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me to name something that I have seen many times and has made my skin crawl
each time, without knowing why.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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be “how to create obligation.” I contrast this with the simple
invitation to “co-create.” The former feels like a never ending job
that continues to require more and more effort, but in a way that will never
accomplish the most possible (or even more). It is three parts manipulation,
perhaps cajoling, perhaps retention of power, and one part human to human synergy.
The latter feels calls deep down to the core of the human spirit, without even
needing to be too funky, which seems to enliven us through its simplicity. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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And yes, many approaches work to some extent in many circumstances. But this
fundamental distinction – obligation vs invitation to cocreate –
speaks volumes for me.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Harrison Owen<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, March 22, 2007
5:27 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> FW: Causing Trouble</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Uwe Weissflog
[mailto:Uwe.Weissflog@t-online.de] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, March 22, 2007
6:28 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> hhowen@verizon.net<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Causing Trouble</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Dear <st1:place w:st="on">Harrison</st1:place>,<br>
<br>
what you say resonates with my experience and my heart. After numerous Open
Space events in high-tech businesses and universities I have
come to similar conclusions. Humberto Maturana's says in one of his books:
"... but creating and managing are basically different. I co-create,
by consciously living in the Now, making life more harmoniously - without
enslaving other people". But this, apparently is the dilemma we face
when opening the space: the self-organising and co-creating power of
people becomes obvious and collides with the desire of some who
want have power over people.<br>
<br>
I had cases, where after very successful Open Space events (for example one,
which resulted in 3 patents) higher management simply stopped it because the
structure did not fit the "normal way of life" in the company - what
a waste of possibilities.<br>
<br>
I'm now very careful when and how to use Open Space - sometimes it seems better
to say no - for the sake of the people involved.<br>
<br>
-- <br>
Uwe Weissflog<br>
Pathway Guidance - Europe(TM), GbR<br>
www.pathwayguidance.eu<br>
uwe.weissflog@pathwayguidance.eu<br>
Rinnengärten 1<br>
D-34516 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Vöhl-Marienhagen</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Germany</st1:country-region></st1:place><br>
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