Hi Thomas, There were videos at this website which i don'see now:* https://www.improbable.co.uk/open-space <https://www.improbable.co.uk/open-space>* At one of the videos, a child (Phelim's son i guess) was in the middle of circle and all the sub groups gathered one next to each other kind of. I liked that video as it represented the inclusion, flexibility and chaotic character of OST. Phelim can give more information if he reads the emails. Regards Funda Oral Le ven. 11 avr. 2025 à 12:03, Thomas Herrmann via OSList < everyone@oslist.org> a écrit : > Hi Funda > > Getting curious about what you write – their use of OST and videos / > favorite guides…? > > Wishing you all OSlisters a nice weekend! > > Thomas Herrmann > > > > *Från:* Funda Oral via OSList <everyone@oslist.org> > *Skickat:* den 11 april 2025 11:26 > *Till:* Annick Corriveau <info@annickcorriveau.com>; Roma Iskander < > roma@publicserviceworks.com> > *Kopia:* OS LIST <everyone@oslist.org> > *Ämne:* [OSList] Re: Mirror Neurons-Open Space Technology and Facilitation > > > > Dear Annick, thanks for sharing, i like your new definition of OST, > especially the concept of* ''inspired''* actions. > > > > Dear Roma, of course I know of Phelim and Improbable Theatre. I have the > pleasure to have met Varshini Pitchemuthu from Improbable at WOSonOS in > Berlin and in Istanbul. Their use of OST and videos are one of my > favorite guides in this area. Unfortunately I have > > not yet had a chance to see TotoRo. > > > > Hugs > > Funda > > > > Le mer. 9 avr. 2025 à 12:47, Roma Iskander <roma@publicserviceworks.com> > a écrit : > > Love this post Fundal. It reminded me of a theatre experience we went to > see last week , the award winning play TotoRo, in London . Phelim > McDermott works with Open Space to develop these wonderful productions that > Improbable theatre put in. Many of you will know Phelim, artistic director > at Improbable . > > > > Roma Iskander > > Public Service Works Network > > Mobile 07956635802 > > www.publicserviceworks.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 7 Apr 2025, at 08:51, Funda Oral via OSList <everyone@oslist.org> > wrote: > > In both Open Space and *Mirror Neurons*, what unfolds is more than > decision-making or storytelling. It is the possibility of thinking (acting) > together, feeling together, even shifting direction together. > > And maybe most crucially: when one speaks (moves), others don’t just > listen. They reflect, they resonate, they complete. This, in its purest > form, is *direct democracy *— not as a system of votes, but as *a network > of felt presence.* > > OSList mailing list -- everyone@oslist.org > To unsubscribe send an email to everyone-leave@oslist.org > See the archives here: https://oslist.org/empathy/list/everyone.oslist.org >

I love this conversation! A wide open notion of Open Space is what drew me in from the start. My first several OS events in the 1980s were for 100-200 persons for 3-5 days, with themes like "Out of Control!" and "Down the Tubes!" that Harrison drew from his first writings and budding theory of collective transformations. Practitioners gathering to make some sense together. These themes resonate pretty deeply in current times! Warmly Jeff On Fri, Apr 11, 2025, 8:37 AM Funda Oral via OSList <everyone@oslist.org> wrote: > > Hi Thomas, > > There were videos at this website which i don'see now:* https://www.improbable.co.uk/open-space > <https://www.improbable.co.uk/open-space>* > At one of the videos, a child (Phelim's son i guess) was in the middle of > circle and all the sub groups > gathered one next to each other kind of. I liked that video as it > represented the inclusion, flexibility and > chaotic character of OST. Phelim can give more information if he reads > the emails. > > Regards > Funda Oral > > > Le ven. 11 avr. 2025 à 12:03, Thomas Herrmann via OSList < > everyone@oslist.org> a écrit : > >> Hi Funda >> >> Getting curious about what you write – their use of OST and videos / >> favorite guides…? >> >> Wishing you all OSlisters a nice weekend! >> >> Thomas Herrmann >> >> >> >> *Från:* Funda Oral via OSList <everyone@oslist.org> >> *Skickat:* den 11 april 2025 11:26 >> *Till:* Annick Corriveau <info@annickcorriveau.com>; Roma Iskander < >> roma@publicserviceworks.com> >> *Kopia:* OS LIST <everyone@oslist.org> >> *Ämne:* [OSList] Re: Mirror Neurons-Open Space Technology and >> Facilitation >> >> >> >> Dear Annick, thanks for sharing, i like your new definition of OST, >> especially the concept of* ''inspired''* actions. >> >> >> >> Dear Roma, of course I know of Phelim and Improbable Theatre. I have the >> pleasure to have met Varshini Pitchemuthu from Improbable at WOSonOS in >> Berlin and in Istanbul. Their use of OST and videos are one of my >> favorite guides in this area. Unfortunately I have >> >> not yet had a chance to see TotoRo. >> >> >> >> Hugs >> >> Funda >> >> >> >> Le mer. 9 avr. 2025 à 12:47, Roma Iskander <roma@publicserviceworks.com> >> a écrit : >> >> Love this post Fundal. It reminded me of a theatre experience we went to >> see last week , the award winning play TotoRo, in London . Phelim >> McDermott works with Open Space to develop these wonderful productions that >> Improbable theatre put in. Many of you will know Phelim, artistic director >> at Improbable . >> >> >> >> Roma Iskander >> >> Public Service Works Network >> >> Mobile 07956635802 >> >> www.publicserviceworks.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 7 Apr 2025, at 08:51, Funda Oral via OSList <everyone@oslist.org> >> wrote: >> >> In both Open Space and *Mirror Neurons*, what unfolds is more than >> decision-making or storytelling. It is the possibility of thinking (acting) >> together, feeling together, even shifting direction together. >> >> And maybe most crucially: when one speaks (moves), others don’t just >> listen. They reflect, they resonate, they complete. This, in its purest >> form, is *direct democracy *— not as a system of votes, but as *a >> network of felt presence.* >> >> OSList mailing list -- everyone@oslist.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to everyone-leave@oslist.org >> See the archives here: >> https://oslist.org/empathy/list/everyone.oslist.org >> > OSList mailing list -- everyone@oslist.org > To unsubscribe send an email to everyone-leave@oslist.org > See the archives here: https://oslist.org/empathy/list/everyone.oslist.org

What you share Funda is of course a much deeper sense of being and moving together in the wide open spaces. To clarify, it was the larger themes, naming our felt sense of those times, plus the expanding sense of "now" in the open space, finding our way in the group field, that felt so powerful in my first experiences. The deeper and actionable democracy, not present then, is inspiring and timely now! In both Open Space and *Mirror Neurons*, what unfolds is more than decision-making or storytelling. It is the possibility of thinking (acting) together, feeling together, even shifting direction together. And maybe most crucially: when one speaks (moves), others don’t just listen. They reflect, they resonate, they complete. This, in its purest form, is *direct democracy *— not as a system of votes, but as *a network of felt presence.* On Fri, Apr 11, 2025, 10:55 AM Jeff Aitken <r.jeff.aitken@gmail.com> wrote: > I love this conversation! > > A wide open notion of Open Space is what drew me in from the start. My > first several OS events in the 1980s were for 100-200 persons for 3-5 days, > with themes like "Out of Control!" and "Down the Tubes!" that Harrison drew > from his first writings and budding theory of collective transformations. > Practitioners gathering to make some sense together. > > These themes resonate pretty deeply in current times! > > Warmly > Jeff > > On Fri, Apr 11, 2025, 8:37 AM Funda Oral via OSList <everyone@oslist.org> > wrote: > >> >> Hi Thomas, >> >> There were videos at this website which i don'see now:* https://www.improbable.co.uk/open-space >> <https://www.improbable.co.uk/open-space>* >> At one of the videos, a child (Phelim's son i guess) was in the middle of >> circle and all the sub groups >> gathered one next to each other kind of. I liked that video as it >> represented the inclusion, flexibility and >> chaotic character of OST. Phelim can give more information if he reads >> the emails. >> >> Regards >> Funda Oral >> >> >> Le ven. 11 avr. 2025 à 12:03, Thomas Herrmann via OSList < >> everyone@oslist.org> a écrit : >> >>> Hi Funda >>> >>> Getting curious about what you write – their use of OST and videos / >>> favorite guides…? >>> >>> Wishing you all OSlisters a nice weekend! >>> >>> Thomas Herrmann >>> >>> >>> >>> *Från:* Funda Oral via OSList <everyone@oslist.org> >>> *Skickat:* den 11 april 2025 11:26 >>> *Till:* Annick Corriveau <info@annickcorriveau.com>; Roma Iskander < >>> roma@publicserviceworks.com> >>> *Kopia:* OS LIST <everyone@oslist.org> >>> *Ämne:* [OSList] Re: Mirror Neurons-Open Space Technology and >>> Facilitation >>> >>> >>> >>> Dear Annick, thanks for sharing, i like your new definition of OST, >>> especially the concept of* ''inspired''* actions. >>> >>> >>> >>> Dear Roma, of course I know of Phelim and Improbable Theatre. I have the >>> pleasure to have met Varshini Pitchemuthu from Improbable at WOSonOS in >>> Berlin and in Istanbul. Their use of OST and videos are one of my >>> favorite guides in this area. Unfortunately I have >>> >>> not yet had a chance to see TotoRo. >>> >>> >>> >>> Hugs >>> >>> Funda >>> >>> >>> >>> Le mer. 9 avr. 2025 à 12:47, Roma Iskander <roma@publicserviceworks.com> >>> a écrit : >>> >>> Love this post Fundal. It reminded me of a theatre experience we went >>> to see last week , the award winning play TotoRo, in London . Phelim >>> McDermott works with Open Space to develop these wonderful productions that >>> Improbable theatre put in. Many of you will know Phelim, artistic director >>> at Improbable . >>> >>> >>> >>> Roma Iskander >>> >>> Public Service Works Network >>> >>> Mobile 07956635802 >>> >>> www.publicserviceworks.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 7 Apr 2025, at 08:51, Funda Oral via OSList <everyone@oslist.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>> In both Open Space and *Mirror Neurons*, what unfolds is more than >>> decision-making or storytelling. It is the possibility of thinking (acting) >>> together, feeling together, even shifting direction together. >>> >>> And maybe most crucially: when one speaks (moves), others don’t just >>> listen. They reflect, they resonate, they complete. This, in its purest >>> form, is *direct democracy *— not as a system of votes, but as *a >>> network of felt presence.* >>> >>> OSList mailing list -- everyone@oslist.org >>> To unsubscribe send an email to everyone-leave@oslist.org >>> See the archives here: >>> https://oslist.org/empathy/list/everyone.oslist.org >>> >> OSList mailing list -- everyone@oslist.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to everyone-leave@oslist.org >> See the archives here: >> https://oslist.org/empathy/list/everyone.oslist.org > >