<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Harold, you said: But I'd be saddened if we somehow forbid the "W". It feels like closing, not opening space.</span><br clear="all">
<div>What if instead we agreed to stretch the W, Harold? What if anyone could indeed convene an osonos? what if anyone could indeed convene an osonos gathering and what if it was as simple as posting an invitation to the oslist and to a website shared by all osonos events? what if the notes from all of these osonos events were posted to this one site? ...so that the W came to denote ALL of our work IN open space ON open space? wouldn't this be a gem of a demonstration that we are living our practice and inviting anyone to join us as colleagues, not just as trainees? what if learning open space came to mean buy the book, try it out, and find an osonos gathering to process it with others who cared about open space? what if there were than many osonos's happening all around the world? </div>
<div><br></div><div>maintaining this special label on one annual event feels an awful lot like the preferential treatment other groups give to the keynote speaker. often it's quite and interesting talk, people spend a lot of energy choosing these people and setting up a big room and podium and screens and such... but we know they're missing something magical, because everyone is not talking with everyone. </div>
<div><br></div><div>how can we be sure that we're not missing something amazing because we insist on having this annual keynote event? and asking if there were any other offers to host is a bit misleading, because the structure of the process precludes most from even considering it. I was actually thinking about convening one, but given the invitation presentation hoopla, my plan was to offer to do all the admin details if harrison would reserve that camden church again. but suzanned called me before i could call harrison. the point is the habit/structure we have makes many things impossible to consider, in the same way that a keynote speaker makes it hard (not impossible, but harder) for people to connect with others who share their passion. we can't assume that because everyone is listening to the speaker politely that they all care or that they don't have other, greater passions and gifts to offer.</div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 5:04 PM, Harold Shinsato <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:harold@shinsato.com" target="_blank">harold@shinsato.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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About the question of getting rid of the "W" - I find it hard to
engage in that question - so I'll counter with another.<br>
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The first place I heard about a World Open Space on Open Space was
at an Agile Open in San Francisco several years ago. Hearing one of
the participants speak in the morning announcements that parallel to
our geeky agile software OST conference there were also brave
fortunate souls were convening a World Open Space on Open Space. It
felt authenticating, energizing, and empowering to know that people
cared enough about the Open Space format to meet in a global
context.<br>
<br>
So my counter question is "What is the value of having the 'W'?"<br>
<br>
For me the 'W' indicates the presence of a world community that
cares enough to nurture and support and advance this powerful
philosophy and way for people to come together.<br>
<br>
The 'W' gives some focus for people who may have limited resources
to both get to a world wide event, and to help others get to a world
wide event where this lively and heart filled community can meet
face to face and keep friendships, relationships, and connections
alive.<br>
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Also, the 'W' brings up valuable conversations about our global
context. I really love that we have a focal annual World event. If
there were enough energy - I'd love to see more than one World event
co-created by the World Open Space community. But I'd be saddened if
we somehow forbid the "W". It feels like closing, not opening space.<br>
<br>
Anyone who wants to have a OSonOS can do one.<br>
Anyone who wants to have a WOSonOS can do one. Did anyone else
besides Suzanne really have the ambition, energy, and drive to host
the 2013 event?<br>
Anyone who wants to can host an XOSonOS - where X is whatever
amplification to OSonOS you want. An Agile Open Space on Open Space.
A Pilots Open Space on Open Space. A Food Open Space on Open Space.
It's not licensed. Just do it.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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Harold<br>
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<div>-- <br>
Harold Shinsato<br>
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