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Some folks do not consider open space to be a 'technology', hence
the reference to 'dumb'...<br>
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I am clueless: What is the origin story of the term "Open Space
Technology?"<br>
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Does Japanese journalism play a role in this story? I heard maybe
...<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/5/15 3:16 AM, John Baxter wrote:<br>
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it was decided that 'Technology' was dumb : )<br>
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I personally use 'social technology', but the language we use
to define objects in the social/cultural/information world is
very nebulous... I guess because our conceptualisation is
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<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> Greetings All, <br>
<br>
We say "Open Space Technology". <br>
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<br>
So: Is Open Space "culture technology?" If so, maybe that
"T" for technology is not so misplaced, after all...<br>
<br>
...maybe not so much of a joke, after all ?<br>
<br>
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Culture Tech<br>
<br>
<br>
If we look at the so-called "liberating structures" such
as World Cafe, Fishbowl, OST, we can see these are
generally grouped together under this "liberating
structures" banner.<br>
<br>
Many of them are designs for <i>gatherings</i> (aka
"meetings" in some locales...)<br>
<br>
I think the "liberating structures" such as World Cafe,
Fishbowl, OST are actually, and in fact: "culture
technology."<br>
<br>
To this culture-tech list, we may safely add: Scrum.
Sociocracy. Core Protocols.<br>
<br>
And culture technology wants to be <i>free</i>.<br>
<br>
And so I've written a little essay on that, you can see it
here:<br>
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Culture Technology Wants To Be Free<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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So maybe the T in OST is not so dumb, after all?<br>
<br>
Daniel <br>
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Related Links:<br>
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Scrum Guide<br>
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target="_blank">http://www.scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html</a><br>
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Sociocratic Norms<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://wayofthecircle.org/pattern-language/"
target="_blank">http://wayofthecircle.org/pattern-language/</a><br>
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Core Protocols<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://liveingreatness.com/" target="_blank">http://liveingreatness.com/</a><br>
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PS. The Core Protocols folks, Michele & Jim McCarthy,
call their stuff "software for your head." My current
belief is that all culture-technologies (like OST for
example?) are in fact 'software for your head."<br>
<br>
PSS. (Sidebar question: My understanding is that a
Japanese journalist coined this "OST" term and it stuck.
What is the origin story of this term? Where can it be
found on the web?)<br>
<br>
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