The CI-field as an Open Space
What was most inspiring for me in our transatlantic Collective Intelligence (CI) meeting was a much deeper understanding – with mind and body – of what is “the CI-field”.
For me it is not the sum of the individuals; it is not the 3 concentric circles as described by Tom Atlee; it is not even the connections between the conversations as we talked about it in our closing session; but for me the CI-field is the process of an ever-growing and ever-expanding Coll.Intelligence, through the individuals, through the connections, through the ftf and online meetings, through…
This made me see our meeting, the Kaleidoscope Café in Devon, the Evolutionary Salons (and many more probably) as a very big Open Space spread over time.
This means that no one is excluded, that there is no core group and no criteria. Only hosts/callers of certain meetings with (more or less) clear purposes and people deciding with their two feet if they can contribute and/or learn.
Our meeting was an Open Space – although not really designed that way – and it was only one workshop of the Big Open Space that is happening in the world.
Duri, my partner stated the purpose as: “To design for the emergence of CI as a powerful social and intellectual movement that …”. I see the purpose of this Big Open Space as: “the emergence of CI as a powerful social and intellectual capacity that…” – probably both sides of one coin; wholeness.
I think the CI-field will become more conscious of itself if we – in whatever meeting we will be participating – are conscious that we are always in this big Open Space and that we are training ourselves – together – in more CI-capacity.
Out of our larger community new proposals for gatherings will be posted in our Global Market Place. And the ones who feel called will answer the invitation and let new things emerge.