Diane Gibeault on April 10, 2012: Approfondir le Forum Ouvert – 1er juin 2012 et Formation de base - 29 - 31 mai à Montréal NOUVELLE DATE - 27 avril 2012 - pour TARIFS d’inscription HÂTIVE aux ateliers de formation Forum Ouvert en français à Montréal en mai et juin. RÉDUCTION ADDITIONNELLE offerte aux individus dont les circonstances empêchent le paiement du tarif régulier ou du tarif d’inscription hâtive. Diane Gibeault
 
Diane Gibeault on January 29, 2012: Juin 1er 2012 Montréal Canada Approfondir le Forum Ouvert - OST Deeper Learning in French NOUVEAU : Prenez connaissance d’éléments nouveaux, par exemple, tout récemment développée, une méthode plus globale et plus simple pour l’identification de priorités. Facilitatrice: Diane Gibeault (Canada et l’international) RÉDUCTION des tarifs jusqu’au 5 avril 2012 Inscription http://www.dianegibeault.com diane.gibeault@rogers.com
 
Diane Gibeault on January 29, 2012: Mai 29-31, 2012 Montréal Canada Formation Forum Ouvert OST Training in French Facilitatrices : Diane Gibeault (Canada) et Déborah Maarek (Belgique) - Formation publique, à l’interne et coaching - FORUM OUVERT : façon simple mais puissante de travailler ensemble au quotidien et en réunion (5 à 2000, en quelques heures ou jours) et d’exercer un leadership douverture. RÉDUCTION des tarifs jusqu’au 5 avril 2012 VIDÉO et INSCRIPTION :...
 
Miljenka Plazonic Bogdan on January 19, 2012: 8-9. February 2012. ,Zagreb, Croatia Open Space Training, in Croatian language! More information: www.sestioblik.hr Contact Miljenka Plazonic Bogdan + 385 99 66 77 507
 
VickyWJ on August 25, 2011: Open Space Co-Learning Workshop Friday 9th September 2011, Brighton, UK This workshop invites those who are new to using Open Space Technology and those who already have some or even extensive experience of using it, to co-learn together, deepen our practice, and share our experiences of using it. http://decisionlab.org.uk/making-better-decisions- together/ Please spread the word amongst your networks! Thanks!
 
Brendan McKeague on May 20, 2011: I will be hosting two further Open Space Facilitator Co-Learning programs in Perth, Western Australia this year: August 23-24 and November 9-10.
 
Julie Gieseke on January 14, 2011: Would love to hear/explore more about the power of silence in groups, used in longer periods of time of facilitation. So more than a few minutes and other than silent retreats, but using silence as a facilitative tool to co-create change.
 
Diane Gibeault on January 10, 2011: 5 avril 2011, Bruxelles Journée d’approfondissement du Forum Ouvert –Open Space Pour les gens qui ont une expérience du Forum Ouvert Atelier facilité par Diane Gibeault du Canada REMISE sur les frais d’inscription jusqu’au 31 janvier 2011 Atelier organisé par Awareness Consulting Bruxelles-Paris. Inscription : www.awarenessconsulting.com Contact : Déborah Maarek deborah@awarenessconsulting.com **** April 5th, 2011 Brussels...
 
Diane Gibeault on January 10, 2011: 31 mars au 2 avril 2011, Bruxelles Formation sur le Forum Ouvert - Open Space Atelier facilité par Diane Gibeault du Canada REMISE sur les frais d’inscription jusqu’au 31 janvier 2011 Organisé par Awareness Consulting Bruxelles-Paris. Vidéo et Inscription www.awarenessconsulting.com Contact : Déborah Maarek deborah@awarenessconsulting.com **** March 31 to April 2 2011, Brussels Open Space Technology Training in FRENCH Workshop...
 
Christine Born on May 18, 2010: Thanks for noting our article. I have loved the Open Space format since participating in an educating children conference in Dallas years ago. I have used it in our office for smaller multi-department meetings with great results. We’d love to hear more case studies from meeting planners who have included Open Space technology in their conferences.
 
Kathleen Osta on March 2, 2010: Thank you for your commitment to producing this video and all the related materials. It’s an important contribution to the life of OS and I am grateful to have viewed it and to be able to share it. Kathleen
 
Tom on February 23, 2010: I wish I had known about the Disgruntled and Devoted or vice-a-versa when you were in NYC. Maybe next time. Are you familiar with Paulo Freire?
 
Floribert Kazingufu on November 15, 2009: I would like to start open space in DR Congo. How can i start. Please, advise me. Flory
 
Pancho on November 1, 2009: New to Open Space, but impressed with session at WikiSym. Wrote about it here: http://elsmar.com/Forums/blog.php?b=155
 
anne stadler on September 13, 2009: This is a link to an article about spirited work a seven year experiment in an open space learning community of practice. “Self-Organizing Systems - Self-Organizing? Emergent Community” — The Spirited Work Learning Community: 1999 - 2005 — (Living in Open Space) by Anne M. Stadler © 2009 Thought Open Spacers might be interested in this article!!! Would love to engage you in dialogue about the learnings reported here. Here is the link...
 
Skye on June 5, 2009: Just started on Twitter and am amazed at its possibilities for Open Space use. It’s like a tool that is just beginning to be explored for what it can be used for. thanks for all the ideas for use and sites to view. i still like the simple email and elist. it works too. Skye
 
Christy Lee-Engel on May 15, 2009: Hi Michael! If I can remember my password to the blog after all this time I will post today’s session topics later love, Christy
 
Christine Whitney Sanchez on April 23, 2009: Hi Brian, Thanks for your question. When the Open Space Institute-USA (OSI-USA) priced this newer DVD at $60, we looked at the price of the US West Video of the same length, which is now more than ten years old. Proceeds go to support the work of OSI-USA, the nonprofit group which works to support Open Space in the US and around the world - OSI-USA.www.openspaceworld.org/osi-usa. We welcome more discussion - please let us know if you have...
 
Brian on April 23, 2009: 16 minute DVD - English. This high energy video US$60 Do I understand you right. $60 for a 16 minute DVD?????
 
Holger Nauheimer on April 8, 2009: A series on the history of whole systems change, including Open Space: Part 1 Part2 Part 3
 
Lyraya on March 26, 2009: I was wondering if anyone that has used open space tech for teachers or schools has ever tried to get the participating teachers continuing education credits as incentive? How did you go about this? Did it work? Thanks!
 
Leo Zukov on February 12, 2009: Are there any events planed for Switzerland in first quarter of 2009? If yes, where is it going to be?
 
Geoff Brown on October 15, 2008: Thanks for the kind words Michael. We are all connected by no more than 1 or 2 steps these days. Open space has taught me much about myself and life and my blog (Yes!AndSpace) is a ’space’ where I can write, ponder and share life’s lessons.
 
Janine Ogg on October 6, 2008: Greetings! Regarding the session convened by Phelim McDermott on creating an Open Space Building….it was most remarkable reading this as I have just discovered the coolest “multiplex” yurts available here in the UK. These are the creation of Turkoman Gers, a maker of rental yurts in Gloucester. Their website isn’t up and running yet but we have a Yurt book with photos of the multiplex yurt in it…eco friendly and just like the...
 
Scott Schimanski on August 28, 2008: Michael: Our first Open Spaces event was a great success. There were great topics and great discussion. Here is a review of the first session: http://elegantcode.com/2008/06/03/boise-open-space s-recap/ We are doing our second one on Tuesday, September 9th. We look forward to many more. Thanks, Scott
 
Janine Ogg on August 15, 2008: Ps I am heading to the UK in September and would love to connect with anyone opening space over there…..
 
Janine Ogg on August 15, 2008: Thank-you for all the work you have put into this amazing website. I come from a small town in Aotearoa NZ and want to use my training in OS and whole person process to contribute to community change there….this website provides me with inspiration and a sense of community that gives me the confidence to take my ideas & dreams forward. kia kaha!
 
Christy Lee-Engel on August 4, 2008: Hi Julie, The proceedings for the conference haven’t been sent out yet, but the best way to find out when they’re distributed is probably via the international OS Listserv - are you subscribed to that? If not, this is where you go to subscribe (and to view the archives of the List): http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist cheers! Christy
 
Julie Boyer on August 4, 2008: I am so interested in the discussions surrounding these topics– (particularly “How to Transform a Town Using Open Space Tech.” and “Ways of Using Open Space to Weave Community..”) –will you be posting any more notes? I very much want to hear/read people’s thoughts on this!
 
Jeff Aitken on June 23, 2008: If you are near San Francisco in late July, join us in person to obtain your signed copy. Global innovator, consultant and storyteller Harrison Owen signs and discusses his new book Open Space Technology A User’s Guide Third Edition, Revised and Expanded (Berrett-Koehler 2008) Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 7:00 – 9:00 pm Golden Gate Room, Fort Mason Center, Building A Free admission; light refreshments; donations accepted. Signed books available for $30. Rsvp...
 
Doc List on June 13, 2008: Very reassured that Jason Olson, who is responsible for the upcoming Conference within a Conference at PDC 2008, seems to be serious about doing Open Space, not the - um - alternative version that was done at the MVP Summit.
 
Michael Herman on June 13, 2008: yep. she sher is. i did see picture and mother of twins and the whole thing in her blog, after i wrote ‘he’ and forgot to fix. thx.
 
Chris Corrigan on June 13, 2008: Integral Yeshe is a “she”, just for the record. That’s He;en Titchen-Beeth, a good friend in Brussels.
 
Steven "Doc" List on May 10, 2008: Not surprising that Diana would come up with something like this. I think it’s exceptional, focusing on impact rather than importance, outcome rather than impression.
 
AMADOU BOGNIMA COULIBALY on April 16, 2008: Bonjour à vous, je vous écris depuis la côte d’ivoire, pour vous demander de bien vouloir m’indiquer la démarche à suivre pour la mise en place et l’animation d’une structure de promotion de cette “nouvelle” approche des échanges. je crois savoir que l’inspiration de Harrisson Owen est africaine, aussi nous ne devrions pas rater cet autre train. je souhaite apporter à ma manière une...
 
aida morden on March 21, 2008: I have referred to you dissertation extensively in my PhD thesis. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. Yours sincerely, aida
 
Lisa Heft on March 9, 2008: PS: the link above is to the registration. Before we launch our website, please email me if you would like more specific information on schedule, more info about the Open Space Learning Workshop (for those of you who wish to come to the WOSonOS who have not yet facilitated Open Space), or for any other activity happening in the WOSonOS week of activities. Lisa lisaheft [at] openingspace.net
 
Lisa Heft on March 9, 2008: Hello, Stephan and others - we are soon to launch our WOSonOS 2008 website, which will include a lot of information. Until then, feel free, anyone, to email me with questions - lisaheft [at] openingspace.net. In answer to your question: The WOSonOS is at two sites nearby to each other - the Golden Gate Club at the Presidio and the Golden Gate Room at Fort Mason, both in San Francisco. I have a full listing of accommodation, including pricing and distance from...
 
Stephan on March 9, 2008: Just a question. In order to find a suitable accommodation near the conference site… Is there any information about where exactly the conference will take place in San Francisco? TIA Stephan
 
John Engle on March 7, 2008: Hi Alissa. Thank you for your interest! Yes, come take a look at what we’re doing: www.circlesofchange.com or perhaps in Haitian-Creole at www.eksperyansla.info Again, thank you for your interest and I look forward to learning more about your group and your interests. Pote ou byen, John
 
Alissa Hakime on March 7, 2008: Hi, I just found your web page while goggling about change in Haiti. I’m a young Haitian woman leaving in Montreal and myself and a few friends are building a group with the young Haitian community leaving abroad studying or otherwise that would like to g back home eventually and help change things. I was wondering what it is that this circles of change: Haiti Innovation. And if you had any resources or advise you could give us. Thank you Alissa
 
Michael Herman on February 27, 2008: so which open space principles (and mechanisms) do you use, al? what other things mixed in? and what does the whole process look like?
 
Allen Green on February 27, 2008: I facilitate creative collaborations using a variety of interactive “games” that include principles of Open Space along with many more to spark and guide participation in diverse community contexts - from urban renovation to ecological restoration - with a focus on realizing sacred social potential.
 
Skye Hirst on January 8, 2008: Thanks to everyone regarding your response to my inquiry about South Africa Open Spacers. I’ve past all your info along to Krista Dong “Krista L. Dong, M.D.” She is iTEach Programme Director in Hilton, South Africa and she has passed along your information to her community outreach division person in Thulani Zondi. She knows nothing of OS so this is an education possibility for anyone who might be in this region. Thanks again for...
 
Eksis Endüstriyel Kurutma Sistemleri on December 16, 2007: I would like to say thank you for this useful article.
 
oOgerryOo on December 15, 2007: Hi, I’m Gerald. Just saying hello - I’m new.
 
Skye Hirst on December 9, 2007: Thanks so much for all the great stories. Keep them coming. Love the videos. Now, I’m looking for someone in South Africa to work with communities on the aids epidemic or to help those who are in the communities to use OS. Anyone out there. Skye
 
Christy Lee-Engel on July 12, 2007: Salut, je vais envoyer votre message au comite organisateur. Christy Lee-Engel
 
james dougherty on June 17, 2007: I have had all kinds of occasions in my life where it seemed things were happening that were not supposed to happen; but upon careful and thorough study, it has always been revealed that the only possible thing happened that was perfect for that moment in time.
 
WESH Rosnel on June 5, 2007: Je suis intéressé à participer au forum et je vous demade de m’envoyer une lettre d’invitation. Je dois vous dire que je vis en Haïti et que je suis membre de l’organisation dénommée ” Action des Jeunes Etudiants et Universitaires pour la Reconstruction et l’Avancement d’Haïti” (AJEURAH).
 
Metta on April 28, 2007: To Meno Park ~ FYI, here’s Harrison’s response to this question, as it showed up in a recent interview referenced elsewhere in this blog: Q. What is the most OST online space in your opinion? A. The whole internet is a self-organising system! Funnily, the web, when it was all text, happened at the same time OST did. We were actually using the web as an adjunct to support Open Spaces. You could do Open Space completely on the web, or make a part of...
 
Francois Leduc on April 2, 2007: Hello, I am wondering if OST has been applied to an urban planning public consultation process ? If yes, you would be kind enough to show me the accesses to these projects. Thank You !
 
Briana Barrett on March 30, 2007: well well, as always, once intention is set, communicated, and creativity reigns, the answer shows itself surprisingly quickly! I care to share that I found the NCDD’s Learning Exchange very helpful, and there is a wonderful manual for us there! http://www.democraticdialoguenetwork.org/documents /view.pl?s=13;ss=;t=;f_id=789 also cool was the video http://youtube.com/watch?v=XvIP6Ms-Viw Thank you for being my midnight sounding board!
 
Briana Barrett on March 30, 2007: First, thanks to everyone reading this for being alive and using your two feet! (and ten typing fingers!) Immesurable value! I’m a fan of OpenSpace and World-Café with innate skill and talent, yet Zero experience in either. My impassioned sense of the methods spontaneously sparked the interest of a facilitator (currently using Formal-Consensus) for a local arts committee to collaborate in combining/trying OST/WC, which is a great opportunity to...
 
Chris Corrigan on March 27, 2007: Paul Gleiberman and Anne Stadler led an Open Space at Boeing many years ago that was held in two different sites at the same time.
 
Metta on March 22, 2007: Harrison, can you fill us in on the early history here? My recollections are sketchy and second-hand, at best… (Also, Michael, I wanted to acknowledge that this question was not originally yours, but that of someone from Menlo Park.)
 
Metta on March 22, 2007: Hi, Michael! I’m a little confused by your question, Michael, for a couple of reasons: (1) My understanding is that OST actually had its pre-emergent roots online — the story before this story: www.openspaceworld.com/brief_history.htm — and the folks who conspired with Harrison to pull off the first OST gathering were actually pioneers in facilitating online conversations, including Frank Burns of The Meta Network and Caucus: ` www.tmn.com/ `...
 
Gabriela Ender on March 22, 2007: Warmest regards to California! Between 1999 and 2002 we have developed the OpenSpace-Online® Real-time Methodology. Our services are based on the philosophy of Open Space Technology (OST) and on the basic assumption that the best solutions can be found in one’s “own system.” The real-time Internet method was developed to encourage respectful, open and goal-oriented collaboration that enables autonomous, fast and on-going work about important...
 
Chira on March 18, 2007: Hi, thank you for noticing! I don’t know how long I will be able to keep up the CHRI News project, as it takes a lot longer to sort through incoming news and blog than I though it would, but I sorely wanted there to be a news stream for developments in our field. Thank you for your work in this field.
 
Lin Grist on March 16, 2007: When I am facilitating a one day Open Space I find that the participants are pretty high and exhausted at the end of the day and I want something quick that will give some feedback for the next part of process, whatever that may be. I use a three part system - using post-its that are: A heart: What are you feeling? a Bubble: What are you thinking? an Arrow: What action will you take?
 
Chris Corrigan on March 15, 2007: Another type of evaluation for here: http://www.chriscorrigan.com/openspace/evaluation% 20form.doc
 
Larry Peterson on March 7, 2007: Michael: I just sent in the notes of the call. I am going to describe them on the list and make the connection to her. I assumue I put the URL for the blog in. Let me know when they are up. Larry
 
Michael Herman on March 5, 2007: got it, thanks! had it wrong in two of three places. but now all right.
 
TedErnst on March 5, 2007: Thanks Corinne and Eric!
 
Daniel Burstyn on March 4, 2007: Oops, you got Arlene’s name wrong in both the text and the link - try http://www.arlenegoldbard.com ! She’s a bard, not a barb!
 
Corinne Nelson on March 1, 2007: My husband did a rough translation for you that I’m passing along… con l’organizzazione dell’Open Space Technology, assieme agli ex-studenti del corso di Metodologie Partecipate e a tutti gli interessati. L’evento sarà incentrato sul tema della “mobilità sostenibile” ed inserito tra le attività della 3 giorni di fine marzo. …with the Open Space Technology organization, together with the ex-students of the Participate...
 
Larry Peterson on February 7, 2007: Thanks for alerting me to the “interupted time series” methodology. New to me. It sounds like a usful approach to discernable behaviours or results of an “intervention”. Does it also measure the internal states of individuals or community culture as part of the process. I’m convinced measuring from all perspectives is useful. One the wikki site Peg and I have posted two different approaches to gathering...
 
Michael Herman on February 6, 2007: It occurs to me that we might be asking Open Space to do more than it really can. Why would we expect a single meeting or series of a few meetings to be able to make a measurable dent in some of the large social issues mentioned above? My guess is that we do not ever hold other types of meetings, public hearings, and studies to the same standard. Has anybody ever researched the effectiveness of city council meetings or public comment hearings or even...
 
Dennis Embry on February 5, 2007: Dear Jeff,you are precisely right. Tony Biglan is a close colleague, and he and have have done the first intentional interrupted time series (multiple baseline) across states. We mobilized states on tobacco control issues using low-cost strategies in every county, and we were able to show state level effects, despite all the noise. That is the beauty of such designs: they filter out the noise and confuounds, in ways unlikte most randomized control group...
 
Jeff Aitken on February 5, 2007: It seems more likely to me that the “interrupted time series” method could be used to assess OST interventions. Biglen, Ary, and Wagenaar introduce the method in their article “The Value of Interrupted Time-Series Experiments for Community Intervention Research” (Prevention Science journal) at http://www.springerlink.com/content/r615u05320743n 01/ as follows: “Time-series designs enable the development of knowledge about the...
 
Larry Peterson on February 5, 2007: “randomized control group studies or high-quality interrupted time series studies showing actual impact on outcomes of organizations or communities.” — I think these research methodologies are not approriate for studying OST. The complexity of the context of any OST event means that finding a “control” group is almost impossible. I worked with one researcher to explore having parallel OST, Appreciaitve Inquiry and Future...
 
Diane Brandon on February 5, 2007: I’m trying to imagine how such research would look. You’d have to have two similar communities, each trying to bring about a measurable community outcome, such as (to make up examples) increasing affordable housing or decreasing mercury emissions. Or maybe “cleaning up a city park.” Then you’d have to have a planning meeting in each community, one using OST and the other using another process. You’d have to hold...
 
Harrison Owen on February 5, 2007: To the best of my knowledge there is nothing that meets the research criteria proposed, certainly not prospectively, and probably not retrospectively. However, something that comes close to what Dennis may be looking for relates to a little gathering we did in Rome for Israelis and Palestinians. The first part is reported in a piece I did (http://openspaceworld.com/opening_space_for_peace .htm) and I understand that Tova Averbuch, Avner...
 
Rene on January 30, 2007: @ Michael: Thanks for your extensive explanation. I’m starting to understand now the relation between the principles on one hand, and the practicallity on the other hand. @ Mark: I recognize this approach, and agree that it really works if the organizational culture allows it… I decided now to create some timestamps/location combinations on sticky notes, and that the conveyers can stick those on their topic description. Since these are post-its, the...
 
Mark R. Jones on January 29, 2007: Hi Rene. There was a time when I led OS-based meetings in very strucured government environments. The culture itself guided how the “Principles” and the “Law” were understood and implemented. Thus, each “Convenor” — including myself — determined in that cultural context, when the sessions would start, and who the “Right People” were. Typically, this meant that sessions (meetings) started...
 
Michael Herman on January 29, 2007: first, the principles are not rules, they’re more like hints about what’s coming. the grid of post-it notes with places and times is only for supporting the convening of meetings. it’s not uncommon for sessions to start later than posted, usually by just a few minutes, but sometimes nobody comes and it’s rescheduled for the next day, perhaps, so it starts a whole day ‘late.’ then sometimes it doesn’t finish,...
 
Steve Pashley on January 28, 2007: Yes, National Health Service, although nowadays, with the advent of political devolution, the English experience of the NHS is increasingly different than the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish versions.
 
TedErnst on January 26, 2007: You’re very welcome, Steve. Was I right that NHS is Britain’s National Health Service? I couldn’t find out for sure on your site.
 
Steve Pashley on January 24, 2007: Ted, thanks for the mention. Steve
 
joyce on January 23, 2007: would like people who are interested in researching the impact of silence on interpersonal communication
 
Jesse Robbins on January 13, 2007: We’re really excited about using OST to empower our community. We will be posting an open invitation in a few days. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly jesse.robbins at blackrockfederal (dot) com.
 
Chris Corrigan on October 3, 2006: Harrison’s point about passion is dead on. When you have a ton of passion around the real conversation, Open Space is the thing that shows up, and no one even stops to think about the process. Beautiful.
 
Chris Corrigan on July 30, 2006: Yes…and a leader in using Open Space in the grassroots tech community!
 
Kaliya Hamlin on July 23, 2006: I happen to also have been the facilitator which they didn’t explicitly say in the article.
 
Christy Lee-Engel on February 25, 2006: How great to see you here, Julie, and thank you for your comment expanding on the magic of these branching communities. With appreciation for your buoyant and connective energy~
 
TedErnst on February 25, 2006: Good to see you here, Julie! I really like Michael Herman’s river metaphor. A few people have been in the main current throughout these 3 events and others have travelled along, eddied in and out, come from tributaries, or whatever. By the way, the 2nd omidyar members event is July 14-16 in Chicago. All are welcome, even if not (yet) affiliated with o/net.
 
Julie Caldwell on February 18, 2006: The dialouges seem to be connected even though the 3 events occured over an 18 month period. With each event, I find the friendships deepening. Ted, Gerry, and Michael whom I met for the first time at the first event in 2004 and so many more that attended the 2005 event, not to mention how many of these folks I’ve met online first. Something very magical about connecting face-to-face with my on-line communities. Its interesting to watch...
 
TedErnst on February 17, 2006: Michael Herman was certainly a constant in all three of these events. I also wanted to point out Julie Caldwell, Gerry Gleason and Laure Dillon, who were also at all 3 events, as was I. Plus, plenty of other people came into the mix at various stages, such that most of the work getting RecentChangesCamp to happen was done by others.
 
Christy Lee-Engel on January 26, 2006: Thanks for this, Wendy! I am just reading Joe Jaworski’s Synchronicity (meaning to, for a long while, finally getting around to it because of the recent little flurry of recommendations on the List)–he also references Bohm’s deep exploration of dialogue, which very much influenced and expanded Jaworski’s understanding of his own amazing work.
 
TedErnst on January 4, 2006: Thanks, Ashley. I cannot find the full paper online anymore, but have changed the post to point to a library instead.
 
ashley on January 3, 2006: Hey Ted, The link to the paper doesn’t work. Thanks, Ashley