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Hi Kári,<br>
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The various components of the origin story of OSLIST retold these
past several weeks are very interesting. <br>
<br>
Googling "Anne Stadler Spirited Work" sent me here: <br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.collectivewisdominitiative.org/papers/stadler_reflections.htm">http://www.collectivewisdominitiative.org/papers/stadler_reflections.htm</a><br>
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A very interesting quote is located there:<br>
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We learned that conflicts or resistance were a signal of something
new wanting to happen..."<br>
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Daniel<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/1/14 12:55 PM, Kári Gunnarsson
via OSList wrote:<br>
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As I have been told, the Os-list was prompted by Peggy Holman <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://peggyholman.com/">http://peggyholman.com/</a>
and set up in 1996 by Murli Nagasundaram as a discussion list
for the conscious self-organizing system and the Open Space
Institute.<br>
<br>
Original there where two themes for the list-server<br>
<br>
"How do I keep this going?"<br>
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and<br>
<br>
"How do I bring this into my organization?"<br>
<br>
There is also some connection to organizational learning;
creating communities for learning and action; inspired, high
performing learning organization; leadership and management; to
stay aware of what has heart and meaning; changing the world; it
also has connection to Anne Stadler Spirited Work.<br>
<br>
Here is Anne Stadler Open space Primer ... <a
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href="http://www.donellameadows.org/wp-content/userfiles/Open-Space-Primer.pdf">http://www.donellameadows.org/wp-content/userfiles/Open-Space-Primer.pdf</a><br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 1 November 2014 13:03, Alan
Stewart via OSList <span dir="ltr"><<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org"
target="_blank">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal">G’day Dan and All </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In your response of 21 Oct 2014 to
my post<b> </b><span><b>Re:
[OSList] Respect in Self-Organizing Systems </b>you
muse:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“I often wonder what the primary
task of the OSLIST group
is.”</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Having been a group member for
about 20 years and having
attended five WOSonOS </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have a ‘take’ on this matter. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This derives in part from a
statement of Pablo Picasso that:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“Our meaning in life is identifying
our gift,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Our purpose in life is giving it
away.” </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I tend to paraphrase this as ‘… our
gifts … is giving them
away.’ </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">One of the gifts I note in relation
to ‘the primary task of
the OSLIST group’ is that of knowing of the principles
and practices of OST by the group members and our
giving them away, professionally and personally.<span>
<br>
</span></p>
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</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>In my case the 'beginning'
gift arrived, in 1994, totally unexpectedly, in the
post in the form of Harrison's original book, about
which knew nothing. I had occasion to experiment
with the process, as a speaker scheduled to present
a few days later had withdrawn. Which I did, after
reading the book swiftly - and on observing the
response was forever hooked! </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As my ‘take’ is quite long and
somewhat personal I would not
wish to foist it on the LIST. And so I invite anyone
who may be interested in
this to contact me. Whoever does ... <smile> <br>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Incidentally, yesterday I
facilitated a one day conversation
for the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.australianchurchesrefugeetaskforce.com.au/"
target="_blank">Australian
Churches Refugee Taskforce</a>. This has been
established by a group of the
biggest church denominations in Australia
to care for the wellbeing of asylum seekers and
refugees. This event was held
in Adelaide at their
second annual get together and was to converse about
their priorities in the
coming year. Several participants had previous
experience of the value of OST
for such a purpose, which is why it was chosen. The
concluding consensus – in my understanding - was
through it this time they had accomplished what they
wished. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Looking forward</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Go well</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Alan <br>
</p>
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