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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Jack and Others in this
conversation.</span></font></span><font size=2 color=navy><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>Here are some of my thoughts.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>In the work and training I do, I make a
substantial differentiation between Open Space Technology and Open Space.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I think OST is a particular technology
for navigating in Open Space – which was discovered by </span></font><st1:place><font
size=2 color=navy><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Harrison</span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 color=navy><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'> and has
its own bells and whistles and rituals.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>When I use that approach I call it OST.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Open Space (without the word
Technology), as </span></font><st1:place><font size=2 color=navy><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Harrison</span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 color=navy><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'> said,
is the nature of the Universe.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It
can be “evoked” by asking a simple question or using a variety of
technologies.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I have led a number
of processes with learning from OST that I do not call OST or OS2.0.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>So focusing on changing the
“technology” to 2.0 or 3.0 or whatever when opening space does not
change the basic insight about OST for me.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Engaging consciously and skilfully
with self-organization processes to enable breakthrough results at a high level
(including but beyond the instrumental level) is great fun and I find that OST
does it for many.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Whole system change/projects in complex
environments:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>With colleagues, we
have been integrating OST or other forms of events with OS in a variety of
change projects in organizations.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>Most times it enables the relationships and collective awareness to
accelerate projects.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Depending on
the skills and experience of the folks involved, sometimes they want and likely
need help in how to take ideas and move them into successful change
projects.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Sometimes, the group has
the skills and experience to do that.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>I’ve used the Principles and Law of
OST for other kinds of processes, like the fishbowl, with other
“technologies”.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I
think there are other processes like AI, fishbowl, etc that open some space for
self-organization.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I’ve not
found anything that leads to the same level of breakthrough as OST as I
understand it.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I have found clients
– more these days, who sole focus is scientific results and processes who
want to make OST less “ritualized” and more in keeping with their
own culture which is often anti-religious (that culture is what is and fine
with me).<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>They sometimes see OST
having too many features of what they call “religion” or
“spirituality” or “<span class=SpellE>kum</span> by <span
class=SpellE>ya</span>” culture.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>However, if they loose the deeper possibilities with OST then they loose
out (from my perspective).<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Unless,
all they want is the instrumental outcome they are seeking.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>OST becomes one of the tricks in the
trick bag for a number of folks.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Recently, I Opened the Space with an
international IT association board that included one person from one of the big
(really big) IT businesses.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>After a
substantial two day OST experience – which led to higher performance than
he could believe – he said he had never experienced Open Space like
this.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It had only been an
interesting way to generate an agenda and get people into groups with flip
charts.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Never had it resulted in
the kind of dynamic emergence of leadership that moved far beyond the meetings
and time frames – the principles and law did give permission to get way
beyond the agenda created at the wall and do what was necessary and critical
for the board.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>(I recently reported
on a group of 150 that did much of the same.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>It is fun when that happens!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Larry<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Associates in Transformation<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>Toronto, ON, Canada<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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href="mailto:larry@spiritedorg.com"><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>larry@spiritedorg.com</span></font></a></span></font><font
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