<div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">[Very quickly with no time for revision…]<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Interesting threat.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">I also believe that self-organization, in its relation with complex adaptive systems, is fundamental to OST. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">In voluntary emergent Systems there are normally micro rules that allow for self organization to emerge at a macro level.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">So this thread can be a good way to look for those micro rules.</SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">When we ask "Why does OST works?" there are a lot of micro rules that are "imposed" in OST “by design”. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language:
EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">I would also agree that "invitation" is one of those.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Bur there are others that are so evident that we don't think about them anymore when we refer to OST.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Like diversity (the invitation being sent to all the interested stakeholders).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language:
EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Like the circle in all types of sessions (allowing for equality and for conections/relationships, etc)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">The posting of themes (people are again invited, but not forced)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">The break out session procedures.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">The law of two feet.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Etc<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">What I would not consider as "foundations of OST" (when we think at a micro level) are the so called principles. If they exist at all, I think they are a macro effect of what I am calling the foundations.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">They occur (as many other astonishing things) when some very easy and simple micro rules are followed. May I call this micro rules the real foundations of OST?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Regards<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Artur<o:p></o:p></SPAN></div> <div> <div> </div> <div> <BR><BR><B><I>Peggy Holman <peggy@opencirclecompany.com></I></B> wrote:</div></div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Such a rich
discussion!<BR><BR>I want to introduce a couple themes that stand out for me as we continue to <BR>form the notions that describes self-organization in social systems.<BR><BR>For me, the practice of opening space brings consciousness to the <BR>self-organization that is evolution at work. (...)</BLOCKQUOTE><p>
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