Open Space Technology - The Power of Passion and Responsibility

Passion bounded by responsibility

Open Space Technology has been described as ‘passion bounded by responsibility’ and as having the energy of a productive board meeting coupled with the fun of a good coffee break!

OST was ‘invented’ some 15 years ago by Harrison Owen as a way of working with groups engaged in dealing with complex issues to which there were no readily available answers and on which there tend to be a great diversity of opinions. It is ideal for situations involving future visioning for a group, organization, or business. It is also a flexible and productive process to use to resolve long-standing conflict within groups.

Benefits

• all the issues are chosen by the participants, not the facilitator

• all the issues addressed are issues about which the participants feel a degree of passion and for which they are willing to assume some responsibility and on which there is some possibility of them taking further action

• all the people who have an interest in a particular aspect of the issue get a chance to express their thoughts on it and suggest what action(s) might be taken to develop the issue

• the ‘proceedings’ are easily written up; they can be circulated to the entire participant group immediately following the open space session; and from there, they can if necessary be prioritized for action.

Principles

There are four underlying principles:

• 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

Law of Two Feet

The ‘law of two feet’ states that whenever we become aware that we are no longer either learning or contributing to a particular group, it is time to move elsewhere.

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