoundly meaningful to me. And eventually, I felt that I
had pretty much “mined the goodies” — I was no longer being surprised and
growing from the experiments. The results were always positive and
always the same — which was good — but I needed to find the next learning and
growth edge. I kept notebooks to track and map my experiments.<BR><BR>My
experimental trajectory regarding Open Space progressed from Item-1 to
Item-8:<BR> (1) OST for the increased effectiveness of
individuals <BR> (2) Living in OS for the evolution and
transformation of individual consciousness<BR> (3) OST
for the increased effectiveness of groups and organizations
<BR> (4) Living in OS for the evolution and
transformation of organizational consciousness<BR> (5)
OST for the increased effectiveness of communities
<BR> (6) Living in OS for the evolution of collective
(“Community”) consciousness<BR> (7) Living in OS as an
integral wellness practice for the transformation of (individual
and<BR> collective )
consciousness — Self | Other | The Whole<BR> (8)
Radiant Networking — Practices of Peace — Integral Wellness
<BR><BR><BR>“Pace” drove both Anne and I to our explorations of what I call
“efficiency”:<BR> What is the minimum necessary but
sufficient gentle structure upon which we can hang things ?<BR><BR>Harrison
sometimes frames this as “what is one less thing to do?”<BR>Peggy sometimes
frames this as “what is the basic underlying pattern?”<BR>Tom Atlee sometimes
frames this as discerning “pattern languages” <BR>Anne has taken this to the
simple inquiry of “what is optimal . . . “<BR><BR>Based on conversations that
Peggy, Tom, Chris Corrigan and I have had — I suspect that the more one mucks
— with intention and intensity — with Open Space, the more Open Space becomes
a “life practice” for everyday living and community. And one becomes
even more appreciative of the experience — thus the more deeply and
pervasively one mucks with it. Nowadays, I rarely refer to Open Space
Technology, for me Open Space has simply become a way of
living.<BR><BR><BR>Thanks for the compassionate and inviting asking
!<BR><BR><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT face="Monotype Corsiva"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><B><I>Mark R.
Jones<BR></I></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><B><FONT color=#ff00ff><FONT
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Officer<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT color=#000080><FONT size=5><FONT
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<BR>----------------------------------------------------------------------<BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR>On
4/27/06 6:41 PM, "Glory Ressler" <on.the.edge@sympatico.ca>
wrote:<BR><BR></SPAN></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT face=Arial>Me too, Mark -
I'd love to hear a story that reflects your experience/learning associated
with the intense pace and # of sessions....<BR></FONT><FONT
face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial>Best
wishes,<BR>Glory<BR></FONT><FONT
face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><BR></FONT></SPAN>
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face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><BR>----- Original Message -----
<BR> <BR><B>From:</B> Tree Fitzpatrick <A
href="mailto:therese.fitzpatrick@gmail.com"><mailto:therese.fitzpatrick@gmail.com></A>
<BR> <BR><B>To:</B> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
<BR> <BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 27, 2006 9:21
PM<BR> <BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: innovative
organizations<BR> <BR><BR>Wow, Mark Jones, you did more than
two open space events per week one year!<BR><BR>I am impressed.
<BR><BR>Has anyone else on this list had such a
pace?<BR><BR><BR></FONT></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><SPAN
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