Open Space
The Open Space method was developed by Harrison Owen after he realized that informal moments at conferences, such as coffee breaks, were often the most interesting and insightful parts of the event. During an Open Space gathering, the principles of these informal moments are structured, whereby 30 to 3000 people have the opportunity to discuss a particular issue with each other.
Open Space is especially suitable for sticky issues and hard questions for which no one has an answer, and yet persistent participation is needed in order to accomplish the intended goal.
HumanDimensions will facilitate the process of an Open Space program; a program lasts between 4 houres and three days.
The two primary principles of Open Space are:
- Passion – without passion, no one is interested.
- Responsibility – without responsibility, nothing happens.
The four basic rules and the one law of Open Space
- Whoever comes is the right people
- Whatever happens is the only thing that could have
- Whenever it starts is the right time
- When it’s over, it’s over
- The Law of Two Feet
More information: openspaceworld.com/brief_history.htm
