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<p>Daniel and all,<br>
Be it suits or skirts (too much of one, not enough of the other), I am content
that the diverse voices were in the room having healthy and substantive
debates. Not the choir preaching to the choir.<span style="color:black"> Many different
perspectives and in-depth discussions </span>on the big issues. Two economies,
the old and the new<span style="color:black">. Workplaces of the future and outdated
command/control hierarchies holding people in the past</span>. Participants talking about
serious systemic problems, diminishing returns from a misplaced focus on
shareholder value as the single overarching measure, global economy, untapped capacity of people with 13% Gallup reported engagement, and in contrast, the glaring results (validated on all key measures)<span style="color:black"> of </span>self-managed companies<span style="color:black">
who are</span> treating people like equals, engaging<span style="color:black">
everyone</span> in decision making.<span style="color:black"> So many success
stories, so many quotable tweets. </span></p>
<p>Discordant views and agreeing views<span style="color:black"> – it was all
there. </span></p>
<p>This <span style="color:black">Vienna Drucker </span>Forum had all the
pre-conditions for Open Space and for Invitation with no mandates.<br>
1. Real business issues, not about doing a process, real and needed job 2. A
great deal of complexity 3. Lots of diversity in terms of people and points of
view 4. Real passion (people care) and conflict 5. Decision time of
yesterday...</p>
<p>I grant that it was all happening in the traditional conference format,
podiums with talking heads and limited discourse from participants though more
i<span style="color:black">nteraction it</span> seems than in the past.<span style="color:black"> And yet over those two days, I felt the shifts...the shifts that tell us that all of life is open space.<br></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">I know that what we’re </span>seeing<span style="color:black"> here and in so many other places right now</span> is more
than a light at the end of the tunnel. I'm hearing jack hammers blasting holes
in the walls.<span style="color:black">..of bureaucracy. And I’m excited to “build
on this momentum” to invite people on a journey of Open Space from “their/our”
issues and perspecctives. </span></p>
<p>When I heard people <span style="color:black">repeatedly </span>say<span style="color:black"> things like</span>: "we need to get everyone in the
same room to understand it together and to execute it together ("it"
is the future<span style="color:black"> and diversity is what they are
referring to</span>), I felt so hopeful<span style="color:black"> and excited</span>.<span style="color:black"> </span><br></p><p>Gary Hamel, Steve Denning, Bill Fischer, Dov
Siedman, Nilofer Merchant and so many others speaking a vision<span style="color:black"> of the future, sharing stories that are </span>happening
already.<span style="color:black"> It has all the elements of a coming together and opening space.<br></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">I can’t begrudge their format. </span>I would
never have known about Open Space had I not experienced it.<span style="color:black"> And even after knowing it, I ran into that annoying
problem of inviting with no agenda and no presenters. It seems now we have
amazing context from which to invite. What a privilege it is and will be to do
this work and to know a future ahead with so many more people on the journey. Lots of
hurdles ahead, not the least of which throwing away the shackles of
command-control, of safety, of predictability, etc. <span style> </span>I know as I was as handcuffed as most and
letting go, doing less is more is still such a huge challenge. <span style> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">This article on Haiers in China may be of
interest: <a href="http://www.strategy-business.com/article/00296?pg=all">http://www.strategy-business.com/article/00296?pg=all</a></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">Warmest regards,<br>
Suzanne</span></p>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 4:53 PM, Harrison Owen via OSList <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Michael -- I think I lost the suit. Or at least the last time I remember it<br>
was for my daughter's wedding. Gone-Zo! And Dan... your comments are<br>
devastating I think. But the good news is that folks are talking. Next step<br>
will be their recognition of the cognitive dissonance between their words<br>
(and the way they offer them) and the reality they seek to address. But one<br>
step at a time is probably all you can expect.<br>
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Dear Daniel,<br>
before I sit down to write an E-Mail I put on my suit.<br>
So whats this slant on suits.<br>
I recall seeing Harrison with suit and tie in one of the first os events he<br>
facilitated. After that it went all downhill with hat etc.<br>
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On 14.11.2014 17:12, Daniel Mezick via OSList wrote:<br>
> I'm not watching the Vienna event as closely as Suzanne, and some of<br>
> the others.<br>
><br>
> I do notice some things about it.<br>
><br>
> I'm glad that "people in suits" like Gary Hamel (et al) are now<br>
> noticing what is happening, and writing and talking about it. As for<br>
> "doing", it looks like the main activity is... arranging conference<br>
events.<br>
><br>
> I'm sad and afraid about the format. It's the standard us-them<br>
> conference format. The experts dispense wisdom from the stage, the<br>
> rest receive this revealed wisdom.<br>
><br>
><br>
> The structure of the program is a big tip-off to what is happening<br>
there...<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.druckerforum.org/2013/the-event/program/" target="_blank">http://www.druckerforum.org/2013/the-event/program/</a><br>
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> By attending this, the attendee authorizes the elevation of the people<br>
> on the stage to the status of authority figures.<br>
><br>
> The title of the event might also tip us off: "Managing Complexity"<br>
><br>
> To manage is to direct and control. The title therefore expands to:<br>
><br>
> "Directing and Controlling Complexity".<br>
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> That's a very interesting title for a conference that is presumably<br>
> about emergence in business organizations.<br>
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