<div dir="ltr">maybe you mean having individuals with some (common sense) that can be listed in a (code of conduct) according to which they behave.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 12:34 PM David Osborne via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Quoting from Harrison in <i>The Practice of Peace.</i><br><div><br></div><div>Stuart Kaufman's original work which focused on biological systems aka the emergence of life on earth describes five pre-conditions for open space, one of which is "<i>A safe, nutrient-rich environment."   </i>Harrison goes on to describe the equivalent for Human systems as <i>"some kind of safety and support in the overall environment."</i></div></div><div><i><br></i></div><div>I interpret safety as a psychologically safe space where individuals can act and speak ( take risks, share diverse views etc.</div><div><br></div><div>Can it be too safe to support self-organization?</div><div><br></div><div>David</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_-8697440579845199467gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p><b style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica"><span style="font-family:Avenir-Roman;color:rgb(88,88,91)"><br><span style="font-size:14px">David R. Osborne</span></span></b><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Avenir-Roman;color:rgb(127,153,171)">Organization and Leadership Development</span></span></p><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><img height="84" width="180" src="cid:F50CD739-0CB3-4057-980C-62D5983A9F83@hsd1.il.comcast.net." style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><font color="#7f99ab" face="Avenir-Roman"><b style="font-size:11px"><br></b></font><span style="color:rgb(88,88,91);font-family:Avenir-Roman;font-size:10pt">6402 Arlington Blvd., Suite 1120, Falls Church, VA 22042</span> <div><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Avenir-Roman;color:rgb(88,88,91)">703-939-1777</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Avenir-Roman;color:rgb(152,191,193)"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Avenir-Black;color:rgb(152,191,193)">  |  </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Avenir-Black;color:rgb(234,123,50)"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Avenir-Roman;color:rgb(88,88,91)"><a href="mailto:dosborne@change-fusion.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">dosborne@change-fusion.com</a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Avenir-Black;color:rgb(234,123,50)"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Avenir-Black;color:rgb(152,191,193)">  |  </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Avenir-Black;color:rgb(234,123,50)"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Avenir-Roman;color:rgb(88,88,91)"><a href="http://change-fusion.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">change-fusion.com</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 2:13 AM, Bhavesh Patel <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bhavmail@gmail.com" target="_blank">bhavmail@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Curious to know what you mean by 'safety'?<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 21 August 2018 at 07:49, David Osborne 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"><div dir="ltr">Greetings all, <div><br></div><div>I have questions about safety related to self-organization I would love others thoughts on. </div><div><br></div><div>Is it possible for an environment can be too safe to support self-organization? Can safety be at such a high level that it inhibits or slows down the self-organizing process?</div><div><br></div><div>I'm very interested to hear others perspectives.</div><div><br></div><div>Best to all,</div><div><br>David<br><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_-8697440579845199467m_4597001477005682267m_1426491034533240525gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p><b style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica"><span style="font-family:Avenir-Roman;color:rgb(88,88,91)"><br><span style="font-size:14px">David R. Osborne</span></span></b><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Avenir-Roman;color:rgb(127,153,171)">Organization and Leadership Development</span></span></p><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><img src="cid:F50CD739-0CB3-4057-980C-62D5983A9F83@hsd1.il.comcast.net." style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px" width="180" height="84"><font face="Avenir-Roman" color="#7f99ab"><b style="font-size:11px"><br></b></font><span style="color:rgb(88,88,91);font-family:Avenir-Roman;font-size:10pt"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=6402+Arlington+Blvd.,+Suite+1120,+Falls+Church,+VA+22042&entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank">6402 Arlington Blvd., Suite 1120, Falls Church, VA 22042</a></span> <div><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Avenir-Roman;color:rgb(88,88,91)">703-939-1777</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Avenir-Roman;color:rgb(152,191,193)"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Avenir-Black;color:rgb(152,191,193)">  |  </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Avenir-Black;color:rgb(234,123,50)"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Avenir-Roman;color:rgb(88,88,91)"><a href="mailto:dosborne@change-fusion.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">dosborne@change-fusion.com</a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Avenir-Black;color:rgb(234,123,50)"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Avenir-Black;color:rgb(152,191,193)">  |  </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Avenir-Black;color:rgb(234,123,50)"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Avenir-Roman;color:rgb(88,88,91)"><a href="http://change-fusion.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">change-fusion.com</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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