Open Space Technology: A User's Guide
Open Space Technology: A User's Guide is just what the name implies: a hands-on, detailed description of facilitating Open Space Technology (OST). Written by the originator of the method - an effective, economical, fast, and easily-repeatable strategy for organizing meetings of between 5 and 1,000 participants - this is the first book to document the rationale, procedures, and requirements of OST. OST enables self-organizing groups of all sizes to deal with hugely complex issues in a very...
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What if you could identify a mission-critical issue for your organization, bring together the people with something to contribute and something at stake, focus on that issue and take decisive action all in the same meeting? A fantasy? Not with the application of Open Space Technology. Open Space Technology is a methodological tool that enables self-organizing groups of all sizes to deal with hugely complex issues in a very short period of time. Authored by the originator of Open Space Technology, Open Space Technology: A User's Guide details what needs to be done before, during, and after an Open Space event. It is the most authoritative book available on how to plan and run a successful Open Space event. This 3rd edition adds a survey of the current status of Open Space Technology around the world, an updated section on the latest available technology for report writing (a key aspect of the Open Space process), and an updated list of resources.
PrefaceCh. IOpen Space Technology?1Ch. IIPreparation15Ch. IIIThe Electronic Connection39Ch. IVPersonal Preparation for Open Space57Ch. VSite Preparation67Ch. VIGetting Started: Creating Time and Space81Ch. VIIThe Four Principles and the One Law95Ch. VIIITime to Go to Work103Ch. IXHolding Space and Time109Ch. XSpecial Considerations for Three-Day Events123Ch. XIEndings and New Beginnings133Ch. XIIFringe Benefits and Follow-Up147Ch. XIIIWhat Next?153Index167About the Author175
