[OSList] the largest Open Space (Participants)?

[Michael M Pannwitz]

Dear Lise in Copenhagen,

what do you mean with "the number isn't a big deal"?

Remembering that OST gatherings work from 0 human participants (there is 
one reported, where a dear colleague of mine in a remote German village 
in the Black Forest gathered a bunch of dolls, had them take on 
different roles, facilitated the event as a sponsor and had a wonderful 
time), and up the ladder to 2, 3, 5, 9, 12 ... up to 3000.

I myself was part of one with 2108 as co-facilitator with HO on May 3, 
2003 in Würzburg, Germany. Thats at least the largest in Europe, I 
think. Here more details in the Open Space Worldscape
> https://openspaceworldscape.org/events/165-jetzt-meine-leidenschaft-meine-verantwortung-ueber-die-tagung-hinaus-now-my-passion-my-responsibility-beyond-the-conference

If you scroll down to the end of that entry, you come to a very detailed 
fotoshow with 97 pictures that Erich Kolenaty put together
> https://www.transformation.at/documents/OS_Wuerzburg_minimized.pdf

Erich, you can see here in the World Map
> https://www.openspaceworldmap.org/worker/erich-kolenaty
His website talks a lot about Large Group Interventions (even though I 
would not call OST a Large Group Intervention since it works beautifully 
for any size of group)... here is his great website and believe it or 
not its is there in German and English
> https://www.transformation.at/

Since you asked for the biggest of all I think Peggy Holman facilitated 
one with 2100 youngsters in Colombia... here you can see her in the 
World Map
> https://www.openspaceworldmap.org/worker/peggy-holman

and her website has a grand section on open space
> https://peggyholman.com/openspace/

and a very detailed and wonderful account on the largest she ever did, 
see here
> https://peggyholman.com/papers/articles/good-work-for-2100-colombian-street-kids/

and one string of os events throughout the State of Washington with 20 
os events, probably altogether more than 2000 folks
> https://peggyholman.com/a-conversation-about-the-arts/

But I do dimly remember that there was on os event with 3000 people but 
maybe thats just a story.

I wonder why we never had  a WOSonOS with 3000 people. Imagine we were 
to invite everyone attached to os, participants, facilitators, sponsors 
and met for three days.

How about Denmark?

Greetings from Berlin where I am off to our regular Stammtisch where we 
have between 1 and about 20 participants... including great greek food 
and beverages... its been going on for 12 years in the same greek pub 
that in itself is a veritable open space organisation. But thats another 
story

Cheers and greetings to Copenhagen
mmp


Am 06.01.2020 um 16:42 schrieb Lise Damkjær via OSList:
> Hi Open Spacer's
> 
> Do anyone know of an Open Space with more than 2400 participants?
> the "2400" is a number I remember from a presentation some years ago - 
> any higher? or anyone who knows where or who did the 2400-open space?
> I know that the number isn't the big deal - just want to be updated;-)
> 
> Lise, Copenhagen
> 
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