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Open
Space is:
An
approach that helps all kinds of people in any type of organization
to create effective, even inspiring, meetings and events.
The facilitation method assumes great things happen when people
who genuinely care about an issue and are willing to take
responsibility are provided the opportunity to do so. Devised
20 years ago, Open Space is being used around the world to
help ordinary people and organizations achieve extraordinary
results.
Open
Space has been used in 108 countries (open
space world map). The participant group can be of any
size, from seven to a thousand or more. The gathering is usually
held during a morning or afternoon, but could last up to three
days. Learn more at www.openspaceworld.org
or click
here to download a two-page word document.
Participants
in Open Space will:
Create
their own program of self-managed sessions related to a central
theme such as “What are the issues and opportunities facing
our school/organization?”
Discuss
issues of heartfelt concern.
Share
ideas, knowledge, and experience.
Develop
plans for collaborative action.
Begin
to develop into a community of learning and practice,
which is a group of people committed to improvement
who are engaged in an ongoing process of reflection and action.
They are intentional about cultivating and sharing their individual
and combined talents, skills, wisdom, and passions.
Open
Space can:
Energize
a company/institution struggling with mediocrity.
Mobilize
a nonprofit in need of focus and energy.
Facilitate
a school's dealing with conflict.
Lead
a church/faith community through a time of
change and dispute.
Help
a neighborhood as it seeks to heal and/or
build community.
Enable
local governments to do city planning and
to make decisions more democratically.
Provide
associations with a format that encourages
their members to take responsibility for their ideas.
A
two-page overview of Open Space in word document
John Engle Associates downloadable brochure
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