<div dir="ltr">Harrison,<div>maybe you also indicate having everyone appreciated for what they do, as  well as having everyone responsible for what they do?</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 2:54 PM Harrison Owen 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 lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_-4535822651878708518WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Mona… In all the years that I have facilitated/participated in Open Space I have never seen any physical violence. Tense situations for sure, but the group always handled it and, most importantly, learned from it. I think I understand what you mean with a “code of conduct” but I’ve never seen the need for it and more to the point such a code could shift responsibility for humane behavior from the individual to the Code. My hope is always to “ultimize” (no such word, I know) each person’s responsibility for themselves and their fellows. That it always (in my experience) seem to work may prove something?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">ho<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> OSList [mailto:<a href="mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mona Saleh Abd El Salam via OSList<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 23, 2018 6:52 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Mona Saleh Abd El Salam<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSList] A Question About Safety<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">maybe you mean having individuals with some (common sense) that can be listed in a (code of conduct) according to which they behave.<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 12:34 PM David Osborne via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Quoting from Harrison in <i>The Practice of Peace.</i><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">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><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I interpret safety as a psychologically safe space where individuals can act and speak ( take risks, share diverse views etc.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Can it be too safe to support self-organization?<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">David<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Avenir-Roman","serif";color:#58585b"><br></span></b><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Avenir-Roman","serif";color:#58585b">David R. Osborne</span></b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir-Roman","serif";color:#7f99ab">Organization and Leadership Development</span><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><img border="0" width="180" height="84" id="m_-4535822651878708518_x0000_i1025"></span><b><span style="font-size:6.5pt;font-family:"Avenir-Roman","serif";color:#7f99ab"><br></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-fa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