[OSList] the largest Open Space (Participants)?

[Michael Herman]

The Boeing two-site event couldn't have been that big that early, though
two sites was a good trick in the days before the internet was everywhere.
I think the 3000 might have been Christine Whitney-Sanchez and the Girl
Scouts.

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On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 5:27 PM Jake Yeager via OSList <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> Hey Lise,
>
> I'm pretty sure that Paul Gleiberman facilitated an Open Space at Boeing
> for 3,000 people. It was regarding streamlining the company's supply chain
> for its aircraft doors. The event was across two different plants and was
> held in the mid-1990s I believe.
>
> Much love,
> Jake
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> On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 11:40 AM Michael M Pannwitz via OSList <
> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
>> 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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