Interesting Press

[Michael M Pannwitz]

Dear Larry,
just returned from a 120-participant open space on the future of 
European Youth programmes in Germany, a very diverse bunch.
During my 16 minute introduction I asked who had not been to an open 
space event before, fewer than 20 raised their hands. This is perhaps 
not typical of any group but there is growing evidence that it is moving 
along the path that ho described once when he suggested that one day 
open space technology will be as well known as double entry bookkeeping.

I wonder what implications that will have for us as facilitators....

Greetings from Berlin
mmp

PS:
Check out
www.openspaceworldscape.org which is basically a complex data base for 
os events worldwide with a map function to pinpoint the geographic 
locations...as more of us enter events we have facilitated it will 
"visiualize" the spread of os very nicely.

Larry Peterson wrote:
> The "Monday Morning Manager" column of the Canada wide paper the "Globe
> and Mail, "Report on Business", had a very interesting paragraph titled,
> Conferences: Learning to Self-Organize.  I did not know that the author
> had even heard of Open Space Technology, but he wrote a small piece on
> how to be a better participant in OST meetings, because they are
> becoming more popular.  I think he stole it from another consultant's
> blog (Scott Berkun) with a focus on IT "unconferences".  But he did
> mention the "Open Space concept".  The article encourages participants
> to put up "tough topics" to pick topics "you always wanted to talk
> about" and to not walk into a discussion with a "fixed position". 
> 
> I think the work of Deb Hartman and others in bringing OST into the
> Agile and XP programming communities is getting some notice here in
> Toronto.  It is great that OST is just assumed as a growing way to hold
> conferences and that learning how to participate better is being
> encouraged.
> 
> Interesting.
> 
> Larry
> 
> Larry Peterson
> Associates in Transformation
> Toronto, ON, Canada
> 416.653.4829
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> larry at spiritedorg.com  
> www.spiritedorg.com 
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