At OSonOS, my blogless friend Eric Lilius shared with us an insight from Emo Phillips that brought the house down: I used to think the brain was the most wonderful organ in the body. Then I realized who was telling me this. I can’t tell you how much fun it was to finally meet Eric in person.
I guess this puts me out of work! …tongue planted firmly in cheek…
Wendy nails some nice inquiry into the nature of Open Space practice: What i have been working on links directly to Open Space practice. How to be Open Space rather than do Open Space. How to open more…and then more…and then more…How to be ever more present in the moment, more able to authentically issue and accept invitation…How to sit and hold this raw and tender heart without closing, without giving in to fear of judgement or blame, without attachment to any outcomes or reactions…How to be more absolutely direct in relating to the world, with actions springing from deep …
I’ve been giving some thought to the home of the Open Space Technology practitioner community, openspaceworld.org. A few years ago Michael Herman and I reconstituted this site as a wiki with the intention that it would then be open to be edited by the community, and cared for by the community as well. Alas, it seems that this did not take as well as we had hoped and constant spamming meant that we had to close the editing function. You can still have a password if you like, and edit to your heart’s content, but it’s one more step away …
My friend Kerry Napuk sent me the invitation to the OSonOS in the UK, slated for September 30th in London. It is being dedicated to the memory of Colin Morley who was an Open Space facilitator and who died in the July 7 bombings in London. Here is the invitation: We would be very pleased if you could join us for the second OsonOS UK on September 30, 2005 at the NATFHE Conference Centre, 27 Britannia Street, London. Conversation will begin promptly at 10.00 a.m. and will be over when it’s over. A good lunch and refreshments are provided in …