question on open space origins

[Harrison Owen]

I guess I misunderstood you Chris. The invitation is most important, and
broadly getting the word out is equally critical. But at the end of the day
The Issue is the motivating factor. When you have a real hot one (as
determined by potential participants, and not necessarily by yourself) folks
will come. And by definition -- whoever shows are the right folks.

Harrison

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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of chris
macrae
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 11:01 AM
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Subject: Re: question on open space origins

Harrison - Thanks it's interesting to know that the first open space
beyond the annual event was a commercial innovation area

I have digested pre-work is generally a waste of space. Presumably the
invitation is another topic. I have had the impression that sometimes
you have done quite a lot of work on a white paper (or whatever) so as
to stir up invitations and connections across potentially a broad range
of perspectives so that the space welcomes the right (diversity of)
people?

chris

From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of
Harrison Owen
Sent: 12 April 2005 11:08
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Re: question on open space origins

The first time I used Open Space, other than with the International
Symposium on Organization Transformation was with Dupont. It involved
some
175 polymer chemists on the re-design of a major product line. That was
in
the summer of 1989.

 As for pre-work with Open Space, I have never found anything that
usefully
added much.

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